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HISTORY 



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BROCKTON 

PLYMOUTH COUNTV 

MASSACHUSETTS 
161^6-1894 



BY 

BRADFORD KINGMAN 

MEMliER OK NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC (;ENEALOGICAL SOCIETY; MAINE HISTORICAI, SOCIETY 

OLD COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, TAUNTON ; OLD BRIDGEWATER HISTORICAL SOCIETY ; 

DEDHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY; CORRESl'ONDINC. MEMliER OK WISCONSIN STATE 

HISTORICAL SOCIETY ; PILGRIM SOCIETY. PLYMOUTH ; WEBSTER HISTORICAL 

SOCIETY, boston; WEYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, WEY'MOUTH ; BOS- 

TONIAN SOCIETY, BOSTON; ESSEX INSTITUTE, SALEM; AUTHOR OF 

HISTORY OK NORTH BRIDGEWATER, MASS., KINGMAN MEMORIAL, 

AND EI'ITAl'HS FROM BURIAL HILL, PLYMOUTH 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

D. MASON & COMPANY, PUBLISHERS 

1895 






Copyright, 1895, 

1!Y 

BRADFORD KINGMAN. 



IjEDICA riON. 



Co mv \XX\tc, 

WHOSE WORDS OF EN'COURAGEMENT, AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE, IN TRACING THE FOOT- 

OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OK THE OLD COLONY, WHILE IN ENGLAND, AND 

CONTRIBUTED SO LARGELY TO WHATE\ER OF SUCCESS HAS 

BEEN ACCOMI'LISHED AND EMBODIED 

IN THESE PAGES, 

Jlbis woih \i attcctionatelB iii6Ciit>cC», 



BRADFORD KINGMAN. 



Brookline, Massachusetts, U. S, A., 
March i, 1895. 



PREFACE 



The history of Brockton has been written, and is at last presented to 
the public, after an unexpected amount of labor. There is no locality 
in New England which has undergone more rapid changes than this. 
In lS(i(i the author wrote an extended history of the town of North 
Bridgewater, which has long since gone out of print, containing then 
about six thousand inhabitants. The rapid growth of the town, the 
change of name to Brockton, and afterwards its incorporation into a 
city, rendered the necessity for a new and enlarged narrative work un- 
der the distinctive name of Brockton. The work has been subject to 
unavoidable delay owing to the extra amount of work in its preparation, 
and it is submitted to the citizens of Brockton and vicinity, with all its 
imperfections, with the hope that it may not be disappointing to those 
who are interested in and have b}' their encouragement and generous 
subscriptions been the means of its publication. Of the importance of 
works of this class, we may Vie pardoned for cpioting from an eminent 
writer on kindred works: / 

"History, by presenting to the mind an authentic retrospect of the 
origin, progress and vicissitudes of celebrated communities, affords an 
instructive gratification to human curiosity, and among the various rec- 
ords of the historic pen perhaps none so strongly engages the attention 
as the topography of great cities, and the biography of eminent indi- 
viduals. 



6 PRBFACB. 

"It is the high privilege of history to exhibit a retrospective view of 
mankind, to present to the enquiring mind a faithful representation of 
characters and manners which have long ceased to exist, reanimate the 
images of the great, and the wise, and thus conduct the student through 
the long vista of ages to a retrospection of those interesting scenes, 
consecrated by the presence of our venerable ancestors. " 

This work has been a labor of love to one who has long cherished a 
great regard for his native place, and has been happy to place upon the 
historic page many things which, in the changes of time, might have 
been irrecoverably lost. 

B. K. 



CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER I. 

Situation and Extent — Latitude and Longitude — Distances — Electric Railroad — 
Steam Railroad — Brockton — Campello — Montello — Salisbury Square — Salis- 
bury Heights — Brockton Heights — Clifton Heights — Leyden Park — Winches- 
ter Park — Bellevue Park — Menio Park — Marshall's Corner — Sylvester's Cor- 
ner — Shaw's Corner — Bumpas Corner — Hills — Natural History — Fruit — 
Rivers and Brooks — Ponds — Geology — Soil - ._ 17 

CHAPTER II. 

OLD BRIDGEWATER. 

Grant of Bridgewater Plantation — Names of First Proprietors — Purchase of the 
Indians — Indian Deed — Confirmatory Deed from Pomponoho — Deed from 
Governor Hinckley for the Government — Confirmatory Deed from Josiah 
Wampatuck to the Inhabitants of Bridgewater — Gore of Land Purchased by 
Daniel and Robert Howard — Boundary of the Old Town of Bridgewater Pre- 
vious to Its Division 30 

CHAPTER III. 

NORTH PARISH OF BRIDGEWATER. 

Petition of the North Part of the West Precinct to be Set off into a Separate Town 
— Charter for a Precinct — First Meeting of the Same — Clerks — 'freasurers — 
Parish Committee — Selectmen — Moderators of Precinct Meetj'ngs — Parish 
Tax for 1744— Poll Tax for 1770— United States Land Tax, 1798 40 

CHAPTER IV. 

EARLY HABITS AND CUSTOMS. 

Social Life — Parties — Spinning Machines — Raising Flax — Process of Manufacture 
— Dress of Men and Women — Amusements — Raisings — Style of Architecture 
— Use of Cranes — Tinder Boxes — Food of the Early Inhabitants — Drinks — 
Well-sweep — Rising and Retiring Early — Attendance on Church Worship.. 49 



8 CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER V. 

First Meeting-house in the North Parish— Its Appearance— Second House— De- 
scription— Sale of Pews— First Bell— Seating of Colored People— Third Meet- 
ing-house—Pew Holders— Clock— First Stoves— Erection of the Fourth Meet- 
ing-house in 1854 — Dedication— Description of the Same— Sale of Pews 56 

CHAPTER VI. 

Capture of Louisburg— Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle— War Renewed in 1754— Attack 
on Nova Scotia by the Colonies — Crown Point — Niagara — List of Men in the 
Crown Point Expedition — Capt. Simeon Cary's Company — Capt. Josiah Dun- 
bar's Compan 5' — Expedition against Canada — Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's Com-, 
pany — At Crown Point — Controversy between England and America — Acts 
of Trade — Sugar Act — Stamp Act— Tea Destroyed in.Boston Harbor — Boston 
Port Bill— Preparations for War — Minute Men — Company Marched on Lex- 
ington Alarm — List of Pers<ms in the Various Companies in the Service Dur- 
ing the War — Shay's Rebellion — List of Soldiers Called into the Service to 
Quell the Same at Taunton— War of 1812— Impressment of Seamen— Embar- 
go—War Declared by the President— Calls for Troops from Militia— Pay-roll 
of Company from North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Stationed at Plymouth 77 

CHAPTER VII. 

The Rebellion of 1861— Election of 1860— Stale of the Country at the Commence- 
ment of the Rebellion — Steamer Star of the West — Secession of Soyth Caro- 
lina — Firmg upon Fort Sumter — Call for Seventy-five Thousand 'Volunteers 
for Three Month.s — Company F, Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment — Casual- 
ties and Changes in the Twelfth Regiment — Narrative of the Twelfth Regi- 
ment — Martland's Brass Band — Call for more Troops — Company I, First 
Massachusetts Cavalry — List of Changes and Casualties in the Same — Com- 
panies and Regiments in which Soldiers have been in the Service — One Hun- 
dred Days Men — List of Changes, Pri.soners, Promotions, Deaths, etc., dur- 
ing the Rebellion -- 97 

CHAPTER VIII. 

Militia Hi.story — First Militia Company — Othcers — Military Division of the Parish 
— North and South Companies — Plymouth County Brigade — First Cavalry 
Company, 1787 — North Bridgewater Dragoon Company, 1853 — Militia Dis- 
tricts — Active and Reserve Companies — District Number Sixty — District 
Number Sixty-one — Cunningham Rifles _. 134 

CHAPTER IX. 

Ministry of Rev. John Porter— Rev. Asa Meech— Rev. Daniel Huntington— 
Rev. William Thompson— Rev. Paul Couch— Rev. Nathaniel B. Blanchard— 



CONTENTS. 9 

Rev. Edward L. Clark — Rev. Henry A. Stevens — Rev. Elbridge P. McElroy 
— Rev. Henry L. Kelsey — Rev. George E. Martin — Rev. Douglas Carlisle — 
Rev. Louis Van Etten Price 1-11 

CHAPTER X. 

CAMPELLO. 

South Congregational Society — Original Members — First Meeting-house — Dedi- 
cation of the Same — Second Meeting-house — Dedication of the Same — Dates 
of the Annual Parish Meetings — Moderators — Committees — Clerks — Treas- 
urers — List of Officers for 1893 — South CongregationalChurch — Original Mem- 
bers — Articles of Faith and Church Covenant — Ministry of Rev. John Dwight 
— Rev. Daniel Huntington — Rev. David Temple Packard — Rev. Charles W. 
Wood — Rev. Leverett S. Woodworlh — Rev. John T. Blades — Deacons of the 
Church— Ministers — Clerks — Sabbath School — Semi-Centennial Celebration, 
1887— Re-dedication of the Meeting-house, 1889 187 

CHAPTER XI. 

New Jerusalem Church — Original Members — Doctrines of Charity and Faith — 
First Meeting-house — Second Meeting-house — Description of the New Church 
Temple — Fiftieth Anniversary — Ministry of Rev. Warren Goddard — Ministry 
of Rev. Henry E. Goddard — Memorial Windows — Young People's Society — 
List of Officers for 1893 — y uakersor Friends — Second Congregational Society 
— Act of Incorporation — Dedicationof Meeting house — Ministry of Rev. John 
Goldsbury ..- 227 

CHAPTER XII. 

I 

PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND SOCIETY. 

Porter Evangelical Church — Organization — Ministry of Rev. John F. Norton — 
Ministry of Rev. Charles L. Mills — Ministry of Rev. Samuel H. Lee — Minis- 
try of Rev. John V. Hilton— Ministry of Rev. Robert G. S. McNeille— Minis- 
try of Rev. Z. T. Sullivan — Ministry of Rev. F. A. Warfield — Porter Evan- 
gelical Society — Dedication of First Meeting-house — Re-dedication — Deacons 
of the Porter Evangelical Society — Treasurers of Same — Clerks — Sunday- 
Schools — Ministers of the Church — Salisbury Chapel — Officers of the Society 
for 1892 --- - - 243 

CHAPTER Xni. 

Early Churches — Rev. Oliver Beal — Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Society — 

Organization of Members — Meeting-house — List of Pastors — Re-dedication — 

Officers for 1893 — Central Methodist Episcopal Church — Original Members 

— First Meeting-house — List of Pastors — Second Meeting-house — Laying of 

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10 CONTENTS. 

Cornerstone — Dedication — Officers for 1893 — Semi-Centennial Celebration — 
Superintendents of Sunday School — Poem — Philip Reynolds — Rev. Azariah 
B. Wheeler — South Street Methodist Episcopal Church (Carapello) Meeting- 
house — Description of the New Edifice — Re-dedication — Rev. John Livesey — 
Rev. Augustus W. Kingsley — Franklin Chapel — Franklin Methodist Episco- 
pal Church (Montello) — New Meeting-house — Officers for 1893 — Epworth 
League — Swedish Emanuel Methodist Episcopal Church (Campello) — Officers 
for 1893 365 

CHAPTER XIV. 

The Fn-st Baptist Church — Original Members — Organization — Dedication of First 
Meeting-house — Rev. James Andem — New Organization — Ministry of Rev. 
Oscar D. Thomas — Second Meeting-house — Officers for 1893 — Warren Ave- 
nue Baptist Church (Campello) — De.scription of the Meeting-house — Dedica- 
ti<m — Mini.stryof Rev. Geo. B. Lawton — First Swedish Baptist Church (Cam- 
pello) — Description of the Meeting-house — List of Pastors — Officers for 1893 
— North Baptist Church (Montello) — F-ree Will Baptist Church — Description 
of the Meeting-house — Ministry of Rev. Henry T. Barnard — Original Mem- 
bers—Olivet Memorial Church— Officers for 1893 : aUO 

CHAPTER XV. 

Bethesda Swedish Lutheran Church (Campello), First Meeting-house — First Cler- 
gyman — Madame Nilsson — Officers of the Church — Swedish Evangelical Con- 
gregational Church (Campello), First Meeting-house — Description of the 
Same — Second Meeting-house — Officers for 1893 — Officers of the Sunday 
School — Ministers of the Church — Unity Church — Organization — Pastoral 
Organization — First Meeting-house — Description of the Same — Ministry of 
Rev. A. E. Goodnough — Dedication — Ministry of Rev. John Gorham Brooks 
—Ministry of Rev. Arthur W. Littlefield— Officers for 1893— Present Pastor 
Rev. Pitt DiUingnam — Brockton Tabernacle Free Church — St. Paul's Episco- 
pal Church — Earliest Rectors — Ministry of Rev. Thomas G. Carver — Resolu- 
tions — First Meeting-house — Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss — Pastorate of Rev. Geo. 
Alexander Strong — New Meeting-house — Laying of Corner Stone — Order of 
Services-.tfescription of the New Church Building — Officers for 1893, _ 30.") 

CHAPTER XVI. 

First Universalist Church and Society — Officers for 1857 — Pastors — Original Mem- 
bers of the Societ}^ — Dedication of the First Meeting-house — Ministry of Rev. 
William A. Start — Rev. A. P. Cleverly — Rev. Joseph Crehore — Officers for 
1872 — New Universalist Society, 1880 — Rev. J. P. Eastman — Incorporation 
of the First Universalist Parish of Brockton— Officers for 1883 and 1884— 
Ministers — Installation of Rev. Albert Hammett — Description of the New 
Church of 1888 — Dedication of the Same — Services — Re-dedication of 1892 — 



CONTENTS. 11 

Order of Exercises — St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church — Meeting-house 
— Dedication Exercises — Ministry of Rev. Thomas B. McNulty — Ministry 
of Rev. Michael Doherty — Rev. Edward L. McClure — Church of the Sacred 
Heart — Meeting-house — Dedication of the Same — Description — Ministry of 
Rev. George Alphonso Rainv ille — Advent Christian Church — African Meth- 
odist Episcopal Church — Rev. W. N. Berry — Latter Day Saints — First Free 
Baptist Church 3i2 

CHAPTER XVII. 

BIOGRAPHICAL. 

Rev. James Thompson — Rev. John Porter, jr. — Rev. Huntington Porter — Rev. 
Ehphalet Porter — Rev. Thomas Crafts — Rev. Asa Packard — Rev. Hezekiah 
Packard — Rev. Joshua Cushman — Rev. Naphtali Shaw — Rev. Theophilus 
Packard, D. D. — Rev. Jonas Perkins — Rev. Eliphalet P. Crafts — Rev. Levi 
Packard — Rev. Austin Cary — Rev. Zachariah Howard — Rev. Nathaniel 
Wales — Rev. Mathew Kingman — Thomas Jefferson Snow — Rev. Samuel 
Fuller Dike — Frederic Crafts, A.M.— Deacon Heman Packard — Rev. Abel 
Kingman Packard — Rev. Lysander Dickerman — Rev. Zenas P. Wild — Rev. 
Adelbert Franklin Keith — Professor Henry B. Nason — Hon. Otis Cary — 
Rev. Heman Packard De Forest— S. D. Hunt 337 

CHAPTER XVIII. 

Schools — Free Schools — Old School Districts — School Committee of the North 
Parish — School Committee of the Towns of North Bridgewater and Brockton 
and the City of Brockton to 1893 — Annual Appropriations for Schools — New 
School Districts — Valuation of School Property m 1882 — List of Graduates 
of the Brockton High School — Historical Sketch of the High School — List of 
Teachers — List of School Buildings — Parochial School and Convent — Adel- 
phian Academy — North Bridgewater Academy — Private Schools 37.T 

CHAPTER XIX. 

MASONIC. 

Paul Revere Lodge F. & A. Masons — Original Petitioners — First Ottjicers — List 
of Past Masters— Officers for 1893 — First Meeting.; in "Kingman'i Block" — 
Dedication of the New Masonic Hall in City Block — Description; of the New 
Lodge Rooms — Bay State Commandery of Knights Templar — Original Mem- 
bers — Officers for 1892 — Brockton Council Royal and Select Masters— Past 
Masters — Officers for 1892 — Satucket Royal Arch Chapter — Origmal Mem- 
bers—First Officers — Li.st of High Priests— Officers for 1893— St. George 
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons — ^Charter Members — Formal Organiza- 
tion — Ceremonies — Past Worshipful Masters — Officers for 1892 430 



12 CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER XX. 

ODD FELLOWS AND OTHER SOCIETIES. 

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Massasoit Lodge No. 69 — Original Petition- 
ers — First Members — Surrender of Charter — New Organization — First Officers 
— Description of Lodge Room.s — List of Past GrandS' — Purchase of Land for 
New Building — Nemasket Encampment, I. O. of O. F. No. 44 — Original 
Members — Officers in 1871 — Officers in 1892 — Canton Nemasket — Officers for 
1892— Electric Lodge No. 204— Beatrice Lodge No. 28, Daughters of Rebec- 
cah — Original Officers — Officers for 1892 — Benevolent and Protective Order 
of Elks — Knights of Honor, Brockton Lodge No. 218 — Royal Arcanum, 
Brockton Council No. 848 — American Legion of Honor, Excelsior Council 
No. 16 — Sons of Veterans. James A. Garfield Camp No. 17 — Woman's State 
Relief Corps — Brockton Soldiers' Aid Society — Freedmen's Relief Associa- 
tion of Brockton — Franklin Debating Society — Pi Beta Societ)' — Knights of 
the Maccabees — LTniled Fellowship, Star Council No. 16 — United Order of 
the Golden Cross, Garfield Commaridery No. 158 — LTnited Order of the Golden 
Cross, Volunteer Commandery No. 13 (Campello) — Odd Fellows' Relief As- 
sociation — Electric Relief Association, I. O. of O. F. — Odd Fellows' Death 
Benefit Association — Ancient Order of United Workmen, Brockton Lodge 
No. .54 — Junior Order United American Mechanics, Satucket Council No. 6 
— Ancient (.)rder of Hibernians, Division No. 1 — Massachusetts Catholic Or- 
der of Foresters, St. Thomas Court No. 29 — Red Cross, St. Jean De Bap- 
tiste — Sons and Daughters of the Maritime Provinces — Knights of Pythias, 
Damocles Lodge No. 16 — Harmony Lodge No. 27 — Brockton Division No. 11, 
Uniform Rank K. of P.— Sons of St. George, Earl Shaftsbury Lodge No. 188 
Order of ^gis, Brockton Lodge — P. F. Y. B. O. , Brockton Commandery No. 
61 — Improved Order of Red Men, Pequot Tribe — Order of the International 
Fraternal Alliance, Sunbeam Assembly No. 33 _ _ 433 

CHAPTER XXI. 

MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES. 

Philomathian Association — Alpha Epsilon Literary Society — Brockton Athen- 
aeum — St. Patrick's Literary and Benevolent Society — Libraries — North 
BridgewaiW Library Association — Library Association — North Bridgewater 
Agricultui^t,ibrary Association — Brockton Public Library — Sabbath Schools 
Female BeqjPcence — Music — Band Music — Campello Brass Band — Thespian 
Society — Urj.ibn Musical Association — Union Musical Society — World's Peace 
Jubilee — Society of Progressive Spiritualists — Spiritualist Society — The Wo- 
man's Mission Society — Brockton's Woman's Suffrage Association — Enter- 
prise Association, Campello — Campello Sportsmen's Club — City Bicycle Club 
Brockton Bicycle Club — Brockton Fancier's Club — Fire Department — Fire 
Engines — Fire Alarm — Special Fire Police — Brockton Firemen's Relief Asso- 
ciation — Brockton Gas Light Company — Edison Electric Illuminating Com- 
pany — Jenny Electric Light and Power Company — Brockton Street Railway 
Company — East Side Street Railway Company (Electric) 453 



CONTENTS. 13 

CHAPTER XXII. 

MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES CONTINUED. 

North Bridgewater Board of Trade — The Swedish Benevolent Society— United 
Order of Independent Odd Ladies, Cascade Lodge No. 13 — Laurel Lodge 
No 21 — Northern Legion, Hancock Lodge No. 2— New England Order of 
Protection, Mayflower Lodge No 4— Banner Lodge No. 18 — Order of the 
Helping Hand, Brockton Tent No. 1.5— United Order of Pilgrim Fathers, 
Howard Colony No."69— Order of the Iron Hall No. 890— Sisterhood Branch 
No. 897 — Campello Branch No. 932 — Grand Army of the Republic, Fletcher 
Webster Post No 13 — Patriotic Dead — Temperance — Sinclair Band of Hope 
North Star Division No. 88 — Independent Order of Good Templars, Fraternal 
Lodge No. 24 — Temple Lodge, Campello — Old Colony District Temperance 
Union — Brockton Temperance Union — Good Samaritan Society — Woman's 
Christian Temperance Union — Crystal Rock Juvenile Templars — St. Patrick's 
Total Abstinence Society — People's Temperance Union — Good Samaritan 
Division No. 60, Sons of Temperance — Harrison Lodge No. 248, I. O. of G. 
Templars— St. Patrick Total Abstinence Cadets... 479 

CHAPTER XXIII. 

OFFICIAL HISTORY. 

Selectmen — Town Clerks — Moderators of Town Meetings — Treasurers — Asses- 
sors — Engineers of the Fire Department — Representatives to the General 
Court — List from the City of Brockton — Councillors — Senators — Coroners — 
Justices of the Peace — Notaries Public — Commissioners to Qualify Civil Offi- 
cers — Deputy Sheriffs — Commissioners of Insolvency — Masters in Chancery 
— Public Administrators — Registers in Pharmacy — District Attorneys — Com- 
missioners on Health, Lunacy and Charity — Medical Examiners — Commis- 
sioners on Metropolitan Sewerage (Boston) 496 

CHAPTER XXIV. 

PRECINCT CONTROVERSY AND INCORPORATION OF Tfe TOWN OF 
NORTH BRIDGEWATER, NOW BROCKTON.^"? 

Petition of the North Parish (Asa Howard and Others) to be Incorp^ted into a 
Town — Remonstrance of Gideon Howard and Others — Remonstrance of 
Eliab Whitman and Others — Petition in aid of Asa Howard aryd Others for 
an Act of Incorporation — Remonstrance of Daniel Howard, Esq., as Agent 
for the Town of Bridgewater — Vote of the Town — Petition of Jesse Packard 
and Others in Aid of Asa Howard's Petition — The Act of Incorporation Passed 
June 15, 1821— First Town Meeting... 505 



14 CONTENTS. 

CHAPTER XXV. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Mills — Manufactures — Bridgewater Manufacturing Company — Tanners — Black- 
smiths — Shoe Tool Manufacturers — Public Houses — Traders — Tailors — Hat- 
ters — Bakers — Saddlers — Wheelwrights — Coopers — Clocks — Watchmakers — 
Jewelers — Drugs and Medicines — Furniture Manufacturers — Carpenters — 
Painters — Masons — Tin Plate and Sheet Iron Workers — Dentists — Blacking 
Manufacturing -- ..- 520 

CHAPTER XXVI. 

BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 

New Names Suggested for the Town — Public Meeting Called by Hon. Edward 
Southworth, jr. — Petition of the Selectmen to the Legislature — Petition of 
Charles C. Bi.xby and Others — Meeting before Legislative Committee — Cer- 
tificate of Welcome H. Wales, Town Clerk — Petition of Lorenzo D. Hervey 
and Others — Committee Reported the Name of "Standish" — Legislature 
Passed a Permissive Act — Act not Accepted by the Town — Certificate of the 
Same — Selectmen Again Petition the Legislature — Petition of Charles C. 
Bixb}' and Others — Petition of Isaac Kingman and Others — Petition of George 
H. Gurney and Others — Petition of Francis A. Thayer and Olhers — Petition 
of Alpheus Gurnej' and Others — Petition of Lyman Clark and flthers — Leg- 
islature Authorizes a New Name — Certificate of Selectmen of the Choice of 
"Brockton" — Certificate of the Secretary of the Commonwealth . . _ ."142 

CHAPTER XXVII. 

STATISTICAL. 

Number of Votes Polled for Governor — Dates of the Annual Election — List of 
Governors of the Commonw-ealth.and their Terms of Office from 1816 to 1894 
— Industrial Statistics — First Colonial Census in 1764 — Population of Brock- 
ton as a 'IW-n and a City 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875 
— Occujjjks of the People in 1875— Population in 1880— Classification, 1880 
— Popull^^Pfrom 1764 to 1894 — Dwelling Houses — Families — People over 80 
Years o^l^e — Trades and Professions in 1855 — Assessed Polls from 1883 to 
1S94 — \^Wition of Brockton, 1881 to 1894— Inrcease of Valuation— Taxation 
from'lSSlBJu 893— Rate of of Taxation, 1881 to 1894— State Tax— County 
Tax — NuuiJ^ of Dwelling Houses in Brockton, 1881 to 1894 — Number 
Each Year— "Comparative Schedules of Shipments of Boots and Shoes, 1878 
and 1877, 1881 and 1880, 1882 and and 1881, 1893 and 1892— Campello Ship- 
ments — Montello Shipments — Prices in Old Times. 579 

CHAPTER XXVIII. 
FIRES.- 601 



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CONTENTS. 15 

CHAPTER XXIX. 
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS .^_ 631 

CHAPTER XXX. 

BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 

Egyptian Sandalinakers — When First Used — Origin of Shoes — Early Mention in 
Bible — Styles of Various Nations — Gentle Craft — Shoes in 1689 — Cordwainers 
— Sons of Crispin — Eminent Shoemakers — List of Brockton Manufacturers — 
Brockton as a Boot and Shoe Manufacturing Citj- — Sewing Machines — Pros- 
perity of the Same — Boot and Shoe Trade of New England — Introduction of 
Pegs and Machinery — Seventy-five Years Ago — Micah Faxon, the First Man- 
ufacturer — Other Early Manufacturers — Increase from 1816 — Goods Manu- 
factured in 185o, 1865 — Machinery Used — Retail Dealers — Prominent Man- 
ufacturers ... 663 

CHAPTER XXXI. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Dr. Philip Bryant — Dr. Peter Bi"yant — Dr. Luther Cary — Dr. Issachar Snell — 
Dr. Elisha Tilson — Dr. Ziba Bass — Dr. Nathan Perry — Dr. Jonathan P. 
Crafts — Dr. Adolphus K. Borden — Dr. Abel W. Kingman — Dr. Horatio Bry- 
ant — Dr. James F. Richards — Dr. Edgar E. Dean — Dr. Thomas Stockbridge 
— Dr. James Easton — Dr. Nahum Smith — Dr. E. R. Wade — Dr. Henry Eddy 
_ — Dr. James L. Hunt — Dr. George B. Cogswell — Dr. Alexander Hichborn 
— Dr. Silas L. Loorais — Dr. Lafayette Charles Loomis — Dr. Henry F. Bor- 
den — Dr. James C. Swan — Present Physicians ... 703 

CHAPTER XXXII. 

CITY OF BROCKTON. 

Inauguration uf City Government — Proceedings — Adresses by Hon 
Keith, the First Mayor, Governor John D. Long, Bradford Ki 
Hon. Mathew Cushmg, Hon. Benjamin W. Harris — Act of 
of the City of Brockton — Wards of the City — City Government 
for 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 189: 

CHAPTER XXXIII. 

CITY HALL. 

Inception of the Undertaking — Architect of the Building — Laying of Corner 
Stone — Order of E.xercises — Mayor Ziba C. Keith's Address — Grand Master 
Wells' Response — Contents of Box in Corner Stone — Proceedings at City The- 
atre — Mayor Ziba C. Keith's Address — Congressman Elijah A. Morse's Ad- 




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CONTENTS. 



dress— Dedication Day— Parade— Prayer by Rev. Mr. Waiiield— Architect 
Minor Delivering the Keys of the New Building— Mayor John J. Whipple's 
Acceptance of the Trust— Address by e.K-Mayor Ziba Gary Keith— Address 
by Gov. F. T. Greenhalge— Banquet at the Agricultural Hall, Belmont Street 
Memorial Dedication of Grand Army, Webster Post No. 13— Description of 
Memorial Rotunda— List of Volunteers from North Bridgewater, now Brock- 
ton --- 'i'46 

CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Commercial Club— List of Members— Post-office, Brockton— Post-office, Campello 
—List of Postmasters— The Old Turnpike— Wales Home— Court House— City 
Farm '''•^ 



CHAPTER XXXV. 

PUBLICATIONS. 

Rev. John Porter— Rev. Asa Meech— Rev. Daniel Huntington— Rev. Eliphalet 
Porter, D. D. — Rev. Huntington Porter — Rev. Theophilus Packard, D. D. — 
Rev. John Cushman — Moses Cary— Rev. D. Temple Packard— Rev. Edward 
L. Clark— Rev. James Andem— Rev. Jonas Perkins, D. D. — Rev. Paul Couch 
—Rev. Warren Goddard— Bradford Kingmary*llon. Ziba Cary Keith — B. 
Winslow Packard— D. Hudson Howard— Ra^^Austin Cary— Jacob Noyes— 
Dr. LoringlV. Puffer— Rev Warren Godd^fl, jr,,— S. L. and L. F. C. Loomis 
—The Press of Brockton— Town Maps-^itwSeal— Ship Canal Survey 



i89 



ANNEXATION OF A PART OF WEST BRIDGEWATER. 

for a Charter — Names of Petitioners — Official doings of the Town of 
dgewater — Bill of Annexation — Certificate of the City Clerk of Brock- 
lamation of the Secretary of the Commonwealth — Old Colony Line 
shed in 1640 — 1664 — Report of Commissioners — Land Grant 
.Vhite 166.5— Line Established in 1713 — County Lmes fixed in 
'ree Monument — Survey of the Line by the Writer — North 
bckton — Banks and Banking.. 801 




, lOGRAPHICAL. 

Bl^)GRAPmCAL ^■--. - 1-105 

INDEX : ... a . .^."-1.. .: ... 107 

INDEX OF BIOGRAPHIES.: . 130 

INDEX OF PORTRAITS 121 



HISTORY 



OF 



BROCKTON, MASS 



CHAPTER I. 



Situation and Extent — Latitude and Longitude — Distances — Electric Railroad — 
Steam- Railroad — Brockton — Carttaello — Montello — Salisbury Square — Salisbury 
Heights — Brockton Heights — CliftorhHeights — Leyden Park — Winchester Park — 
Bellevue Park — MenloPark — Mars1*airslk'rner — Sylvester's Corner — Shaw's Corner 
— Bumpas Corner — Hills — Natural Hmory — Fruit — Ri 
Geology — Soil. ^\ 



Rivers and Brooks — Ponds - 



BROCKTON, the only city in Plymouth county, is one of the most 
thrifty and rapidly growing cities in New England. It 
uated in the northwestern section of the county of Plymouth, 
on what has long been known as the OLD COLONY Ll 
on the north boundary are Stoughton, Avon, and Hoi 
east are Abington, Whitman, and East Bridgewater ; o 
West Bridgewater ; on the west is the town of Easton 
between 40° 3' and 42° 8' north latitude, and between 
71'^ 4' west longitude; it is bounded on the north b}' 
east and south by Plymouth county, and west by Bristo 
twenty-four miles northwest from Plymouth, ^e sliirc 
county ; si.xtecn miles southeast from Dedham, th«J%hire tow 
folk county; and fifteen miles northeast from Taunton, the half shire 
town of Bristol county; and thirty- five miles north of New Bedford ; 
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HISTORY OF BROCKTON, 



thirty ahd 'one quarter miles northeast from Fall River, forty- nine and 
0i\e qilarter miles northeast from Newport, R. I. It is one liundred 
mil?^^by rail to Provincetovvn on the end of Cape Cod, and two hun- 
dred and ten miles from New York by rail and steamer, and twenty 
miles from Bostpn. The city is five and one-half miles fr(A east to 
west, and -five miles from north to south, and contains abcat thirteen 
thousand acres, or four and a half miles square, and has aboffl Ane hun 
dred miles of public roads and streets, to which constant j|rdd<f ions are 
being made. 

The cit\' is well laid out with avenues that trave 
of the city from north to south, and are welt ornam 
principal avenue or street is the main street 
West Bridgewater, upon a large popfion of wlii 
ful elms, rendering the same pl^ftsing to th 
beauty to the landscape. Withi:fe*a shortjii^ 
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line, formerly known as the " East Side Railway " leaditig through Centre 
street to the Central Railroad station, Shaw's Corner, and so on to the 
town of Whitman, and returning via Crescent street. A new line of 
cars has lately begun to run to Holbrook on the north of the city, by 
which means it is expected the line will be extended, at no far distant 
day, so that the citizens of Brockton will be united with the capital o( 
Massachusetts by another band of iron, and her people can thus enjoy 
the pleasure of open cars, and a pleasant journey to and from the Hub 
in the pleasant seasons of the year. And it is now current in the air, 
by the way, and everywhere, that in the near future Brockton will be 
the great center of lines of electric cars to distances far away, but just 
where the enterprise of her citizens will come to a halt time will only 
determine. 

We have given the accommodations furnished by the street cars, we 
now mention those furnished by the steam railroad which passes through 
the entire city north and south, with only a slight variation from a par- 
allel to the main street. 

The project to build a steam railroad was started in the latter part of 
1844, sfi fhc Legislature of Massachusetts in the years 1844 and '45 
was asked for a charter, which was granted March 25, 1845, to Messrs. 
Artemas Hale, Nahum Stetson, Aaron Hobart, Solomon Ager, Benja- 
min B. Howard, Dwelly Fobes, Edward Southworth, Benjamin King- 
man, Henry Blanchard, Ebenezer Alden, Royal Turner, and David 
Blanchard, and their associates and successors to build a railroad from 
the Old Colony Railroad at South Braintree, running through Ran- 
dolph, Stoughton, and North Bridgewater, now Brockton, toBridgewater, 
to connect with the Middleboro' and Bridgewater Railroad, under the 
name of the "Randolph and Bridgewater Railroad Corporation." The 
road was finished, and commenced running cars to North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, in 1846. Previous to this, the " Fall River Branch Rail- 
road" had been in existence for some time, from Myrick's Station on 
the " Taunton Branch Railroad " to Fall River. Another short road 
was chartered, to run from Bridgewater to Myrick's Station, to connect 
with the " Fall River Branch Railroad," thus making a continuous route 
from the Old Colony Road at South Braintree to Fall River, and three 
different corporations. These were united in one, under the name of 



20 HISTORY OK liROCKTOlSf. 

the " Fall River Railroad Corporation," by which it was known until, 
by an act of the Legislature March 25, 1854, the " Old Colony Railroad 
Company " and the " Fall River Railroad Company " were made into 
one corporation, under the name of the " Old Colony and Fall River 
Railroad Corporation." The road afterward changed its name, upon 
the completion of the road to Newport, to the " Old Colony and New 
port Railway Company," The town has now direct communication 
with Boston, Fall River, Newport, Middleboro', and towns on Cape Cod, 
and also to F'airhaven Mr. Joseph 0. Bennett was the first station 
agent at the center village, succeeded by George W. Bryant, Calvin Keith, 
Horatio E. Paine, J. Hermon French, who was afterwards the faithful su- 
perintendent of the central division of the railroad for many years, and 
now superintendent of the Cape Cod Division, located at Hyannis ; John 
Lowell French, H. B. Cleverly, N. F. Hopkins, C. P. Haskins, and James 
E. Bliss, the present incumbent. This road has had many changes and 
additions within a few years past. The Old Colony Railroad succeeded 
in name the " Old Colony and Newport Railway," and recently the en- 
tire road has passed into the hands of the New York, New Haven and 
Hartford Corporation, and the old road, known as the " Old Colony 
Railroad," is to be known as the " Old Colony System." 

When the railroad was first constructed, a small station was erected 
at what was then known as " Plain Village," alias " Salisbury Plain," 
now Campello, and Veranes Wales was the first agent of the same, and 
he was succeeded by Isaac T. Packard, Nelson J. Foss, Joseph M. Hyde, 
D. F. Snow, and Ira Bosworth, the present incumbent. This station 
is now the terminus for several special trains, and the business done here 
has grown to a large amount. It is expected that great improvements 
will shortly be made, and a larger station erected to accommodate the 
increasing business of that growing locality. 

Brockton. — The stranger who visits Brockton for the first time is at 
once struck with the feeling that it is one of the most wide-awake and 
bustling cities in the country. As he enters the principal street, he is 
impressed with the magnitude of the business conducted there. On 
either side one sees large brick blocks of stores and offices, and taking 
a glance in different directions, he notices the upward pointed spires of 
several churches, where people of all shades of religious belief may 



CHARACTERISTICS OF BROCKTON. 21 

meet for worship; again he beholds large and convenient school- 
houses. Following the main street throughout its length, he sees large 
and elegant stores, which would do credit to cities of an older growth, 
elegant blocks containing two national banks, one savings bank, with one 
or more trust companies, and private banking houses, two wide-awake 
newspapers bearing in their titles the spirit of the thrifty locality where 
they are situated, viz.: the Enterprise and Despatch, both of which have 
catered to the wants of the citizens of the city for a long time. These 
are the only daily papers published in Plymouth county which have be- 
come a success. Again, those who desire will find several prominent 
hotels and others of lesser importance, a fine court-house on Belmont 
street, a new police station with modern improvements and an efficient 
police department, a fire department such as few cities of this size can 
claim, and in which her citizens have always taken great pride, with 
water-works to aid in quenching the fiery elements. The city govern- 
ment is located in the Theatre building during the progress of building 
their new city hall. This structure will be one of the finest, if not the 
best in the county, and is intended to be used by the various depart- 
ments of the city government, as well as for the excellent public library, 
and also as a " Memorial Hall " in honor of those who did valiant serv- 
ice for their country in the late Rebellion and lost their lives. Many 
years since the tastes of those who attend theatrical performances were 
gratified by the erection of a fine building for that purpose nearly op- 
posite the site of the original First Congregational Church and the resi- 
dence of the late Colonel Edward Southworth (the first town clerk of 
the old town of North Bridgewater in 182 1). 

In addition to the foregoing there are many religious, charitable, 
temperance, philanthropic, and social organizations and societies, with 
an endless number of stores of various kinds, such as is found in all large 
and thrifty cities. Indeed, it would be useless to attempt to describe 
the different kinds of business done in the city, for it has become the 
emporium of trade for many miles around, in the suburban villages and 
towns. The postal facilities are of the best, and the post-ofiSce depart- 
ment, under the direction of Joseph M. Hollywood, esq., the present 
postmaster, is well managed, and has a systematic delivery department 
by carriers throughout the city. We should not do our duty as historian, 



22 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

did we fail to mention the existence of the " Brockton Agricultural So- 
ciety," one of the best and most successful, as well as enterprising of 
any in the Commonwealth. It is extensively patronized by persons 
who are interested in everything pertaining to farming, stock raising, 
horse racing, and kindred sports, and although it has a local name, the 
exhibitions are visited by persons from every part of Southeastern Mas- 
sachusetts and other places, and from the first has been a great suc- 
cess. The grounds are situated on Belmont street about half way to 
Easton. 

The facilities of communication with the cities of Boston and New York 
and other places are of the best, being on the direct route of the " Fall 
River Steamboat Company " line to New York and Boston, and with- 
in a half hour of the latter city, with frequent trains to and from the 
Hub The public have also excellent facilities for communication with 
the outer world, both by telegraph and telephone, and the streets are 
well lighted by electricity, of which there are two electric companies in 
the city. 

Campello. — About one and a half miles south of the center of 
Brockton is a thriving and industrious section of the city, formerly 
known as " Plain Village," alias " Salisbury Plain," but now under the 
name indicated by the above title. The name, signifying a small plain, 
was first suggested by Rev. Daniel Huntington, the pastor of the South 
Congregational Church in that village in 1850. There are several 
churches in this place and good schools, and it has excellent facilities of 
travel by steam railroad, and by the electric street cars running (hrough 
the entire length of Main street. It has been noted for its extensive 
manufacturing establishments of boots, shoes, cabinet furniture, and 
musical instruments ; and the thrift and industry of her citizens may be 
clearly seen in the neat and tidy appearance of the small cottages scat- 
tered throughout the limits of the same. The growth of this place was 
materially checked May 24, 1853, by one of the most destructive fires 
that ever occurred in the town, if not in the county (a full account of 
which appears in another part of this work), and from the effects of 
which it has nearly recovered. There is a large amount of business 
done in the shoe trade; several large establishments being engaged in 
manufacturing goods for foreign markets, the owners or proprietors of 



SUBURBS, PARKS, ETC. 23 

which liave stores for the sale of their goods in Boston. There is a 
large number of variety and grocery stores, with a post-office and rail- 
road station quite near to Main street, rendering it a desirable place for 
business purposes or for a private residence. The main street runs the 
entire length of the village, north and south, with graceful elms on either 
side. 

MONTELLO. — For several years past there has been a station or stop- 
ping place for some trains at what was well known as " Howard's 
Crossing," near the public road leading to Holbrook, in the northerly 
portion of the city. Within a short time, the railroad company, seeing 
that this section was to plaj' an important part in the business interest 
of the place, erected a large brick building for a station, which has 
elegant surroundings, and it is now used by several of the large shoe 
manufacturers, and has proved that the hopes of the officials and the 
public have been fully realized. This station, like the one in Campello 
at the other end of the city, has also become the terminus for many 
trains which run on what has been termed the " Shovel Handle " Rail- 
road, trains running through Campello, West Bridgewater village, Eas- 
ton, North Easton, and Stoughton, and another line termed the " Pan 
Handle," trains running through Campello, East Bridgewater, to Whit- 
man, both of which form circuit lines. This section is growing rapidly 
by the erection of fine dwellings with nice lawns, and large shoe manu- 
factories. The first and prominent object that attracts the attention of 
the passer by is the large manufactory of Hon. William L. Douglas, the 
well-known three dollar shoe manufacturer, with whom the public has 
been so long familiar. Another thing particularly noticeable is the neat- 
ness of everything around the station, with the substantial improve- 
ments in the highways near by. Richard Francis Johnson is the sta- 
tion agent at this place, and A. E. Slade ticket agent. 

Besides the two thrifty and important sections of the city already 
mentioned, there are others well worthy the attention of the reader, 
prominent among which are the following: 

Salisbury Square, or Sprague's Factory Village, is a small and 
beautifully located cluster of houses and manufacturing establishments, 
about three-fourths of a mile east of the main street of the city, on the 



24 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

road leading to Abington. There was a large manufactory of last and 
boot-trees in this place, with water and steam power, formerly owned 
and conducted by the late Chandler Sprague, esq , to whom the citizens 
of that portion of the city owe their success for the enterprising manner 
in which he rendered the place attractive. Several years since he 
erected a large and convenient building for his use, in which were con- 
ducted several branches of manufacturing ; also the beautiful residence 
now owned by Dr. S. J. Gruver, situated but a short distance from the 
factory ; also a store. In this vicinity is a fine school-house, a saw- 
mill, and several shoe manufactories, besides establishments for the man- 
ufacture of shoe tools, and a manufactorj- of tacks. 

Salisbury Heights is situated a short distance east of Salisbury 
Square, and is well laid out with streets, is high land, and very desira- 
ble for residences. It lies between Centre street on the north, with 
Thacher street for its southern boundary. 

Brockton Heights. — The next is the " West Shares," or " North- 
west Bridgewater " (now known as "-Brockton Heights"), a prominent 
elevation of land on the road leading from Brockton to Stoughton, 
about equal distance from either place, from which magnificent views 
may be had. It is the highest portion of land to be found in all the four 
Bridgewaters. On the north we have a view of the Blue Hills of Mil- 
ton, and on the west we have a picsuresque view of the Western Hills ; 
and no place can excel it for its lovely scenery and its healthful locality. 
The land is of a good quality, and the people in this portion are mostly 
farmers. In immediate proximity to this place is a Methodist church, 
school, post ofifice, and store. It is also the home of Hon. Albert R. 
Wade, one of Brockton's former mayors. 

Ci.IFTON Heights is in that portion of Campello intersected by Clif- 
ton avenue and Copeland street, and west of Leyden Park, and near the 
northerly line of West Bridgewater, as at present bounded. 

Leyden Park is a new and desirable section situated east of the 
railroad in the south part of Campello on the road leading to East 
Bridgewater, and in the vicinity of the residence of Robert H. Packard. 

Winchester Park situated on either side of Belmont street, three- 
fourths of a mile west of Main street, and quite near the grounds of the 
"Brockton Agricultural Society." 



PARKS, HILLS, KTC. 25 

Bellevue Park is east of Montello and betwsen Carj' Hill and the 
railroad station, a sightly and delightful spot for dwellings or for manu- 
facturing purposes. 

Menlo Park is a short distance north of the center of Campello, 
near Grove street, centrally situated between the city and Campello. 
Land level and desirable. 

Marshall's Corner is a well known locality at the junction of 
Pearl and Belmont streets, in the southwest portion of the city, and has 
for a long time been a manufacturing district, and is but a short distance 
from the Indian cave at " Stone House Hill." 

Sylvester's Corner is the junction of Gary and Centre streets, 
three fourths of a mile from the railroad station at Brockton. 

Shaw's Corner is about one and three-fourths miles from Brockton 
Station, and at the junction of Centre and Uuincy streets. 

BUMPAS Corner is situated at the junction of Crescent and Quincy 
streets, and like Shaw's Corner, is on the direct line of electric street 
railway cars leading to Whitman. 

Hills. — Of the city of Brockton we may say that its surface is com- 
paratively level, with but few hills, prominent among which is 

Cary Hill, situated in the northeast part of the town, overlooking 
the village on the south, gently sloping in either direction, from the top 
of which we may get pure air and fine views in an autumn day. When 
the leaves are turned into rich drapery, it is worth while to ride to this 
place for the prospect that may be had. It is of very easy access by 
good roads, and the wonder is that it is not more generally selected as 
a place of residence by those wishing a healthy and retired locality. 
The land in the immediate vicinity is good, well adapted to tillage, pro- 
duces fine crops with little labor. 

Prospect Hill is another high and pleasant spot of land, very desira- 
ble for building purposes, and but a short distance from the village in a 
northwest direction, west of the late Capt. Asa Jones's residence. On 
this height are many fine residences. 

Ridge Hill is a rough and rocky pasture, running from near the resi- 
dence of Samuel French and Freeman Holmes, in the south part of the 
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26 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

town, northerly for about one mile, and has been much celebrated for 
its plentiful crops of huckleberries and blackberries. 

Stone- House Hill is situated on the boundary line between Brockton 
and Easton, a short distance west of the shoe manufactory of Jonas 
Reynolds at Marshall's Corner. At this place is an old Indian cave, in 
the solid stone ledge, said to have been used by the Indians as a dwel- 
ling. The cave may now be seen as formerly used. It is situated on 
the old road leading from Brockton to Easton. A pastoral poem was 
written not long since by George H. Fullerton, esq., the late postmaster 
of Brockton, and is well worthy of a perusal. 

Natural History, — To the true votary of science everything in 
nature presents a lovely aspect. " To him there are books in the run- 
ning streams, sermons in stones, good in everything." 

There's a pleasure in the pathless woods; 
There is society where none intrudes. 

Every city and town has its natural history, and every mile of its 
surface, with its hills and plains, its rivers, ponds, rocks, and trees, — all 
have a charm that clusters around the home of childhood. The forests 
of Brockton consist of red, white, and sugar-maple (although the latter 
is scarce, it is occasionally found), white, red, and black-ash, the trem- 
ulous poplar and verdant hemlock, the tall spruce, much used in build- 
ing, white- ash, used for carriage- work, scythes, and rake- handles, for 
hoops, sieve- rims, and boxes, and a superior wood for oars. Sassafras 
was in early times quite plenty, valuable only for medicinal purposes. 
Chestnut is not abundant. White oak is used for carriages, red oak for 
casks, the bark of which is used for tanning ; hickory affording plenty 
of good shell-barks ; butternut is not common — here and there a tree ; 
white-pine is tolerably plenty, although it has been of late much cut for 
fuel and building purposes ; pitch-pine is quite plenty — good only for 
fuel, being knotty and pitchy ; red cedar, used for rail fences and pen- 
cil-woods, also very useful for linings to chests, as a protection from 
moths ; red-beech, used for plane-woods, last, and boot-tree forms. 
Tall and graceful elms rejoice the eye in every direction. In the early 
settlement of the town large quantities of ship-timber of oak and chest- 
nut were carried from the town to the sea-shore towns of Weymouth, 
Scituate, and Du.xbury. Among those who did a large trade in that 



TREES, BROOKS, ETC. 27 

line were Messrs. Abel and Eliphalet Kingman, arid, later, Edwin H. 
Kingman. Of late years a ready market is found at home for all the 
wood cut, where formerly large lots were either carried to Boston and 
the seaport towns, or made into charcoal, and then sent to Boston. 
Since the railroads have been built wood has been much used on the 
locomotives, and has made it scarce at times. 

Fruit Trees. — Of this kind of tree not so great a variety is found as 
in many places, although the writer is happy in believing that there is 
an increasing interest being felt in this most important of agricultural 
pursuits — that of raising fruit. The most common fruit is the apple, of 
which there is a good assortment, and the new orchards contain choice 
varieties, while the old and wild orchards have given way to the wood- 
man's axe. Now the apple is a staple article of consumption, the con- 
sumers being more numerous than the producers ; the people are look- 
ing more to the cultivation of the best varieties than ever before. 

Next to the apple comes the pear tree, which does not appear to 
thrive as well in this city as in many others, the land not being well 
adapted for this kind of fruit, though of late many have been successful, 
and some raised choice kinds. 

Peaches are raised to a very limited extent, the climate not being 
adapted for the successful cultivation of this variety. The trees are said 
to be short-lived, and do not flourish. 

Rivers and Brooks. — This city is well watered by brooks and 
streams, only one large enough to be called a river, and that of small 
size. Most of these have had mills erected upon them. The most 
prominent of these is the Salisbury River, which rises in the town of 
Stoughton, running southerly one-half mile west of the Centre Village, 
till it crosses Belmont street, a short distance below the mill known as 
the Caleb Howard Mill, when it turns and runs east till it meets Trout 
Brook. 

Trout Brook. — This brook also rises in the southerly part of 
Stoughton, and runs south about a half mile east of the middle of the 
town till it meets Salisbury Brook, near Sprague's works. At this point 
the two are joined, and run in a southerly direction, a short distance east 
of Campello, into the town of East Bridgewater. 



28 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Beaver Brook is another stream, rising in Weymouth ; runs in a 
southerly direction, and forming a boundary line between Abington and 
Brockton till it enters liast Bridgewater. Another river rises in Easton, 
and runs through the southwest part of the city into West Bridgewater, 
and is called Cowesett Brook. 

Mike's Brook rises in the northeast part of the city, and runs south- 
westerly, and empties into Trout Brook, and is a very small stream. 

West Meadow Brook rises north of the residence of Caleb Phillips, 
near Pleasant street, and runs in a southerly direction into West Bridge- 
water, near the late Henry Jackson's, 

Another small stream rises in the south part of Stoughton and north 
part of Brockton, near George W Hunt's ; running southeasterly it 
empties into Salisbury Brook, near Galen Packard's mill at Pleasant 
street. 

Also, a small stream rises near the residence of Samuel French, and, 
running south, enters West Bridgewater east of the residence of the 
late Nahum Hayward, and empties into Salisbury River. 

Although the streams in this city are small, there has been, at vari- 
ous times, considerable manufacturing done by water power. There 
are no ponds in the city of any size, excepting those made by flowing 
meadows for mill privileges, the largest being that at Sprague's works, 
one at Howard's mills, and one at Marshall's Corner, and one at Keith's 
or Packard's mill, south of Crescent street. There is about a thousand 
acres in the city covered by water, the balance is well divided into wood- 
land, pasturing, and mowing, and there is no city or town in the county 
where there is less unproductive or unimproved land than in this city. 
There are over four thousand acres of good woodland, and over eleven 
hundred acres of land tilled, exclusive of orcharding ; over fifteen hun- 
dred acres of good upland mowing land, about eighty acres of orchard- 
ing, about six hundred acres of fresh meadow, about three thousand 
acres of pasture land. 



Geology. — The geological formation of this city is similar to many 
other towns in Plymouth county. The hills, meadows, large plains and 
intervales, deep swamps and rocky pastures, furnish food for almost all 
kinds of grass, trees, and shrubs. Of the rocky portions of the town, 
we find sienite', or composition of feldspar, quartz, and hornblende. 
Says Dr. Hitchcock in his survey through the State, — 



GEOLOGY. Of) 

The most elegant variety of porphyritic sienite that I have met with in the State 
occurs in North Bridgewater and Abington, and in other parts of Plymouth county. 
Its base consists of quartz and feldspar, with an abundance of epidote, disseminated, 
and in veins. This rock, if polished, would form, it seems to me, the most ornamental 
stone in the State. The feldspar and crystal, that constitutes it a porphyry, are of a flesh 
color. There is a dark-colored mineral diffused throughout the mass, which may be 
hornblende or mica. 

Where mica is found plenty in composition, it is sometimes called 
sienite granite. 

Large quantities of peat have been cut in the meadows of the town 
in past times, and was used extensively as a fuel, which was of an ex- 
cellent quality. 

Large quantities of iron ore have been found in the western and other 
sections of the city, and some has been manufactured into iron. It is 
not, however, plenty now, and the business of making it into iron ceased 
several years since. 

Soil. — Hutchinson, in writing of the quality of lands in Plymouth 
Colony, as compared with the Massachusetts Colony, says, they were 
light and sandy for the most part, except those on the northern portion 
of the old town of Bridgewater, by which was meant that part included 
within the limits of what is now the city of Brockton, and particularly 
the north section of the city. 

The noithern i)art, bordering upon Massachusetts, affords many good farms, par- 
ticularly the town of Bridgewater, which hath been famous for the quality of the 
land, and for good husbandry. They were few at first and but little additions were 
made after Massachusetts was planted, except upon their natural increase, and yet 
before the year 16i3 beside the town of Plymouth, they had settled Duxbury, Scit- 
uate, Taunton, Rehoboth, Sandwich, Barnstable, Yarmouth, and Eastham. 



30 HISTORf OF BROCKTON. 

CHAPTER II. 
OLD BRIDGEWATER. 

Grant of Bridgewater Plantation — Names of First Proprietors — Purchase of the In- 
dians — Indian Deed — CoT)firmatory Deed from Pomponoho — Deed from Governor 
Thomas Hinckley for the Government — Confirmatory Deed from .Tosiali Wampatuck 
to the Inhabitants of Bridgewater — Gore of Land Purchased by Daniel and Robert 
Howard — Boundary of the Old Town of Bridgewater Previous to Its Division. 

THE town of Brockton, having shaken off the old metliods of town 
government and put on the robes of a city, it will be a matter of 
much interest to the present population to know something of the early 
history of the changes that have taken place within the past two hun- 
dred and thirty-seven years when this territory formed a part of the old 
town of Bridgewater. 

The original town of Bridgewater — then comprising what is now No4;th, 
East, West, and South Bridgewater, or Bridgewater proper — was former- 
ly a plantation granted to Duxbury in 1645, as a compensation for the 
loss of territory they had sustained in the setting apart of Marshfield from 
them in the year 1640. The grant was in the following language : 

" The inhabitants of the town of Duxbury are granted a competent proportion of 
lands about Saughtuchquett (Satucket), towards the west, for a plantation for them, 
and to have it four miles every way from the place where they shall set up their 
centre; provided it intrench not. upon Winnytuokquett, formerly granted to Plymouth 
And we have nominated Capt. Mile.s Standish, Mr. John Alden, George Soule, Constant 
Southworth, John Rogers, and William Brett, to be feofees in trust for the equal di- 
viding and laying forth the said lands to the inhabitant.s." 

How these lands were divided, or what should entitle any one to a 
share, no record appears to show. Governor Hinckley, in his confirm- 
atory deed, says that the " inhabitants agreed among themselves." 
There were fifty-four proprietors, each of whom held one share, the 
names of whom are as follows : William Bradford, William Merrick, 
John Bradford, Abraham Pierce, John Rogers, George Partridge, John 
Starr, Mr. William Collier, Christopher Wadsworth, Edward Hall, 
Nicholas Robbins, Thomas Hayward, Mr. Ralph Partridge, Nathaniel 
Willis, John Willis, Thomas Bonney, Mr. Miles Standish, Love Brew- 
ster, John Paybody, William Paybody, Francis Sprague, William Bas- 



OLD BRIDGEVVATEH. 31 

sett, John Washburn, John Washburn, jr., John Ames, Thomas Gannett, 
William Brett, Edmund Hunt, Wilh'am Clarke, William Ford, Mr. Con- 
stant Southvvorth, John Gary, Edmund Weston, Samuel Tompkins, 
Edmund Chandler, Moses Simmons, John Irish, Philip Delano, Arthur 
Harris, Mr. John Alden, John Forbes, Samuel Nash, Abraham Samp- 
son, George Soule, Experience Mitchell, Henry Howland, Henry Samp- 
son, John Brown, John Howard, Francis West, William Tubbs, James 
Lendall, Samuel Eaton, Solomon Leonard. To these shares were 
afterward added two more shares — one to Rev. James Keith, of Scot- 
land, their first minister, and the other to Deacon Samuel Edson, of 
Salem, who erected the first mill in the town — making fifty- six shares. 
This grant was considered as little more than an authority or right to 
purchase it of the natives. For this purpose Capt. Miles Standish, Samuel 
Nash and Constant Southworth were appointed a committee to make the 
purchase, which they did, as appears by the following instruments: 

Witness these presents, that I, Ousamequin, Sachem of the Country of Pooonocket, 
have given, granted, enfeofed and sold unto Miles Standish of Du-^cbury, Samuel Nash 
and Constant Southw^orth of Duxbury aforesaid, in behalf of all the townsmen of Dux- 
bury aforesaid, a tract of land usually called Satucket, extending in the length and 
and breadth thereof as followeth : that is to say, from the wear at Satucket seven miles 
due east, and from the said wear seven miles due west, and from the said wear seven 
miles due north, and from the said wear seven miles due south ; the which tract the 
said Ousamequin hath given, granted, enfeofed and sold unto the said Miles Standish, 
Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth, in the behalf of all the townsmen of Duxbury, 
as aforesaid, with all the immunities, privileges and profits whatsoever belonging to the 
said tract of land, with all and singular all woods, underwoods, lands, meadows, rivers, 
brooks, rivulets, &c., to have and to hold, to the said Miles Standish, Samuel Nash and 
Constant Southworth, in behalf of all the townsmen of the town of Duxbury, to them 
and their heirs forever. In witness whereof, I, the said Ousamequin, have hereunto 
set my hand this 23'^ of March, 1G49. 

Witness the mark of S Ousamequin. 

In consideration of the aforesaid bargain and and sale, we, the said Miles Standish, 
Samuel Nash and Constant Southworth, do bind ourselves to pay unto the said 
Ousamequin, for and in consideration of the said tract of land, as followeth: 

7 coats, a yard and a half in a coat. 

9 hatchets. 

8 hoes. 

20 knives. 

4 moose-skins. 

10 yards and a half of cotton. 

Milks Standish. 
Samuel Nash, 
Constant Southworth. 



32 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

This contract is said to have been made on what was called " Sa- 
chem's Rock " (called by the Indians " Woonocooto "), in East Bridge- 
water, a little south of Whitman's Mills (now known as the Carver 
Cotton-Gin Company) and near the house of the late David Kingman. 

This Ousamequin, sometimes called Ossamequin, was no other than 
Massasoit himself, who, in the latter part of his life, had adopted that 
name. The deed written by Capt. Miles Standish, one of the original 
planters of the colony, and signed with the mark of the sachem, is still 
in existence. When the old sachem was called upon to execute his 
deed he endeavored to make it as sure as possible. For that purpose 
he affixed a mark in the shape of a IJf 

Thus we have seen that the original town of Bridgewater, comprising 
the territory now known as Brockton, East Bridgewater, West Bridge- 
water, and Bridgewater, including a portion of " Titicut Parish," was 
purchased by Capt. Miles Standish and others for the trifling sum of 
seven coats, nine hatchets, eight hoes, twenty knives, four moose- skins 
and ten and a half yards of cotton, the whole not amounting to thirty 
dollars in value. 

The original town of Bridgewater was the first interior settlement in 
the Old Colony. The grant of the plantation, as we have seen, was in 
1645, and the settlement made in 1650. The first settlers had a house- 
lot of six acres each on the Town River, and the place was called 
Nuckatest, or Nuncketetest. The first lots were taken up at West 
Bridgewater, along the Town River, first houses built, and the first im- 
provements made there. The settlement was compact — the house-lots 
being contiguous — with a view to mutual protection and aid against 
the Indians, and as a further protection from the natives, they erected 
a stockade or garrison on the south side of the river and fortified many 
of their dwellings. It is said that not more than one-third of the 
original fifty- six proprietors ever became inhabitants of their new 
settlement. From this original home the settlers scattered into other 
portions of the town, extending their dwellings first into the southwest 
part of the town, toward Nippenicket Pond, a locality known as Scot- 
land, on the road to Taunton, and Titicut, on the road leading to 
Middleboro', whither they were in the habit of going either to mill or 



OLD BRIDGEWATER, 33 

to trade, and we are told they frequently went to those places on foot, 
with the grists on their backs, a distance of several miles. 

The last settled part of the town was the North Parish (now Brock- 
ton), which was not till after 1700, no permanent settlement being 
made in what was called the North Parish till after that time, and the 
settlers were mostly from the West Parish (now West Bridgewater). 

The plantation remained to Duxbury until June, 1656, when it was 
incorporated into a distinct and separate town in the following concise 
language : 

Ordered, That henceforth Duxborrow New Plantation bee allowed to bee a toun- 
shipe of ytselfe. destinct from Duxborrow, and to bee called by the name of Bridge- 
water. Provided that all publicke rates bee borne by them with Duxborrow upon 
equally proportions. 

The court settled the rates to be paid by the proprietors as follows : 

The town of Bridgewater is to bear one part of three with Duxbury of their pro- 
port'on of the country rates for the officers' wages and other public charges. 

Previous to the incorporation of the town the plantation had been 
called Bridgewater, but of the origin of the name we have nothing 
authentic except a matter of fancy for a town in England of that name. 
From the time of its first settlement the town has maintained a strong 
position in the history of the country, and for a long time continued a 
united and harmonious whole, until 17 15, when a petition was sent to 
General Court to be set off into a separate parish or precinct, the peti- 
tioners representing themselves as inhabitants of the easterly part of 
Bridgewater. A committee of two in the Council and three of the 
House was appointed to examine into the matter, who attended to their 
duties and reported in favor of granting their request, which was ac- 
cepted, and an act of incorporation passed June i, 1716, with this 
condition : 

That the whole town stand obliged to an honorable maintenance of the Rev. James 
Keith, their present aged minister, if he should outlive his powers and capacities of 
discharging the office and duty of their minister. 

The new parish was called the South, and the old one the North 

Precinct, which then included the West and what was afterwards known 

as North Bridgewater (now Brockton). In 1723 that part of the old 

North Precinct now known as East Bridgewater (then known as the 

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34 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

West Parish) was set off, and constituted a precinct called the East 
Parish, December 14, 1723. 

Titicut Parish was formed from the southwest part of the South Parish, 
with a part of Middleboro', Feb. 4, 1743. This place consisted of forty- 
eight families, forty-one houses, two hundred and sixty-two inhabitants 
in 1764, and in 1810 it had a population of three hundred and eighteen. 

As some disputes arose regarding the original purchase of Ousame- 
quin, confirmatory deeds were given by Pomponoho, an Indian, at 
Titicut, and Governor Thomas Hinckley, in behalf of the government, 
and another from Josiah Wampatuck, another Indian, thus making a 
perfect title to all the land comprising Ancient Bridgewater. Here 
follow copies of the above-named deeds : 

CONFIRMATORY DEED FROM POMPONOHO. 

This deed, made November 2Gth, A. D., 1672, witnesseth, that I, Pomponoho, alias 
Peter, an Indian, Uving at Titicut, in the colony of New Plymouth, in New England, have 
sold for the sum of sixteen pounds, — V7z., six pounds of current money of New England, 
and ten pounds in good merchantable corn, as by bill appeareth, — all the lands lying on 
the north side of Titicut River, within the bounds of Bridgewater, what lands were 
mine, or were either my father's or grandfather's or any otherwise conferred on me, 
excepting those lands expressed as follows, viz : one hundred acres of land lying np the 
river to the eastward of a small brook, given to an Indian called Charles, my brother- 
in-law, and a certain parcel of land lying against the wear and bounded by the landing 
place, running to the head of my field, containing about ten acres at the utmost, I say 
I the above-said Pomponoho, alias Peter, have bargained, sold, and by these presents 
do bargain and sell for myself, my heirs, and assigns forever, unto Nicholas Byram, sen., 
Samuel Edson, sen., and William Brett, sen., in and for the use of the townsmen of 
Bridgewater, joint purchasers with them, which persons above mentioned were ordered 
by the court to make purchase of those lands, as by court record appears, I say I have 
sold all these lands, with every part thereof, and all the immunities and privileges belong- 
ing thereunto, to them, their heirs, and assigns forever, the same quietly and peaceably 
to possess, without the lawful let, interruption, or molestation of me, the above-said 
Pomponoho, alias Peter, or other persons whatsoever, lawfully claiming by, from, or 
under me, them, or any of them. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set to my hand and seal. 

his 

Read, sealed, and delivered POMPONOHO (P) :: 

in presence of us. mark. 

Joseph Hayward. 

John Cary, Sen. 

Acknowledged before Josiah Winslow, Gov., Feb. 20, 1(576. 

Recorded by Nathaniel Clauk, Secretary, March, 1C85. 



OLD BRIDGEWATER. ' 35 

The two reserved lots in the above grant were afterwards purchased 
by individuals in the town. Thus all the lands within the most exten- 
sive limits of the town appear to have been justly and fairly purchased 
of the Indians, and we have the above-named Governor Winslow's 
attestation on record that this was the case in all the towns in the Old 
Colony of Plymouth. 

In the year 1685 the Court of Assistants were empowered to examine, 
allow, and confirm from time to time all claims and titles to land form- 
erly granted either to towns or individuals by the General Court, and, 
when allowed, they were to " pass the seal of the government for 
confirmation." In pursuance of this order, all the grants made to 
Bridgewater, as above stated and described, were confirmed by the 
following deed under the hand of Governor Hinckley and the seal of the 
government : 

CONFIRMATORY DEED FROM GOVERNOR THOMAS HINCKLEY TO THE 
TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER. 

At his Majesty's Court of Assistants, held at Plymouth the 6th of March, A. D., 
1G85-86. 

To all to whom these presents shall come. Thomas Hinckley, Esq., Governor of his 
Majesty's Colony of New Plymouth, in New England, sendeth greeting : 

"Whereas, At his Majesty's general court, held at Plymouth the l"" of June, 1685, 
it was ordered and enacted that the court of assistants be from time to time a committee 
empowered to examine, allow, and confirm all such claims and titles to lands which 
were formerly granted or allowed by the general court, either to townships or particu- 
lar persons, which, being allowed by the said committee, shall pass the seal of the 
Government for further confirmation thereof; and forasmuch as it hath been made to 
appear to the said court of assistants, now sitting at Plymouth, the first Tuesday in 
March, 1685-86, that a certain tract of land was granted by W" Bradford, Esq., and 
his associates, assembled in court, in the year of our Lord 1645, unto the inhabitants of 
of the town of Duxbary (a competent proportion of lands), about a place called by the 
Indians Afassaguatucket, for a plantation for thera, the inhabitants of Duxbury, and that 
they shall have it four miles every way from the center; the inhabitants of Duxbury 
being fifty-six in number, by agreement among themselves, every one were to have 
equal shares, who, by the approbation and appointment of his Majesty's honored court 
in New Plymouth, 1645, did employ Mr. Constant Southworth, with some others, to 
purchase the above-mentioned tract of land of Ossamequin, chief Sachem of the Poco- 
nocket country, which being done, and now inhabited by many of the proprietors, is 
now called Bridgeioater, and all such privileges allowed to them as the court allows or 
grants to other townships; and having set up their center, his Majesty's court held at 



3(5 SISTOUY OK BROCKTON. 

Plymouth, 1G6S, did grant to Bridr/eumter six miles from the center on all four sides, 
where former grants made by the court hindereth not, as appears in court records, and 
is bounded out by the agents of each respective town adjoining, as appears by their hands 
to their agreement, and assented to and acknowledged before the Governor and his 
associates, sitting at his Majesty's court held at Plymouth, the 2nd of March, 1G85/6, 
the bounds of the whole township being settled between them and other towns adjoin- 
ing, are as followeth : The bounds betwixt Bridgewater and Taunton being a heap of 
stone lying four miles west from the center, and running north from station to station 
till it meets with the line of the colonies; and from said heap of stones south to a heap 
of stones lying to the west of Unketest Pond, and from thence southeast into a great 
white oak marked with a T for Taunton, and on the north side with a B for Bridge- 
water, and so from station to station till it come to the great river on the westward side 
of a spot of meadow, according to the agreement of the agents of both towns. And the 
bounds between Middleborough and Bridgewater is the great river, until it come to the 
north side of Mr. Standish's land, lying on the mouth of Winnetuxit river, and so from 
the north side of said Standish's land until it meet with the easternmost line of Bridge- 
water, being a heap of stones, four miles from the center, which is the bounds between 
them and the Major's purchase, running from said heap of stones south and by west half a 
point westerly until it meet with said Standish's land, &o., and from the aforesaid heap of 
stones running north-northeast from station to station to four white-oaks, the eastern- 
most marked on all four sides, and so from station to station until it meet with the north 
line. The north bounds being six miles from the center to a company of small trees 
marked, being to the northward of a great rock, and from the aforesaid marked trees 
running east until it meet with the above said northeast line, and from the aforemen- 
tioned marked trees running west until it meet with the line of the colonies, and with 
the line of the colonies till it meet with the westerly line and Taunton (now Easton) 
bound.s. All which lands, both upland and meadow, swamps, cedar swamps, ponds, 
rivers, brooks, springs, wood, underwood, and all herbage, feedings, minerals, with all 
rights, liberties, privileges, and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto the appropriated 
inhabitants and other proprietors, though not inhabitants of the said town of Bridge- 
water, according to each person's several and respective title or interest therein, 
excepting two-fifth parts of the royal mine, one-fifth part to his royal majesty, and the 
other one-fifth part to the president and council. To have and to hold unto the .said 
town and proprietors respectively, to their and every of their heirs and assigns forever, 
according to the tenor of our charter or letters patent granted by the honorable council 
at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, for the planting, ordering, and governing of New 
England, derivatory from his Majesty King James the First, of happy memory ; and in 
testimony hereof doth allow the public seal of the Government to be affixed thereunto 
for the further confirmation thereof. 

TnoMAS Hinckley, Goverjior. :: 
Attest, Nathaniel Clark, Secretary. 

A confirmation of the original purchase made of Ossamequin was 
also obtained about the same time, as follows: 



OLD BRTDGEWATER. 31 

CONFIRMATORY DEED FROM JOSIAH WAMPATUCK TO BRIDGEWATER. 

To all Christian people to iiihom these presents shall come, Josiah Wampatuck sendeth 
greeting. 

Know ye, that I, Josiah aforesaid, for and in consideration of ten pounds in money 
to me in hand paid, and one hundred acres of land lying on the upper end of I'oor 
Meadow, on the lower side of a foot-patli that goeth to Scituate, lying on lioth sides of 
the river, doth confirm, establish, and ratify unto Samuel Edson, sen.. Ensign John 
Haward, and John Willis, sen., in behalf of the purchasers and lown of Bridgewater. in 
New Plymouth Colony, in New England, and to their heirs, executors, administrators, 
and assigns forever, all that whole tract of land lying northward of the south four-mile 
line of Bridgewater, which Ossamequin, Sachem of the Poconocket country, by the con- 
sent and approbation of his Majesty's General Court held at Plymouth, in New Eng- 
land, in the year 1645, sold to the inhabitants of Duxbury, as appears by deed, under 
Ossamequin's hand, to Capt. Miles Standish, Mr. Constant Southworth, and Samuel 
Nash, as agents for the town of Duxbury. I, the above said Jo.siah, do ratify and con- 
firm the above said sale of Ossamequin's, and bargain of lands belonging to Bridcre- 
water, as uplands, swamps, meadows, brooks, rivers, ponds, timber, underwood, herb- 
age, mine.s, with all commodities, benefits, privileges, immunitie.s, and appurtenances 
whatever therein contained. 

1, the above said Josiah. also do ratify, establish, and confirm, and forever make 
over all my right, title, and interest in the above-mentioned land from me, my heirs, 
executors, and assigns, unto the above said Samuel Edson, John Haward, and John 
Willis, agents for the town of Bridgewater, their heirs, executors, administrators, and 
assigns forever, to have, and to hold, occupy, and enjoy as their proper right forever, 
without any claim, title, interest, or molestation to be made by me, my heirs, executors, 
or assigns, or any other person or persons, to any part or parcel thereof, in, by, or under 
me any way appertaining; and do by these presents bind myself, and heirs, and ex- 
ecutors, and assigns to maintain and defend the above-mentioned sale of lands against 
other Indian or Indians that shall make any claim or title to any part or parcel 
thereof. 

"In witness whereof I have set to my hand and seal this twenty-third day of 
December, and in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James II. 
A. D. one thousand six hundred and eighty-six. 

The mark of Josiah Wampatuck. 

Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of us. 

John Soule. 
Joseph Barstow. 
Samuel Tinslev. 

Acknowledged before 

William Bradford, 

Deputy Oovernor. 

December 23d, 168(1. 
Recorded, p. 425, in the Great Book of Records. 

Pr. Samuel Sprague, 

Recorder, 



38 niSTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The one hundred acres mentioned in the above confirmation were 
afterwards repurchased by individuals in the town. From this deed it 
appears tlie greatest part of the town was twice purchased of the In- 
dians — once of the Massasoit, and again of Wampatuck — and a valuable 
consideration paid each time. By the boundaries of the town, as de- 
scribed in Governor Hinckley's deed of confirmation, it is evident a 
gore of land was still left on the north between Bridgewater (now 
Brockton) and the line of the colonies, commencing at the point where 
the six-mile line met the colony line towards the northwest corner of 
the town, and thence extending easterly to the northeast corner of the 
town, where the distance to the county line is considerable. The west- 
erly and narrow end of this gore having been purchased of the govern- 
ment after the union of the colonies by Daniel Howard and Robert 
Howard, was, on the petition of the selectmen of the town, annexed to 
Bridgewater, October 15, 1 730. These several grants and additions 
constituted all the territory ever belonging to Bridgewater in its greatest 
extent. The greatest part of Abington and what is now Hanson at that 
period belonged to Bridgewater, which must then have contained about 
ninety-six square miles. In this situation, and with these extensive 
territorial dimensions, the town remained without change or diminution 
till June 10, 1712, when Abington was incorporated. 

When the Abington petitioners first applied for an act of incorpora- 
tion, July 4, 1706, they denominated themselves "certain inhabitants 
of the east part of the town of Bridgewater, and proprietors of a cer- 
tain tract of land between the towns of Weymouth, Hingham, Scituate, 
and Bridgewater," and when the act was finally passed, in 1712, the 
boundaries were thus described : 

On the north with the Hne of the colonies of the Massachusetts Bay, on the east 
upon the town of Scituate, on the south with the line that is the southerly bounds of 
land of John Gushing, Esq., and of John Gushing, Jr., Esq., thence on the south- 
westerly side by certain bounds which the town of Bridgewater have set and prefi-xed 
to Beaver Brook, and on the west with the said broolc until it comes to the extent of 
Bridgewater northward, together with a small gore of land lying between the said town 
of Bridgewater and the said line of the colonies, the town of Bridgewater having 
signified their consent thereto. 

By the plain and express language of the statute, the whole gore is 
included in Abington ; but for some reasons now unknown, the 



OLD BRIDGEWATER. 39 

" Howard Farms" seem, as the selectmen of Bridgewater in their peti- 
tion stated, to have been considered as " belonging to no town," till 
they were annexed to Bridgewater in 1730. Another considerable 
tract on the east part of the town was annexed to Pembroke, June 7, 
1754, and now constitutes the greater part of Hanson. The old Bridge- 
water line was as far east as the west line of the farm formerly owned 
and occupied by the late Rev. Dr. Hitchcock. These two are the only 
instances in which any considerable portions of the town have been 
annexed to other corporations. Questions and disputes as to bound- 
aries were formerly frequently arising between this and neighboring 
towns. The latest occurred with Middleboro', which was finally settled 
by court June 8, 1716, when the great river was constituted the 
boundary between them. This seems to have been done in pursuance 
of the express power which the court had reserved to itself in the 
" two-mile additional grant." The boundaries of the town, as finally 
settled, may be thus described : On the east it is bounded by Halifax 
and Hanson ; on the north by Abington, Randolph and Stoughton ; 
on the west by Easton and Raynham ; and on the south by Middle- 
boro', Titicut River there constituting the boundary. It is the north- 
west town in the county of Plymouth, adjoining the county of Norfolk, 
or Old Colony line, on the north, and the county of Bristol on the west. 
Its dimensions may be estimated at about twelve miles by six, and as 
containing at least seventy square miles. The centre of the old town 
was about twenty-six miles from Boston, twenty from Plymouth, and 
ten from Taunton. 



40 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

CHAPTER III. 

NORTH PARISH OF BRIDGEWATER. 

Petition of the North Part of the West Precinct to be Set off into a Separate Town 
— Charter for a Precinct — First Meeting of the Same — Clerks — Treasurers — Parish 
Committee — Selectmen — Moderators of Precinct Meetings — Parish Tax for 1744 — Poll 
Tax List for 1770— United States Land Tax, 1798. 

THE inconvenience of attending on church worship at what is now 
West Bridgewater (the mother town) was a reason why many 
people of this parisli wished for a church nearer home. Accordingly 
fifty-five persons belonging to the said North Parish sent a petition to 
the General Court asking to be set off into a separate township, which 
petition was so far granted as to allow them the powers and privileges 
usually allowed to parishes. This was in the earliest settlement of the 
territory afterward known as the " North Precinct " or " Parish," after- 
ward the town of North Bridgewater, then the town of Brockton, and 
now the " City of Brockton." 

The following is a copy of the petition and the act of incorporation : 

To His Excellency Jonathan Belcher, Esq'., Capt'° General and Governour in Chief in 
and over his Majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England, and to 
the Honourable hi? Majesties Council and House of Representatives in Generil Court 
Assembled at Boston, on the 31"' of May, 1738, the Petition of us, the Subscribers, 
Inhabitants of the Town of Bridgewater, Consisting Chiefly of the North part of the 
west precinct, and two Familys of the East precinct, in s"' Town, — 

Humiply Sheweth : 
That, when the meeting house was lately bult In the West precinct, the Inhabitants 
of the North part of s'' West precinct Cheerfully Consented to, and Did their propor- 
tionable part In, building of s'' meeting House where it Now stands, tho very Remote 
from the Petitioners, and at such a Distance from them so as but few of their Families 
Ever Could, without Great Difficulty, attend the Publick Worship of God there; but, 
Notwithstanding, that they were Willing to Do the utmost of their power and ability 
to Promote the Worship of God their, In hopes when thay ware able to have it Nearer 
to them ; and, by the Providence of God, thay are Greatly Increased In Numbers and 
Something In Estates, So that they look upon themselves Capable of Bulding a Meet- 
ing House, and Sittling a Minister, and upholding the publick Worship of God among 
themselves, and are in hopes that the Best part of the Town and West precinct have 



NORTH PARISH OF BRIDGBWATER. 41 

no Just Cause to object against it, Since we have been so helpful, and Done to the ut- 
most of our power in Sittling the minister and Buliling the New Meeting House, in s'^ 
West precinct, and we are willing and Desirous that what we then Did should be left 
to that precinct, who are now able of themselves, under their priesent good and Grow- 
ing Circumstances, to maintain the Publick Worship of God ther without us, as will 
appear by the Valuation of their Estates herewith Exhibited, which the more Em- 
boldens us to petition this Honourable Court to Set us oflf a Distinct and Seoarate 
Township, by the following metes and Bounds, which Includes not only the North part 
of Bridgewater, but a small Tract of land and a few of the Inhabitants of the town of 
Stoughton, which suitable accomodites them as well as us, viz. : Beginning at a white 
oak tree standing on the North west part of Jonathan Packard's field, on the Easterly 
side of the Countrey Road, and from thence East and West till It meets with Easton 
Line, and East till it meets with the East precinct Line, and then North on s'' Line 
Half one mile, and then North East till it meet with Beaver Brook : then by said 
Brook to the Colony Line, So called ; then Westerly by s'' Line to a Beach tree which 
is the Easterly Corner Bounds of Stoughton ; then on the Line between Brantrey and 
Stoughton to Capt. Curtis' Land ; then Westerly to Salisbery plain River ; then south- 
erly by s'* Rever to the Colony Line; then Westerly by s'' Line to Easton Line; and 
then South By s* Line first mentioned. We having In time past once and again 
petitioned this Honourable Court for Relief in the premises, but it so happened that 
this Honoured Court Did not then Grant the prayer of our petition in full, But Never- 
theless, according to our Desier, Sent a Committee to view and Consider our circum- 
stances, whose report (we humbley Conceve) was something Different from What we 
prayed for in our petition, and the matter falling through, in as much as it happened 
that his E.Kcellenoy the Governour Did not then sign what the Honoured Court acted 
on said report, and we remaining under our Difficulties and unrelieved. But yet taking 
encouragement from what was acted on s'* report by the Honoured Court, and also 
from what was acted by our town in general, at a Town meeting Legally Called and 
Notified to that purpose, on the l-")"" of February Last, In which We had the major vote 
for our being set o9' a Distinct Township, and, that we might not be under Difticulties 
In Bulding an House and Settling a Minister all at once, have erected and Inclosed a 
good House for the publicke Worship of God Where it may Best accomodate us all. 
We Do therfore think it our duty once more humbly to Renew our Petition that We 
may be set off a township as Before herein prayed for, and we Humble beg leave here 
to say, that what we now offer in Re.'peot of our being So Set oft' is Sincerity for the 
promoting the Worship of God and Religion In the Puriety of it among us. 

Wherefore we pray your Excellency and Honours would be pleased to here our Re- 
quest and Grant our petition, and as we in Duty Bound Shall Ever pray. 

Robert Howard, Natd.^niel Hammond, William Frinoh. Jr., 

John Johnson, Tiieoplis Curtis, James Hewett, 

John Kingman, 2'', William Curtis, Daniel Howard, 

David Packard, Ashley Curtis, Huoh McCormick, 

Charles Snell, Edward Curtis, Nathan Keith, 

Charles Cushman, David Hill, Solomon Packard, 
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42 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



William Frincii, 
Henry Kingman, 
John Wormall, 
James Packard, 
John Kingman, 3'', 
Walter Downie, 
David Packard, Jr., 
James Berret, 
Benjamin Edson, 
Charles Bestwick, 
John Packard, 
Michael Langford, 
Ephrim Willis, 



Jacob Allen, 
Joseph Pettengall, 
Abiel Packard, 
Akerman Pettinoall, 
Zaciiariaii Cary, 
John Pratt, 
Ti-MOTUY Keith, 
Joshua Warren, 
Constant Southwortii, 
Seth Packard, 
Samuel Brett, 
John Allen, 



John Dixon, 
Williaji Packard, 
Abiah Keith, 
Isaac Fuller, 
Joseph Richards, 
Thomas Buck, 
Isaac Kingman, 
Zacheus Packard, 
Abijah Hill, 
Daniel Field, Jr., 
Timothy Keith, Jr., 
Zachry Snell. 



In the House of Representatives, June 14, 1738. 

Read and ordered that the petitioners sarve the West Precinct in the town of 
Bridgewater, and also the town of Stoughton, with a Copy of the petition, that thay 
show Cause (If any tliey have), on the first Thursday of the setting of the Court, why 
the prayer thereof should not be granted ; and the petition is referred, the meantime, 
for Consideration. 

Sent up for Conourance. J. Quincy, Spier. 

In Council, June 15, 1738. 
Read and Concurrid. 

J. Willard, Secretary. 



IG"" Consented to. 



J. Belcher. 



In Council, Dec. 1, 1738. 

Read again, togather with the answer of the West Precinct, In the town of Bridge- 
water, and other papers In the Case ; and, the parties being admitted before the Bord, were 
fully Heard, in their pleas and allegations, thereon ; all of which being considered, — 

Ordered, That the prayer of the petition be so far granted as that all the land, with 
the inhabitants thereon living, half a mile to the northward of an east and west line, 
from the white oak at Jonathan Packard's corner, together with David Packard, Sol- 
omon Packard and Jacob Allen, inhabitants of the east side of the river, their families 
and estates, be set off and constituted a distinct and .separate parish, and be invested 
with the poures, privileges, and immunitys that all other precincts or parishes wethin 
this Province do or by law ought to Injoy. 

Sent down for concurrence. 



Simon Frost, Depu/ij Secretary. 
In the House of Kei'RESEntatives, Dec. 2, 1738. 

J. Quincy, Spkr. 
J. Belcher. 



Read and Concurrid. 

January 3. — Consented to. 

A true copy. Examined. 

Simon Frost, Deputy Secretary. 

This is a true Copy of an etisted copy examined By me. 

Robert Howard, Parish Clerk. 



ISrORTH PARISH OF BRIDGEWATER. 4S 

NOTIFICATION OF FIRST MEETING. 

Pursiant to a warrant directed to me from Samuel Pool, one of his Majistise Justices 
of the Pees for the County of Plymouth, these are therefore to notify the freeholders 
and other inhabitants of the North Precinct, in Bridg-pwater, to assemble and meet 
together at the meeting-house in said North Precinct, in Bridgevvater, on Monday, tlie 
fifth day of February Next, at one of the clock in the afternoon, then and there to Elect 
and chouse all precinct officers that shall be needful for the present year to be chosen. 

Dated at Bridgewater, Jan. the 19"', 1738-9. Abiel Packard. 

The first meeting held in the North Parish, after the grant of the 
petition to become a separate parish, was held February 5, 1739, for 
the purpose of organization and choosing the necessary officers, as 
appears by the following record : 

feb the 5th year 1738-9. 

The North Precinct In Bridgewater Being Legally Notifyed meet to Gather at the 
place and time of Day Spessefied In the Notification and the meeting was setteled by 
the Chose of Timothy Keith, Moderator of s'' meeting & Robert Haward was chosen 
Clark of s"* meeting, and the Moderator by the voice of the precinct adjorned the meet- 
ing Half one Houre to the house of John Johnson and Robert Haward was precinct 
Clark for the present year, and sworn to the faithfuU Discharge of his Offise, and Tim- 
othy Keith, David Packard, & Daniel Howard, ware chosen, precinct Commettee, and 
It was further put to vote whether the precinct would Chuse any more precinct Offisers 
and it was voted In the Negative. 

Timothy Keith, Robert Haward, C Precinct 

Moderator. < Clark. 

( 1739. 

LIST OF CLERKS IN THE NORTH PARISH OF BRIDGEWATER. 

Robert Howard, 1739-71. Daniel Cary, 1792-1802. 

John Howard, 1772-81. Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1802-15. 

Daniel Howard. 1782-8.5. Jesse Perkins, jr., 181G-18. 

Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1786-91. Adin Packard, 1819. 

Lemuel French, 1820, '21. 

TREASURERS OF THE NORTH PARISH FROM 1738 TO 1821. 

Abiel Packard, 1738-43. Jabez Field, 1757. 

Deacon Samuel West, 1744, 45. Abel Packard, 1702. 

Samuel Brett, 174G-48. Dr. John Staples Crafts, 1763, 64. 

Constant Southworth, 1747. Zachariah Cary, 1765. 

Daniel Howard, 1749-51. Barnabas Packard, 1766-71. 

Isaac Packard, 1752-54. Nathaniel Southworth, 1772, 76, 77. 

Abia Keith, 1755, .59-61. Capt. Jesse Perkins. 1773, 81, 82. 

Thomas Torrey, 1756, 58. Issachar Snell, 1774. 



44 



filSTORY OF BROCKTOPt. 



Reuben Packard, 1775. 
Simeon Packard, 177S, 79. 
Simeon Gary, 1780. 
Capt. David Packard, 1783. 
Lieut. Daniel Gary, 1784-92. 
Jonathan Perkins, 179.3, 94. 



Abel Kingman, 1795-1800. 
Galeb Howard, 1801. 
Capt. Howard Gary, 1802-9. 
Perez Crocker, 1810. 
Jonathan Beals, 1811, 12. 
Ichabod Howard, 1813. 



Edward Southwurth, 1814-21. 

COMMITTEE OF THR NORTH PARISH OF nRIDGEWATER FROM 1738 TO 1821. 



Timothy Keith, 1738-40, 49. 

David Packard, 1738-4.5. 

Daniel Howard, 1738, 39, 41-48, 52-55. 

Samuel Kingman, 1739, 40. 

James Packard, 1741, 42. 51, 52. 

Zachariah Snell, 1743, 46, 47, 54. 

Samuel West, 1744, 45. 

Abiel Packard, 1746-48, 50, 52, 54, 55-58, 

60, 61, 63-69. 
Moses Curtis, 1748, 49. 
Solomon Packard, 1749. 
Robert Howard, 1750, 51, 56, 70, 81. 
Henry Kingman, 1750, 51, 55, 67, 68. 
Shepard Fiske, 1753, 55-58. 
Simeon Gary, 1759, 61. 77, 79, 91. 
Nathaniel Reynolds, 1759, 66, 70, 72, 74, 

75. 
Constant Southworth, 1760, 61, 64. 
Ebenezer Packard, 1762, 63, 68, 69, 73, 74. 
Isaac Packard, 1765, 72. 
Abia Keith, 1770. 

Barnabas Howard, 1771, 72, 74, 76, 78. 
Dr. Philip Bryant, 1771,75, 76,79,95.97. 
Jacob Packard, 1772. 
Simeon Brett. 1777. 
Dea David Edson, 1776. 
Josiah Hayden, 1778. 
Jesse Perkins, 1780,. 82, 91, 93, 96, 98- 

1800. 



Jonathan Gary, 1780. 84, 85, 87-90. 

Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1780, 86, 94. 95. 

Zechariah Gurney, 1781, 1812,21. 

Ichabod Ed.son, 1781. 

Isachar Snell, 1782,84-93. 

Matthew Kingman, 1782-93, 98. 

Reuben Packard, 1782. 

William Shaw, 1783. 

Ichabod Howard, 1794, 1802, 4-6. 

Dr. Eli.>:ha Tillson, 1794, 95, 97. 

Captain Lemuel Packard, 1796, 99, 1803, 

7,8. 
Timothy Ames, 1796. 
Dr. John S. Crafts, 1797. 
Col. Galeb Howard, 1798, 1801,3,11-13, 

15-21. 
Joseph Sdvester, esq., 1799, 1800. 
Jonathan Perkins, jr., 1800, 10, 15,19,20. 
Issaohar Snell, jr., 1801. 
Daniel Gary, 1801. 

Perez Southworth, 1802,4-10, 12-14,21. 
Howard Gary, 1803. 
Capt. Gideon Howard, 1804-10. 
Moses Gary, 1807-9. 
Asa Jones, 1809. 
Col. Edward Southworth, 1816. 
Abel Kingman, esq., 1811, 13, 14. 
Thomas Packard, 1811. 
Capt. Robert Packard, 1817, 18. 



Previous to 1700, the number of selectmen in the old town of 
Bridgewater was three, and they were chosen by nomination, which 
custom was continued till 1757, when the number chosen yearly was 
five — one from each parish — till the incorporation of the town of North 
Bridgewater. 



North parish of bridgewater. 



45 



TnE FOLLOWING WERE CHOSEN FOR THE NORTH PARISH : 



Shepard Fiske, 1757-74. 
Col. Simeon Gary, 1770-75. 
Nathaniel Reynolds, 1776, 77. 
Col. Jos^ah Hay den, 1770-80. 
Lieut. John Howard, 1781. 
Col. Josiah Hayden, 1782. 



Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1783-85. 
Issachar Snell, esq., 1786-83. 
Capt. Jesse Perkins. 1789-95. 
Major Daniel Gary, 1796-1801. 
Capt. Abel Kingman, 1802-17. 19-21. 
Eliphalet Kingman, esq., 1818. 



MODERATORS OF THE YEARLY PREOINCT MEETINGS FOR THE OHOICE OF OFFICERS FROM 1738 TO 
THE INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN IN 1821. 



Timothy Keith, February 5, 1739. 
Timothy Keith, March 12, 1739. 
James Packard, March 26, 1739. 
John Kingman, March 24, 1740. 
Daniel Howard, March 23, 1741. 
Daniel Howard, March 23, 1742. 
Abiel Packard, March 28, 1743. 
Daniel Howard, March 28, 1744. 
Shepard Fiske, March 25, 1745. 
Daniel Howard, March 26, 1746. 
Daniel Howard, March 25, 1747. 
Daniel Howard, March 28, 1748. 
Abiel Packard, March 27, 1749. 
Abiel Packard, March 29, 1750. 
Abiel Packard, March 25, 1751. 
Shepard Fiske, March 25, 1752. 
Constant Southwortb, March 28, 1703. 
Shepard Fiske, March 28, 1754. 
Daniel Howard, March 26, 1755. 
Shepard Fiske, March 29, 1756. 
Shepard Fiske, March 28, 1757. 
Daniel Howard, March 28, 1758. 
Zachariah Snell, March 20, 1759. 
Simeon Gary, March 19, 1700. 
Constant Southworth, March 1(1, 1761. 
Daniel Howard, March 22, 1702. 
Daniel Howard, March 25, 1703. 
Shepard Fiske, March 19, 1764. 
Simeon Brett, March 27, 1765. 
Daniel Howard, March II), 1766. 
Daniel Howard, March 18, 1767. 
Constant Southworth, March 22, 1768. 
Simeon Gary, March 20, 1769. 
Simeon Gary, March 20, 1770. 



Nathaniel Reynolds, March 20, 1771. 
Nathaniel Reynolds, March 12, 1772. 
Simeon Gary, March 22, 1773. 
Simeon Biett, March 28, 1774. 
Nathaniel Reynolds, March 20, 1775. 
Simeon Gary, March 14, 1776. 
Simeon Gary, March 17, 1777. 
Simeon Gary, March 25, 1778. 
Simeon Gary, March 17, 1779. 
Thomas Thompson, March 27, 1780. 
Simeon Brett, March 19, 1781. 
Capt. Jesse Perkins, March 19, 1782. 
Col. Josiah Hayden, March 13, 1783. 
Issachar Snell, esq., March 11, 1784. 
Matthew Kingman, March 17, 1785. 
Barnabas Howard, March 29, 1786. 
Dr. Philip Bryant, March 21, 1787. 
Capt. Zebedee Snell, March 18, 1788. 
Issacher Snell, esq., March 19, 1789. 
Daniel Howard, March 18, 1790. 
Issachar Snell, March 22, 1791. 
Issacher Snell, March 19, 1792. 
Issachar Snell, March 19, 1793. 
Matthew Kinsman, March 17, 1794. 
• Dr. Blisha Tillson, March 16, 1795. 
Dr. Philip Bryant, March 21, 1796. 
Lemuel Packard, March 9, 1797. 
Daniel Howard, March 8, 1798. 
Caleb Howard, March 7, 1790. 
Matthew Kingman, March 6, 1800. 
Joseph Sylvester, jr., March 2, 1801. 
Daniel Howard, jr., March 4, 1802. 
Daniel Howard, jr., March 28, 1803. 
Moses Gary, March 27, 1804. 



46 



HISTORr OF BROCKTG^f. 



Abel Kingman, March 11, 1805, 
Caleb Howard, March 27, 1806. 
Jonathan Perkins, March 30, 1807. 
Howard Gary, March 24, 1808. 
Dr. Nathan Perry, March 20, 1809. 
Jonathan Perkins, March 19, 1810. 
Gideon Howard, March 10, 1.^11. 
Caleb Howard, March 23, 1812. 



Joseph Sylvester, March 14, 1814. 
Joseph Sylvester, March 13, 1815. 
Caleb Howard, March 4, 1816. 
Joseph Sylvester, jr., March 24. 1817 
Joseph Sylvester, jr., April 3, 1818. 
Howard Gary, esq., March 25, 1819. 
Caleb Howard, March 10, 1820. 
Dr. John S. Crafts, March 10, 1821. 



Jonathan Perkins, March I'j, 1813. 

Parish Tax, 1744 — The following is a list of rates as made out by 
the assessors in the North Parish of Bridgewater (now Brockton) for 
the payment of Rev. John Porter's salary for the year 1744. '^s made 
out by Daniel Howard and Robert Howard, assessors of the precinct, 
September ye 14th, 1744, and committed to Joshua Warren, constable, 
for collection, and is inserted to show the inhabitants of the parish at 
that date : 

Karnes. 



Names. 



Polls. Tax. 
I s.d. 

Timothy Keith 2 276 

David Packard 3 3 n 6 

Solomon Packard 2 276 

Jacob Allen i i 3 9 

John Kingman (2d) 1 i 3 g 

Benjamin Edson 3 311 3 

John Kinsman (3d)---i i ■\ 9 

Henry Kingman 1 i 3 q 

Deacon Packard 2 276 

Zechariah Packard 2 276 

James Torrey o 030 

Joshua Warren 2 276 

James Hewett 1 1 3 g 

Micah Langford 1 i 3 q 

Daniel Rickard — i 139 

Abiel Packard 2 276 

C Southworth 2 276 

Widow L. Packard o 000 

Caleb Phillips i 139 

John Johnson o 000 

Zachariah Gary. __2 276 

John Pratt 1 139 

Zechariah Snell 2 276 

William French o 000 

Elisha Dunbar 1 i 39 

Abiah Keith 1 139 

Daniel Field, jr ,.1 139 

EbenezerHiU ._i 139 



John Battle^; 

Joseph Phinney 

Nath'l Reynolds 

Thomas Reynolds. - 
Samuel Pettingill-. 

Asa PettingiU -. 

Isaac Allen 

Benj. Hayward 

Zechariah Gary 

Edward White 

John Randall 

William French 

David French- _ 

Isaac Fuller 

Jacob Packard 

Alexander Wilson... 

David Brown __ 

Daniel Ames 

Daniel Howard 

Robert Howard 

Samuel West 

Pelatiah Phinney... 

Seth Packard _ 

David Packard, jr.. _ 

William Packard 2 

Mark Perkins.. 3 

Samuel Brett i 



Polls. Tax 

3 9 

3 9 

3 Q 

3 9 

3 9 

7 6 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

7 6 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

7 6 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 
276 

3 II 3 
I 3 9 



Names. 



Polls. 



A. Thompson 2 

Jabez Field -2 

Walter Downie 2 

Benj. PettingiU... 

Joseph PettingiU 

Peter Edson 

Benjamin Worrick 

John Buck 

Simeon Gary 

Jonathan Gary 

Thomas Terrill 

John Coley _., 

Zepio (colored) 

Thomas Henry 

Matthew Buck. 

Abiali Keith 

Widow Keith..- o 

Ames o 

Japhet Rickard o 

Ephraim Willis o 

John Brett _..i 

Thomas Buck __.i 

Benj. Edson, jr .1 

John Dailey. o o 

Charles Snell 1 1 

Edw'd Southworth z 2 

Shepard Fiske o o 



Tax. 

276 



7 6 

7 b 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

3 9 

o o 

3 9 

3 9 

o o 

3 9 

3 

3 q 

o 9 

3 9 

7 6 

o o 



Poll- Tax List for 1770 — The following list is inserted to show 
the residents of the North Parish of Bridgewater (now Brockton) in 
1770, with the number of polls against each liouseholder : 



NORTH PARISH OF BRIDGEWATER. 



Names. 

Joseph Allen 

fcjamufl Krett -. 

Siineun Brett ^ 

Matthew Buck 3 

Japhet Beal 

Zechariah Gary 

Joseph Cole 

Samuel Cole 

Zachariah Gurney 

Lieut. Elisha Gurney 

Micah Gurney 

Daniel Howard, esq 

Capt. Barnabas Howard-.- 

Capt. Robert Howai-d 

Robert Howard, jr 

Elisha Hayward 

Joseph Hayward-- 

Jonathan Hayden 

Josiah Hayden 2 

Abiah Keith 2 

Nathan Keith -- 2 

Jacob Keith 

Daniel Manly -_ 

John Brett 

Capt. Abiel Packard 

Thomas Packard - 

Timothy Packard 

David Packard-. _ 

David Packard, jr 

Abiezer Packard 

William Packard - 

William Packard, jr 

Lemuel Packard 

Capt. Isaac Packard 

Abia Packard 

Ensign Abel Packard 

Joh n Pac kard 

Nathan Packard, jr .- 

Barnabas Pratt. 

Thomas Pratt 

Jonathan Perk ns 

Daniel Pettinsjill 

Stephen Pettingill 

Caleb Phillips - 

Capt. Eliphalet Phillips--- 

Nathaniel Reynolds 

Philip Reynolds 

Jonas Reynolds 

Timothy Reynolds 

Thomas Reynolds 

Jacob Rickard 

Charles Richardson 

Ens. Issachar Snell 

Zebedee Snell 



Names. Polls. 

Nehemiah Lincoln 

Ebenezer Packard 

Jacob Packard. 

Nathan Packard 

Simeon Packard 

James Packard 

Reuben Packard 

Seth Packard. 

Lieut. Joseph Packard. .. 

Joshua Packard _. 

Daniel Packard 

Eliab Packard 

Barnabas Packard -. 

George Packard 

Josiah Perkins 

Samuel Pettingill-- ..3 

Edmund Pettingill i 

Joseph Pettingill 2 

Daniel Richards 2 

John Richards o 

Constant and Nath. South- 
worth 1 

Edward Southworth 2 

Ephraim Cole 

Joseph Cole, jr 

Ephraim Churchill 

Dr. Philip Bryant 

Seth Bryant 

Job Bryant 

Jeremiah Beal 

Ashley Curtis, jr... 

Elisha Dunbar 

Elisha Dunbar, jr 

Seth Dunbar 

Silas Dunbar 

Jesse Dunbar 

Ens. John Dailey _ 

Jabez Field 3 

Levi French i 

Ebenezer Snell 2 

Cornet Charles Snell 2 

Eleazer Snow, jr 7 

Samuel Sturtevant 

Ezekiel Southworth 

Edmund Soper - 

Jacob Thayer 

Enoch Thayer - 

Zechariah Watkins, jr._, 

Eleazer Cole 

Ephraim Willis 

Demetrius Rickard 

Fobes Field 

Samuel Brett, jr 



Names. Polls. 

Ezra Cary 

Abram Packard- - 

Enos Thayer 

Barnabas Curtis 

Eleazer Cole ._. --. 

Daniel Ames... 

Timothy Ames 

Noah Ames 

Benjamin Ames 

Simeon Alden 

Isaac Brett 

Simeon Cary 

Jonathan Cary 

Dr. John Staples Crafts 

Deacon David Edson 

James Edson 

Benjamin Edson 

Jacob Edson 

William Edson 

Ichabod Edson 

Ebenezer Edson 

Isaac Fuller 

Mark Ford ___ 

Thomas Hendry, estate. 

Lieut. John Howard 2 

Adam Howard o 

Lieut. Henry Kingman 2 

Matthew Kingman 1 

Henry Kingman, jr i 

John and Adam Kingman i 

John Kingman, jr i 

Levi Keith 2 

Lemuel Southworth i 

Benjamin Southworth i 

William Shaw - 3 

Joseph Sylvester i 

Thomas Thompson.. 2 

Seth Thayer- „ 2 

Joshua Warren i 

Ebenezer Warren 1 

Ezra Warren i 

Thomas West i 

William French i 

Isaiah Fuller i 

Lieut. Daniel Noyes o 

Jacob Noyes o 

Samuel Noyes © 

David Porter _.o 

Joseph Porter 

Samuel Dike _ 

Jesse Perkins - 

Jacob Packard, jr. 

Moses Cary 



*' General list of all Dwelling Houses which, with the Out Houses 
appurtenant thereto and the Lots on which the Same are erected, not 



48 



IlISTOIiY OF BROCKTON. 



exceeding two Acres in any Case, were owned, possessed, or occupied, 
on the first day of October, 1798, within the Assessment District, No. 
10, in the Sixth Division of the State of Massachusetts, exceeding in 
value the Sum of One Hundred Dollars." 



Reputed Valuation 

owners. in dolls. 

Daniel Alden zoo 

Timothy Ames 23° 

Noah Ames 225 

Job Ames 225 

Joseph Alden-- no 

Daniel Alden 230 

Philip Bryant -500 

Amzi Brett - no 

Job Bryant 200 

Sam'l and William Brett 275 

Japhet Beal -—250 

Ephraim Cole.-- - 500 

Jonathan and James Cary--325 

Jonathan Gary, Jr voo 

Simeon and Howard Cary--3'*5 
Jacob and Eben'z'r Dunbar-220 

Jacob Dunbar. Jr 150 

Samuel Dike, Jr 120 

Mannasseh and Sam, Dick- 

erman 325 

Ichabod Edson _-_ 250 

Seth Edson.-- ros 

William andW^illiam Edson_i2o 

r^avid Edson ^30 

Tames and Josiah Edson 120 

Josiah and Elisha Eames---20o 

lames Eaton 105 

Fobes, Jabez and Daniel 

Field .500 

William Field..- -175 

Asa Ford 175 

Mark and Samuel Ford 150 

Jeremiah Beal '75 

Isaac and Joseph Brett.-, --.620 

Samuel Brett 150 

Rufus Brett . no 

Daniel Gary _ 35c 

Thomas Craft. -^ 550 

Ephraim Churchill 105 

Tiarnabas Curtis .12c 

Joseph and B. Crosswell 105 

Moses Cary no 

Samiiel Ghesman 175 

Benjamin Keith 275 

Shepard Keith -150 

Seth Kinpman 500 

Matthew Kingman 275 

Matthew Kingman 325 

Guardian of Isaac Packard. 

Abel Kingman 150 

Nathan Keith- — .120 

Henry Kingman 150 

Solomon Keith 



Reputed Valuation 

owners. in dolls. 

Daniel Keith and Son 

Seth Keith 

Jeremiah Keith 

Edward Keith 

Samuel Keith 

Nehemiah Lincoln 175 

Nathan Leach 130 

Nathaniel Manley 330 

Daniel Manley 230 

Bezaleel and Bethuel Field. 200 
Zechariah Gurney, ) 

Zechariah Gurney, Jr.,)' """ ^ 
Silas Sturtevant, I 

Ephraim Groves, ) '^ 

Caleb Hayward 125 

Ichabod Howard-- 625 

John Howard. .500 

Alfred Howard — .230 

Robert and Robert How- 
ard Jr 400 

Mary Howard, > 

Solomon Hill, ] ^°° 

Waldo Howard no 

Asaph Howard 200 

Asaph Hayward 275 

Joseph Hayward 175 

Barnabas and Jonas Hay- 
ward 500 

Daniel Howard 2d .300 

John Hunt j8o 

Oliver Howard — 350 

Gideon Howard 400 

William Jameson. .- 

Asa Jones - 175 

Ephraim Jackson 230 

Jonathan Keith 230 

Levi Keith _ 350 

Luke Perkins and Isaac 

Porter..- , 

Josiah Perkins 120 

Benjamin Packard 450 

Joseph Packard _ .105 

Widow Content Packard 150 

Mark Perkins 175 

Levi Packard ' 325 

Widow Dorothy Packard — 275 

Cyrus Packard 175 

Thomas and Elijah Packard. 175 
Abiah and Howard Pack- 
ard _ 250 

Josiah Pratt- 

Jonas Reynolds 150 

Widow Elizabeth Reynolds. 150 



Reputed 
owners. 



Valuation 
in dolls. 



Seth Snow 105 

Ephraim Sturtevant 275 

Jonathan Snow ..- 200 

Silas and Widow Snow 550 

Zechariah and Oliver Snow-275 

Daniel Manley, Jr _iio 

Thomas Macomber.™ 200 

Hayward Marshall 175 

Ephraim Noyes- 500 

Josiah Packard 500 

Eliphalet Packard-- 150 

Nathaniel and Leonard Or- 

cutt 135 

Silas Packard 625 

Jonathan Perkins, Jr. 150 

Ames Packard no 

Eben 'r, Lot and Robert 

Packard —360 

lonas Packard 150 

James Porter 120 

Josiah Packard 200 

Lemuel Packard 650 

Jonathan Perkins no 

Nathan Packard ^25 

Jesse and Zadoc Perkins 625 

Rebecca Perkins. ) 

Noah Packard, ] ^'^° 

James Perkins- 600 

Thomas Packard 130 

John Porter 

Luke Perkins 200 

Shepard Perkins. ) 

Widow Abigail Perkins, ) "'^^ 

Zebedee Snell 175 

Issachar Snell - 400 

Joseph Snell no 

Joseph Sylvester 120 

Joseph Sylvester, Jr 350 

Benjamin Southworth 105 

Shepard SnelL _ 150 

William and Micah Shaw 300 

Nathaniel Snell 275 

Perez Southworth 210 

John Tilden 275 

Thos. and Thos. Thomp- 
son, Jr 460 

James Thompson _ 

Seth Thayer no 

Jeremiah Thayer __ no 

Enos Thayer 230 

John Wales. _- 130 

Thomas Willis .500 

Ephraim Willis 250 

Nahum Mitchell, Assessor. 



John Whitman, "] 

Solomon Hayward, | 



Daniel Gary. 



Jonathan Copeland, 
Daniel Fobes, J 



!• Assistant Assessors. 



Bridgewater, March 5, 1709. 



EARLY HABITS AND CUSTOMS. 4!) 

CHAPTER IV. 
EARLY HABITS AND CUSTOMS. 

Social Life — Parties — Spinning Machines — Raising Flax — Process of Manufacture — 
Dress of Men and Women — Amusements— Raisings — Style of Architecture — Use of 
Cranes — Tinder-Boxes — Food of the Early Inhabitants — DrinI'LS — Well-Sweep — Rismg 
and Retiring Early — Attendance on Church Worship. 

THE people of Brockton, in its earliest settlement as a parish, were 
on a footing of remarkable equality. Their social manners and 
customs were very simple, friendly, and unceremonious. Visiting was 
common and frequent among neighbors, and without the formalities of 
invitation. Wlien a company of neighbors were invited the women 
went early, taking their knitting and babies with them, and spent the 
afternoon ; and the men went in season to take supper and return in 
the evening. Many of the social gatherings partook of the useful as 
well as the agreeable They joined together to help their neighbors 
husk their corn or to raise a building; and occasionally some neighbor- 
ing housewife had a quilting party in which all the good housewives 
gave an afternoon to make a Covering for a bed. In the social gather- 
ings of the young people dancing was a favorite amusement, and a 
fiddle or violin was the instrument in general use. If that could not be 
had they used to dance by whistling and singing the tune. Spinning 
matches, at one time, were quite common, and the people made their 
own cloth and yarn, and hence were obliged to raise their fliax. Nearly 
• every farmer in town owned and cultivated a patch of ground devoted 
to that purpose. 

We here give an account of the method of preparing it for use. 
The quantity of seed required for an acre varied from one-half 
to three bushels. The stalk or stem when grown was of a pea- 
green, and from two to three feet in height, bearing a blue blossom, 
which ripened into a ball that contained the flax-seed. When the flax 
was ripe it was pulled carefully by the roots, tied into small handfuls, 
left to dry on the ground a day or two, then set up in small stocks, and. 



50 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

after becoming well dried, was stacked in the field a fortnight or more. 
Then the seed was threshed out, and sometimes dipped in water for a 
week or more, and evenly and thinly spread out on the grass to be 
rotted. This being sufficiently done, it was packed away for the win- 
ter ; and, as soon as the fair days appeared in spring, there was a gen- 
eral turn-out of men for dressing flax, which consisted of separating the 
fibrous thread from the stalk. This had to be done b_v several imple- 
ments, called the brake, the hatchel, the swingling board and knife A 
smart man dresses nearly forty pounds a day. After the process of 
dressing and twisting it into bunches, it was handed over to the good 
woman and her daughters to spin, weave, whiten, and convert into 
thread, cloth, and neat, beautiful garments. We shall describe the pro- 
cess of manufacture, as follows : first, the hatchel was brought and fast- 
ened into a chair with a string or stick, and the mother, with her checked 
apron, and a handherchief pinned about her neck, and another handker- 
chief tied about her head to keep off the dust, sat in another chair. 
Winding one end of the flax tightly around the fingers of the right hand, 
and holding it, she drew the flax through the hatchel till it was thor- 
oughly combed ; then, changing, she combed in a similar manner the 
other end. Next, it was snarled or wound on the distaff", and spun into 
thread or yarn upon \\\q foot or linen- wheel. That drawn out by Iiatchel- 
ing was called tow, which was carded by hand, with hand-cards, and 
spun upon the large wheel. That was called tow-yarn. From" the 
wheel it went to the reel ; from the reel to the loom, which nearly every 
family had, and every woman knew how to use, although some families 
let out their flax to be made into cloth and yarn. 

Thus we see our ancestors were independent of foreign looms and 
spindles for their ordinary dress ; and for mere decorations, such as are 
common at the present day, they had but little regard ; and, indeed, a 
showy costume would have excited contempt rather than emulation. 
Their attire on the Sabbath, as well as on working- days, was plain. The 
father's common dress consisted of a woolen coat, a striped woolen 
frock, tow frock, and woollen, velvet, tow, or leather breeches. These, 
with long stockings, were fastened at the knee by a buckle ; in winter 
they wore woolen or leather buskins, and thick cowhide shoes, fastened 
with buckles on the instep. Their best hats were what are now called 



EARLY HABITS AND CUSTOMS. 51 

" cocked-up hats," turned up with three corners ; and the more noted 
men wore wigs. 

The ordinary outer dress of the women, in summer, was tow and hnen 
goivtis, checked " tvcrs," or " aprons," and in winter, woolen gowits and 
aprons, thick woolen stockings, and cowhide shoes. The clothing was 
all of their own manufacture, and every house might properly be called 
a " home factory." They not only spun their own flax and wool, but 
wove their cloth in a hand-loom. They also made garments for fathers, 
sons, and brothers with their own hands. They disdained no kind of 
domestic labor ; they needed no help. Contentment and happiness 
reigned in their abodes, and amid all their laborious toil, personal wants 
were few ; and, even with their limited means of supply, few remained 
unsatisfied. Boys and girls (for such they were till married) were early 
taught to work, and as soon as they acquired muscular power, were 
taught to make the most of life, and apply it to some useful purpose ; 
and none was allowed to waste it in idleness and dissipation. There 
was no distinction between the laborer and employer, no difference be- 
tween the kitchen and the parlor ; for that was almost unknown, and 
generally shut up, except on public days, as Thanksgiving-days, fasts, 
and the like. Balls, concerts, and places of amusement, scenic exhibi- 
tions, and the long list of modern devices for killing time were unknown. 
A si?ig, a bee, a raising, a husking party, or a domestic circle, a sleigh- 
ride in the winter, or a cherry ride in the summer, were sufficient for all 
the purposes of recreation and social intercourse ; and for those that 
wished for enjoyment of a more questionable character, the means and 
associates were to be found in other localities. The amusements and 
recreation of young men were mostly of the athletic kind, as " playing 
ball," which was always practiced, and is now kept up in spring and fall. 
Wrestling was very common, especially at raisings and social and public 
gatherings. When at the raising of buildings the labor was over, and 
the men stimulated by the treat all had received, they usually com- 
menced raising or loivering one another. This sport commenced by 
two young persons getting inside of a ring formed by spectators, then 
older persons joined in the same exercise. Wagers would be laid, and 
a little more stimulant taken to give elasticity and strength to the par- 
ties. In course of time parties would get in earnest; angry words and 



52 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

defiant gestures would be made, and it generally ended in a fight. 
These wrestling matches, we are happy to say, are gone by. It may be 
said here that at the raising of buildings, it was customary to call the 
men of the town together, and the owner was expected to furnish the 
drinks and lunch, and, as soon as the ridgepole was fairly in place, for 
the master workman to dedicate the whole by dashing a bottle of nun 
upon the frame, followed by three hearty cheers from the company 
present. 

VVe will now give the reader some idea of the early customs in 
regard to living, the dwellings, and other ancient matters. First in or- 
der are the 

DWELLING-HOUSES. — The first were built of logs, and called log 
cabins, erected on land which was usually laid out in lots and ranges. 
Next, after the introduction of saw-mills, came the frame house, of one 
story in height, and about sixteen by twenty four or five feet on the 
ground, and containing from one to three rooms. The next in order of 
architecture was a two-story house, with gambrel roof; and some were 
two story in front, with a roof slanting back to one story at the back part. 
The third order of houses was the " hip roof" and was introduced soon 
after the Revolutionary War, and consisted of a two-story house, with two 
front rooms, a door in the middle, with a hall running through the center, 
and generally a one- story L, on the back side, for a kitchen, such as the 
house of Benjamin Kingman, the late Eliab Whitman, David Cobb, 
Mrs. Nathaniel H. Cross, in the village, and Josiah W. Kingman at 
Campello, that was burned in 1853. The windows in the earliest 
dwellings were either of mica or diamond-shaped glass, set in tin or 
lead. The chimneys were first built of stone, with mammoth fire places, 
and an oven on one side running back, which, with the chimney, 
occupied nearly as much room as a modern bedroom. In the chimney, 
running from end to end, was a lug-pole, usually made of oak, from two 
to four inches in diameter, on which were hung hooks and trammels of 
wrought iron, so constructed as to be raised and lowered at pleasure to 
suit the various sized kettles, which were hung over the fire for culinary 
uses. In the course of time these lug-poles gave way to the old iron 
crane, on account of their liability to burn, which was made to swing 
into the room, or to hang over the fire. Cranes were first used in this 



EARLY HABITS AND CUSTOMS. 53 

town about 1750. The fire was made of large logs, one large one, called 
a back-log, being placed on the back side of the fire-place, usually from 
two to four feet in length ; two stones were used for andirons, and a 
\-3.x^& fore-stick resting on the stones to keep up the fire, besides a back- 
stick or the back- log; then a sufficiency of smaller fire- wood was piled 
up ; a pitch-pine knot being placed under the fore-stick and lighted, 
made a rousing fire. At each end of the fire places were small benches 
or stools, on which the children usually sat, warming one side and then 
the other till they were thoroughly warmed through, while the old folks 
were seated in front upon a "settle," enjoying the full blaze. With this 
they needed no modern gas-light, no oil, nor candles ; for in the even- 
ing pitch-pine knots were used, which gave a strong and brilliant light. 
Splinters were used to carry about house, or into the cellar for cider and 
apples, instead of lamps and candles. Previous to the introduction of 
friction matches, which are of a recent date, every family was supposed 
to have a "tinder-box," which consisted of a round tin box, about six 
inches in diameter, two inches deep, with a flat cover of tin, on the 
outside of which could be inserted a candle. The box contained tinder, 
made of burnt linen cloth or pieces of punk. By the use of a piece of 
flint upon the corners of a file or steel, a spark would catch in the punk ; 
and then a stick, with brimstone on the end, coming in contact with the 
spark, set the stick on fire, from whence the kindling in the fireplace was 
lighted. Another method in general practice was, to cover live coals in 
the fire place with ashes, so as to keep the fire alive on the hearth till 
morning. When this failed, the tinder-box was resorted to. 

Food. — The morning and evening meal usually consisted of bean or 
pea porridge, dipped out with a wooden spoon into a wooden bowl, with 
bread and butter. Coffee and chocolate were added upon extra occa- 
sions. Tea was seldom used, especially by the children. The bread 
consisted of rye and Indian meal ; occasionally wheat bread. The dinner 
consisted of salt beef or pork, with vegetables boiled. Fresh meat was 
a rarity. Potatoes are an article of recent cultivation. 1 For pudding 
they had baked or boiled Indian meal. The dishes used in early days 
were mostly of wood. The plates were called trenchers. These wooden 

1 Introduced into this country in 1732. 



64 HISTOrtY OF BROCKTON. 

utensils were the first used ; they gradually gave way to pewter, and 
still later to crockery and earthen ware. 

Drinks. — Malt beer was a very common drink in the early settle- 
ment of the country, which was made from barley, and was raised by 
nearly every farmer. Next came cider, which soon supplanted beer. 
This was a universal drink, morning, noon, and night, each family lay- 
ing in from ten to thirty barrels for a year's stock. So common was 
the use of cider, that it was considered a mark of disrespect not to pass 
it round when a neighbor or traveler called. Another very common 
drink w&sjlip, which was made of beer sweetened with sugar, with a 
" loggerhead," or red-hot iron, thrust into it ; a little new rum was then 
poured in, and nutmeg sprinkled into it. Toddy was another favorite 
beverage, made of rum and water, well sweetened. A stick, flattened 
on the end, for crushing the sugar and stirring it up, was called the 
" toddy-stick." The ring of the tumblers, as it hit the sides in mixing, 
had its peculiar music, with which nearly every one was familiar. 

Skillful men made graceful flourishes in making another excellent 
drink, called "egg-nog," otherwise known as " Tom and Jerry," which 
was composed of sugar, milk, and spirits, mixed with a beaten egg, 
stirred in rapidly till the whole was made into froth, and drank hot. 
There are many now who have not forgotten how it tastes, and relish it 
quite well. 

Having mentioned many of the drinks that were stimulating, we will 
now describe another kind — cold water. This is obtained from the 
earth, and is a natural production. Various means have been in use for 
obtaining this liquid. The most ancient is the well-siveep. A well was 
usually dug at a distance of from ten to fifty or more feet from the 
house ; and but a few feet from the same a post was erected, having a 
crotch on the top end, in which a long pole was so nearly balanced and 
swung upon an iron or wooden pin, that when a bucket suspended upon 
the end of another smaller pole that descended into the water was filled, 
it could be easily drawn out. There are but few of this kind of appara- 
tus for drawing water now to be found, only here and there a solitary 
one. Another means of obtaining water is by a windlass erected di- 
rectly over a well, turned by a crank, the bucket being fastened to the 
end of a rope that passes over the windlass, and even this has given 



EARLY HABITS AND CUSTOMS. 55 

place to \\\& pump and pipe. Here and there is a natural spring, from 
which water is conducted by pipes to houses, supplying pure, unadul- 
terated liquid. 

The custom of retiring and rising early was universal. The time of 
retiring was eight to nine o'clock ; that of rising at dawn of day. 

The attendance on church worship was also a custom which nearly 
all practiced. Elderly people who owned horses rode double. The wife 
was seated behind her husband upon the pillion, with her arm around 
him. In summer the young men went barefoot, or with shoes in hand ; 
the young women wore coarse shoes, carrying a better pair in hand, 
with stockings, to change before entering the meeting-house. Going 
to meeting on foot was not confined to young people; many women 
walked three to five miles to attend church. In winter it was custom- 
ary for the women to carry small foot-stoves, which were usually made 
of perforated tin, fastened in a wooden frame, about eight or nine inches 
square, in which were placed hot coals. These stoves were all the 
warming allowed in church. The usual time for church service was one 
and a half hours — from half past ten to twelve o'clock, or one glass and 
a half long, as hour-glasses were their time-pieces in the absence of 
clocks. The intermissions were short, being one hour in winter and one 
and a half in summer. The interval was generally spent in the nearest 
neighbors' houses, who always had a good blazing fire in winter, and 
plenty of coals with which to replenish their foot-stoves. This inter- 
mission was a grand opportunity for the people of the remote portions 
of the parish to meet every week and become acquainted, as it promoted 
social union and good feeling throughout the society. Every new and 
interesting event was discussed ; and while partaking of their lunch they 
had brought with them, the father would request the boys to bring in 
and pass round the cider. The afternoon services being over, people 
might have been seen gathering around the horse-block that stood a 
short distance south of the church, on the green, which was a large flat- 
topped stone for the use of women in mounting and alighting from their 
horses. The means of locomotion in the days of our fathers consisted 
of an ox-cart, or the back of a horse. A chaise or wagon was a curios- 
ity. A journey of forty or fifty miles was a great undertaking, requir- 
ing much preparation ; while now, many travel by steam hundreds of 
miles in a day, and think it nothing compared to that in early days. 



56 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

A journey from the North Parish to Boston was the labor of two days 
with oxen and cart. Tlie same journey is now performed in one day, 
and nothing thought of its being hard. It is thirty to forty minutes' ride 
in a steam train from Brockton to Boston, and the trains run in such a 
manner that a person can leave home after dinner, go to the city, and 
return in the evening train, and have several hours for business. 



CHAPTER V. 



First Meeting-House in the North Parish — Its Appearance — Second House — 
Description — Sale of Pews — First Bell — Seating of Colored People — Third Meeting- 
House — Pew-Holders — Clock — First Stoves — Erection of the Fourth Meeting-House 
in 1854 — Dedication — Description of the Same — Sale of Pews. 

I\A EETING- Houses of the First Congregational Parish. — 
/ \ The first meeting-house in the North Parish was built in 1737, 
on or near the spot where the present edifice now stands. The dedication 
sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Dunbar, of Stoughton, from Solomon's 
Song viii. 8 : " We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts ; what 
shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for ? " 

From the best information gained, it was a small, plain structure, in 
keeping with the times, facing south, without steeple, bell, or chimney; 
the windows had diamond shaped glass, walls plastered, but not warmed 
by stove or furnace. 

Our meeting-house, — our meeting-house, — 

It stood upon a hill, 
Where autumn gales and wintry blasts 

Piped round it loud and shrill. 
No maple-tree with leafy shade, 

Nor tall, protecting oak, 
Stood near to guard the ancient house 

When tempest round it broke. 

No steeple graced its homely roof 

With upward- pointing spire, — 
Our villagers were much too meek 

A steeple to desire, — 
And never did the welcome tones 

Of Sabbath-morning bell 
Our humble village worshipers 

The hour of worship tell. 



THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE. 57 

To this place the people of the parish gathered from Sabbath to 
Sabbath, with commendable regularity, on horseback or on foot. They 
" kept the Sabbath and reverenced the Sanctuary." 

At the time of the incorporation of the parish the house was " Erected 
and Inclosed," but not finished. At a meeting held March 12, 1739, 
" Timothy Keith, Benjamin Edson, David Packard, Daniel Howard, 
Edward Curtis, were chosen a committee for the finishing of the meet- 
ing-house in s'' Precinct;" also " voted to raise two hundred and fifty 
pounds for the finishing of the same, to be paid by the last of August;" 
chose Abiel Packard " Recever of stuf and meterels." March 26, 1736: 

The committee appointed to finish the meeting-house made demand of the several 
inhabitants how they would pay their Reats, or what tliey would percure lords the 
prosecution of the work of finishing the meeting-house. In order to pay tlieir Raits 
Whare upon a number subscribed what they would percure, as first : 

James Packard to do the Glazing of the House, and what it amounts to more than 
his Reats Come to, to lake his pay at the forge, In Iron ore or Cole next fall Insewing. 
John Johnson and Kingman to do the masing work and nails, and to take his pay over 
and Abuv his Raits at the fornes or forge, In Labour, or Cole, or Iron ore the next fall 
Insewing. David Packard, Solomon Packard and Jacob Allen to find Lime. 

Robert Haward, to find one thousand of pine Bords. 

Zacheus Packard, to find one thousand of oak Bords. 

Solomon Packard, to find one thousand of pine Bords. 

Benjamin Edson, to find one thousand of pine Bords. 

Abiel Packard, to find one thousand of pine Bords. 

Timothy Keith, to find one thousand of oak Bords. 

Daniel Haward, to find one thousand of pine Bords. 

Theofilus Curtis, to find five hundred of pine Bords. 

Edward Curtis, to find five hundred of pine Bords, 

James Barret, to find one thousand of pine Bords. 

Joshua Warren, to find Henges; Timothy Keith, David Packard, Solomon Packard, 
Jacob Allen, Benjamin Edson, Daniel Haward, to find all the sheet work. 

The above offers were accepted, by vote of the meeting, in " lue of 
money so far as shall pay their Raits." October 8, 1739, "Voted to 
sell rooms for pews in the meeting-house," December 10, 1739, 
" Voted to sell room for pews in order to Raise money to buy a Gush- 
ing." 1 January 15, 1740, " Voted to chuse three men to set a prise 
upon the pews to be Gin to Bid at, so that no man should Beed below 
the prise they should set, maid choise of James Packard, Abiel Packard, 

' Probably thi^i wa:i for the pulpit. 



58 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

and Isaac Kingman for the same." January 2i, 1740, " Meeting was 
held to-day," and " voted to sell the pews to the highest, bidder," 
" John Kingman, vendue-master, who seet up the first pew on the west 
side of the pulpit to be sold to the highest Beder, and so all the Rest 
Sucksesevely Round the meeting-house to the Number of 13 pews." 

Voted, that John Kingman shuld have the first pew, It being five feet Two ^ i 

inches front and five feet Three inches deep, for (he being the highest 

Beder) 17 05 

Voted, that Daniel Haward should have the Sechond pew, It being 5 ft. 2 in- 
ches front and 5 feet 2 inches deep, for 13 00 

Voted, that Charles Snell .should have the Thurd pew, It being 7 ft. 8 inches 

front and 4 ft. 6 inches deep, for 14 10 

Voted, that John Johnson should have the Forth pew, It being G ft. 10 inches 

front and 4 ft. 6 inches deep, for 13 00 

Voted, that Jabez Field should have the Fifth pew, It being 7 ft. 9 inches front 

and 4 ft and 6 inches deep, for 12 10 

Voted, that Walter Downe should have the sixth pew, It being 6 ft. and 10 

inches front and 4 ft. 7 inches deep, for 5 00 

Voted, that James Packard should have the Seventh pew, It being 7 ft. 3 

inches front and 4 ft. 7 inches deep, for 23 00 

Voted, that Nathan Keith should have the Eighth pew, It being 7 ft. 3 inches 

front and 4 ft. 7 inches deep, for 28 15 

Voted, that Weddow Ledah Packard should have the ninth pew. It being 6 ft. 

10 niches front and 4 ft. 7 inches deep, for (No amount given.) 

Voted, that Zachariah Snell should have the tenth pew. It being 7 ft. 9 inches 

front and 4 ft. 6 inches deep, for. 16 15 

Voted, that Abiel Packard should have the Eleventh pew, It being 7 ft. 9 inches 

front and 4 ft. 6 inches deep, for T 15 00 

Voted, that David Packard should have the twelfth pew. It being 7 ft. 10 

inches front and 4 ft. 6 inches deep, for . . 23 05 

Voted, that Robert Haward should have the thirteenth pew, It being 6 ft. 9 

inches front and 5 ft. 6 inches deep, for 27 00 

Robert Haward was chosen "receiver of the Bonds," given for the pews. 

LIST OF CHARGES GIVEN IN TO THE PRECINCT FOR BUILDING THE NEW MEETING-HOUSE. 

£ s. d. jC s. d. 

John Packard 55 19 Solomon Packard 12 00 

Abiel Packard 24 15 Benjamin Edson 114 11 

Weddow Ledah Packard 15 09 6 Timothy Keith 07 00 

Zacheus Packard 1109 David Packard 53 12 

Jacob Allen 10 010 John Kingman 05 00 5 

Joshua Warren 07 16 Josiah Snell 16 00 

James Barret 08 02 6 Mr. Barnabas Pratt 08 02 

John Johnson 39 15 9 Zachariah Snell 00 15 

Daniel Howard 11 00 6 John Colly 06 06 

Robert Howard 8 00 

Elezer Washburn 74 17 Total 386 11 4 

Theofllus Curtis 05 13 8 



THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE. 59 

January 12, 1741. "Voted that John Colly should have thirty-five shillings for 
sweeping the meeting-house the year Insuing." March 23, 1742, Abiel Packard to 
sweep the meeting-house the present year for 35 shillings. 

March 28, 1743. John Ooly to have 40 shillings for sweeping the meeting-house 
this year coming. 

June 6, 1743. A meeting was held "to see whether the precinct would vote to 
Buld Seats In the Galiryes, and it was voted in the negative." It was then put to 
vote to see whether the precinct would " sell Roome over the stairs and behind the 
front Galiry next to tlie wall for pews and it was voted in the Affirmative." 

From the above it appears that the house had galleries put up, but 
not finished. The usual practice in building churches in early times 
was to finish the inside and sell " pew-room " or sections, which each 
purchaser would finish to suit himself. Hence we frequently find votes 
in the records as follows : 

June 20, 1743. It wag put to vote by the moderator of the meeting to see whether 
the precinct would vote to sell the fore pews Behind the front Galary, and over the 
Stayers at a public vandue to the highest Beder. The Demensions of s'' Pews are as 
followeth : " over the women's Stairs 6 feet front and five feet and half deep. Behind 
women's front Galary, 8 feet front and five feet deep. Behind men's front Galary six 
feet and a half front, and five feet deep, over the men's stairs six feet front, and five 
and a half deep, alowing Convenant Roome to pase up and down the stairs." Voted 
in the affirmative. 

The pew over the men's stairs was seet up by the moderator to sail and Timothy 
Keith Beding two pounds and ten shillings upon s'' pew. It was struck of to him, he 
being the highest Beder. 

The pew over the women's stairs was bid off by Daniel Howard, he Beding two 
pounds and ten shillings on s"" pew. 

The pew Behind the men's front galary was seet up, and Simeon Brett Beding 
twenty-seven pounds upon s'' pew, It was struck off to him. 

The pew behind the women's front galary was set up by the moderator to sail, and 
Constant Southworth Beding twenty pounds and five shillings upon s'' pew, It was 
struck off to him, he being the highest Beder. 

Abiel Packard, Robert Haward, and Zachariah Snell were a com- 
mittee to give confirmation to the above "sail of pews." 
September 3, 1744. Voted to build two seats in each side Gallery. 

The first thing to be done after building a church in earl}' times was 
to " seet the peopel " and provide a pew for the minister. 

Sept. 3, 1744. We find " Jabez Field & charge voted for Building 
Mr. Porter's pew, £^ 10 shillings." 

June 28, 1 746. It was put to vote " to see If the Precinct would vote to 
finish the meeting-house this year, and it was voted in the affirmative." 



60 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Voted, that James Packard, Henry Kingman, and Jabez Field be a committee to see 
the meeting-house be finished. 

What the effect of the above vote was we find no record, and are left 
to judge that it was never carried into effect, as appears by the follow- 
ing record, aiming at the same thing, namely, — to have the " meeting- 
House " completed. 

August 1.5, )748. Voted that Abiel Packard, Constant Southworth, and Samuel 
Brett be a committee to finish he meeting- liouse the present year. 

The following persons were supposed to have worked upon the house 
in the completion of the same, as it appears March 27, 1749. The fol 
lowing sums were voted to be paid: To Samuel Brett, for work ' Don 
In the meeting- House, " ;£'6 7,s\ To Luke Perkins, ;^i los. March 
29, 1750, " money voted to Simeon Gary for Labor Don abought the 
Meeting- House, to be Drawed out of the Treasury, £S i 4." "Voted 
to Archabiel Robson for Bannisters for the Meeting House £4 10 shil- 
lings LawfuU Money." 

At a meeting held September 27, 1756, it was " voted that the Petition 
between the men and women's frount Gallery Shuld be bult up a gain 
where it first stood. Also voted that the Rume on the women's side 
of the Petition should be for the women." 

By the above votes we see the custom prevailed of keeping the men 
and women in separate pews, and have no doubt the work was com- 
pleted, and that they were kept in their proper places, for we find 
Barnabas Pratt was allowed £^ Ss. for putting up a " petition " between 
the " Gallereyes and the Hind Seets." 

At a meeting of the precinct held December 4, 1758, " voted that the 
committee provide an Iron Latch and Bolt for the South Dore of the 
meeting-house." 

Second Meeting- House. — The subject of building a new church, 
or of enlarging the old one, was talked of in 1760, and a meeting called 
to see what the precinct would do, which was held December i, 1760: 

To see if the Precinct will vote to enlarge the Meeting-House by splitting of It In 
tow, or making an addition to it, or both, and also to See if any person or persons will 
under-take the Doing of it for the Rume In the addition that shall be maid to the 
meeting-house, and in case the Precinct should not vote to Inlarge the meeting-house, 
then to see if the Precinct will vote to Buld a new Meeting-House, and when and 
where it shall be set, and of what Bigness it shall be bult. The vote was first put " to 



I'HB SECOND MEETING HOUSE. 



01 



see if the Precinct would build a new House, which was voted in the negative." Then 
'' to see if the Pi-euinct would vote to Inlarge the Meeting-House by splitting of it. 
Voted in the negative." 

Thus things remained for over a year, when the subject was again 
brought up at a meeting held December 29, 1761, at ten o'clock A. M., 
"To see what sum of money can be raised towards the Bulding a 
new Meeting-House. In the North Precinct of Bridgewater. by selling 
the pew Rome to the Highest Reders. In a Meeting-House of the 
same Demenshons of the South Meeting-House, in Bridgewater, the 
number of them and the Setuation and Begness may be seen by a plan 
that will be Provided in said meeting on said day." "Voted that Capt. 
Simeon Gary should be marster of the vandue to sell the pews to the 
Hiest Beders ; " and also "voted that the pew on the Right Hand of 
the pulpet- stairs shuld be for the use of the menestry In said Precinct ; " 
and it was further " voted that Every person that liad a pew struck of 
to him by the vandue-master shuld pay Down a Dolor, as Enerst for 
his pew." 

"The master of the vandue chose by the precinct then proseded to the 
sail of the Pews to the Number of 47, on the flore of the Meeting- 
house." The number, names, and price of each being as follows: 



£ s. •/■ 

Pew No. 1. Ebenezer Snell 18 10 

" 2. Ebenezer Packard.. IG 18 8 

" 3. Nehemiah Lincoln. . 15 !) 4 

'' 4. ZachiiriahQurney.jr. 10 10 8 

" 5. Issachar Snell 14 2 8 

6. Daniel Manley and 

Ephraim Cole.. . 17 17 4 

" 7. Elisha Gurney 17 12 

S. Josiah P.iukard 18 

" 9. Matthew Kingman. . IS 10 8 

" 10. Simeon Brett 13 12 

" 11. Abiezer Packard 17 6 8 

" 12. Thomas Thompson. . 16 

" 1.3. Isaac Packard 21 12 

" U.Barnabas Howard.. IS 13 4 

" 1.5. Alexander Kingman . 17 6 8 
" 16. Adam Howard and 

Zebedee Snell 22 

" 17. Nathan'lSouthworth 14 8 



PewNo. 18. Josiah Hay den. 



IS 13 4 

19. Abia Keith 22 5 4 

20. Daniel Ames 10 16 

21. William Packard... 14 13 4 

22. Abia Packard II 2 8 

2.'!. Simeon Gary 1 ."1 9 4 

24. Jonathan Gary I'j 14 

25. Thomas Packard 14 18 8 

20. John Howard 14 10 

27. Jacob Packard .... no account 

28. Barnabas Pratt i:! OS 

29. Robert Howard... 18 16 

30. Charles Snell 18 10 U 

31. Thomas Reynolds. . . 20 13 4 

32. Zacbariah Cary 16 

33. Samuel Brett 14 10 

34. Benjamin Ames and 

Nathaniel Linfield. 14 IS 8 

35. Reuben Packard.... 14 13 4 



62 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Pew No.36. Issaohar Snell 

" 37. Joseph Richards. . . 

" 38. Daniel Richards.. . 

" .39. Robert Thompon . . 

" 40. Barnabas Packard. 

" 41. Abel Packard.... 

" 42. David Packard 



£ s. ri. £ s. d. 

32 2 8 Pew No.43. Ensign Henry King- 

18 13 4 man 14 18 8 

24 IG " 44. Capt. Lemuel Dunbar 14 16 

15 14 8 " 45. Jabez Field 13 G8 

16 2 8 " 46. Seth Harris 14 16 

23 12 " 47. Eliphalet Phillips. .. 10 

18 IG 



After the sale of tlie above pews " the Precinct aGorned the meeting 
to Monday the forth Day of Jenuary, at twelve o'ck, M." "Agreeably 
to agornment the precinct gathered together, and the vandue-master, 
chosen by the precinct for the sail of the pews, proseded and made sail 
of sixteen pews In the front Gallery," the number, names, and prices of 
which were as follows, namely: 



£ s. d. 

Pew No. 1. Isaac Fuller 20 13 4 

•' 2. Issachar Snell 20 8 

" 3. Luke Perkins 26 13 4 

" 4. Issachar Snell 21 2 6 

•' 5. Issachar Snell 24 5 4 

" 6. Jonathan Hayden.. 14 SO 

" 7. William Edson 14 5 4 

" 8. Barnabas Howard 

and Jabez Field.. 18 8 

" O.Joshua Packard 13 17 4 

" 10. Jacob Packard... . 29 17 4 



L i. d. 
Pew No. 11. Nathan Packard and 

Simeon Packard. .10 

'• 12. William Shaw 10 16 (I 

13. Jo-siah Perkins 9 9 4 

" 14. Dependence French 
and Th e op h i 1 u 8 

Curtis, Jr 12 13 4 

" 15. Levi French and 

Isaac Brett 12 8 

" 16. Dr.PhillipBry,antand 

Seth Bryant 12 2 8 



Description OF THE New House. — January 5, 1762. " Voted to 
Buld a meeting-house of the same demenshons of the South meeting- 
house In Bridgewater, excepting two side Gallary to be bult in sects;" 
also "voted to Buld the meeting- House the next summer, within twelve 
month from the aforsaid Date hereof;" and "voted that all the posts of 
the Body of the meeting- House shuld be sawed and the house faced 
South." Robert Haward, Capt. Simeon Gary, and Mr. Abia Keith 
were chosen a committee for " prosicuting the Bulding the meeting- 
House in the North Precinct." " Voted that the house shuld be Shil- 
ingled with sedar shingles." 

Monday, November 8, 1762, " A meeting was called to see if the 
precinct will vote to Buld a Belfree to the meeting-house," and it was 
voted to " Build one over the East Dore," also "voted to Buld a porch 
over the west Dore, and to sell the stairways for pews to the highest 



THE SECOND MEETING HOTTSE. 63 

Beder." It seems nothing had been done towards forwarding the build- 
ing of the "Belfree" in January, as another meeting was called to meet 
January 17, "to see if the precinct will vote to buld the Belfree, and 
spire, already voted to be built, provided it can be don by subscription, 
and without taxing the precinct," which was voted in the affirmative; 
also "voted that the Belfry should be twelve feet square, and eighty- 
five feet high from the grown." Capt. Simeon Cary, Isaac Packard, 
and Barnabas Howard were chosen a committee to " Buld " the same. 
In the spring of 1762 the building was commenced. The frame was 
raised in June, 1763, and in December of the same year the house was 
completed and dedicated to the worship of God the last week of that 
month. Rev. Mr. Dunbar preached the sermon in the forenoon of the 
day of dedication, from the text, Isaiah Ix. 7 : " I will glorify the house 
of my glory." Rev. John Angier, of the East Parish, preached a 
sermon in the afternoon from the text, Psalms cxxii. i : ''I was 
glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the 
Lord." The first sermon preached in the new meeting-house by 
Rev. Mr. Porter was from text, Haggai ii. 9: "The glory of this latter 
house shall be greater than the former." The carpenters that performed 
the carpenter- work upon this house were Deacon Jonathan Cary, 
Benjamin Packard, Micah Packard, Seth Packard, Barnabas Pratt, 
Thomas Pratt, Job Bryant, Gamaliel Bryant, Samuel Hayden, Phinehas 
Paine, Jeremiah Beals. Col. Josiah Hayden was the master-workman 
of the inside of the house. Col. Simeon Cary, who was one of the 
building committee, was master of the outside of the house. Colonel 
Hayden also built the pulpit and sounding-board. All of the above 
mechanics belonged in the town. 

We have already seen that the preeinct voted to have a steeple built 
by subscription, but for some reason which does not appear on record 
it was not all paid in. For this purpose the pew back of the " Deckon 
sect" was put up for "sail" to help pay the committee that built it 
what expense had been incurred. May 17, 1764, "Voted to sell the 
old meeting-house for the use of the precinct in jenerail." 

Ala.s ! there came a luckless day, 

Our meeting-house grew old, — 
The paint was worn, the shingles loose; 

In winter it was too cold. 
They called it an old-fashioned thing, 

And said it must be sold. 



fi4 HISTORY OK BROCKTON. 

First Bell. — Also voted the same day to " Geet a Bell for the New 
Meeting- House, not exceeding six hundred Wate." Daniel Howard, 
esq., Capt. Abiel Packard, and Lieut. Henry Kingman were chosen a 
committee to purchase the same. October 24, 1765, "Voted to Build 
stairs to the Belfree." It seems the bell of the new meeting-house 
became broken from some cause, and at a meeting held October 10, 
1768, to see if the precinct would vote to mend the bell, voted in the 
affirmative, also, " voted that Lieut. Henry Kingman should geet it 
mended." We presume that the bell was past mending, as we after- 
terwards find, December 1 1, 1769, a vote "to geet a new Bell of Seven 
hundred wate. Lieut. Henry Kingman, Col. Simeon Gary, and Gapt. 
Isaac Packard were appointed a committee to go and agree with Mr. 
Hubbard, for the making and taking down of the old Bell and hanging 
the new one." January 11, 1770, "Voted to Imploy Mr. Aaron 
Huburd and Mr. Gellomer to new Run the Bell, and that it shall be of 
Seven hundred wate." In the early part of 1772, a number of persons 
became " lamed "in the rules of " musick " under Mr. Billings, and 
asked that seats might be assigned to them in the south part of the 
women's gallery. This request was complied with as follows : Novem- 
ber 30 1772, " Voted to the singers the South part of the women's 
Gallery During pleasure." We find this produced some dissatisfaction, 
and efforts were made to restore the seats back to the women. Various 
meetings were called until, April 8, 1773, a special meeting being 
called, the question was put by the moderator " to see if the precinct 
will vote to restore the Southerly part of the women's gallery to the 
womens use again." It was "voted in the negative." April 3, 1775, 
the above vote was reconsidered, and a vote passed "allowing the 
north part of the womens sects During the pleasure of the Parish," also 
"voted to build a pair of stairs in the Belfree." December 11, 1788, 
" Voted to sell the Deef Seet." Also "voted to sell the two hind sects 
each side of the Broad allej'." Now the parish begin to think that 
some repairs are needed, and a committee of three were chosen to 
report what repairs were necessary. Job Bryant, Moses Gary, and 
Jeremiah Beals were that committee, who reported the following to be 
done: "new setf the Glass in putty, paint the Door, windows, and 
walls, and the platform of the Belfree be covered with Led." Voted 
"that the window frames and sashes be painted white." 



THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE. 65 

Seats for Colored People — March 19, 1789. "Voted to build 
a porch provided it can be Don without expense to the parish, and also 
to put seats in the porch and Belfree for the negroes, and sell the room 
where the stairs and negro pew now are." Thus we see that in this 
year the negroes were to sit in the loft provided on purpose, which 
created no little feeling on the part of the colored population. 

March 4, 1795. "Voted to shingel the Meeting- House the front 
side, to be completed by the 15 of September." 

In the year 1800 we again find a disagreement between the colored 
people attending worship and sitting in the same seat with the white 
people, which very much annoyed some of them, and to remedy this 
trouble a meeting was held August 4th, "To see what measures the 
Parish will take to prevent the blacks from occupying the seats appro- 
priated to the use of the white people, so as to prevent any disturb- 
ance in time of Public worshipe," at which time it was "Voted that the 
side galleries and the seats in the Body of the meeting-house be 
appropriated to the use of the white people, and the seats in the porch 
above to the use of the blacks." 

January 19, 1 80 1, " Voted to erect seats in the front gallery for the 
singers, in front of the front pews," and " voted that they be erected 
in a surkerler forme." April 30, 1801, " Voted to paint the inside work 
that has heretofore been painted, to be under the direction of the 
Parish Committee." Early in the year 1805, the people of the parish, 
wishing to improve the looks of their house of worship, called a meet- 
ing, which was held March 11, 1805, "To see if the Parish will repair 
the meeting Hous, and what repairs they will make the year insuing." 
At this meeting a committee of nine was chosen to view the house and 
report at the adjournment of the meeting. This committee consisted 
of the following persons : Capt. Abel Kingman, Capt. Howard Cary, 
Maj. Caleb Howard, Jeremiah Beal, Jesse Perkins, Gideon Ploward, 
esq., Perez Seuthworth, Silas Packard, Daniel Packard. This commit- 
tee report "that it was necessary to make new the wast bords and water 
table from the north east corner of the meeting hous, and on the South 
side, to the South side of the Porch door, that as many of the sashes as 
are defective should be made new, and such repairs on the doors as 
shall be found necessary; that the bell fraim, banisters, &c., be made 
y 



66 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

new, and all the trimmings together with the spire be painted, that 
the body of the house together witli the rouff be painted." A commit- 
tee of five was appointed to select a color for painting, who reported 
" white, one shade on the yaliow." Moses Cary, Jonathan Reals and 
John Wales were chosen a committee to carry the above repairs into 
execution. August 30, 1805, " Voted to Polish the Vain." 

December 5, 18 16. We again find a vote respecting the seating of 
the colored people, as follows : Voted " that the People of color may 
occupy the two Back seats in the west gallery of our meeting-house & 
no other seats, or that they may have ground for one pew in the north- 
west corner of the Gallery, and ground for another pew in the North 
East corner of the Gallery as they Choose, and that the Parish clerk- 
serve the people of color with a copy of this vote." 

In 1818 the subject of warming the meetinghouse came up in the 
following manner: Some of the churches in the neighboring towns 
having found it a luxury to have the house of God warmed and made 
comfortable, thought it would not be too much of a sin to enjoy the 
same comfort. The idea at first met with serious opposition ; for the 
first article in a warrant concerning the purchasing of a cast-iron stove 
was negatived, which move was made December 10, 1818, as follows: 
" Voted to have the article of getting a stove inserted in a warrant for 
the next spring meeting," and in the following spring, March 25, 1819, 
"voted the stove or stoves to a committee of five," consisting of Col. 
Caleb Howard, Daniel Howard, esq., Abel Kingman, esq., Capt. 
Zachariah Gurney, Eliphalet Kingman. December 13, 18 19. This 
committee reported it "inexpedient to get a Stove." March 7, 1822. 
"Voted the South part of the East Gallery for the use of the young 
women." Previous to February, 1823, this Parish had been known 
by the name of the "North Parish in Bridgewater." December 22, 
1822, the parish "voted to take measures to alter the name of the 
North Parish of Bridgewater, and that it be called the ' First Parish 
in North Bridgewater ;' also voted that the Parish take measures to 
petition the Legislature to carry the above into effect." Caleb Howard, 
esq., Perez Crocker, and Perez Southworth were appointed to petition 
the Legislature in behalf of said parish ; so that from that time forward 
it was known as the " First Parish in North Bridgewater." In the early 




L^ ^2^^ 



THE THIRD MEETING HOUSE. 67 

pare of 1S24 the bell of this parish was found broken, and Abel King- 
man, esq., Caleb Howard, esq., and Rev. Daniel Huntington were 
chosen a committee to purchase a new one, March 2, 1824. with dis- 
cretionary power to " gitt a Bell of the wate of from 10 to 12 cwt." A 
bell was purchased of George H. Holbrook, of West Medway, Mass., 
April 17, 1824, which was warranted for one year with fair common 
usage, and weighing twelve hundred and forty- two pounds, at an 
expense of $465.75. An article was inserted in a warrant for parish 
meeting, March 2, 1824, "To see if the Parish will agree to make any 
alteration in the form or shape of the Meeting House, either inside or 
out, or to make any repairs to either." This was the first movement 
toward rebuilding or repairing the old house. At this meeting it was 
voted to make some alteration, providing that they can agree with the 
pew holders on reasonable terms. For this purpose a committee was 
chosen to see upon what terms the pew-holders would consent to 
"give up thare pews." This committee consisted of Howard Gary, 
Silas Packard, Capt David Ames, Nathaniel Littlefield, Bela Keith, 
Eliphalet Kingman, Capt. John Packard, Capt. Asa Jones, Col. E. 
Southwortli, Israel Packard, Capt. Jeremiah Beals, who were to 
report at the next meeting, which report was as follows: "25 were 
willirig to have their pews appraised, 24 willing to sell sell, 13 will- 
ing to exchange their old for new ones," "Voted not to accept of 
the committee's report," and also " Voted they wouldn't make any 
alteration in the Meeting-House." February 25, 1825. "Voted to 
dismiss the article concerning alteration of the Meeting House." 
September 4, 1826, the subject was agian brought before the parish, 
" To see if the Parish will agree to alter, repair, or rebuild their Meeting- 
House." 

Third Meeting-House. — A committee of fifteen was chosen to 
take the subject into consideration, who reported in favor of building 
a new house. October 23, 1826. Voted to choose a committee of five 
out of town to appraise the pews in said meeting-house. Colonel Royal 
Turner, of Randolph ; Ezra Forbes, of Bridgewater ; Wade Daley, of 
Easton, John Belcher, Micah Nash, of Abington, were appointed said 
committee, who proceeded to their duty November 7, 1826, and 
appraised the whole, amounting to two thousand seven hundred and 



68 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

fifty dollars. February i6, 1827. Chose a committee of eleven to 
nominate three as building committee, and six as advising. Abel 
Kingman, Lieutenant Isaac Packard, and Benjamin Kingman were ap- 
pointed as the building committee, and the two first named resigning, 
B. Kingman was chosen as agent to build the house, and Bela Keith, 
esq., Asa Jones, Daniel H. Cary, Col. Isaac Littlefield, Lieutenant 
Ephraim Cole, and John Tilden, jr., were chosen as advising com- 
mittee. A committee of five was appointed to locate the house, con 
sisting of the following persons : Silas Packard, Jesse Pe»kins, esq.. 
Col. Edward Southworth, Col. Cyrus Porter, Abel Kingman, esq., 
who reported in favor of setting the house its width south, and half its 
length west. Report accepted March 16, 1827. 

The old house was taken down in April of this year. On the first 
day of the week in which this was to be done, and the ground cleared 
for another house, a sermon was delivered by Rev. D. Huntington, the 
pastor of the church, from Zachariah xii. 6 : " And Jerusalem shall be 
inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem." And as many of 
the society could not go abroad to worship while the new house was in 
process of building, it was thought best to provide temporary accom- 
modations. For this purpose an addition was made to the sheds at the 
southwest corner of the green, in which seats were provided for the 
congregation, and to which the pulpit of the old house was removed. 
And the author has often been told that in that humble place there were 
many precious hours spent, and some of the most interesting seasons of 
religious exercise enjoyed there that ever they experienced. The new 
house of worship was completed in November, so that the sheds were 
occupied by them during the interval of time between those dates. 
The house was dedicated November 27, 1827, with highly appro- 
priate and interesting exercises. 

November 15, 1827. At a meeting of the parish the following 
persons were chosen a committee of arrangements for the dedication of 
the new house, namely, Benjamin Kingman, Capt. David Ames, Col. 
Nathan Jones, Col. Isaac Littlefield, Lieut. Ephraim Cole; also Silas 
Packard and Benjamin Kingman were appointed and authorized to con- 
vey the pews to those that purchased. Voted that the sale of pews 
take place Wednesday, November 27, to commence at nine o'clock A. M. 



THE THIRD MEETING HOtJSE. 



GO 



The following shows a list of the pews sold, the number, names of 
owners, and price for which they were sold. Zenas French of Randolph, 
vendue-master : 



TEW-HOLDERS. 



5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 
21. 
22. 
23. 
24. 
25. 
26. 
27. 
28. 
29. 
30. 
31. 
32. 
33. 
34. 
35. 
36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
40. 
41. 
42. 
43. 



Azel Giirney $101.50 44. 

Robert Howard 104.00 45. 

James Gary 110.50 46. 

David Edson, Jr 106.00 47. 

Simeon Packard 103.00 48. 

Hezeki ah Packard 98.50 49. 

Eliphalet Kingman !)8.00 50, 

Joel Ames 100,50 51. 

Oman Cole 85.50 52. 

Francis Gary 94.00 53. 

Moses Packard 93,50 54. 

Ezekiel Merritt 86,00 55. 

Zibeon French 75.00 56. 

Gol. Edward Southworth 72.00 57. 

Asa Ford .56.00 58. 

ApoUas Packard 38.00 59. 

Ambrose Packard 21.00 60. 

Bela Keith 40,00 61. 

Josiah Fuller 49.50 62. 

Josiah Packard 69.50 63. 

Ziba Keith 94.00 64. 

Robert Packard, Jr 94,50 65. 

Simeon Leach 102.00 66. 

Abel Kingman 103.00 67. 

David Ames 108.50 68. 

Luke Packard 1 17.00 69. 

Benjamin Kingman 115.00 70. 

Josiah Brett 123.00 71, 

Mioah Faxon 127.00 73. 

Isaac & Jonas Keith 128 50 74. 

Silvanus French 127.50 75. 

Isaac Curtis 134.10 76. 

Mioah Shaw '. ... 125.00 77. 

Az-a Keith 128.00 78. 

Col. Edward Southworth 140.00 79. 

Thomas Wales 173.00 80. 

Lieut. Ephraim Cole 195.00 81. 

James Littlefield 206,00 82. 

Jacob Fuller 204.00 83. 



Isaac Packard 205.00 

Jeremiah Beals 200.00 

Azra Packard 190,00 

Theron Ames 180.00 

Abel Kingman 175.50 

Josiah W. Kingman 155.00 

John W. Kingman 140,50 

Charles Keith 132.50 

A. French & Son 124.00 

Lysander Howard 95,50 

Joel Packard 5C.00 

David Ames . 32.25 

Abel Kingman, Esq 30.00 

Samuel Triliou 54.00 

Martin Gary 80.00 

Noah Ford 120.50 

Gol. Gyrus Porter 133.50 

Eliphalet Kingman 140.00 

Bela Keith 155,00 

John Thompson 169,50 

Col. Nathan Jones 178.50 

Isaac Littlefield ] 82.00 

Turner Torrey 202.00 

Josiah Ames 203,00 

Rositer Jones 190,0(1 

Asa Jones 197,50 

S. Packard, Esq 195.50 

Micah Faxon 173. .50 

Nathaniel Ames 123.50 

Howard Packard . 127.00 

Nahum Perkins 135.50 

D. Littlefield 130.00 

Silas Packard 133.50 

Jabez Kingman 128.50 

Benj, Ames & Galen Pratt. . . 125.00 

Isaac Littlefield 122,50 

Alva Noye,s 117.50 

Galen Warren 112.50 

Martin Gary 107.00 



70 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



84. L. Howard 102,.'')0 IdS. 

85. Daniel Ford 94.00 108. 

86. Samuel Allen 71.00 109. 

87. Eliphalet Kingman 58.50 110. 

88. Benjamin Packard 48.50 110. 

.89. Setli Copeland 31.50 111. 

90. Zenas Thayer 30.50 114. 

91. William Lewis 37.25 11.5. 

92. Zenas Brett 42.50 1 15. 

93. M. Copeland 47.00 119. 

94. B. Kingman 57.00 121. 

95. Alva Noyes 60.00 124. 

96. Daniel H. Carey 73.50 126. 

98. Jesse Perkins 66.50 126. 

99. Jesse Perkins 70.00 

100. H. Packard 103.00 127. 

101. Lieut. B. Cole 105.25 129. 

102. Mark Perkins 107.00 132. 

103. Isaac Packard 89.00 134. 

104. Barzilla Cary 90.00 135. 

105. Oliver Leach 77.00 137. 

106. Jonas Reynolds ... 85.00 140. 

107. Barzilla Field 1 14.00 141. 



J. Dunbar (half) 54.25 

M. Perkins (half) . 54.25 

Albert Smith 97.00 

0. Dike (half) 38.75 

H. Alden (half) 38.75 

N. Lincoln 42.50 

Benj. Ames & Galen Pratt. . 47.00 

Isaac Curtis (half). 43.00 

Luke Packard (half) 43.00 

Bela Keith 26.00 

John Wales 20.00 

Simon and Hezekiah Packard 24.50 

J. Brett (half) 1.-^.75 

Moses and David Packard 

(half) 18.75 

Bela Keith 30.00 

John Shankland 26.00 

Silas Packard 18.75 

Isaac Keith 23.00 

John Wales 33.50 

Eliphalet Kingman 43.50 

Lemuel French 44.00 

Abel Kingman 40.50 



November 28, 1827. Voted that the three easterly pews in the north 
side of the gallery be reserved for young women. And "again the sub- 
ject of seating the colored people comes up, and it was " Voted that 
the South west and North west pews be reserved for the people of 
Colour." January 14, 1828. At a meeting held this day, "To see if 
the parish will vote to procure a timepiece," it was " voted to defer the 
subject of getting a timepiece to a future meeting." January 28th, the 
same subject was brought before the parish for action, when it was 
"voted not to do anything respecting getting a timepiece." 

The report of the agent in building the new house was as follows, 
January 14, 1828. 

"The total cost of the new house, including the furniture, as furnished 
at the expense of tlie parish, was seven thousand five hundred and nine 
dollars and seventeen cents. The old house sold for four hundred and 
three dollars and thirty- seven cents, which, deducted from the cost of 
the new building, leaves the net cost seven thousand and ninety- five 
dollars and eighty cents." 



THE THIRD MEETING HOUSE. 71 

Also at the same time " voted that the Parish committee be instructed 
to build Horse sheds for those that want them at cost. Benjamin King- 
man chosen as agent to build them." March 24, 1828. Jesse Perkins, 
Col. Edward Southworth, and Benjamin Kingman were appointed to 
view the ground in front of the meeting-house with reference to erecting 
a fence, who reported in favor of erecting one, " to extend 40 feet front 
of the house of a circular form, of 20 Stone Posts, and Iron rods or 
chains." January 24, 1832, a new bell was procured. Thomas Gur- 
ney and Abel Kingman, esq., were the purchasing committee. The bell 
was manufactured by George Holbrook, of Medway, Mass. Also, in 
April of the same year, a clock was procured by subscription, which 
was made by George Holbrook above named, costing three hundred 
dollars, placed upon the church April 11, 1852. The proprietors of the 
clock offered it to the parish upon their paying what outstanding 
accounts were unpaid, which offer was accepted, and $62.88 paid for the 
same. Monday, January 21, 1833. The subject of warming the house 
was brought before the society again, "To see if the Parish will procure 
a stove or any other apparatus for warming their meeting house." A 
committee of five was chosen " to get information respecting the best 
mode of warming their Meeting House, and to what course is pursued 
in other Societies, and report at the next March meeting." Turner 
Torrey, Lysander Howard, Darius Littlefield, Eliphalet Kingman and 
Ephraim Cole committee for the above. After report of committee, 
December 30, 1833, "Voted that they would not consent to have a 
stove in our meeting house providing it was done free of expense to 
the Parish." Monday, August 10, 1835- Chose a building committee 
of five persons to build parsonage-house, — Edward Southworth, Abel 
Kingman, Benjamin Kingman, Bela Keith, and Rositer Jones, commit- 
tee. At last the parish concluded to warm the house, which appears 
by a vote passed November 28, 1835. Heman Packard, Col. E. South - 
worth, and Ephraim Cole were chosen a committee to provide stoves 
for the meeting-house, — truly a most remarkable innovation when com- 
pared with the former custom of sitting during long sermons shivering 
and shaking, as though it were wicked to be made comfortable. 
Judging by the records this people, like most other societies, were 
occasionally troubled with naughty boys, as April 13, 1844, "Voted 



72 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

to choose a number of persons to take care of the boys in the gallery." 
March 8, 1852. An article was inserted in the warrant, calling a meet- 
ing of the parish, " To see if the Parish will make a general repair and 
revision of their meeting-house, and take measures that may be proper 
to settle with the pew holders " "Voted imanimously to make a gen- 
eral repair and revision of their meeting-house." " Also made choice 
of Benjamin Kingman, Oakes S. Soule, and Marcus Packard a commit- 
tee to procure plans for reseating and repairing the meeting house, and 
report at a future meeting." March 22, 1852. The committee ap- 
pointed to get a plan for reseating and repairing "reported in favor of 
building a new house, and recommended that the Parish thoroughly 
review the whole subject deliberately." This report was accepted, 
and the same committee was appointed to " investigate and get 
such information in relation to the whole matter of building and re- 
pairing their house as they may think best calculated to enable the parish 
to judge correctly as to what is best to be done, to examine modern 
built houses at their discretion." 

The same day " voted to reconsider the vote to repair and reseat the 
Meeting- House." 

Fourth Meeting House. — The above-named persons were chosen 
as building committee. April 26, 1852, Benjamin Kingman, Ozen 
Gurney, and Marcus Packard were appointed to settle with pew-holders, 
sell the old house, and provide another place of worship. December 
27, 1852, " Voted to instruct the building committee to proceed in 
building a house when the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars is sub- 
scribed." March 17, 1853, made choice of three persons to appraise 
the old pews, namely, John W. Loud, of Weymouth ; Joseph Lewis, 
of Duxbury ; Nathan Randall, of Duxbury, were chosen. 

The ladies of the First .Congregational Church and society held a 
levee for social intercourse and fellowship at the Satucket Hall, February 
15. 1853. The object of the meeting was to increase the fund for fur- 
nishing the new meeting-house which was then talked of building. The 
meeting was largely attended, the weather mild, the traveling good, with 
a bright moon. The meeting made choice of William P. Howard as 
president. The North Bridgewater Brass Band was present, and made 
the first impression ; then prayer was offered by Rev. Paul Couch ; then 



THE FOURTH MEETING HOUSE. 73 

a musical treat by Isaac T. Packard ; remarks appropriate to the 
occasion by Rev. Paul Couch ; amusements ; refreshments for five hun- 
dred persons ; and a little later in the evening the following song was sung 
by Isaac T. Packard, the organist of the church : 

THE OLD VILLAGE CHURCH. 

A song for the church, the old village church, 

Which has stood full many a year. 
We'll sing to its praise in the loftiest lays ; 

For we love its portals dear. 

The storms they have beat on that sacred retreat. 

While its inmates have bowed in prayer; 
The lightnings have flashed and the deep thunder crashed 

With the notes of the chanting choir. 

Memory now can look back through time's beaten track 

And remember the joyful day 
When its frame was reared, while the workmen cheered, — 

To them it was sport and play. 

They saw the tower rise, pointing up to the skies. 

While within the deep-toned bell 
Gave forth the glad sound to the people around 

That the building was finished well. 

Then a song for the church, the old village church. 

Which has stood full many a year. 
We'll sing to its praise in the loftiest lays, 

For we love its portals dear. 

But old Father Time, he thinks it no crime 

To crumble the stateliest towers ; 
In silence he's spaced, and the beauty defaced 

That was once in this temple of ours. 

And progression appears in these later years 

To make it our duty clear 
That we must in our might, while contending for right, 

A fine new structure rear. 

Then a song for the church, for the new village church 

Which we hope we then shall see. 
In which we may raise glad notes of praise 

To thee, Great One in Three. 

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74 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The work has begun, and the ladies have done, 

And are doing from day to day, 
An honorable part to encourage each heart 

To labor without delay. 

They have invited us here, and with right good cheer 

We respond to their festive call; 
And we'll do nothing worse than to fill their purse, 

To discount in the fall, 

In decking the church, the new village church 

Which we hope we then shall see. 
In which we may raise glad notes of praise 

To thee. Great One in Three. 

The frame of the new house was raised August 25, 1853, in the 
afternoon, when the following ceremony took place : i, hymn, sung by 
the children ; 2, prayer, by Rev. Charles L. Mills, of the Porter Church ; 
3, prayer, by Rev. A. B. Wheeler, of the Second Methodist Episcopal 
Church ; 4, hymn, written by Isaac T. Packard, the organist of the church : 

Praise to thy name, Eternal King, Oh, build this house, this house of prayer! 

In grateful numbers here we bring; Make it the object of thy care; 

Oh, now behold us from above, Here with thy people ever dwell; 

And smile upon us in thy love. Here may thy saints th}' glories tell. 

Here on this hallowed ground we meet. And from this earthly house below 

And now thy blessing we entreat; May multitudes redeemed go 

Oh, may these walls in order rise. To that prepared by thee above, 

Through help that cometh from the skies. There join to sing redeeming love. 

The old meeting-house was sold to Messrs. Winthrop S. Baker and 
Rufus P. Kingman for $1226.60, who took a lease of the land upon 
which the building stood, a few feet south of where the present building 
now stands, for the term of fifty years from March 21, 1854, at the rate 
of one hundred dollars per year. The building was remodeled and used 
as a hall for public meetings until destroyed by fire November 7, i860. 

Dedication. — The present new and splendid edifice was opened to 
the public at two o'clock on Thursday, July 27, 1854. There were 
several hundred persons present, and the exercises were in the following 
order: i, voluntary on the organ; 2, chant, — 'Holy, holy, holy Lord 
God of hosts;" 3, invocation and reading of the Scriptures ; 4, anthem, 
— " Let all the nations fear ; " 5, prayer ; 6, hymn : — 



THE FOURTH MEETING HOUSE. 75 

To thee this temple we devote, Here may the sinner learn his guilt, 

Our Father and our God ; And weep before the Lord ; 

Accept it thine, and seal it now, Here, pardoned, sing a Savior's love, 

Thy Spirit's blest abode. And here his vows record. 

Here may the prayer of faith ascend, Here may afifliction dry the tear, 
The voice of praise arise; And learn to trust in God, 

Oh, may each lowly service prove Convinced it is a Father smites, 
Accepted sacrifice. And love that guides the rod. 

Peace be within these sacred walls, 

Prosperity be here ; 
Long smile upon thy people. Lord, 

And evermore be near ; 

7, sermon by Rev. Paul Couch, text, Isaiah ii. 2-5, showing that the 
house of God is to be a central and controlling power in the world's 
reformation; 8, hymn, anthem, — "Peace be to this habitation;" 9, 
dedicatory prayer; lo, anthem, — "Hark! the song of jubilee;" 11, 
closing prayer; 12, hymn and doxology by the congregation, — " Praise 
God from whom all blessings flow ; " 13, benediction. 

The sermon is spoken of as having been of the highest order. Many 
a golden thought was presented to the people, and will be treasured by 
them. The singing also was of the most excellent kind, and entitled to 
great praise. The last hymn was sung to the tune of " Old Hundred," 
in which the congregation joined, and seldom has that tune been sung 
with such great power and in such correct time as on that occasion. 
The organ poured forth a flood of harmony from which no deviation 
could be made, and every one present seemed pleased with the arrange- 
ments and detail of the exercises. The day was pleasant and the 
attendance very large. 

Description of the Church. — The exterior of this edifice is 
pleasing to the eye in its beautiful proportions, while they present and 
possess unusual strength, and are so arranged that the whole appear- 
ance is not only satisfactory, but very graceful and imposing. The 
length of the building is ninety- six feet, width sixty-four feet, with a 
spire one hundred and eighty-five feet in height, and contains one hun- 
dred and sixteen pews on the floor and twenty-eight in the gallery. It 
is built in the Romanesque style of architecture, designed by Messrs. 
Towle & Foster, of Boston ; was built by Samuel Vaughn, of Boston. 



76 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The pews are all neatly carpeted, cushioned, and upholstered, both in 
the gallery and below. The gallery contains a large and beautiful 
organ, built by W. B. D. Simmons, of Cambridge Street, Boston, which 
was finished May 17, 1854. On entering the building we find on the 
first floor a vestry of good size and large rooms carpeted and well fur- 
nished, for the use of the Ladies' Association connected with the 
society. Ascending from the main entrance on either side, stairs ot 
very easy grade, we find ourselves in the vestibule, from which we enter 
the auditory or ascend to the galleries. The interior effect is exceed- 
ingly fine. The spacious floor, well-arranged pews all uniform and 
somewhat richly upholstered, the ample galleries not projecting from 
the sides with huge overshadowing effect, but rather relieving the 
height and presenting a corresponding finish, the chaste and elegant 
pulpit, finely- frescoed walls and ceiling are in perfect harmony with each 
other and their design and uses, and beautifully wrought without glar- 
ing effect. Upon the west side of the building, on the ceiling to the 
left of the pulpit, is the following inscription: 'Ye shall keep my 
Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Locd." To the right 
of the pulpit is the following: "The Lord hath chosen Zion. He hath 
desired it for his habitation." The outlay in erecting this house, includ- 
ing the organ, was about twenty-four thousand dollars. The first sale of 
pews took place on Monday following the dedication, at which seventy- 
three pews were sold for the sum of $22,282.50. The choice money 
paid was $1746.50. After the sale there were forty-three pews remain- 
ing unsold on the floor of the auditory, many of which were very 
desirable, and several in the galleries, all of which were carpeted and 
furnished as below. 

The bell that belonged on the old church, when sold, was transferred 
to the new house above described, in June, 1 854. The following legend 
was upon the same : 

I to the church the living call, 

And to the graveyard summon all. 

This bell, after having done may years of faithful service, gave out 
but a short time after it was removed ; for we find, September 5, 1855, 
a new bell was purchased of Messrs. Henry N. Hooper & Co., of 
Boston, weighing two thousand and thirty-five pounds. 



THE OLD FRENCH WAR. 



CHAPTER VI. 

Capture of Louisburg — Treaty at Ai,\-la-Chapelle — War renewed in 1754 — Attack 
on Nova Scotia by the Colonies— Crown Point — Niagara— List of men in the Crown 
Point Expedition — Capt. Simeon Cary's Company- Capt. Josiah Dunbar's Company 
— Expedition against Canada — Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's Company— At Crown Point — 
Controversy between England and America — Acts of Trade — Sugar Act — Stamp Act 
— Tea Destroyed in Boston Harbor — Boston Port Bill — Preparations for War — Minute- 
Men — Company marched on Lexington Alsrra — List of Persons in the various Com- 
panies in the Service during the War — Shay's Rebellion — List of Soldiers called into 
the Service to quell the same at Taunton — War of 1812 — Impressment of Seamen — 
Embargo — War declared by the President — Calls for Troops from Militia — Pay-Roll 
of Company from North Bridgewater, now Brockton, stationed at Plymouth. 

THE Old French War. — By a treaty made between tlie English 
and French at Utrecht in 17 13, the French had ceded the prov- 
inces of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland to Great Britain. The French, 
finding need of a fortress in tliat region, had built Louisburg on the 
Island of Cape Breton, at a cost of thirty thousand livres and twenty- 
five years of labor. 

When the war of 1744 broke out between France, Spain, and Great 
Britain the New England colonies soon found the French made use of 
this fortress as a hiding-place for the privateers that annoyed their ves- 
sels. A naval force was got ready for sea. Four thousand three hun- 
dred and sixty-six men were raised from the various colonies, properly 
equipped, and placed under the command of Governor Shirley, assisted 
by Commodore Warren, a British officer from the West Indies, who 
succeeded in the capture of the fortress after a siege of forty- nine days. 
The town and island surrendered June 17, 1745. Nothing now oc- 
curred of importance till the treaty made between England and France 
in October, 1748, at Aix-la-Chapelle. This war has been called, by 
way of distinction from a later one, the " Old French War," or other- 
wise known as " King George's War." 

Owing to the irregularity and torn condition of the rolls, and no 
record of the names of those who took part in this expedition being on 
the old town records, we are unable to present their names. 



78 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



French and Indian War. — By the treaty at Aix-la-Chapelle be- 
tween the Frencli and English hostilities had ceased for a few years, 
although occasional depredations and incursions were made into 
the border towns, rendering it necessary to keep up some of the 
garrisons; and in many places people were obliged to go armed to their 
fields to work, for fear of Indian massacre and assault. The war was 
renewed in 1754, although it was not formally declared until 1756. 

Early in the year 1755 the colonies proceeded to attack the French 
at four difterent points — Nova Scotia, Crown Point, Niagara, and Ohio 
River. 

In these expeditions Massachusetts bore a prominent part, and con- 
tributed both men and means to carry on the war. We find among the 
names of those that went from the North Parish of Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, the following list. In a return of sick in Col. Pomeroy's 
regiment, at Lake George, November 25, 1755, is the name of 

Nathan Packard. 

In the muster-roll of Capt. Joseph Washburn's company, on the 
Crown Point expedition, from September 1 1 to December 22, 1755 : 
Lemuel Dunbar, sergt. Isaac Peikin.«, corp. Joseph Cole, coqi. 

Also in Capt. Samuel Clark's company, on the Crown Point expedi- 
tion, from September 15 to December 16, 1775 : 

Zechariah Gurney. 

In the muster-roll of Capt John Clapp, in Col. Dwight's regiment, 
we find 

Lemuel Dunbar, ensign. Joseph Cole, sergt. Elisha Gurney, corp. 

Benj, Southworth, corp. 

In camp at Fort Edward, July 26, 1756, in service from February 
18 to November 15, 1756. 

In the muster-roll of Capt. Simeon Cary's company, in Col. Thomas 
Doty's regiment, in service from March 13 to December 1 1, 1758 : 
Simeon Gary, capt. Lemuel Dunbar, tst lieul. Jair.es Packard, Jr., sergt. 

Privates. 
John McBride. 
Henry Kingman, Jr. 
Adam Kingman. 
James Loring. 



Edmund Pettingill. 
Isaac Packard, Jr. 
Isaac Fuller, Jr. 
Archibald Thompson, Jr. 
Abijah Hill. 



Jonathan Snow. 
John Packard. 
Ephraim Jackson. 
Lemuel Kingman. 



THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR. 79 

In the roll of Capt. Josiah Dunbar's company, in service from Feb- 
ruary 14, 1759, to December 28, 1760: 

Elisha Gurney, 1st lieut. 

Privates. 
Epljiaini Cole. Abijah Hill. 

The following list of men in Capt. Simeon Gary's company, in an ex- 
pedition against Canada, in service from May 14, 1759, to January 2, 
1760: 

Simeon Cary, capt. Jonathan Snow, sergt. 

Privates. 

Samuel Cole. Jesse Perkins. Joshua Packard. 

Joseph Pettingill. 

In the muster-roll of Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's company, stationed at 
Halifax, N. S., in service from March 31, 1759, to November i, 1760, are 

Lemuel Dunbar, capt. Eleazer Packard, drummer. 

Privates. 
Isaac Fuller. Lemuel Kingman. Jonathan Perkins. 

James Loring. Seth Packard. 

In Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's company, in service from April i8, 1761, 
to January 14, 1762, we find the names of 

Lemuel Dunbar, capt. Peter Dunbar, corp. 

Privates. 

Lemuel Fuller. Adam Kingman. Stephen Pettingill. 

Lemuel Kingman. 

Also in muster-rolls of Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's company, enlisted for 
an expedition to Crown Point, in service from March 4, 1762, to De- 
cember 5, 1762 : 

Lemuel Dunbar, capt. 

Privates. 
Hugh Carr. Lemuel Fuller. John Pratt. 

Thomas Carr. Ephraim Graves. Philip Reynolds. 

Abijah Hill. 

We have thus far endeavored to present the names of all those who 
did service during the French wars. Doubtless many have served in 
these expeditions who are not on the rolls, or have entered other com- 
panies not belonging in the Bridgewater rolls. 



so HISTORY OV BROCKTON. 

We can see, however, by the foregoing lists tliat the North Parish of 
Bridgevvater (now Brockton) did her part in the service in which Mas- 
sachusetts took the lead. 

The Revolutionary War. — No period in the history of the world 
is more interesting, or more full of moral and political instruction than 
that of the American Revolution. The controversy between Great 
Britain and the American colonies arose in regard to the right of Par- 
liament to tax the colonies while they were not allowed the privilege of 
representation in that body. Parliament determined to make the ex- 
periment, which it did, and the result of which is familiar to all readers 
of history. The first of a series of oppressive acts was that known as 
the " Acts of Trade," that tended to destroy all trade with the colonies. 
The second act required a duty to be paid into the English treasury on 
all sugar, molasses, indigo, coffee, wines, etc., that came into the col- 
onies. This act passed April 5, 1764, and was called the " Sugar Act." ^ 

At the time of the passage of this act, it was resolved to quarter ten 
thousand soldiers somewhere in America. Both of these acts were 
strongly opposed by the colonies, and laid the foundation for a still 
greater breach in the trade between the two countries. Trade in the 
colonies was principally confined to home productions, and the people 
determined not to import anything that it was possible to do without. 
Parliament finding the source of income very small, sought for another 
way to raise funds. 

On the 22d of March, 1765, the famous Stamp Act was passed, to go 
into effect on the 1st of November following. This act required all 
colonial documents, as bonds, notes, and deeds, to be written on stamped 
paper, and to bear the royal seal, or to be of no value. 

A general burst of indignation followed the passage of this act. Leg- 
islative bodies passed resolves, and protested against the measure. So- 
cieties in great numbers were formed, called "' Sons of Liberty," who 
determined to resist parliamentary oppressions. People began to wear 
cloth of their own manufacture, and denied themselves of foreign lux- 
uries. Economy became the order of the day, the excess of which was 
soon felt in England, as many manufacturers were idle for want of a 

1 The tax on rum was ninepence ; molasses, sixpence per gallon ; and sugar, five shillings per 
hundred. 



THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 81 

market for their goods, and laborers began to feel the consequences of 
her folly. 

The king and Parliament soon saw their error, and repealed this act 
March i8, 1766, at the same time declaring they had a right to tax the 
colonies whenever they " deemed it expedient," thereby intending not 
to give up their right to taxation, but only to change the form ; for the 
next year they passed an act levying a duty on glass, paper, paint, tea, 
etc. This only created continued opposition, which was such that Par- 
liament thought proper to repeal all former resolves in regard to tax- 
ation, reserving a small tax of threepence a pound on tea. The strong 
resolutions passed by the colonies not to import or consume tea finally 
deprived the English government of a revenue from that source, and an 
attempt was made to import it through the agency of the East India 
Company, who had a right to export teas to all ports free of duty. Sev- 
eral ships were sent to the large cities in America. Those sent to Bos- 
ton were consigned to some of Governor Hutchinson's relatives. The 
inhabitants were determined it should not be landed, and it was not. It 
was thrown into the sea by a body of men disguised as Indians. As 
soon as the news of the destruction of the tea arrived in England, Par- 
liament resolved to punish the devoted town of Boston. Next came the 
Boston Port Bill, forbidding the landing or loading of goods in the har- 
bor, passed March 25, 1774. 

All these measures that were passed by Parliament did not intimidate 
the Americans, but served to strengthen their firm purpose not to sub- 
mit to their oppression in any form. 

When the Legislature of Massachusetts met at Salem in June, 1774, 
a meeting of delegates from all colonies was proposed, which soon after 
met at Philadelphia, September 4, 1774, when a declaration of rights 
was agreed upon. 

At this time everything assumed the appearance of opposition by 
force. Fortifications were thrown up in Boston by General Gage, who 
had been appointed governor by Parliament. The Provincial Congress 
met at Concord, October 1 1, 1774, where measures were taken for arm- 
ing the whole province. Twelve thousand men were ordered to be 
raised, and to hold themselves in readiness at a moment's warning, and 
were called " minute-men." Companies were formed through all parts 
u 



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HISTORf OP BROCKTON. 



of the country. Provisions and military stores were collected at various 
places, particularly at Concord. General Gage, wishing to destroy the 
means of carrying on the war by the provincials, detached Lieutenant- 
Colonel Smith and Major Pitcairn, April i8, 1775, to proceed to Con- 
cord for the purpose of destroying the military stores which he had 
learned had been stored there. Information having been sent in ad- 
vance to Concord of their movements, the people flew to arms, and 
marched in small squads to where they were needed. 

When the British troops arrived at Lexington, about five o'clock on 
the morning of the 19th, they were met by a small band of militia, pa- 
raded in front of the village church. Major Pitcairn rode up to them and 
bade them disperse, which command was followed by a scattering fire, 
and a general skirmish ensued, in which eight were killed and several 
wounded. The main body of the troops passed on to Concord, where 
they .Trrived soon after sunrise, and a fight known as the " Concord 
Fight" took place. At Lexington was the first blood shed in defence 
of the liberty of the people, and immediately on the departure of the 
troops from that place, by an arrangement previously made, the com- 
mittees of safety throughout the whole country dispatched messengers 
on horse in every direction, so that by evening every town within one 
hundred miles was informed that the war had commenced. The news 
was scattered throughout the towns by guns being fired, and other sig- 
nals being given, so that people in the remote sections of a town were 
soon aware that they were needed. The news of this battle arrived in 
Bridgewater early in the day, and before sunset the company had col- 
lected and were ready for a march. 

After a long and laborious search among the Revolutionary rolls, we 
have found the following names of those who have taken part in the 
Revolutionary War from North Bridgewater, now Brockton. The first 
we find is the company of minute-men that marched on the 19th of 
April, 1775, on the occasion of the Lexington alarm. 

List of Capt. Josiah Hayden's company in Colonel Bailey's regiment 
of minute men, April 19, 1775 : 

Josiah Hayden, capt. Joseph Oole, sergt. 

Nathan Packard, 1st lieut. Henry Kingman, sergt. 

Zachariah Grurney, 2d lieut. William Packard, corp. 

Reuben Packard, sergt. Timothy Ames, corp. 



Jeremiah Beals, corp. 
Eleazer Cole, drummer. 
Silvanus Packard, drummer. 



THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 



83 



Privates, 

Simeon Alden. Nathan Edson. Oliver Howard. Uriah Southworth. 
Noah Ames. Barnaba.s E<lson. Bela Howard. John Thompson. 
Daniel Ames. Fobes Field. Simeon Keith. Enos Thayer. 
Japhet Beal. Mark Ford. Lemuel Packard. Ezekiel Washburn. 
Simeon Brett. Richard Field. Jonathan Packard. Ebenezer Warren. 
Samuel Brett. Ephraim Groves. Jonathan Perkins, jr., Job Bryant. 
Seth Bryant. John Gurney. Jonas Reynolds. Mannasseh Dicker- 
William Cole. Micah Gurney. Joseph Reynolds. man. 
Ephraim Cole. Anthony Dike. Joseph Sylvester. Jacob Edson 
Jonathan Gary. Robert Howard. Charles Snell. Thomas Pratt. 
Daniel Dickerman. Daniel Howard. 

Also Capt. Robert Orr's company, Col. John Bailey's regiment, who 
marched from Bridgewater in consequence of the Lexington alarm : 

Daniel Gary, one month and one day in service. 
Luke Packard, one month and one day in service. 

Capt. Robert Webster's company, Gen. Pomeroy's regiment : 

Asa Packard, fifer, in service three months and twelve days from April 27, 1775. 

We find in the roll of Capt. Nathan Mitchell's company, that marched 
from Bridgewater in consequence of the Lexington alarm, the iQtli of 
April, 1/75, the name of 

Jonathan Gary, in service eleven days. 

Again on the 23d of April, 1775, the Provincial Congress resolved to 
raise thirteen thousand five hundred men from Massachusetts imme- 
diately, the term of service to be eight months Among these we find 
the following companies : 

A muster-roll of Capt. John Porter's company in Col, Paul D. Sar- 
gent's regiment: 

Term of service. 

John Porter, captain June 29 to August, 1775. 

Isaac Fuller, sergeant July 7 " " 

Uriah Southworth, corporal June 29 " " 

Ezekiel Washburn, corporal June 29 " " 

Samuel Cole, drummer July 7 " " 

Luther Gary, fifer June 29 " " 

Daniel Ames, private July 7 " "' 

Ebenezer Edson, private June .30 " '' 

Benjamin Fuller, " June 30 " " 

William Shaw, " June 27 



84 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The following narrative concerning John Porter, jr., will be found of 
much interest to our readers, as one of the many events of the Revo- 
lutionary War, and one in which a resident of the old North Parish was 
one of the actors. 

On the 5th of May, 1775, sixteen days after the battle of Lexington 
and Concord, there was an alarm at Weymouth, which was instantly 
reported to many towns, when the militia of those town marched to 
Weymouth. When the alarm reached the North Parish of Bridge- 
water, now the city of Brockton, on a lecture-day. May 5, 1775, John 
Porter, jr., was preaching for his father, and he instantly dissolved the 
meeting and hastened to Weymouth, armed and equipped to do a soldier's 
duty. After graduating at Yale College he had studied for the ministry 
and had preached occasionally. He also taught school, the late Joseph 
Sylvester, esq., of North Bridgewater, having been one of his pupils. 

He was resident in the North Parish of Bridgewater, now the city of 
Brockton, in the year 1779, when a call was made by the Continental 
Congress upon the State of Massachusetts to fill up^her quota of fifteen 
battalions in the Continental army. At the age of twenty-seven years 
John Porter, jr., procured the necessary authority and recruited a com- 
pany in the four parishes of Bridgewater and in Easton, and at the 
election of officers was chosen captain by the ballots of the privates en- 
listed, — as was the usage in those days, — and he and his company were 
mustered into the regular army. He was appointed chaplain of the 
regiment, but retained the command of his company. He was always 
spoken of as a brave man and an efficient and enthusiastic officer. He 
was soon promoted to the office of major of the regiment, and in the 
absence of the colonel and lieutenant-colonel was for some considerable 
time major commanding. 

One extremely hot day in August, in the year 1780, the army was on 
a forced march in New Jersey, and the soldiers suffered much from heat 
and thirst; nevertheless, as orders were pressing, the officers continued 
to push them forward as fast as possible. About one o'clock in the af- 
ternoon Major Porter's regiment came along to a place in the road where 
there were some shades trees ; the men were covered with sweat and 
dust, and they could not resist the temptation to cast themselves down 
in the cooling shade and take a few minutes' rest. Shortly after. General 



THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 85 

Poor, of Exeter, N. H., who was in command of the brigade, rode up 
and ordered Major Porter to call up his men and proceed on their march. 
Major Porter issued the orders given him, but not a man started in re- 
sponse. But a few minutes elapsed before General Poor again rode up 
and ordered that the regiment move forward, at the same bestowing 
upon the major commanding criticisms in the presence and hearing of 
the soldiers of his regiment which Major Porter considered highly 
offensive. Addressing General Poor, he said to him that if he himself 
were of equal grade and rank he should " hold him responsible " for the 
language he had used. General Poor instantly replied that he would 
waive his privilege as the superior officer, and the result was that before 
the end of the day he was challenged by Major Porter, which challenge 
General Poor promptly accepted and the duel was fought at break of 
day the next morning. The seconds arranged that each should 
stand back to back against the other with loaded pistol in hand, 
that each should advance five paces, fire over the shoulder at the other 
when the word should be given, and that they should then advance and 
finish the contest with swords. At the fire General Poor fell, wounded 
by the ball of his adversary. Major Porter, not wounded, instantly 
turned and drew his sword, when the seconds interfered and stopped all 
further proceedings. General Poor's wound proved fatal, and he died 
on the 8th of September following, 1779. The affair was hushed up 
as much as possible, but Major Porter was not long after relieved of his 
command. Rev. John Porter and all his family were greatly distressed 
by this conduct of one so near to them, and rarely made allusion to it. 
Indeed, it is not supposed that it was generally known among the people 
of the time. 

Major Porter's accomplishments as an officer were widely known, and 
afterward he was designated as aide-de-camp to accompany General 
Lafayette, on the return of the latter to France at the conclusion of the 
Revolutionary War. On his return home, Major Porter used to narrate 
to his friends here his introduction by General Lafayette to Louis XVI, 
king of France, and to his queen, Marie Antoinette. He subsequently 
moved ro the small island of Curacoa, in the West Indies, to engage in 
mercantile pursuits, where he probably died, though the time and cir- 
cumstances of his decease were never known to his friends. 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



No man of this company received any guns, bayonets, cartridge- 
boxes, or clothing, excepting what he provided himself with. 

A complete list of men in Capt. Josiah Hayden's company, in Col. 
John Thomas's regiment, to August i, 1775 • 

M. IV. D. 

John Hayden, captain 3 1 1 

Zechariah Grurney, first lieutenant 3 
Joseph Cole, ensi<jn 3 1 



At. w. D. 

Southworth Cole, private 2 5 







Tliomas Crafts. 






Daniel Dickerman, 






Anthony Dike, 
WilUam French, 






Mioah G-urney, 
Jonathan Packard, 




1 


Oliver Packar'1, 




1 


Thaddeu.s Pratt, 





5 


Joseph Snell, 



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1 


1 


o 


1 


1 


Armorer 





O 


3 


3 


1 




3 


1 




3 


1 




3 


1 




2 


1 





Eleazer Cole, sergeant 3 

Ephraim Groves, ssrgeant 3 

Job Bryant, corporal 3 

Richard Fiekl, corporal 3 

Sylvanus Packard, drummer... 3 

Simeon Brett, private 3 

Luther Cary, " 3 

In Capt. Daniel Lothrop's company, in Col. John Bailey's regiment, 
for eight months' service, from May 3, 177S, were the following: 

Term of Service. 

Ephraim Jackson Three months. 

Ebenezer Dunbar One month. 

' Adam Howard Three months and six days. 

Nathan Leach One month and two days. 

Daniel Packard One month and two days. 

Mathew Pettingill One month and two days. 

A muster-roll of Capt. Frederick Pope's company (eight months' 

service) to August i, 1775 : 

Eleazer Snow, enl. June 25, 1775. 
Mannasseh Dickerman, enl. Juue 24, 1775. 
Eleazer Snow, enl. June 27, 1775. 

Names of men enlisted in Capt. Thomas Pierce's company of artil- 
lery, in Col. Knox's regiment, for service at Roxbury, December 16, 

1775: 

Elijah Packard. Jonathan Packard. 

An exact roll of Capt. Elisha Mitchell's company, in Col. Simeon 
Gary's regiment, that marched April 2, 1775 : 

Joseph Cole, lieut. Joseph Snell, corp. Samuel Cole, drummer. 

Privaies. 



Daniel Ame.s. 
Thomas Craft. 
Daniel Gary. 



Jonathan Cary. 
Jonatlian Keith. 
Simeon Keith. 



Josiah Packard. 
Ichabod Packard. 
Luke Packard. 



THE REV^OLUTIONARY WAR. 87 

Capt. Eliakim Howard's company, in Col. Edward Mitchell's regi- 
ment, that was ordered to march to the service of the United States, 
March 4, 1776: 

Daniel Howard. Simeon Keith. Jeremiah Thayer, Jr. 

Capt. Henry Prentiss's company, in Col. Marshall's regiment, raised 
for the defence of Boston, July 5, 1776: 

Zecliariah Gurney, heut. Joseph Cole, lieut. 

List of Abiel Pierce's company, in Col. Nicholas Dike's regiment, 
from August 3. 1776, to November 29, 1776: 

Barzillai Field. Stephen Pettingill. Ichabod Packard. 

The following persons were in the service under under Capt. Henry 
Prentiss in Col. Thomas Marshall's regiment, to August i, 1776: 

Zechariah Gurney, enl. May 4th Gideon Lincoln, enl. June 8th. 

John Thompson, enl. June >*th. Mark Ford, enl. June Stli. 

Ezekiel Washburn, enl. June 8th. Enos Thayer, enl. June 8th. 

Zechariah Gurney, enl. June Sth. Joseph Reynolds, enl. June 12th. 

David Reynolds, enl. July 12th. 

This company was also in service from August to November i, 1776, 
at the expiration of which time they enlisted for one month additional 
service. 

A muster-roll of Capt. Snell's company, in Col. Mitchell's regiment 
of militia, who marched on the alarm to Rhode Island, December 8, 
1776, and were in service two weeks and two days: 

David Packard, 1st lieut. John Packard, 2d lieut. William Packard, sergt. 

Jeremiah Beal, sergt. Ezra Gary, sergt. Samuel Brett, corp. 

Privates. 

Timothy Ames. Daniel Ames. Jonas Packard. Jonathan Hayden. 

Fobes Field. Joshua Ames. Charles Snell. Eleazer Snow. 

Ephraim Packard Simeon Alden. Henry Thayer. 

The following are those having served in the artillery companies : 
A roll of officers and men in Capt. Daniel Lothrop's company, in 
Col. Thomas Crafts's regiment of artillery, in the service of Massachu- 
setts Bay, up to the first day of August, 1776: 
Joseph Cole, 1st lieut., enl. May 9, 1776. 
Richard Field, sergt., enl. May 13, 1770. 
Samuel Cole, drummer, enl. May 16, 1776. 
Jeremiah Thayer, matross, enl. May 20, 1776. 



88 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

This company was also in service from August i, to November i, 
1776; also from November i, 1776, to February i, 1777 : 

Eleazer Snow enlisted in this company November i, and was in 
service with the above-named men from February i, 1776, to the 7th 
of May of the same year. 

January 26, 1777, a resolve was passed by the Assembly, making a 
requisition on Massachusetts for every seventh man of sixteen years old 
and upward, without any exception (save the people called Quakers), 
to fill up the fifteen battalions called for bythe Continental Congress, to 
serve three years or during the war. The following are those enlisted 
from Bridgewater : 

Ebenezer Edson, Crane's Regiment; three years; Frothingham Co. 

Micah Gurney, Thirteenth Regiment; three years; Light Infantry Co. 

Joshua Cushman, Ninth Regiment; three years; Capt. Miller. 

Ephraim Groves, Crane's Regiment; three years; Frothingham Co. 

Nehemiah Packard, Thirteenth Regiment; during war; Light Infantry Co. 

Benjamin Packard, Thirteenth Regiment ; during war; Capt., Allen. 

Daniel Packard, Fourteenth Regiment; three years; 8th Co. 

The following persons marched on a secret expedition to Tiverton, 

R. I., and were in service from September 25 to October 30, 1777 : 

Nathaniel Packard, 1st lieut. Jonathan Packard, 2d lieut. 

Nathaniel Manley, sergt. 
Seth Edson. Caleb Howard. Simeon Packard. Shepard Packard. 

Elijah Packard. John Pratt. John Pratt (2d). John Packard. 

Each of this company received a bounty of twenty dollars per month. 
Capt. Edward Cobb's company that marched from Bridgewater to 
Bristol, R. I., April 21, 1777, for two months' service: 

Time in Service. 

M. W. D. 

Daniel Howard, 1st lieut 2 4 

Hezekiah Packard, fifer 2 4J 

Barzillai Field 2 4* 

Zechariah Gurney 2 4^ 

Oliver Packard 2 4i 

Jonathan Snow 2 4 

Hugh Carr 2 4 

We also find in Capt. Stetson's company, Col. Marshall's regiment, 

the name of 

Daniel Packard, enl. April 9, 1777. 



THE KEVOLUTIONARY WAR. 80 

Joshua Warren was in Capt. Bartlett's company, in Col. Wesson's 
regiment. May 7, 1777. 

Solomon Packard was in Capt Benjamin Edgell's company, Col. 
John Jacob's regiment, five months and sixteen days, 1777. 

A draft was made for men to reinforce the northern army January i, 
1778. For this service, in Capt. Jacob Allen's company, Col. John 
Bailey's regiment, from Massachusetts, in the camp at Valley Forge, 
January 24, 177S, is the name of 

Caleb Howard, corp. 

A pay-roll of Capt. Nathan Packard's compan)-, in Col. Thomas 
Carpenter's regiment of militia, in the State of Massachusetts, from July 
25 to September 9. 1778, in service in Rhode Island: 

Nathan Packard, uapt. Jesse Perkins, 1st lieut. Nathaniel Orcutt, ."id lieut. 

Joseph Reynolds, corp. Ebenezer Dunbar, corp. 

Privates. 
Mannasseh Dicker- Simeon Keith. David Packard. Anizi Brett, 

man. Samuel Craft. Mark Ford. John Pratt. 

Daniel Pettingill. Simeon Packard. David Reynolds. John Thompson. 

Capt. John Ames's company of militia, who marched to Rhode Island 

and joined Col. Nathaniel Wade's regiment on the 27th of June, 1778, 

for a term of twenty days, agreeably to a resolve of the General Court : 

Daniel Hovfard, 1st lieut. Lemuel Grurney. fifer. 

Privates. 

Daniel Gary. Seth Edson. Asa Keith. Joshua Warren. 

Thomas Packard. Oliver Packard. Thomas Pratt. Barzillai Field. 

Micah Pratt. 

" A return of men mustered for Col. Robinson's regiment, by James 
Hatch, muster- master for the county of Plymouth, to serve In ye New 
England States until January, 1778:" 

Uriah Southworth. Alpheus Cary. Peter Edson. Simeon Dunbar. 

Eleazer Snow. Daniel Howard. Southworth Cole. Oliver Packard. 

Luther Cary. Abiah Southworth, July 26, 1778. 

In Capt. Joseph Cole's company. Col. John Jacob's regiment, in the 
Continental service one year from January i, 1778, we find the follow- 
ing names : 

Joseph Cole, capt. Isaiah Fuller, 1st lieut. Hezekiah Packard, fifer. 

Privates. 
Alpheus Cary. Peter Edson. Ephraim Churchill. Joshua Warren. 

Luther Cary. 
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90 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In September, 1778, the following persons were musteied into the 
service of the States, to serve till January I, 1779: 

Hezekiah Packard. Jeremiah Thayer. Zechariah Gunie}'. Oliver Packard. 

Isaiah Fuller was a lieutenant in Capt. Joseph Cole's company, in 
Col. John Jacob's regiment, from April i, 1778, to January, 1779, for 
nine months' service. 

In Capt. Calvin Partridge's company of militia, in Col. Samuel 
Pierce's regiment, stationed at Little Compton, R. I., April 30, 1779: 

Zech. Gurney, 1st lieut. James Packard, sergt. Zeeliariah Watkins, lieut. 

Lemuel Gurney, private. 
Privates. 
Solomon Hill. Daniel Brett. Shepard Packard 

were in Col. Ezra Wrod's regiment for one month ; enlisted fur service 
at Ticonderoga in May and part of June, 1778. 

Shepard Packard also enlisted in Capt. Edward Sparrow's company, 
Col. Nathan Tyler's regiment, in June, 1779 

Joseph Sylvester enlisted in Col. Bailey's regiinent, for three years or 
during the war, October 24, 1779. 

The pay roll for six-months men raised in the town of Bridgewater, 
in July, 1780, for Continental service, contains the following names 
from the North Parish : 

Akerman Petdngill. Zecliariah Gurney. Hugh Carr. 

Solomon Packard. 
Also 
Simeon Keith, sergt., Jeremiah Thayer, Corp., Jacol) Packard, private, 

that marched on the alarm to Rhode Island, by order of Council, July 
22, 1780, in service from July 30 to August 9. 

Capt. David Packard's company, in Col. Eliphalet Cary's regiment, 
marched on the alarm to Rhode Island, July 22, 1780, in service from 
July 23 to August 9, 1780: 

David Packard, capt. Elenzer Snow, 2d lieut. 

Sergeantji. 
Daniel Howard. William Packard. Ephraim Packaid. 

Samuel Brett. 

Corporals. 

Fobes Field. Ephraim Cole. Jonathan Gary. 

Luther Cary, fife major. Micah Gurney, drummer. 



THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 



91 



Pliilip P;icl<ar.l. 
Danit-1 Howjiril. 
lirla Howanl. 
William Brelt. 
Josluia AineF. 
AlpbeiiB Gary. 
Timothy Ames. 
Howard Caiy. 
Lemuel Paclvanl. 
RMinabas Pratt, jr. 
Tiiomas Packarc). 
Cliarles Hayden. 
David Gurney. 



Privates. 

Richard Field. 
Kpliraim Field. 
Zeohariah Howard. 
Jonathan Reynolds. 
James Perkins. 
Daniel Dickerman. 
Daniel Anie.". 
Solomon Hill. 
Adin Packard. 
Levi Packard. 
Abiali Packard. 
Joshua Ciishman. 
lehabod Howard. 



Barnabas Pratt. 
Nathaniel Snell. 
Joseph Reynolds. 
Enos Thayer. 
Eleazer Cole. 
Timothy Reynolds. 
Jeremiah Beal. 
Samuel Chesman. 
Eleazer Snow, jr. 
Manasseh Dickerman. 
Job Ames. 
Noah Ames. 
John Gurney. 



An Older was passed by the Assembly to raise two thousand men to 
reinforce northern armies in 1780. 

In this service we find from the North Parish in Bridgewater, 

Hu,i;h Carr, Akerman Pettingill, 

in Captain Hancock's company who marched from Springfield July 4, 
1780. for six months. 

Zechariah Gurney was in the eleventh division, and marched from 
Springfield under comtiianci of Ensign Bancroft for six months, July 11, 
1780. 

Solomon Packard was in the seventh division of six-months men who 
marched from Springfield under the coinmand of Captain Dix, July 7, 
1780. 

The following is a list of Capt. Nathan Packard's company in Maj. 
Eliphalet Gary's regiment that marched on account of the alarm in 
Rhode Island, July 22, 1780, by order of council from North Bridge- 
water, now Brockton : 

Nathan Packard, capt. Jesse Perkins, 1st lieut. John Thompson, sergt. 

Privates. 
Ebenezer Edson. Caleb Packard 
Benjamin Keith. 
Seth Kingman. 
Daniel Manley. 
Shepard Packard. 
Jonathan Perkins, 



Mark Packard. 
Josiah Packard. 
Anthony Dike. 
Mark Perkins. 
Barnabas Edson. 
Seth Edson. 



Simeon Packard, jr 
Jacob Packard. 
William Shaw, jr. 
Daniel Shaw. 
Naphtali Shaw. 



Gilbert Snell. 
John Tilden. 
Rufus Brett. 
Asa Packard. 
Josiah Edson. 
Josiah Perkins, jr. 



92 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Again we find in the company of Capt. Luke Bicknell, in Colonel 
Putnam's regiment at West Point, New York, 1 78 1, several persons 
from North Bridgewater, now Brockton : 

Joshua Ciishman. Thomas Packard. Isaiali Packanl. 

Simeon Packard. Marlboro' Packard. Danel Alden. 

The followuig persons enlisted in Col. John Bailey's regiment, Jan 
nary 25, 1782, to reinforce the Continental armj' : 

Joseph SyKe?ter. Daniel Packard. John Thcmpson. 

Benjamin Kingman. Noah Pratt. 

We have now given the readers an account of those who took part 
in the war that resulted in our national independence. Imperfect as 
this list may be, owing to the unconnected tattered rolls at the State 
House, we have endeavored to get the names of all who did military 
duty during the eight years' strife between England and Anierica, and 
place them in readable form. We have brought the account down to 
the close of the war, or to the time of the signing of the treaty at Paiis, 
in November, 1782. The war had grown exceedingly unpopular after 
the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown, in October, 1 78 1, although 
nothing definite was done till March, 1782, when the House of Com- 
mons voted not to prosecute the war any further. At the close of that 
year commissioners were chosen on both sides, who met at Paris, and 
after a long consultation, they agreed upon the articles of peace. These 
were signed November 30 of that year, and on the 20th of January, 
1783, hostilities ceased between the two countries. 

On the 19th of April, just eight years after the battle of Lexington, 
Washington issued his proclamation of peace. Thus ended a war of 
nearly eiglit years' duration, in which a liundred thousand lives were 
lost, and millions of property destroyed. It was the decision of tliis 
war that established the United States among the powers of the earth. 
Ill looking over the list of persons that took part in the battles of our 
country, we should not forget those who were left at home to provide 
for the families of absent ones. In many instances the women of the 
town had to till the soil to obtain what food was actually needed for 
subsistence; in short, every nerve was brought into requisition to pro- 
vide home-made cloth, stockings, shirts, and blankets, that were called 
for by the government in large quantities; and although the women, 



SHAY'S REBELLION. 93 

wives, and mothers of those who fought the battles, could not fight in 
face of the foe with muskets, they did their part in aiding and abetting ; 
and tlieir deeds were as heroic in many instances as those we record ; 
may their memory ever be cherislied with gratitude, and stimulate us 
all to act well our part, and thus be mutual helpers to each other 
through life, that at its close we may have the satisfaction of feeling 
that we have done our whole duty, and done it well ! 

Shay's Rebellion. — At the conclusion of the Revolutionary war, 
peace and independence having been established, the attention of the 
people was directed to the finances of the country. The English mer- 
chants flooded the country with foreign goods, and thereby drained us 
of specie, and ruined the manufacturers. This involved merchants and 
others in debt. 

The masses of the people, finding themselves burdened under the 
weight of taxes and loss of employment, became quite disheartened and 
uneasy, and hence could easily be led into almost any kind of a scheme 
to relieve their burdens. Debts could not be collected, and the heavy 
taxes were the ruin of a great many. During this state of feeling, a few 
persons, taking advantage of that condition of affairs, called a public 
meeting, which was held at Hatfield, Mass., in August, 17S6, to see 
what they could do to better themselves. This meeting so inflamed 
the people that a mob of fifteen hundred people assembled at Northamp- 
ton, to prevent the sitting of the courts. From thence the insurrection 
fire continued to burn and spread throughout the State. One Daniel 
Shay, of Pelham, Mass., was one of the principal movers in the scheme. 
A similar company was collected at Springfield, in September following. 
Here they found a military force sufificient to stop their proceedings. 
Similar gatherings were had in the towns where the county courts 
were held, in other parts of the State, the object being to stop all 
means of collecting debts by the usual process of law. Such a gather- 
ing was had at the court-house in Taunton, Bristol county, in Sep- 
tember, 17S6. 

At this place, as before, the insurgents found that preparations had 
been made for a grand reception ; and after a delay of a day or two, in 
frightening the people in that vicinity, the mob dispersed. 



94 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Among those called to suppress this rebellion at Taunton were the 
following companies from Rridgewater. The list below gives the 
names of those from the North Parish of Bridgewater, now Brockton : 

A mils' er and pay roll of ye 7th company of militia in the 'Zd regiment, in the connty 
of Plymouth, and commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Orr, — 

Lemuel Packard, capt. Parmenas Packard, sergt. Josiah Reynolds, drummer. 

Daniel Cary, 1st lieut. . Howard Gary, sergt. Ephraim Sturtevant, fifer. 
Samuel Brett, 2d lieut. Ephraim Field, corp. 

Privates. 
Oliver Howard. Jonas Howard. Gideon Howar<l. Daniel Ames. 

Robert Howard. William Reynolds. Seth Edson. Thomas Packard. 

John Howard. Barzillai Field. James Cary. John Crafts. 

The above named persons were in service from September 9lli to the l.jth, 177G. 

Sworn to before 

JusTicK Howard. 

Lemdel Packard, Captain. 

A muster and pay role of Captain John Tompson's compa<iy of militia, in service from 
September 9 to September 13, 178G: 

John Thompson, Captain. 
Privates. 
Levi Washburn. Nathan Packard. Jr. Ichabod Bruyint. Calvin Brett. 

Jeremiah Thayer. David Edson, Jr. Calvin Bruyint. William Shaw. 

Mark Perkins. Thoma,sThompson,Jr. Job Bruyint. Henry Kingman. 

Josiah Perkins. Jonathan Keith. Job Bruyint, Jr. Ichabod Edson. 

Amasa Brett. Josiah Packard. Daniel Perkins. Ephraim Groves. 

Leonard Orcutt. Jonathan Perkins, Jr. Nathan Keith. Japhet Beals. 

Oliver Packard. Elijah Packard. Daniel Bruyint. Jonas Howard. 

Obadiah West. Peter Bruyint. Seth Kingman. Beza Bruyint. 

Nathan Packard. 

Sworn to before 

Justice Howard. 

John THOMrsoN, Captain. 
Bridgewater, September ye 9th. 1780. 

War of 1812. — The war of 181 2 was memorable as the opening of 
a second war with England. The difficulty existing between the two 
nations consisted in the English government impressing our seamen on 
board their ships, and by a series of depredations upon our commerce, 
even upon our own coasts, together with insults to the American flag 
in various ways. 



THE WAR OF 1812, 



95 



On the 4th of April an embargo was placed upon all vessels within 
the jurisdiction of the United States for ninety day, and on the iSth of 
June war was formally declared by the president between England and 
the United States. Various incidents and many interesting events oc- 
curred both on land and sea during the years 1812, 1813, and 1814, 
which we have not space to publish. The skirmishing on the sea was 
spirited, and resulted in many victories to our forces, and on land was 
as favorable as could be expected, and in the end secured us our rights 
as Americans. 

The plan of operations at first was to guard our sea-coasts, sending 
troops to man them by calls on the militia at various times, the whole 
under the direction of the regular army. The spring of 18 14 opened 
with the loss of the ship Essex, of the navy, at Valparaiso, which 
served to stimulate the people of the United States to renewed activity, 
although the war was considered by many as uncalled for. Fortunately, 
there were those who thought it best to maintain their dignity, and not 
allow any injustice to be done to our seamen. During the year 18 14 
the militia along the seaboard towns were called upon to guard the forts. 
Among those who responded to the call from North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, was the following company : 

Pay-roll of a company of infantr_y, under command of Capt. Nehemiah Lincoln, de- 
tached from the Tliird Regiment, First Brigade, in the Fifth Division, stationed at Plym- 
outh, under command of Lieut.-Col Caleb Howard, commandant. 

Nehemiah Lincoln, capt. Ephraim Cole, Jr., lieut. Silas Dunbar, ensign. 

Ser(jeanU. 
Gustavus Sylvester. Martin Kingman. Josiah Dunbar. 



Corimrak. 



Jabez Kin 



graan. Galen Manley. Daniel Packard. 
Musicians. 
Robert S. Holbrook. George W. Burt 

Privates. 



Nathan Jones. 



John Ames. 
Benjamin Ames. 
Oliver Bryant. 
John Burrill, Jr. 
Samuel Brett. 
Zibeon Brett. 
Zenas Brett. 
John Battles. 



William Battles. 
Chester Cooley. 
Zenas Gary. 
Luther Gary. 
Otis Howard. 
Gideon Howard. 
Austin Howard. 
Oliver Howard. 



Ira Hayward. 
Manley Hayward. 
James Hatch. 
Bernard Jackson. 
Isaac Whiting. 
Benjamin Kingman. 
James Loring. 
John May. 



Ambro.se Packard. 
Luke Packard. 
Jesse Packard. 
Sullivan Packard. 
Arza Packard. 
Zibeon Packard. 
Thomas Reynolds. 
Matthew Snell. 



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HISTORY OK BROCKTON. 



Oliver Snell. 
Jeremiah Snell. 
John Smith. 
Newton Shaw. 
Simeon Warren 
Cyrus Warren. 
Ephraira Willis, 
James Willis. 
Ebenezer Crocker. 
Mattin Gary. 
Simeon Diinhar. 
Samuel Dike, Jr. 
Bela C. Dilce. 



Samuel Dickermaii. 
John Delano. 
Isaac Eame.«. 
John Field 
Asa Howard. 
Cyrus Howard. 
Jr. Lewis Howard. 

Oliver Howard, Jr. 
Jason Packard. 
David Packard (2d) 
Lorin" White. 
Nathaniel Ames. 
Theron Ames. 



Joseph Packard. 
Cyrus B. Phillips. 
Waldo Hnyward. 
Martin Drake. 
Isaac Packard. 
Lemuel Sumner. 
David Packard. 
Silvauus French. 
Simeon Cary. 
Enos Thayer. 
Galea Packard. 
Charles Clapp. 



Hezekiah Packard. 
Charles Lincoln. 
Sidney Howard. 
Spragne Snow. 
Galen Warren. 
Jonathan Edson. 
Nathaniel Ames. 
Howard Manley. 
John Thompson. 
Waldo Field. 
Salmon Manley. 
Ozen Gurney. 



Plymffuth, October 12, 1814. 

This may certify tliat the above is a true and correct roll of the company under my 
command, from the 20th of September to the 12th of October, 1814. 

Nehemi.ui Lincoln, Captain. 

The following persons were also in service three days, from the I2th 
to the isth of October, 1814, under the command of Capt. Nehemiah 
Lincoln, and not included in the above list : 

Nahum Leonard, lieut. Seth Keith, sergt. 

Simeon Taylor, corp. Jona. Copeland, 3d corp. 

Privates. 

Charles Ames. 
Bezer Lathrop. 
Gershom Orcutt. 



Ansel Alger, sergt. 



David Ames. Asa Briggs. 

Charles Copeland. Perez Williams, Jr. 
Ebenezer Caldwell, Jr Seba Howard, 
Perez Robinson. Eleazer Churchill, Jr. 

Daniel Hartwell, Jr. John Colwell. 



Howard Alger. 
Kingman Cook. 



Benjamin Randall. 
Asa Packard. 
Edward C. Howard. 
Samuel Packard. 
Charles Dunbar. 



THE REBELLION. 97 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Rebellion of 1801 — Election of ISGO- -State of the Country at the Comnienoe- 
nient of the Rebellion — Steamer Star of the West- -Secession of South Carolina — Firing 
upon Fort Sumter — Call for Seventy-five Thousand Volunteers for Three Months — 
Company F, Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment — Casualties and Changes in the Tvyelfth 
Regiment — Narrative of the Twelfth Regiment— Martland's Brass Band — Call for more 
Troops — Company I, First Massachusetts Cavalry — List of Changes and Casualties in 
the Same — Ci>mpanies and Regiments in which Soldiers have been in the Service — One 
Hundred Days' Men— List of Changes, Prisoners, Promotions, Deaths, etc., during the 
Rebellion. 

IT is well known that there had existed for a long time a bitter an- 
tagonism between the Northern and Southern portions of the United 
States upon the great subject of slavery. Fierce party contentions 
had long existed, and ever will continue under a free elective govern- 
ment. 

Till the election of November, i860, however, there never was a 
Southern presidential candidate that did not receive electoral -votes at 
the North, nor a Northern candidate who did not receive electoral 
votes at the South. The country at this time was in a state of unex- 
ampled prosperity. Agriculture, commerce, and manufactures — East, 
West, North, and South — had just recovered from the great financial 
crisis of 1857, ^"<i '^'J'' country was spoken of and regarded by the rest 
of the civilized world as among the most prosperous nations of the 
world. We had been classed (with England, France, and Russia) as 
one of the four leading powers of the age. No sooner had the result 
of the election of November 6 been made known than it appeared on 
the part of one of the Southern States — and whose example was soon 
followed by others — that it had been the firm intention of those States 
not to abide the result of the election unless it resulted in giving them 
their candidate. They were not satisfied with having their own choice 
for sixty years, and now they had agreed not to abide by the decision 
of the majority, in the event of the election of Abraham Lincoln, and 
in consequence of this the greatest conspiracy of the nineteenth century 
came to light, and the nation at once became involved in a civil war. 

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98 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The first overt act of war committed in pursuance of this treasonable 
conspiracy, after the formal act of South Carolina passing its secession 
ordinance, was the firing upon a national transport, laden with men and 
supplies for the garrison in Charleston harbor. The date of the ordi- 
nance was December 20, i860. The firing upon the steamer Star of 
the West was January 9, 1861. The commencement of the Rebel 
lion is dated from April 12, 1861, when the rebels, who numbered 
by hundreds, commenced firing upon Fort Sumter from every direc- 
tion. 

It was then the intention of the rebels to follow up their first blow by 
seizing the capital at Washington. In this they were frustrated; for on 
the 15th of April the War Department called for seventy-five thousand 
troops from the militia of the several States for three months' service, 
who hastened to Washington, and thus saved the capital of the nation. 
In no portion of the world was ever an army gathered so quickly ; in 
less than two months over two hundred thousand men were in the 
army, ready for action. The response to the president's call was truly 
wonderful, both in men and money. 

On the i6th the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment was on its way to 
the seat of government by railroad, and the Third and Fourth Regi- 
ment moved by steamers; on the i8th the Eighth Regiment marched 
under General Butler; on the 20th the Third Battalion of Rifles, under 
Major Devens ; and the Fifth Infantry, with Cook's battery of light 
artillery, on the morning of the 2ist. The number of troops furnished 
by Massachusetts under these calls for three months' service was three 
thousand seven hundred and thirty- six. 

The call for volunteers in the month of April, 1861, was met in the 
spirit of 'j6. Frequent meetings were held, patriotic speeches were 
made, and volunteers came up nobly to fill the ranks. 

On Saturday evening, April 20, 1861, a large and enthusiastic meet- 
ing was held in the vestry of the New Jerusalem Church for the pur- 
pose of iorming a new military company. Dr. Alexander Hicliborn 
was chairman of the meeting, Jonas R. Perkins, esq., secretary. There 
were about three thousand persons present. Spirited and patriotic 
addresses were made, and over one hundred came forward and enlisted 
in the service of their country. 



THE REBELLION. 99 

Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment. — The following company 
enlisted as volunteers for three years or during the war: 

Roll of Company F, Twelfth Regiment, Capt. Alexander Hichborn, 
as corrected at Fort Warren, July 13, 1861, under command of Col. 
Fletcher Webster: 

Alexander Hichborn, 39, capt. North Bridgewater, physician, married. 

Alpheus K. Harmon, 34, 1st lieut., North Bridgewater, painter, married. 

Hiram W. Copeland, 26, 2d lieut., Nortli Bridgewater, clerk, single. 

John S. Stoddard, 31, 1st sergt.. North Bridgewater, brush manufacturer, married. 

Nathan H. Crosby, 28, 2d sergt., Bridgewater, awl-forger, married. 

Charle-i L. Sproul, 25, 3d sergt., North Bridgewater, stitcher, married 

Francis P. Holmes, 31, 4th sergt.. North Bridgewater, awl-forger, married. 

James B. Samp.son, 24, 5th sergt.. North Bridgewater, merchant, single. 

James S. Tennet, 30, Corp., North Bridgewater, wood-turner, married. 

Uriah Macoy, 35, Corp., North Bridgewater, trader. 

Roswell C. Amsden, 33, Corp., North Bridgewater, boot-cutter, married. 

Galen Edson. 33, corp , North Bridgewater, cabinet-maker, married. 

Charles H. Re'nhart, 39, Corp., North Bridgewater, carpenter, married. 

Frederick C. Packard, 18, Corp., North Bridgewater, melodeon manufacturer, single. 

Walter D. Packard, 20, Corp., North Bridgewater, clerk, single. 

Edwin T. Cowell, 19, Corp., North Bridgewater, baggage-master, single. 

James Sullivan, 12, musician, Boston, single. 

Joseph Lynch, 22, wagoner. East Stoughton, teamster, single. 

James A. Allen, 23, private. North Bridgewater, machinist, single. 

Luther E. Alden, 30, private. North Bridgewater, boot-cutter, married. 

James F. Andrews, 35, private, North Bridgewater, cabinet-maker, married. 

Leander B. Andrews, 30, private, North Bridgewater, painter, married. 

Lawrence Burke, 19, private. North Bridgewater, cooper, single. 

John Barry, 19, private. North Andover, machinist, single. 

Isaac W. Blanchard,25, private, North Bridgewater, butcher, married 

Henry Burns, 28, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Eli Bunker. 20, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Henry L. Bunker, 18, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

William H. Benney, 22. private, North Bridgewater. bootmaker, single. 

John L. Colter. 21, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Henry R. Coots, 40, private, Chelsea, shoemaker, married. 

George W. Childs, 21, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

John Creighton, 21, private, Boston, laborer, single. 

Maloomb D. Halberg, 30, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Thomas Doyle, 30, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Albert S. Dean, 27. private. North Bridgewater. machinist, married. 

Aaron B. Dodge, 22, private. North Bridgewater, bootmaker, single. 

Joseph P. Davis, 23, private, East Randolph, shoemaker, married. 



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Sargent Daniels, 07. private, North Bridgewater, butcher. 

Seth Edson, 33, private. North Bridgewater, carpenter, married. 

Aaron B. Frost, 23, private, Lowell, shoemaker, single. 

Joseph W. Freeman, 22. private, North Bridgewater, needle-maker, single. 

Henry W. Freeman, 33, private, North Bridgewater. .shoemaker, married. 

Roljert F. Fuller, 29, private, North Bridgewater, shoe-cutter, married. 

John E. Ford, 25, private, Boston, barber, single. 

Andrew J. Frost, 31, private, North Bridgewater, bootmaker, single. ' 

John C. Greeley, 33. private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, married. 

Warren A. Holmes, 20, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Linus P. Howard, 24, private, North Bridgewater, shoe-cutter, single. 

Rufus F. Hull, 23, private, Georgetown, manufacturer, married. 

Albert P. Hovey, 32, private, Boxford, wheelwright, married. 

Nathaniel H. Hall, 30, private, North Bridgewater, stitcher, married. 

Christopher T. Harris, 21, private, Plymouth, tin-worker, single. 

Volney Howard, 21, private, Randolph, bootmaker, single. 

Clarence E. Hartwell, 25, private, North Bridgewater, bootmaker, married. 

John S. Hamilton, 25, private, North Bridgewater, bootmaker, single. 

John Hallihan, 24, private, Lowell, shoemaker, married. 

Charles Howard, 20, private, North Bridgewater, farmer, single. 

William W. Hayden. 17, private. South Bridgewater, clerk, single. 

Andrew Juckson, 22, private. West Bridgewater, shoe-cutter, single. 

Laban Jackson, 20, private. North Bridgewater, farmer, single. 

Thaddeus Keith, 28, private. North Bridgewater, farmer, single. 

Dexter D. Keith, 29, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, married. 

Benjamin J. Keith, 19, private, South Bridgewater. blacksmith, single. 

Martin M. Keith, 22, private, South Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Carl A. Linstead, 27, private, \orth Bridgewater, shoemaker, married. 

Timothy Leary, 18, private, West Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

F. A. Manchester, 33, private. North Bridgewater, shoe-cutter, married. 

Francis N. Maroni, 20, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Henry E. Morley, 22, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

William W. Newson. 28, private, Boston, mechanic, single. 

Arthur J. F. O'Keefe. 18, private, Boston, printer, single. 

Isaac S. Porter, 19, private, Stoughton, farmer, single. 

James A. Packard, 25, private. North Bridgewater, .shoe-cutter, married. 

Samuel N. Packard, 37, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, married. 

Anthony P. Phillips, 19, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Herbert A. Phillips, 24,' private. North Bridgewater, bootmaker, single. 

George A. Perkins, 2.'!, private. North Bridgewater, bootmaker, single. 

Gilman B. Parker, 21, private. West Boxford, shoemaker, single. 

Henry C. Richardson, 18, private, West Boxford, mechanic, single. 

William H. Rugg, 21, private, Boxford, shoemaker, single. 

William F. Robinson, 27, private, North Bridgewater, farmer, married. 



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• 

Osgood Ring, 40, private, North Bridgewater, boot-trees, sinfrle. 

Charles Reed, 20, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Henry Rogers, 27, private, South Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Frederick S. Symonds, 33, private, North Bridgewater, awl-forger, single. 

Frank M. Stoddard, 19, private. Bast Stoughton, shoe-cutter, single. 

Francis A. Sanford, 21, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

George Gr. Smith, 22, private, Easton, shoemaker, single. 

Luther T. Snell, 18, p ivato, North Bridgewater, machinist, single. 

Harrison Stevens, 18, private, Boston, clerk, single. 

George F. Tinkhara, 24, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Ephraim Tmkham, 28, private, North Bridgewater, shoemaker, single. 

Nathan M. Tripp, 25, private. North Bridgewater, carpenter, married. 

Ira Temple, 23, private, Boston, teamster, single. 

Joseph J. Vincent, 21, private, North Bridgewater, shoe-cutter, single. 

George B. Walker, 22, private, Weymouth, liootmaker, single. 

George F. Whitcomb, 19, private, Randolph, lastmaker, single. 

Thomas W. Wall, 21, private. Bast Stoughton, shoemaker, single. 

Lewis B. Wade, 19. private. Northwest Bridgewater, bootmaker, single. 

Herbert 0. Morse, 21, private, Bo.xford, shoemaker, single. 

Webster Howard, 24, private. North Bridgewater, shoemaker, married. 

Jerome R. Hodge, 27, private, Canton, Me., shoemaker, married. 

Franklin M. Godfrey, 23, private, Easton, carpenter, single. 

Richard Packard, 20, private. North Bridgewater, shoe-striper, single. 

Samuel B. Chandler, 24, Charlestown, clerk, single. 

Freeman Ranney, 44, private, Boston, merchant, married. 

John Howard, private. Bast Bridgewater, school-teacher, single. 

William Woods, 21, private, Boston, medical student, single. 

The Twelfth Regiment of which Company F, of North Bridgewater, 
formed a part, was organized at Fort Warren by Col Fletclier Webster 
(son of the late lamented and illustrious Hon. Daniel Webster, of Marsh- 
field, Mass.), "a brave and generous gentleman," who fell in the battle 
of Bull Run August 30, 1862. The regiment, when mustered into serv- 
ice on the 26th day of June, 1861, numbered one thousand and forty 
men. Company F was recruited at North Bridgewater, and left that 
town April 29, 1861, at 9 o'clock A. M. The event of leaving the town 
was the occasion of a grand demonstration by the people of the town, 
thousands of whom had turned out to bid them farewell. The company 
assembled in their armory, which they left under the escort of the North 
Bridgewater Light Dragoons, Capt. Lucius Richmond, with the engine 
companies Nos. 2, 3, 5, and 6, and a large body of citizens, marching to 
the music of the North Bridgewater brass band, through the village to 



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fliSTORY OP BUOCKTON. 



the railroad depot. This gathering was very numerous, probably never 
exceeded upon any occasion in that town. A sober feeling pervaded the 
concourse in view of the peril to be encountered by our townsmen, and 
sympathy for those who were parting with husbands, brothers, and 
sons, and perhaps forever. A large company of citizens with the band 
accompanied the soldiers in the train to Boston, marched in procession 
to P'aneuil Hall, and from thence to their temporary quarters, at 71 
Clinton Street. The company numbered eighty, rank and file, when 
they left the town for Boston, to which there were large additions made 
soon after. 

Martland's Band — Roll of North Bridgewater brass band attached 
to the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment of volunteers : 

Band-Master. 

William .1. Martland. 



Ama.sa S. Glover. 
Tliaddeiis M. Packard. 
George E. Sturtevant. 
Samuel C. Perkins. 
Isaac C. Dimham. 
John B. Emmes. 
Robert S. White. 



Musicians. 
Lucius H. Packard. 
Henry C. Packard. 
Joseph Kennedy. 
Fernando De Argome. 
Minot '^hayer. 
Richard B. Atkinson. 
William Dubois. 



George A. Bates. 
James S. Bean. 
Louis A. Beaumont. 
Charles M. Capin. 
Nathaniel Carver. 
John Caiman. 



This band was mustered out of the service May 8, 1862. 

Deaths, Casualties, Etc. — An account of casualties, deaths, de- 
sertions, promotions, and changes in Company F, Twelfth Massachusetts 
Regiment : 

Alexander Hichborn, capt., com. June 26, 1861 ; disch. May 13, 1862. 

Alpheus K. Harmon, 1st lieut. June 26, 1801 ; capt. May 10, 1852 ; wounded at the 
battle of Bull Run ; discb. July 8, 1864, at the expiration of three years' service; pro. 
acting provost-marshal of the Ninth Massachusetts District June, 1S64, and is now the 
efiicient sheriff of Plymouth county. 

Hiram W. Copeland, 2d lieut. com. June 2(1, 1861 ; disch. Jan. 8, 18G2. 

John S. Stoddard, enlisted in Co. F, of the 12th Regt. of Massachusetts Volunteers 
as a private, and immediately upon the organization of the company was appointed 
orderly sergeant; afterwards commissioned as second lieutenant May 1.3, 1862; pro- 
moted first lieutenant Dec. 14, 1862. He was in the battle of Gettysburg, and nar- 
rowly escaped being taken prisoner ; but by his native shrewdness and strategy he 
succeeded in getting back to his regiment ; immediately after this he received a cap- 



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tain's commission, dated July 23, 1862 ; lie fell, while leading his men on in the very 
face of the enemy, pierced by a bullet, killing him instantly, May 10, 1864. in the battle 
of Spottsylvania, Va. In all the positions that he was called to fill he proved himself 
faithful, and an officer of unusual capacity, while his kind and considerate regard for 
his men, and his ever genial disposition, made him a favorite with all, wherever he was 
known, and the community in which he lived have reason to deplore the loss of one 
whose soldierly qualities commanded the respect of his associates. He was buried on 
the battle-field by his men. 

Nathan H. Crosby, 1st sergt., disch. for disability October, 1862. 

Charles L. Sproul, sergt., disch. by order from War Department, Aug. 1, 1863 ; after- 
wards attached to the navy on the Mississippi River ; com. as 1st lieut. in Co. C. 
60th Masfachu.setts Regt. for one hundred days' service, July 11, 1864, capt. July 30. 

Francis P. Holmes, sergt., disch. Sept. 1, 1861 ; afterwards re-enlisted, and was killed. 

James B. Sampson, sergt., pro. 2d lieut. Sept. 18, 1862, and assigned to Co. A Jan. 
13, 1863; taken prisoner at the battle of Gettsyburg, Pa., and was an inmate of 
Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.; was a prisoner at Columbia, S. C, where he ran past 
the guard with two other fellow-captives, and reached the Union lines in safety, after 
a perilous journey of three hundred miles. 

James S. Tannett, corp., afterwards sergt., died July 13, 1862, of typhoid fever, at 
Manassas. 

Uriah Macoy, Corp., afterwards 1st sergt,, taken prisoner at the battle of Gettys- 
burg, and was a resident of Belle Isle Prison, Richmond. Va., till March, 1864 ; com. as 
capt. of Co. C, 60th Massachusetts Regt,, in one hundred days' service, July 11th; 
pro. maj. July 30, 1864; must, out of service Nov. 30, 1864. 

Roswell C. Amsden, corp. disch. for disability Aug. 18, 1862. 

Galen Edson, corp., pro. .sergt.; died Feb. 20, 1864, at Culpeper Court-House, Va. He 
was engaged in the battle at Cedar Mountam, Thoroughfare Gap, Second Bull Run, 
Fredericksburg, Antietara, and Gettysburg. He was spoken of by his superior 
officers as a brave and faithful soldier, always at his post, never shrinking from duty 
or danger 

Charles H. Reinhardt, corp., disch. for disaliility May 30, 1862. 

Frederic C. Packard, corp., trans, to Co. D Nov. 18, 1861, and disch. for disability 
t)ct. 17, 1862. 

Walter D Packard, corp., detached as hospital clerk at Frederick, Md., and lion, 
disch. July 8, 1864. 

Edwin T. Cowell, Corp., trans, to the United States Signal Corps Jan. 13, 1864. 

James Sullivan, musician, disch. for disability Jan. 26, 1864. 

Joseph H. Lynch, wagoner, must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

James A. Allen, sergt., pro. to 1st lieut. July 23, 1863 ; sergt. -maj. Jan. 2,5, 1863. 

Luther E. Alden, corp., trans, to Invalid Corps March 1.5, 1862, and afterward.s to Vet. 
Res. Corps; wounded at the battle of Bull Run. 

James F.Andrews, private, must, out at the expiration of service July 8, 1864; 
wounded at battle of Bull Run ; released from Libby Prison, January, 1884. 

Leander B. Andrews, private, must, out at exp. of service, July S, 1864. 



104 HISTOR? OF BROCKTON. 

John Barry, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Antietam, September. 1862 
must, out at the exp. of service, July 8, 1864. 

Henry Burns, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Antietam, September, 1862 
must, out at the exp. of service, July 8, 1864:. 

Ell Bunker, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Antietam, September, 1862 
trans, to the Invalid Corps Jan. 16, 1864. 

Henry L. Bunker, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Antietam, September, 
1862 ; must, out of service July 8. 1864. 

William H. Bennie, private, disob. on account of wounds received at Bull Run 
Feb. 12, 1864. 

George W. Childs, Corp., killed in action at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. 
Dec. 18, 1862. 

John D. Creighton, private, disoh. on account of wounds received at Bull Run, 
June 11, 1863. 

Malcolm F. Dhalberg, private, severely wounded at the battle of Antietam ; died 
Dec. ir, 1862. 

Thomas Djyle, private, severely wounded at the battle of Bull Run ; disch. on 
account of wounds Dec. 15, 1862. 

Albert S. Dean, private, disch. for disability June 4, 1862. 

Aaron B. Dodge, private, disch. for disability Jan. 9, 1863. 

Joseph P. Davis, private, must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Sargent Daniels, private, trans, to the U. S. Cav. Oct. 13, 1861. 

Seth Ed.son, private, disch. for disability Dec. 19, 1862. 

Aaron B. Frost, private, died in battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1802. 

Joseph W. Freeman, private, disch. for disability Dec. 12, 1862. 

Henry W. Freeman, private, must, out of service July 8, 1804. 

Robert F. Fuller, private, trans, to the Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 16, 1864. 

Andrew J. Frost, private, died at Fairfax Court-House Aug. 28, 1862. 

John C. Greeley, private, trans, to brigade headquarters; wounded at the battle 
of Bull Run; must, out of service July 8. 1864. 

Warren A. Holmes, private, disch. for disability March 14, 1863. 

Linus P. Howard, private, killed at the second battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862. 

Rufus F. Hull, private, disch. for disability October, 1862. 

Albert P. Hovey, private, must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Nathaniel H. Hall, private, trans, to division headquarters; must, out of service 
July 8, 1864. 

Christoidier T. Harris, private, disch. for disability Sept. 20, 1802. 

Volney Howard, sergt., pro. to brig, com.-sergt., July 12, 1863. 

Clarence E. Hartwell, private, trans, to the U. S. Cav. Oct. 13, 1801. 

John S. Hamilton, private, died of smallpox near Washington, December, 1862. 

John Hallihan, private, disch. for disability June 11, 1863. 

Charles Howard (2d), private, wounded at the battle of Bull Run ; disch. for dis- 
ability on account of wounds Oct. 10, 18<i2. 

William W. Hayden, minor, private, disch. June 28, 1862. 



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Andrew Jackson, sergt., slightly wounded in the eye at the battle of the Wilderness ; 
must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Laban Jackson, private, wounded in the side at the battle of the Wilderness; 
must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Thaddeus Keith, 1st. sergt., killed at the battle of the Wilderness May 6, 18G4. 
At the time of his dea*h he was at the fore-front of the battle, where he gallantly 
and bravely resisted several onsets of the enemy. His frank and generous nature 
made him a favorite in the company. 

Benjamin J. Keith, private, disch. for disability Dec. 28, 1861. 

Dexter D. Keith, private, disch. for disability Jan. 20, 1863 ; afterwards re-en- 
listed ; lost his right hand in the battle of Plymouth, N. C, April, 1864, and taken 
prisoner. 

Martin M. Keith, private, severely wounded at the battle of Bull Run. 

Carl A. Lindstedt, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg ; must, 
out of service July 8, 1864. 

Timothy O'Leary, private, trans, to New York Battery ; must, out of service July 8, 
1864. 

Francis A. Manchester, private, slightly wounded at Antietam. 

Francis N. Maroni, corp., killed in action at second battle of Bull Run, Aug. .30, 1862. 

Henry B. Morley, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Antietam ; must, out of 
service July 8, 1864. 

Isaac S. Porter, private, trans, to the Vet. Res. Corps July 1, 1863. 

James A. Packard, corp., detached for hospital duty ; must, out of service July 8, 1864- 

Samuel N. Packard, private, disch. for disability July 3, 1863. 

Anthony P. Phillips, private, disch. March 4, 1863 ; trans, to the 73d Ohio Regt. 

George A, Perkins, private, killed in the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862. 

Oilman B. Parker, private, slightly wounded at the battle of Bull Run. 

Henry C. Richardson, private, trans, to the 39th Mass. Regt. June 2.5, 1864. 

William H. Rugg, corp., must, out of service July 8, 18G4. 

Herbert Phillips, private, must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

William F. Robinson, private, must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Osgood King, private, trans, to the Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 18, 1863. 

Henry Rogers, private, disch. for disability March 4, 1863. 

Frederick S. Simonds, private, severely wounded at the battle of Bull Rim ; disch. 
for disability March 13, 1863. 

Frank M. Stoddard, sergt., wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg ; killed at the 
battle of Spottsylvania, Va., May 10, 1864. 

Francis A. Sanford, private, killed at the second battle of Bull Run Aug. 30, 1862. 

George S. Smith, private, trans, to the Vet. Res. Corps Feb. 20, 1864. 

Luther T. Snell, private, severely wounded at the battle of Antietam ; disch. for dis- 
ability March 3, 1863. 

Harrison Stevens, private, severely wounded at the battle of Antietam ; disch. for 
disability Dec. 25, 1862. 

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106 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

George F. Tinkhara, private, severely wounded at the battle of Antietam ; disch. on 
account of wounds March 4, 1SG3. 

Ephraim Tinkham, private, wounded at Fredericksburg; trans, to the Vet. Res. Corps 
March 15, 18G2. 

Nathan M. Tripp, private, must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Joseph J. Vincent, private, pro. hosp. steward March 20, 1863. 

George B. Walker, private, severely wounded at the second battle of Bull Run ; died 
at Washington of wounds Sept. 24, 1862. 

George F. Whitcomb, private, dlsch. for disability Sept. 1, 1861. 

Thomas W. Wall, private, wounded at the battle of Antietam ; disch. for disability 
November, 1862. 

Lewis B. Wade, private, wounded at Fredericksburg; detached as provost-marshal ; 
must, out of service July 8, 1864. 

Herbert 0. Moore, private ; no report. 

Webster Howard, private, detached to provost-guard; disch. April 29, 1863. 

Jerome R. Hodge, private, killed in the battle of Fredericksburg Dec. 13, 1862. 

FrankHn M. Godfrey, musician, disch. from the 12th Regt. ; re-enl. in the 33d Regt. ; 
must, out of service July 8, 18G4. 

Richard Packard, private, killed in the battle of Frederipksburg'Dec. 13, 1862. 

Samuel E. Chandler, private, pro. to q. m.-sergt. Jan. 25, 1863. 

Freeman R. Ranney, private, trans, to Vet. Res. Corps Sept. 17, 1SG3. 

John Howard, private, disch. for disability Dec. 27, 1862. 

William Woods, private, disch. for disability Jan. 11, 1863. 

Lyman Allen, private, was drafted in North Bridgewater July 15, 1863, and was de- 
tailed to do guard duty at Long Island, where by strict integrity of character he won 
the confidence of all with whom he had to do. With others he was sent to the front 
and attached to the 12th Regt., and was killed in the first battle that he was engaged 
in, near Spottsylvania, May 10, 1864. 

Rodney M. Leach, private, was drafted July 15, 1863 ; trans, to the 39th Mass. Regt. 
June 25, 1864 ; wounded. 

Henry L. Winter, private, killed at the battle of the Wilderness May 5, 1864. 

Names of those having deserted from Company F, Twelfth Regiment, 

after being regularly enlisted : 

John L. Colter, private, Aug. 30, 1862, at the second battle of Bull Run. 
Charles E. Reed, private, March 16, 1863, at Winchester, Va. 
John B. Ford, private, July 22, 18G1, from Fort Warren, Boston harbor. 
Arthur J. O'Keefe, private, Aug. 30, 1862, at the second battle of Bull Run. 
Lawrence Burke, private, July 1, 1862, at Manassas Junction. 

NARRATIVE OF THE TWELFTH MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT, 

On the 23d of July, 1861, this regiment left Boston, and arrived at Sandy Hook, Md., 
on the 27th inst., and went into camp. They marched twenty-one miles to the Monoc- 
acy River, and encamped, remaining there several days ; from that place they marched 



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to Hyattstown, a distance of six miles; to Darnestown, eighteen miles; to Muddy 
Branch, seven miles ; to Edward's Ferry, fifteen miles ; and to Seneca Mills, by the 
way of Poolesville, fifteen miles. They went into winter quarters at Frederick, Md., 
having arrived through Darne.stown and Barnestown, a distance of thirty miles. Upon 
the 27th of Feliruary, 18G2, they broke camp at Frederick, and went into camp at 
Shenandoah City, Va., distant twenty-five miles from Frederick. March 1st they went 
to Charlestown, Va., by tlie way of Bolivar Heights, a distance of seven miles; they 
left Charlestown March 10, for Winchester, Va., by the way of Berry ville, twenty- 
four miles; marched from Winchester to Snicker's Gap, by the way of Berryville, on 
the 21st of March, eighteen miles ; March 23d went to Aldie, distant eighteen miles; 
they returned to Snicker's Gap on the 24th, from whence they marched to Goose Creek, 
distant eleven miles; on the 28th they left for Cub Run, and on the 29th marched to 
Bull Run, five miles. They were almost continually on the march from place to place 
through the Shenandoah Valley between the 1st of April and August 1st, seldom re- 
maining long in one camp; August 9th they were engaged in the battle of Cedar 
Mountain, in which they lost Capt. N. B. Shurtleff, jr., and ten men wounded ; after 
this they made several marches and countermarches, and on the 20th of August were 
engaged in the battle of the Rappahannock, in which they suffered no loss ; from this 
to the 30th they were almost constantly on the march, and on the day last mentioned, 
in an engagement at Grovetown, near Bull Run, Col. Webster, Capt. Kimball, and ten 
men were killed, and one hundred and thirty-five men were wounded and missing. 
After this battle the regiment retreated to Centreville, arriving there the next day; on 
the 14th of September they marched to South Mountain, and were engaged in that 
battle, in which one man was killed and five wounded; from that place they went to 
Keedysville, and on the afternoon of the IGlh formed inlineof battle and bivouacked for 
the night; they engaged the enemy at five o'clock in the morning, but were ordered to 
leave the field at nine a. m., and withdrew in good order. They went into this fight 
with three hundred and twenty-five men, lost forty seven killed and one hundred and 
sixty-six wounded, several of whom subsequently died of their wounds. On leaving 
the field, bringing off their regimental colors, four officers and thirty-two men, they vol- 
unteered to support a battery ; after which they rejoined their brigade, and participated 
in the pursuit of the flying enemy, who withdrew across the river. 

The regiment was at this time under the command of Captain B. F. Cook, of Company 
E. On the 22d of September, Col. James L. Bates took command of this regiment. 
From this time until November 10, they were mostly on the march in Maryland and 
Virginia, and arrived at the Rappahannock Station, November 8, near which they 
encamped. 

At the battle of Fredericksburg, fought on the 13th of December, 1862, the Twelfth 
Regiment was in General Gibbons' division. The division was formed in three brigade 
lines, and the third, commanded by General Taylor, had the advance, the Thirteenth 
Massachusetts Regiment acting as skirmishers for the division. Colonel Lyle's brigade, 
composed of the Twelfth Massachusetts, the Twenty-sixth New York, and the Nine- 
teenth and One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiments of PennsylvaniaVolunteers, formed 
the second line, this regiment having the right. The third line was Colonel Root's 



1Q8 BtSTORY OF BROCKTO^t. 

brigade, the Sixteenth Maine Regiment having the right. The position of the Twelfth 
Regiment was taken at nine o'clock A. M.; the enemy were hidden frbm view by a thick 
wood. Our men remained lying down until one o'clock p. M. under a brisk fire of shot 
and shell, the skirmishers being hotly engaged, and the balls of .the enemy passing over 
us. During these four hours there was but one man of this regiment injured. At one 
o'clock the signal to advance was given to the whole division and immediately obeyed. 
A heavy Ere of musketry broke from the whole line of woods in our front. General 
Taylor's brigade stood the fire some thirty minutes, when the lirigade in which was this 
regiment was ordered to relieve them. As they advanced they became separated from 
the brigade by the retiring regiments of the Third Brigade, and continued to advance 
independently, taking a position and firing until their ammunition began to fail. Their 
brigade had fallen to the rear, and they were alone until the third line came forward ; their 
solid ranks broke the right of this line, which opened to the right and left to get to the 
front where it was quickly formed. The Twelfth Regiment followed the one in their 
front, the Sixteenth Maine, a short distance, and being out of ammunition, were about 
to join their brigade in the rear, when they were ordered by Greneral Taylor to prepare 
for a charge. The colonel thereupon gave the command to fix bayonets and filed to the 
right of the brigade and charged with them into the woods in their front. About two 
hundred of the enemy rushed through our lines and gave themselves up as prisoners ""f 
war. We carried the position and remained some twenty minutes expecting support 
but none was in sight, and the men were constantly falling before the fatal fire of an 
unseen enemy. Captains Ripley, Reed, Packard, and Clark, and a hundred of the men 
had fallen. After consulting with the officers the colonel gave orders to about face, and 
they fell back slowly and reluctantly and in very good order, bearing their tattered ban- 
ners with them to their brigade. After reaching the place, they were ordered to fall 
back to where they were supplied with ammunition and rations. They remained under 
arms all night, and early on the morning of the 14th, they were ordered to another 
position where they remained till the night of the 15th, when they recrossed the river 
to Falmouth with their corps. During the battle the Twelfth was under tire six hours, 
and their loss was chiefly sustained during the last two hours. During that time they 
had five officers wounded and fifteen men killed, eighty-seven wounded, and three miss- 
ing, making an aggregate of one hundred and five out of two hundred and fifty-eight, 
with which they went into the fight. 

On the 3d of May, 1861, the president called for forty-two thousand 
and thirty- four volunteers to serve for three years, unless sooner dis- 
charged, to be mustered into infantry and cavalry service ; also for an 
increase of the regular army of twenty-two thousand seven hundred 
and fourteen, making nearly sixty- five thousand. 

The number required of Massachusetts was three regiments; this 
number was afterwards increased to six, and again, by the persuasion of 
Col. Fletcher Webster, to seven regiments. 



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On the 17th of June, Massachusetts offered ten more regiments to 
the United States for three years, which were accepted. Under these 
calls regiments were filled and sent to camp or to the field to fill up old 
regiments, as they were needed. 

The following lists will show the regiments in which the men from 
North Bridgewater, now Brockton, have served : 

First Mass.\chusetts Cavalry. — List of Company I, First Regi- 
ment Massachusetts Cavalry, Capt. Lucius Richmond, under Col. 
Robert Williams : 

Nathaniel Merchant, 1st lieut, disch. Dec. 26, 18G1. 

Freeman H. Shiverick, 1st lieut.; pro. from 2d lient. 

Lewis Cabot, 2d lieut. 

George B. Mussey, com.-sergt.; Francis A. llichardson, q.-m.-sergt. 

Sergeants. 
George W. Leach. 
Joseph E. Cole. 

Corjyorals. 
Matthew \V. Lincoln. 
Joshua Turnbidl. 
Roscoe Tucker. 

Bui/lers. 



Robert S. Capen. 
William S. Huntington. 



Benjamin Knight, Jr. 
Joseph T. Stevens. 
Augustine A. Colburn. 



George N. Holmes. 



John H. Walker. 
Samuel C. Lovell. 



Henry T. Dagget. 
A. J. Bailey . 



Farriers. 
Privates. 



John D. Darling. 
Alfred Worlhington. 



Richard Adams. 
Giles R. Alexander. 
Martin Argan. 
Caleb Badger. 
Andrew W. Bartlett. 
Joseph Bisbee. 
Francis A. Bliss. 
James Baynes. 
Ezekiel N. Brown, 
Virgil F. Blaisdell. 
Isaac W. Cox. 
Samuel A. Chandler. 
Richard Cunningham, 
Thomas F. C. Dean. 



Joel D. Dudley. 
Edward Drury. 
George A. Bdson. 
Elihu T. Ellis. 
Joseph 0. Estes. 
William H. French. 
Ebenezer H. Faxon. 
James Fitzpatrick. 
Tolman French. 
Charles P. Farns worth. 
Edward T. George. 
Isaac P. Gaynor. 
Francis 0. Harlow. 
Henry P. Holmes. 



Hiram F. Howe. 
George W. Hunt. 
James H. Rowland. 
Freeman P. Rowland. 
Daniel W. Jacobs. 
John Jewett. 
Edward T. Jordan. 
Caleb H. Joslyn. 
Andrew J. Keene. 
Noah M. Knight. 
Thomas D. Knight. 
William H. S. Kimball. 
John H. Leonard. 
Ellis V. Lyon. 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Samuel Patterson. 
Amandus Richardson. 
Gilbert G. Richardson. 
Wilham W. Robinson. 
George W. Reed. 
.Tohn A. Studley. 
Moody K. Stacey. 
.Joseph S. Stone. 
WilHam A. Smith. 
John Sylvester. 



Edward Tilden. 
James H. Tucker. 
William A. Vining. 
Rutus H. Willis. 
Henry M. Wheeler. 
Joseph Ware. 
Nathan C. Wood. 
Frederick M. Wortman. 
Eugene W.'Whitehouse. 



recruited in North Bridgewater by Capt. Lucius 
a dragoon company was chartered in the town, 
made for men he enlisted as many of that com- 
ofifered their services to the government, and was 



Edward A. Lunt. 
Jeremiah Loavitt. 
Daniel Linnehan. 
Stephen 0. Moulton. 
Andrew Morse. 
Wilson Orr. 
Horace F. Pool. 
Isaac R. Porter. 
John T. Peterson. 
Chas. M. Packard. 

This company was 
Richmond. In 1853 
and when the call was 
pany as he could, and 
accepted. 

The company left North Bridgewater in the morning train for Camp 
Brigham, Readville, on the iith of September, l86i. Before leaving 
the town the company partook of a collation at their armory, and then 
marched through the principal streets in the village to the music of 
drum and fife, escorted by a large concourse of citizens, with Engine 
Companies Nos. 2, 3 and 5. The streets were filled with an eager 
crowd to witness their departure and bid them farewell. 

The regiment left the State in battalion.s. The First Battalion left on 
the 25th, the Second on the 27th, the Third on the 29th of December, 
1861. The Third Battalion — consisting of Company I, of North Bridge- 
water, Capt. Lucius Richmond ; Company K, Capt. James H. Case, of 
Middleboro' ; Company L, Captain William Gibbs, of Waltham ; Com- 
pany M, Capt. Marcus A. Moore, of Waltham — left Camp Brigham 
December 29, 1861, by the way of the " Shore Route " to New Haven 
and New York. 

Upon their arrival in New York they had a collation provided for 
them at Park Barracks, where they remained for fourteen days. Left 
New York for Port Royal in steamer Marion, January 11, 1862, where 
they arrived after a passage of seventy-two hours. Camped at Hilton 
Head till about the 1st of August. From thence removed to Beaufort, 
S. C; was engaged in the battle of Pocotalgo, S. C, during which three 
men were slightly wounded in Company I. Afterwards remained in 
camp till April i, 1863, when twenty- five men were detached for courier 



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duty on Morris and Folly Islands. On the last of May the remainder 
of the company was ordered from Beaufort to Hilton Head, and again, 
on the 7th of June, fifteen were ordered to James Island, under General 
Terry. 

On the 7th of July Captain Richmond was placed in command of 
fourteen infantry companies, forming the picket-line from Hilton Head 
to Cariboque Sound, near Fort Pulaski ; removed to headquarters at 
Hilton Head, January 4, 1864. Ordered to Jacksonville, Fla., February 
5th, where they arrived on the 8th of February. Here they joined 
Captain Elder's First United States Battery of four guns, and the For- 
tieth Massachusetts Regiment Mounted Infantry, under command of 
Col. Guy V. Henry. These companies were brigaded and placed under 
the command of Colonel Henry, as acting brigadier-general. 

These forces started on an expedition of one hundred and fifty miles 
into the country on the day of their arrival, and during the first night 
surprised and captured four picket-posts of five men each, and captured 
an artillery camp of eight guns, called Camp Finnegan, after which they 
proceeded on to Baldwin Station, on the Jacksonville and Tallahassee 
Railroad, where they arrived at sunrise, February 9, 1864, and captured 
four cars loaded with ammunition, cannon, and forage, and also a quan- 
tity of turpentine, rosin and cotton. On the loth arrived at Barber's 
Ford, on the South Fork of St. Mary's River. Here the forces engaged 
in fight about noon. During this engagement, Thomas F. C. Dean, of 
Stoughton, was killed. He was a member of Company I, from North 
Bridgewater. Four men were slightly wounded. The Union forces 
captured forty-five prisoners. The next night they bivouacked at San- 
dersonville, after driving Finnegan's forces from there, which was his 
headquarters at that time. 

After destroying distilleries, corn, etc., started for Lake City, and 
arrived within one and a half miles of that place, when they engaged 
General Finnegan's force in sight of the city. After a severe fight of 
about two hours, ammunition becoming short, and having no supply- 
train, they fell back to Barber's Ford, by order of General Seymour. 

On the 15th of February went to Callihan Station, on the Gainesville 
and Fernandina Railroad. At St. Mary's River destroyed three ferries^ 
and returned to Barber's Ford on the 19th of February. On the fol- 



Il2 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

lowing day General Seymour engaged the rebels at Olustee with five 
thousand men, the enemy having thirteen thousand men. After a severe 
fight both sides fell back. On their retreat, the Union forces destroyed 
Baldwin village. Fought at Camp Finnegan February 23, Mile Run, 
February 25. 

On the 30th of March the battalion was ordered to Pilatka, Fla., 
where they remained fourteen days. Where there they lost four men 
while on picket duty — Matthew Lincoln, of Abington ; H. F. Poole, of 
Easton ; John Sylvester, of East Bridgewater ; Roscoe Tucker, — who 
were carried to Andersonville Prison; the last three have since died. 
On the 14th of March the battalion evacuated Pilatka. At this time, 
part of the company having re-enlisted and gone on a furlough to 
the North, Captain Richmond was ordered to St. Augustine, Fla., 
with the remainder of the company ; stopped there three days ; from 
thence removed to Jacksonville, Fia. On the 22d of April was ordered 
to Virginia; embarked for Hilton Head, and a'rrived there next day. 
May I, started for Yorktown, Va.; arrived May 3, joined General Gil- 
more, May 8, at Bermuda Hundred. The company was engaged in 
fights on the 8th and 9th of May at Swift Creek; was engaged in front 
of Fort Darling from the llth to the l6th of May, and fell back to 
Bermuda Hundred the same day. On the 9th of June was engaged 
in front of Petersburg, Va.; on the 28th of September was in front 
of Richmond, and from that time to middle of November was in 
several fights. About the iSth of November, was ordered to the 
headquarters of the Army of the James, under General Butler, 
and was employed on escort and courier duty. Captain Richmond 
was honorably discharged December 17, 1864, after thirty- nine months' 
service, in which he proved himself a brave and good officer. In the 
advance from Jacksonville to Lake City it was Captain Richmond's com- 
pany that led the advance, capturing and first engaging the forces of the 
enemy in front, and was in almost every instance successful. 

In 1864 this company was consolidated into the Fourth Massachusetts 
Cavalry, so that the history of those from North Bridgewater, or belong- 
ing to Company I, may be found in that regiment. 

List of men from North Bridgewater in Company K, I'lrst Massachu- 
setts Cavalry, Capt. James H. Case, of Bridgewater : 



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Edmund Crockett, Waldo Field, Hiram Thayer, 

Joseph Dam, John Simonds, William Welsh. 

Austin H. Snow, 

Deaths, Casualties, Etc. — List of changes, casualties, deaths, 
etc., that have occurred in Company I, of the First Massachusetts 
Cavahy, under Capt. Lucius Richmond : 

Freeman H. Shivericlc, 1st lieut., resigned July 28, 1862. 

Lewis Cabot, 2d Heut., trans, to the 4th Mass. Cav. 

B. Knight, jr., Corp., disch. for disability at Beaufort, May 12, 1863, He was en- 
gaged in the battle of Pouotalgo, Oct. 22, 1862. 

George N. Holmes, sergt., disch. for disability April 23, 1864. 

Joseph T. Stevens. Corp., died at Hilton Head, March 31, 1862. 

A. J. Keene, private, disch. for disability at Beaufort, April 22, 1863. 

Joshua Turnbull, Corp., disch. for disability Jan. 19, 1863. 

A. W. Bartlett, private, died at Beaufort, from wounds received at Barber's Ford, 
Fla., Feb. 10. 1864. 

Joseph C. Stone, private, disch. for disability at Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, 
Aug. 29. 1862. 

Henry T. Daggett, bugler, pro. to chief bugler, of the regiment May 7, 1864. 

Richard Adams, private, disch. for disability April 20, 1862. 

Virgil S. Blaisdell, private, disch. for disability April 8, 1864. 

Caleb Badger, private, disch. for disability July 9, 1803, at Beaufort, S. C. 

Joseph B. Bisbee, private, died July 14, 1862 ; was in action at Pocotalgo. 

Thomas F.- C. Dean, private, killed at Barber's Ford, Feb. 12, 1864. He was in 
action on James and Morris Islands during the siege of Fort Wagner and Pocotalgo. 
S. C. 

Tolman French, private, disch. for disability May 4, 1864. 

James Fitzpatriek, private, trans, to the Invalid Corps July 9, 1863. 

Eben R. Faxon, private, disch. for disability at Beaufort, April 22, 1863. 

James H. Howland, private, discli. for disabilty at Hilton Head, April 8, 1862. 

John Jewett, private, trans, to Co. K Dec. 23, 1801 

Jeremiah Leavitt, private, pro. to hospital steward 1862. 

Edward A. Lunt, disch. for disability at Beaufort, July 9, 1863. 

George B. Mussey, com. -sergt., trans, to the non-com. staff April 9, 1802 ; disch. Dec, 
10, 1862. 

Francis A. Richardson, q m. -sergt., disch. for disability at Hilton Head, December, 
1863. 

Gilbert R. Richardson, private, disch. Feb. 7, 1862. 

W. A. Smith, private, disch. for disability at Hilton Head, April 8, 1862. 

Frederic M. Wortman, private, fell overboard from steamer '' Rebecca Clyde," in 
Port Royal harbor, Feb. 6, 1864, in action at Pocota'go. 

Hiram M. Wheeler, private, disch. for disability at Boston, November, 1862. 
15 



114 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. ' 



K. S. Capen, private, pro. to sergt-maj. in the 4th Mass. Cav. 

S. C. Lovell, Corp., trans, to Co. K ; pro. to ord.-sergt. Aug. 23, 1864. 

F. A. Bliss, Corp., trans, to Go. F; pro. to q. m.-sergt. Aug. 12, 1864. 

J. E. Cole, private, tranf. to the non-com. staff as saddler's sergt. Sept. 10, 1864. 

John H. Walker, Corp., pro. to q.na. -sergt., disch. at theexp. of service, Sept. 24, 1864. 

Augustine A. Colburn, corp., pro. to com.-sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 

J. H. Leonard, Corp., hon. disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 

Isaac Cox, private, disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 

William S. Huntington, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 

George N. Hunt, sergt.. disch. Sept. 24, 1804. ' 

F. 0. Harlow, sergt., disch. Sept, 1864. 

D. W. Jacobs, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 
John T. Peterson, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 

■ J. R. Porter, sergt., disch. Sept. 24, 1864. 

J. D. Darling, bugler, pro. to the non-com. staff Sept. 25, 1864. 
H. P. Holmes, private, disch. Oct. 8, 18G4. 
George S. Richards, private, disch. Oct. 14, 18G4. 
H. F. Howard, private, disch.- Oct. 30, 18G4. 
A. J. Bailey, farrier, disch. Oct. 30, 1864. 

E. W. Whitehouse, private, disch. Nov. 13, 1864. 

John Sylvester, private, died at Anderson ville, December, 1864. 
Ro.scoe Tucker, private, died at Florence, S. C, Jan. 29, 1865. 

Horace F. Poole, private, died on the passage home from Florence, where he liad 
been confined as a prisoner of war, March 9, 1865. 

Matthew W. Lincoln, private, was a prisoner at Florence ; exchanged March 9. IStio. 

R. H. Villis, private, pro. to 2d lieut. January, 1865. 

George W. Leach, private, pro. January, 1865. 

H. S. Kimball, private, pro. to 2d lieut. in colored infantry December, 1864. 

Joel D. Dudley, corp., killed at High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865. 

Samuel Patterson, private, captured in front of Jacksonville, March 16, 18G4. 

Ellis V. Lyon, private, died Sept. 24, 1864; funeral Oct. 2, 1864. 

First Massachusetts Regiment: 
Co. E, Capt. Clark B. Baldwin, John Donahue. 

List of men in Capt. Francis H. Tucker's company, Company H, of 
the Second Regiment of Massachusetts Vohinteers, under command of 
Col. George H. Gordon, for three years' service, as mustered May 25, 
1 86 1, from North Bridgewater : 

James P. Bell. Charles M. Hall. Linus B. Thomas. 

John Cullen. Maurice Keating. Jeremiah Merea. 

Richard Casey. Patrick Keenan. Hugh 0. Donald. 

Benjamin N. Gardner. Patrick Murray. 



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List of men in Capt. Ward L. Fostei's company, Company G, of the 
Seventh Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, under the command of 
Col. Darius N. Couch, as mustered into three years' service June ii, 
1861, from Nortli Bridgewater : 

Charle.? W. George, corp. Oliver Hoiton. Joseph Reynolds, Jr. 

James S. Newman, corp. Morgan Jones. Horace M. Clark. 

George L. Horn John B. Dean. .Jacob Rotch. 

Samuel F. Howaril, Albert D. Hunt. Alfred H. Tilden. 

Alonzo S. Hamilton. Edward B. Leach. David Thompson, Jr. 

Russell S. Higgins. Francis S. Packard. John Griffin. 

We also find the following names in the same regiment as follows : 

Co. A, Capt. David H. Dyer, John B. Cobb. 

Co. K, Capt. Franklin P. Harlow, Walter C. Churchill. 

Co. E, ('apt. Horace F. Fox, WiUiam Douglas. 

List of men in Company K, Capt. George W. Button's company, of 
tlie Nintli Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. Thomas Cass, as 
mustered into three years' service June 15, 1861, from North Bridge- 
water. 

John Lanagan. Michael Clark. James Webl). 

William Linnehan. Patrick Cunningham. Roger Cunningham. 

David Maguire. John Sweeny. William Farrell. 

William Mitchell. John Scanuell. James Gilbridge. 

Michael Connell. Dennis Wheelan. James Harris. 
Charles 0. Collins. 

Also in Co. B, Capt. Christopher Plunkett, June 15, 1861 : 
Thomas Hogan. John Horan. John Russell. 

James Riley. Michael Kelly. Patrick Sheridan. 

Co. E, Capt. John R. Teague, Michael Horan. 

Co. I, Capt. James E. McCafferty, Jr., Owen Sweeney. 

A list of men from North Bridgewater in the Eleventh Regiment of 
Massachusetts Volunteers for three years, as mustered June 12, 1861 : 

Co. B, Capt. John H. Davis, Thomas Donahue, William Walsh. 
Co. C, Capt. Porter D. Tripp, George W. Wood. 

Co. E, Capt. James R Bigelow, Dennis Downey, Miletus Luther, Patrick O'Brien, 
Perley A. Doyle. 

In the Thirteenth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Company 
K, Capt. William P. Blackmer, is 
Charles Drayton, must. June 2G, ISfil. 



llfi HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

The muster-rolls of the Eighteenth Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. 
James Barnes, contain the following names, mustered in July and Au- 
gust, l86i : 

Co. A, Capt. Lewis N. Tucker, James Mathison. 
Co. B, Capt. George C, Ruby, William Flannagan. 

Co. B, Capt. Thomas Weston, Samuel Kimball, Ferdinand Robinson, David Sanford, 
Thomas W. Childs, Howard P.Keith. 

Co. F, Capt. Henry Onion, Thomas P. Leyden. 

Co. H, Capt. Joseph W. Collingwood, James P. Willis. 

Co. I, Capt. Frederic D. Forrest, Ira Belcher. 

Twentieth Regiment, Col. W. Raymond Lee : 

Co. H, Capt. George M. Macy, George H. Howard. 
Co. I, Capt. A. W. Beckwith, James Barney. 

Twenty-second Regiment, under command of Col. Henry Wilson 
and Col. Jesse Gove : 

Co. D, Capt. John F. Dunning, Francis E. Allen, Edward Lathrop. 

Twenty- third Regiment, Col. John Kurtz : 
Co. K, Capt. Carlos A. Hart, Moses Paron. 

Twenty-fourth Regiment, Col. Thomas G. Stevenson : 

Co. G, Capt. Robert F. Clark, George A. Howard, Justin Howard, Paul W. Jackson. 
Co. F, Capt. George F. Austin, Heman E. Packard. 

List of men in the Twenty-eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Vol- 
unteers : 

Co. B, Capt. Lawrence P. Barrett, Philip Donahue. 

Co. C, Capt. John Brennan, Timothy Connelly, Michael .Casey, Edward Buyer, John 
Doherty, Edward Magrane, Thomas Maloney, Thomas Sullivan, Uriah Phillips, John 
Flannagan. 

Co. I. Capt. G. F. McDonald, Timothy Regan, Hugh Riley, John Canara. 

Twenty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment, under command of Col. E. 
W. Pierce, three years' service, 1861 : 

Co. B, Capt. Israel N. Wdson, Anthony La Rochelle. 

Co. C, Capt. Lebbeus Leach, Edward F. Drohan, David W. Harden, John S. Howard, 
William Keith. 

Co. G, Capt. Charles D. Richard.son, George W. Pope. 

Thirtieth Regiment, Col. N. A. M. Dudley : 

Co. D, Capt. Marsh A. Ferris, D. M. Rochester. 



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Thirty-second Regiment, Col. Francis J. Parker : 

Co. B, Capt. George L. Prescott, Charles Augustus. 

Co. G, Capt. Charles Bowers, Julius R. ChurchiH. 

Co. H, Capt. Henry W. Moulton, Sylvester Russell, Daniel Shannahan. 

Again the president, at the request of the various governors of tlie 
loyal States, issued a proclamation July i, 1862, calling for three hun- 
dred thousand more volunteers to serve for three years, or during the 
war. The number of regiments sent from the State up to this date was 
twenty-seven, besides thirteen unattached companies, making in all 
thirty-one thousand three hundred and seventy- seven men. 

The quota for Massachusetts was fifteen thousand ; the number called 
for from North Bridgewater was fifty- two. In response to the above 
call, a legal meeting of the town was held at the new church vestry 
July 19, 1862, at which it was " voted to borrow five thousand two 
hundred dollars for a term of years ; and to pay one hundred dollars 
each to any person that should volunteer into the service of the United 
States, under the late call of the president." 

After remarks by several gentlemen present, the following resolutions 
were offered by D. C. Cowell, and adopted : 

Resolved^ That earth has never seen a holier war than that now waged by the Gov- 
ernment of the United States to put down rebellion; and that we should be derelict 
and criminal in the highest degree, if we failed to make every needful sacrifice, in order 
to transmit to our prosperity the glorious heritage of popular government. 

Resolved, That we hail with satisfaction the recent legislation in Congress, as an evi- 
dence on the part of the government that treason and rebellion shall be promptly and 
effectually crushed. 

Resolved, That there shall be paid from the town treasury to each volunteer from this 
town, who shall enlist on or before the 30th inst., until our quota is complete, the sum 
of one hundred dollars. 

Resolved, That while the cit'zens of this town will endeavor to do, and will do, their 
duty, and their whole duty, they have a right to expect that those in authority, whether 
in Congres.=, the cabinet, or the field, will pursue a vigorous policy, and make war in 
earnest until the last rebel has laid down his arms, and acknowledge paramount alle- 
giance to the United States. 

'Resolved, That justice, which is the only sound policy and the best economy, demands 
that the government should call upon every loyal person without distinction of com- 
plexion or race, within the rebel Stales, to rally around the flag of the Union, and 
should give freedom and protection to all who obey the call, and that the neglect in the 
future so to do will be a stupendous blunder, unparalleled in the history of the world. 



lig History of bIiocktoi^. 

Immediatel)'' after the above meeting the business of recruiting and 
filling the town's quota was brisk, resulting in the following persons en- 
listing for the term of three years, or during the war. 

In the Thirty-third Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers for three 
years' service, Col. Albert C. IVIaggi, commander, we find, — 
Enlisted in July and Aw/iist, 1862. 
Co. B, Capt. James Brown, Andrew Anderson, Alexander Turner. 
Co. H, Capt. Edward B. Blasland, Thomas Drohan, Charles O. Flannagan, Arthur 
Mclntee, Peter Donahue, Patrick McEstee. 

Co. I, Capt. Elisha Doanp, Caleb Athearns, Albert B. Dunbar, Matthew Grady, Gus- 
tavus Arfridson, Daniel Feeley, Oliver M. Holmberg, Joseph Beals, John Finnegan, John 
Maguire, Charles Strommet. 

Co. M. Capt. B. Frank Rogers, William O'Brien, John H. T. Sanford, John Mason, 
Harrison L. Higgins, Charles F. Swanstrom. 

List of men in the Thirty- fifth Regiment of Massachusetts Volun- 
teers for three years' service, Col. Edward A. Wild commander: 
EnlU/rd in July and August, 1862. 

Co. A, Capt. Stephen H. Andrews, Thomas P. Barnfield, Albert G. Drake, Marcus 
E. Packard, Alden Cashing, Charles N. Packard, Edwin L. Snow, Dudley Wade, Henry 
C. Ames. 

Co. C, Capt. Tracy P. Cheever, Preston Holbrook, Davis B. Reynolds, William P. 
Roberts. Elmer W. Holmes, Heman F. Stranger, John Kendall, James Ide. Horatio D. 
Snow, Edward F. Snow, George L. Robinson, Elisha A. Gushing, Henry A. Willis, 
William Deane. 

List of men in Company K, Thirty-eighth Massachusetts Regiment 
of Volunteers, Col. Timothy Ingraham : 

Capt. James H. Slade. Gibbon Sharp, jr. William A. W. Averill. 

George A. Jenks. Samuel H. Sanford, jr. Thomas R. Broadhurst. 

Edmund A. Landers. John Kendall. 

Thirty-ninth Massachusetts Regiment, Col P. Stearns Davis: 
Co. A, Capt. George S. Nelson, Sylvanus E. Packard, George W. Cole, Samuel 
Dean. 

Co. F, Capt. Joseph J. Cooper, Fernando C. Skinner. 

Co. H, Capt. Charles N. Hunt, Francis J. Childs, Ephraim P. Howard. 

List of men in Company A, Capt. James T. Lurvey, Fortieth Regi- 
ment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. Burr Porter : 

Nelson Cushman. A. G. Tinkham. Lucius S. Perkins. 

John D. Sanford. John L. Mason, Albert W. Hayden. 



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The following men enlisted in the Ninth Massachusetts Light Battery 
in July and August, 1862, for three years' service, under the command 
of Capt. Achille De Vecchi : 

David Brett. John H. Kelley. H. A. Packard. 

Bartlett C. Edsou. Henry F. Nash. Reuben L. Willis. 

Henry Fenn. Henry Packard. Austin Packard. 

Richard Holland. Eleazer Cole. 

List of men in Tenth Massachusetts Battery, under the command of 
Capt. J. Henry Sleeper, for three years' service, mustered September 
9, 1862 : 

John V. Apthorp. Franklin Ward. Charles N. Packard. 

In the early part of the year 1862, permission was given to raise a 
company of iieavy artillery for garrison duty at Fort Warren, Boston 
harbor. This company was raised by Stephen Cabot of Boston. 

For this service we find the name of 

John Geary, mustered March 6, 18G2. 

Again in August came a call for three hundred thousand more troops, 
as follows : 

Ordered, First, that a draft of three hundred thousand militia be immediately called 
into the service of the United States, to serve nine months, unless sooner discharged. 

Ordered, Second, that if any State shall not, by the 15th of August, furnish its 
quota of the additional three hundred thousand authorized by law, the deficiency of 
volunteers for that State shall be made up by a special draft from the militia. 

Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. 

The quota for Massachusetts, under this call, was nineteen thousand 
and eighty. In response to this call the people were, as in previous 
calls, "wide awake." Early on Thursday morning, August 21, 1862, 
a large handbill was circulated, with the following announcement : 
"War meeting.' Grand rally/ Volunteering vs. drafting/ Rally 
to your country's call/" etc. The meeting which this bill called to- 
gether was held on the afternoon of Thursday, the 2ist, at two o'clock, 
in the new church vestry. Patriotic speeches were made by Hon. B. 
W. Harris, of East Bridgewater, J. C. Cluer, of Boston, and others of 
the town, the sentiment of the meeting being decidedly in favor of 
crushing the rebellion. This meeting closed at five o'clock F. M., to 
give way for a legal town-meeting to be held in the same place. At 



120 HISTORY OF BROCKTO^r. 

the close of this meeting, which had been adjourned to the Saturday 
following, after remarks by several persons present, the following reso- 
lutions were offered by David L. Cowell, which were adopted by the 
meeting : 

Resolved, That the citizens of North Bridgewater, in furnishing their quota of the 
three hundred thousand volunteers for three years, and the additional quota for nine 
months, have neither exhausted their means nor their patriotism, but that they are ready 
to respond to another call, and still another, if necessary, to put down treason and re- 
hellion. 

Resolved, That the present rebellion is an insurrection of political slaveholders against 
republican institutions, and therefore the power of slavery should henceforth be turned 
to the use of freedom ; that the slaves of rebels should be liberated, and as many of them 
as are willing armed ; and, while we have unwavering confidence in the honesty and 
patriotism of the President, we earnestly implore him to have faith in the people, and 
(JO ahead. 

Resolved, That, without detracting from the merit of those who have gone before, the 
alacrity with which our young men come forward in response to the call for nine 
months' men eminently entitles them, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, to 
be called volunteers. 

The number that had enlisted up to the close of the meeting was 
seventy, each of whom generously offered to relinquish fifty dollars of 
their bounty of one hundred and fifty dollars, as voted by the town to 
be paid to each volunteer. 

From August 25 to December 9, 1862, the following persons enlisted 
in the nine months' service, as appears on the rolls of the various com- 
panies from North Bridgewater: 

List of men in Company K, from North Bridgewater, in tiie Third 
Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteers, for nine months' service, under 
Col. Silas P. Richmond, from September 23, 1862 : 

Samuel Bates, capt. Albert L. Marshall. Nathan F. Packard. 

Augustus Davenport. Isaac P. Osborne George Phelan. 

N. M. Davenport, jr. James H. Packard. Henry L. Manly. 

Luther M. Morse. Shepard B. Wilbur. Elisha Reynolds. 

The above regiment served in the commencement of the war as three 
months' volunteers from the old militia organization. After their term 
of service at Fortress IVIonroe had expired it returned to its old place 
in the militia of Massachusetts. When the call was made for a draft of 
nine months' men, the Third Regiment, Col. Silas P. Riciimond, volun- 
teered at once, and was sent to Camp Joe Hooker, at Lakeville, where 



THE REBELLION. 121 

it filled up its ranks to the full requirement. The above company em- 
barked on board the steamers Merrintac and Mississippi, at Boston, Oc- 
tober 22, 1862, and sailed for Beaufort, S. C, the same evening.! 

List of men in Company E, Fourth regiment of Massachusetts Volun- 
teers, Col. Henry Walker, for nine months' service, from September 26, 
1862 : 

Lewis Soule, capt. Henry F. Dearborn. Albert S. Peck. 

Matthew T. Packard. 

This regiment went into Camp Joe Hooker, at Lakeville ; afterwards 
in service, under General Banks, at New Orleans. 

List of men in Company C, Forty-second Regiment of Massachusetts 
Volunteers, under Col. Isaac S. Burrill, for nine months' service, mus- 
tered in October, 1862 : 

Orville W. Leonard, capt. David Murphy. Volney H. Dunbar. 

Frederick C. Blanohard. William McGrane. Cornelius Duffy. 

Augustus Bowley. Patrick McGrane. Frank Langren. 

Christopher Corcoran. Andrew P. Olson. Hugh Mclntire. 

Swan P. Colberg. Willard F. Packard. Robert Owen. 

Josiah Edson. Albert Thompson. George F. Parker. 

Leroy S. Hamilton. Thomas Farrell. Michael Reardon. 

James Kenyon. Hiram A. Freeman. Thomas Kelly. 

James Corcoran. 

This regiment was recruited at Camp Meigs, Readville, the nucleus 
of which was the Second Regiment, afterwards changed to the Forty- 
second. It was ordered to General Banks's department, in the Gulf, and 
was on duty at New Orleans, Galveston, and Carrollton, La. 

List of men in Company K, Forty-third Regiment of Massachusetts 
Volunteers, under Col. Charles L. Holbrook, mustered September 16, 
1862, for nine months' service : 

J. Emory Rounds, capt. John S. Perry. George H. Fullerton. 

Cyrus F. Copeland. Martin V. B. Dunham. Sherman T. Merea. 

Aaron S. Harlow. Daniel B. Lovell. Charles Tillson. 

This regiment was recruited through the influence of the Second Bat- 
talion, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, First Brigade, First Division, 
otherwise known as the "Tiger Regiment ; " was in camp at Readville; 
left camp, and embarked on board transport, October 24, 1862, and 

1 See Col. Richmond's " Report " for further items concerning their service. 
Ill 



122 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

sailed for Newberne, N. C, where it was in service in General Foster's 
division. 

In the Forty-fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, Col. 
Francis L Lee, nine months' service : 

Co. D, Capt. Henry D. Sullivan, Howard Davis. 

This regiment, otherwise known as the " New England Guard Regi- 
ment," encamped at Meigs, Readville, embarked on steamer Merrimac, 
for Newberne, N. C, October 22, 1862. 

List of men in the Forty-fifth Regiment of Volunteers, for nine 
month's service, under Col. Charles R. Codman, Company G, Capt. 
Joseph Murdock : 

George E. Allen. Richard Field. Marcus H. Reynolds. 

William S. Brett. Robert S. Maguir'e. Charles E. Tribou. 

Sydney Chandler. Mo.ses A. Packard. William H. Vose. 

Andrew C. Gibbs. Warren Shaw. Charles H. Crocker. 

Augustus B. Loring. George Thacher. William E. Bryant. 

Davis H. Packard. 

This regiment was well known as the "Cadet Regiment," from the 
fact that many of the officers belong to that organization ; embarked on 
board steamer for Newberne, N. C, October 22, 1862, where it joined 
General Foster's forces. They were engaged in the battles of Whitehall 
and Kinston. 

In the Forty-eighth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, for nine 
months' service, Col. Eben F. Stone, Company K, Capt. J. S. Todd, we 

find, — 

Charles B. Shaw, must. Dec. 9, 1862. 

This regiment was in the Department of the Gulf. 

This completes the list of those who were from North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, in the nine months service. The foregoing exhibits all 
the regular enlistments in the various companies in Massachusetts regi- 
ments. We next find the scattering enlistments as follows : 

Men in the Rhode Island contingent, belonging in North Bridge- 
water, previous to January, 1863 : 

George B. Bunker, Albert Mathison, Thomas 0. Mera, Patrick Casey, in the Third 
Regiment. 
John W. Curtis, in the Fourth Regiment. 



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123 



Ninth Rhode Island Battery : 

John Pike. 
Edmund Reynolds. 



Benjamin Packard. 

Franklin Reynolds. 



Eben Luther. 
William H. Wade. 



List of men in the New York contingent, from North Bridgewater, 
previous to January, 1863 : 

Terrance Connell, Co. K, 4th Regt. Rufug B. Matthews, Mounted Rifles. 

William Fitzgerald, Sickles' brigade. Phillip McDonald, 99th Regt. 

flugh Riley, 99th Regt., Co. K. 

The following men from North Bridgewater were in the naval service 
previous to 1863 : 

William W. Packard, enl. Feb. 10, 1861 (3 years), on Kincjfisher ; pro. to capt. 
steward. 

Charles H. Packard, enl. Sept. 12, 18G2 (1 year), on Dacotah ; disch. Sept. 12, 1863. 
Walter L. French, enl. Aug. 11, 1862 (1 year), on HunchhacTc ; disch. Aug. 15, 18G3. 
George F. Packard, enl Aug. 12, 1862 (1 year), on Daylight; disch. June 6, 1863. 
Samuel J. Wade, enl. Aug. 11, 1862 (1 year), on Miami ; disch. Sept. 6, 1863. 
Lorence J. Dam, enl. Aug. 11, 1862 (1 year), on Miami ; disch. Sept. 6, 1863. 
Elijah Smith, enl Aug. 11, 1862 (1 year), on Colorado ; disch. September, 1863. 
S. S. Churchill, enl. Aug. 12, 1802 (1 year), on Housatonic ; Aiiah. Sept. 17, 1863. 

Names of persons drafted in North Bridgewater, Sub-District No. 27, 

July, 1863: 

Josiah B. Packard. 
Henry Cross. 
Lorenzo D. Bates. 
Leonard G. Stetson. 
Francis Brett. 
Henry M. Jackson. 
Charles H. Phillips. 



Rufus E. Howard, 
Rufus Copeland. 
Ellison Hawes. 
Charles H. Cary. 
Levi L^ach. 
.lohn D. Thayer. 
Michael McSweeney 



Perez McFarland. 
Nathaniel B. Blackstone. 
John W. Hayward. 
Samuel A. Holbrook. 
James McGuire. 
Sylvanus C. Stetson. 



(The above persons paid a commution fee of three hundred dollars each.) 



Simeon W. Edson. 
George W. Andrews. 



Warren A. Howard. 
John P. Bertman. 
Joseph Bullard. 
George E. Sturtevant. 



William H. Searle. George M. Nash. 

Luther H. HoUis. Lyman Allen. 

Rodney M. Leach. 
(The last named were sent to rendezvous.) 

Zina Hayward (2d). Francis L. Wilder. 

Edwin Howard. Pelham Joneg. 

Simeon D. Carr. Lyman E. Tribou. 

Lysander F. Gurney. 
(Each furnished substitutes.) 



124 HiSTORt OF BROCKTON. 

A proclamation was issued October 17, 1863, calling for three hundred 
thousand more soldiers forthree years or during the war, and " in all places 
where the quotas are not filled on or before January 5, 1864, on that 
day a draft will be enforced." In the enlistment under this call, they 
were for one, two, or three years, and in any company that was not full, 
and hailing from the same State that the recruit resided in. 

In the First Regiment of Heavy Artillery from Massachusetts, mus- 
tered in November and December, 1863, for three years, are the fol- 
lowing : 

David W. Graves. Frank D. Drake. John B. Hollis. 

Luther Shepardson. Daniel B. Eames. Charles E. Jernegan. 

List of persons from North Bridgewater in the Second Heavy Artil- 
lery, mustered into three years' service in August, October, and Decem- 
ber, 1863 : 

WiUiam E. Bryant. Jonathan W. Shaw. James Coffee. 

W'ilham Kerrigan. Philip Saxton. Joseph Hurley. 

Christopher Brannagan. John M. Wentworth. Dexter D. Keith. 

William Murphy. George T. Whitooinl). Sumner A. Smith. 

Veteran Reserve Corps : 

Nehemiah C. Ivers, three years; must. Oct. 21, 18G3. 
Patrick Powers, one year; must. Nov. 11, 1863. 
Morris Glancy, three years ; must. Nov. 24, 1803. 

Fifty-sixth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers: 

Co. A, Capt. George A. Fletcher, Warren S. Gurney, must, for three years, Dec. 26, 
1863. 

Co. G, Samuel T. Packard, must. Jan. 19, 1864. 

Second Massachusetts Cavalry, three years' service : 

Fisher Copeland, must. Dec. 29, 1863. 
George H. Matthews, must. Jan. 1, 1864. 
Patrick Donahue, must. Oct. 30, 1863. 

March 14, 1864, an order was given to the various provost-marshals 
throughout the State, by order of President Lincoln, to draft two hun- 
dred thousand men as a reserve force, in addition to the five hundred 
thousand called for in February, 1864, to be used in the army, navy, 
and marine corps of the United States. 

The different towns were allowed till April 15th to fill their quota 
under this call by volunteering. 



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Under this call the following persons were in service in the Veteran 
Reserve Corps of the United States : 

Patrick Powers. Edward Creedaii. Turner Torrey. 

Daniel Delaney. Thomas Havy. Daniel Donahue. 

Simeon Dowling. Elhridge L. Leach. Patrick Lynch. 

Caleb Badger. James Fadden. Edward P. Packard. 

Cyrus L. Williams. 

First Brigade, First Division, Twentieth Corps, United States troops: 

Orlando Dow. A. M. Robinson. Otis H. Hamilton. 

Alden B. Winns. George A. Stone. George H. Stearns. 

John L. Hibbard. William Kearney. Nathaniel McKinsley. 

The following persons were obtained to fill up the town's quota un- 
der call of March 14, 1864: 

Three Years' Recruits obtained at IVashirKjton. 

James Wilson, May 2, 18G4, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
James Rexss, May 2, 18G4, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
Gerthref Wentgel, May 2, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
Charles Hammond, May 2, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
Henry A. Levick, May 2, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
Lyman A. Root, May 2, 18G4, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
William Hunt, May 2, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
George J. Miller, May 2, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
George Jordan, May .3, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
James R. Brown, May .3, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
Michael F. Kelley, May 3, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
James D. Cole, May 3, 1864, 1st Regt,, Reserve Corps. 
Baptist Sawyer, May 3, 1864, 1st Regt., Reserve Corps. 
Adolphus Richards, May 2, 1864, Isl Regt., Reserve Corps. 
James S. Badger, April 30, 1864, 1st Battery. 
Nathaniel Colman, May 1, 1864, 22d Regt., Co. H. 
Robert Bckhart. May 1, 1864, 22d Regt., Co. H. 
Henry Hughes, May 1, 1S64, 22d Regt., Co. H. 
Michael Ryan, May 1, 1864, 22d Regt., Co. H. 
Andrew J. Covell, May 3, 1864, 24th Regt , Co. B. 
Nicholas Paul, May 3, 1864, 24th Regt., Co. B. 
Michael Stanton, .May 3, 1864, 24th Regt., Co. B. 
Christian Alson, May 3, 1864, 24th Regt., Co. B. 
John F. Cunningham, May 3, 1864, 2d Batt., 101st Co. 
David Martin, May 3, 1864, 2d Batt., 101st Co. 
Michael Pony, May 3, 1864, 2d Batt., 123d Co. 
Charles Gall, May 3, 1864, 2d Batt,, 123d Co. 



126 fitSTORY OF BROCKToN. 

Charles R. Goodwin. May 3, 1864. 2d Batt., 123(1 Co. 
James Miller, May 3, 1864, 2d Batt., 123d Co. 
David P. Shaw, May 3, 18G4, 2d Batt., 123d Co. 
Theodore Sheltz., May 3, 1864, 2d Batt.. 123d Co. 
John Lyons, May 3, 1864, 2d Batt.. 39th Co., V. R. S. 
Thomas Hdlraan, May 3. 1864, 1st Batt, 205th Co., V. R. S. 
John Darling, May 3, 1864, 1st Batt., 205th Co., V. R. S. 
Albert Marquis, May 3, 1864, 1st Batt, 205th Co., V. R. S. 
James H. Grew, May 3, 1864, 1st Batt., 205th Co., V. R. S. 
Lewis Artemas, May 3, 1864, 1st Batt, 205th Co., V. R. S. 
David White, May 3, 1864, 1st Batt, 205th Co., V. R. S. 
Nathaniel Brown, May 6, 1864. 
Jacob Greely. 

One Hundred Days Men. — Again fn July, 1864, the enemy hav- 
ing marched to within a few miles of the capital, and the governors of 
several States feeling desirous to aid in the defence of the same, at their 
earnest solicitation, they were permitted to call for troops to serve for 
one hundred days. An order was issued by Gen. William Schouler, 
from the headquarters at Boston, July 8, 1864, calling for four thousand 
men to do garrison duty in the forts in and around Washington, to be 
raised immediately. In response to the above call, forty-two compa- 
nies were in camp at Readville in less than ten days after the order was 
issued. Again did North Bridgewater come up nobly to the work of 
filling up the ranks. A company of a hundred and one, rank and file, 
was recruited, and left the town under the command of Capt. Uriah 
Macoy, July 13, 1864. The company left town in the morning train of 
cars for Readville. A large concourse of friends of the company assem- 
bled at the depot to witness their departure, and to bestow their part- 
ing good wishes. 

The following is a list of the company, which was mustered in July 
14, 1864, and mustered out November 30, 1864: 

Uriah Macoy, appt capt. July 11th ; pro. maj. July .iOth. 

Charles L. Sproul, pro. 1st lieut July 11th ; pro. capt. July 30th. 

Thomas P. Barnfield, p.-o. 2d lieut July llth ; pro. Lst lieut July 30th. 

Beriah T. Hillman, pro. 2d lieut July 30th. 

D. Perkins Reynolds, pro. 1st sergt July 31st 

John Ryan, pro. 2d sergt July 31st 

Daniel L. Weymouth, pro. 3d sergt. July 31st. 

Peter Dalton, pro. 5th sergt July 31st 



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127 



Huron Wade, pro. 3(i coi-p. July 31st. 
Emery Z. Stevens, pro. 5th corp. July 31.st. 
Alfred W. Jones, pro. 6th corp. July 31st. 
Amos S. Perkins, pro. 7th corp. July 31st. 
Seth L. French, pro. 8th corp. July 31st. 



V. D. Millet, mus. 
George F. Hayward, mus. 
Ethan Allen. 
Elijah Bates. 
Willard Bryant. 
Ezekiel R. Bartlett. 
Charles R. Beals. 
George W. Barnfield. 
James E. Ball. 
George W. Barnard. 
Herbert C. Blood.' 
Frederick N. Bigelow. 
Nathan B. Blood. 
John A. Belcher. 
James Corcoran. 
Beniamin F. Lewis. 
Benjamin E. Mitchell. 
Frederick Mitchell. 
Timothy MoCarty. 
Austin S. Macoy. 
Albert W. Mowry. 
William McGonnigle. 
Augustus Melburg. 
Joshua Morse. 
Timothy Mullens. 
Anthony Phillips. 
Harrison Phillips. 
Charles D. Packard. 



John W. Porter. 
Reuel W. Dunbar. 
Frederick M. Hathaway. 
Samuel W. Holbrook. 
Seth M. Hall. 
Bela B. Hayward. 
Frederick Hanson.' 
Roland Harris. 
Edwin Holmes. 
David Perkin.s. 
Cyrus Reed. 
Gardner W. Reynolds. 
Howard W. Reynolds. 
Josiah E. Reynolds. 
Henry A. Soule. 
Lewis D. Stinchfield. 
George B. Smith. 
John H. Cole. 
George Churchill. 
Charles R. Curtis. 
Benjamin B. Curtis. 
James Dwyer. 
Willard Howard. 
Andrew Johnson. 
Flavel B. Keith. 
Thomas Kenney. 
Justin V. Keith. 
Avory F. Keith. 
Edward Lunev. 



Daniel Lawson. 
Barzillai Field. 
Seth L. French. 
Leonard Faunce. 
Varan ea Filoon. 
Michael Fitzgerald. 
Thomas Fitzpatrick 
William H. Foster. 
Henry Gardner. 
Charles E. Graves. 
Spencer B. Glass. 
Charles W. Gardner. 
George A. Haven. 
Robert Henderson. 
William Stevens, clerk. 
James Sullivan. 
Alexander Thrasher. 
Charles H. Thompson. 
David L. Tinkhani. 
Asa W. Tinkham. 
John Towle. 
Herbert M. Thompson. 
Albert E. Windship. 
Edward M. Willis. 
Dexter E. Wilbor. 
Samuel J. Wade. 
John Westgate. 
George H. French. 



This company was located at Indianapolis, Ind., and, although not 
actively engaged in any battle, did valuable service in doing guard duty, 
and received the thanks of the commanding general. 

The following persons enlisted in the service in August and Septem- 
ber, 1864, for one year, mostly in heavy artillery companies: 



1 Died October 25th, at Indianapolis, Ind. 



128 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Charles W. Bacon. 
Joshua R. Bartlett. 
John Gartland. 
Thomas Moran. 
Galen B. Pratt. 
Patrick Diamond. 
Ira 0. Severance. 
John Fury. 
Jacob Peacock. 
John Keegan. 
Charles II. Crosby. 



Volney H, Dunbar. 
Lucas W. Alden. 
Stephen Davis. 
George W. Stephens. 
James Hoyt. 
John Diamond. 
William Emerson. 
Otis Cobb. 
Thomas Shean. 
James Herrod. 



Franklin M. Stnrtevant. 
James Farrell. 
Wilson Morse. 
Daniel D. Sanford. 
Edward W. Spencer. 
George E. Peck. 
St. Clair McLeod. 
Marcus W. Wheeler. 
Alexander D. Washburn. 
James H. Keenan. 



John Donohue (2d). 

List of men in Company B, Capt. Robert Grossman (2d), Fifth-eighth 
Massachusetts Regiment, under command of Col. John C. Whiton, for 
three years' service : 

William A. Start, chaplain. Joseph Skinner. Charles Bond. 

Company D, Capt. Charles E. Churchill: 



Charles D. Hunt. 
(Asman J. Perkins. 
Charles W. Reynolds. 
Joseph G. Warren. 
Daniel Y. Soper. 



Daniel W. Willis. 
Joseph L. Bunker. 
Francis I Snow. 
Isaac A. Reynolds. 
John R. Mills. 



Company F, Capt. Charles D. Copeland: 



Nehemiah Thompson. 
Jerrie C. Vaughn. 
John B. Parker. 
George M. Skinner, 
Henry M. Bartlett. 

Company G, Capt. Samuel B. Hinckley: 

Anthony P. Faunce. 

Company H, Capt. William H. Harley : 

James A. Smith. 



George E. Holmes. 
George H. Thompson. 
William Mackay. 
Albert G. Thompson. 
Levi B. Holbrook. 



Clarence Caulkins. 
Samuel J. Caulkin.s. 
William F. Willis. 
Bradford Snell. 



Daniel C. Bird. 
Thomas Eagan. 
Hiram A. Freeman. 
Henry D. Peirce. 



Company I, Capt. Nathan S, Oakman : 
Elijah Gay. George B. Stevens. 

James F. Williams. 

Company K, Capt. Albion M. Dudley : 

William S. Brett. John S. Perry. 

Peter Johnson. 



Dennis Higgins. 

Henry L. Thompson. 

Frank Benson. 



Fifty- ninth Massachusetts Regiment, Capt. James Gibson: 
Harrison A. Hunt. John E. Hunt. 



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United States Signal Corps : 

James M. Kimball. Edwin T. Cowell. Jeremiah S. Young. 

Seccond Massachusetts Light Artillery, Capt. William Moreland, for 
one year's service : 

Henry J. White. Ziba H. Bryant. JeflVey A. Potter. 

James Coffee. 

Fourth Massachusetts Light Battery, Capt. George G. Trull, three 

years' service : 

William Geary. 

Fifth Massachusetts Light Battery, Capt. Charles A. Phillips, one 

year's service : 

James Sheerin. Francis E. Baxter. 

Seventh Massachusetts Light Battery, Capt. Newman W. Storer, 

three years' service : 

Patrick McCuUough. 

Tenth Massachusetts Light Battery, Capt. J. Webb Adams, one year's 

service : 

Cornelius McAuliffe. 

Eleventh Massachusetts Light Battery, Capt. Edward J. Jones, three 

years' service: 

Josiah H. Foye. 

Sixteenth Massachusetts Light Battery, Capt. Henry D. Scott, three 

years' service : 

Rufus C. Bean. 

Fourth United States Artillery, Co. L: 

Nathaniel J. Huntress. Willis F. H. Fisher. 

Fortieth United States Regiment Colored Troops, three years' service: 

George Bussey. 

Third Massachusetts Cavalry, three years' service : 

Thomas P. Williams. 

Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, Capt. Joseph W. Morton, three years' 
service : 

Charles M. Hathaway, Edward E. Holden, Philip Rochester. 

For one year's service in same regiment: 
Lawrence Hogan. John Farrell, Jr. James Donahue. 

Philip H. King. Allen F. Williams. Cornelius Birmingham. 

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130 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In the call of July, 1864, for five hundred thousand troops, a draft 
was to be made in all districts that were not filled within sixty days. 
To avoid a draft and the liability of serving, the following persons fur- 
nished substitutes : 

James Davis, Aug. 29, 1864, three years, for George E. Bryant. 

John Brown, Sept. 3, 1SG4, three years, for Charles H. Curtis. 

James Collins, Sept. 5, 1864, three years, for Horatio B. Thayer. 

Emil Thompson, Sept. 1, 1864, three years, for William A. Osborn. 

John H. Stevens, Sept. 1, 1864, three years, for Elmer L. Keith. 

Peter Keenan, Aug. 15, 1864, three years, for Charles P. Keith. 

John Dobbins, Aug. 25, 1864, four years, for .Charles H. Cole. 

John James, Aug. 14, 1864, three years, for Nelson J. Foss. 

John Roach. Sept. 1, 1861, three years, for Francis A. Thayer. 

Ambrose Dube, Sept. 2, 1864, three years, for George R. Thompson. 

John Fitz Gibbons, Sept. 7, 1864, three years, for Luther Studley. 

Alfred Grey, Sept. 9, 1864, three years, for Henry L. Bryant. 

John Allen, Aug. 29, 1864, three years, for Charles R. Ford. 

Martin Havrkins, Aug. 27, 1864, three years, for George Sawyer. 

Charles Auringer, Aug. 24, 1864, three years, for Simeon P. Packard. 

John Nelligan, Aug. 24, 1864, four years, for Barnabas H. Gray. 

John Dyer, Aug. 30, 1864, four years, for Augustus T. Jones. 

Jeremiah Maloney, August 23, 1864, three years, for Sylvanus Keith. 

Charles Felraan, Sept. 14, 1864, three years, for Henry E. Lincoln. 

Michael Martin, Sept. 14, 1864, three years, for Arza B. Keith. 

Jonathan J. Thompson, Sept. 15, 1864, three years, for Charles Howard, Jr. 

John Pointon, Sept. 17, 1864, three years, for Jonas Reynolds. 

Edwin R. Sice, Sept. 21, 1864, three years, for Eben G. Rhodes. 

Benagah C. Boston,. Sept. 13, 1864, three years, for L. Bradford Howard. 

Charles Werner, Sept. 22, 1864, three years, for Elbridge W. Morse. 

James Edwin, Sept. 19, 1864, three years, for Mitchell Willis. 

Thomas McManus, Aug. 1, 1864, one year, for Jonas R. Perkins. 

James Brown, Oct. 10, 1864, three years, for Cyrenus W. Blanchard. 

Atone Robero, Oct. 25, 1864, three years, for Eliphalet L. Thayer. 

Navy Recruits. 

Alvan Howe, Sept. 6, 1864, one year. 
Stillman Billings, Sept. 7, 1864, one year. 
William C. N. Sanford, acting master's mate. 

List of causalties, promotions, changes, deaths, etc., in the foregoing 

companies : 

David W. Graves, 1st Heavy Art.; wounded in the foot at the battle of Spottsylva- 
nia, May 19, 1864. 



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George W. Pope, enl. Oct. 28, 18C1, in Co. G, 29th Mass. Regt. for three yenrs' 
service; pro. to 2d lieut. Dec. 6, 1862 ; 1st lieut. July 29, 18G4; died Aug. 5, 1864, at 
the Seminary Ho.spital, Georgetown, D. C, from the effects of a wound received in one 
of the battles before Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864. 

John B. Cobb, Co. A, 7th Mass. Regt.; died of yellow fever at Mansfield, N. C, Oct. 
20, 1864. At the time of his death he was q. m.-sergt. of Co. B, 2d Mass. Heavy Art. 

Preston Holbrook, Co. C, 35th Mass. Regt.; taken prisoner in the battle at Poplar 
Spring Church, carried to Libby Prison, and there remained one night ; from thence to 
Salisbury, N. C, where he remained five months ; released from prison in March, 1865. 

George E. Holmes, Co. F, 58th Mass. Regt.; was taken prisoner while on picket-duty 
dear Petersburg, Va., June 7th, 1864 ; was carried to Andersonville Prison ; released in 
March, 1865; he died at Camp Parole Hospital, Annapolis, Md., May 28, 1865. 

Jolm E. Hunt, Co. B., 59th Mass. Regt., musician. 

Harrison A. Hunt ; taken prisoner at Petersburg ; died Nov. 22, 18G4, at Danville, Va. 

Alfred H. Tilden, Co. G, 7th Mass. Regt.; wounded in one of the battles in the Shen- 
andoah Valley, 3d and 4th of June, 1864. 

Samuel T. Packard, Co. G, 56th Mass. Regt.; severely wounded in the face ; died at 
his residence, Oct. 10, 1864. 

SylvanusC. Packard, Co. A, 39th Mass. Regt.; taken prisoner in one of the battles on 
the Weldon Railroad; released in March, 1865. 

Charles T. Packard, enl. in Co. P, 12th Mass. Regt.; pro. to 2d lieut. June 26, 1861 ; 
capt. Aug. 20, 1862 ; he was wounded in the severe battle of Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 
13, 1862, losing one eye. 

Frank E. Drake, Co. I, 1st Mass. Heavy Art.; taken prisoner, and died at Anderson- 
ville, Ga., Nov. 18, 1864. 

Daniel W. Willis, Co. D, 58th Mass. Regt.; killed in battle. 

John R. Mills, Co. D, 58th Mass. Regt.; killed in battle. 

Simeon W. Edson, 22d Mass. Regt.; lost a leg in the battle of Spottsylvania May 10, 
1864. 

Daniel W. Edson, 22d Mass. Regt.; lost a leg in the battle of Spottsylvania May 10, 
1864. 

Walter D. Allen, 3d Mass. Cav.; died at the Philadelphia Hospital Oct. 29, 1864, from 
the effect of wounds received in Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley. 

Richard F. Johnson, Battery C, 3d R. L Heavy Art.; wounded July 18, 1862, at Morris 
Island, S. C. 

John D. Sanford, Co. K, 40th Mass. Regt.; died a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga., July 
16, 1864. 

Heman F. Stenger, Co. C, 35th Mass. Regt.; wounded at the battle of Antietam. 

Alonzo S. Hamilton, Co. F, 7th Mass. Regt., also of Co. C, 33d Me. Regt.; wounded 
at the battle of Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1863. 

George M. Nash was drafted and sent to join the 32d Mass. Regt.; was severely 

wounded at Spottsylvania, and died in an ambulance on the way to Fredericksburg, Va. 

Jerrie C. Vaughn, enl. March 12, 1864, , in Co. P, 58th Mass. Regt.; pro. to 2d lieut. 

March 25, 1864 ; wounded near one of his eyes, a bullet lodging behind one of them; he 

was formerly maj. of the 67th N. T. Regt. 



132 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

Horace Baker lost an arm in one of the battles of May 12, 1864. 

John A. Holmes, 29th Mass. Regt; severely wounded in both knees. 

John B. Parker, Co. F, .58th Mass. Regt.; wounded in the leg in battle June 3, 1864. 

Andrew C. Gibbs, wounded in leg June 1, 1864. 

Daniel C. Bird, stunned by a shell in the head May 12, 1864. 

Frederic C. Blanchard, Co. C, 42d Mass. Regt.; appointed one of the Louisiana engi- 
neers ; also ordered on the staff of Gen. Couch as chief engineer of the Department of 
the Susquehanna. 

Henry L. Thompson, Co. I, 58th Mass. Regt.; taken prisoner near Petersburg July 30, 
1846 ; sent to prison at Danville, where he remained one month ; paroled, and arrived at 
Annapolis, Md., Sept. 3, 18G4. 

Samuel P. Howard, Co. G, 7th Mass. Regt.j was shot in the foot at the battle of 
Fredericksburg during an assault on St. Mary's Hill. 

Charles W. Reynolds, enl. April 2, 1864, in Co. D, r,8th Mass. Regt.; fell in the battle 
of Petersburg a day or two before the final surrender. 

John W. Burns, bugler in Co. H, Pith Mass. Regt.; taken prisoner Oct. 11, 18G3, and 
sent to Libby Prison, Richmond, Va., where he died Feb. 24, 1864. 

Caleb T. Athearn, Co. F, 33d Masss. Regt., wounded in the leg. 

Dr. Charles H. Mason, surg. on board the gunboat Virginia, died at a station near 
New Orleans of yellow fever Thursday, Oct. 13, 1864 ; was medical examiner of re- 
cruits at New Orleans. 

George W. Packard, 11th Mass. Battery; wounded by a bullet in the neck. 

William Mackey, Albert Fisher, D. Y. Fisher, B. C. Allen, of North Bridgewater, 
were removed from prison at Salisbury, N. C, Dec. 15, 1864. 

Daniel P. Sherman, Co. B, First Mass. Cav.; killed at the battle of Aldie June 17, 1863. 

Enos W. Thayer, eul. in the volunteer service Sept. 10, 1861 ; com. as capt. of Co. C, 
26th Regt. Mass. Vols., Sept. 25, 1861 ; he sailed with the regiment from Boston, Nov. 
21, 1862, on the steamer Constitution, and arrived at Ship Island December 3d, where 
they remained till May 39, 1862; was in the attack on Sabine Pass; also in the battle of 
Winchester, where he fell, wounded in a charge upon the rebels September 19th ; he was 
a prisoner within the rebel lines five hours, when the Union cavalry made a charge and 
rescued him. He died October 10th, at Winchester hospital; his remains were buried at 
Mansfield, Mass., with military honors Nov. 11, 1864. He was much respected as an 
officer by his superiors, and was a brave, noble, and generous man. 

Albert M. Smith, son of Albert Smith of Charlestown, Mass., formerly of North 
Bridgewater, was a member of Co. C, 42d Mass. Regt.; was in the " Banks Expedition " 
at New Orleans, La., 1862-63. At the expiration of that service re-enlisted, and was 
engaged in the battle of Cold Harbor, since clerk in the hospital department. 

Joseph Scott Packard, Jr., formerly of North Bridgewater, was color-bearer in the 2d 
Mass. Regt.; wounded at Gettysburg, Pa. 

Acting Master Frederic Crocker, pro. to lieut. for bravery at Sabine Pass ; afterwards 
commanded an expedition that captured one thousand prisoners, with their arms and 
ammunition ; he was attached to the gunboat Kensington, on the Florida coast, under 
the command of Commodore Parragutj his promotion is said to have been richly 
deserved. 



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Lucius F. Kingman, son of Davis Kingman, formerly of North Bridgewater, lately of 
Nortliboro', Mass., was killed in battle, 1SU3. 

George H. Thompson, Co. F, 58th Mass. Regt., taken prisoner June 1, 1864; died at 
Andersonville, Ga. 

Sumner A. Smith, Co. H, '2d Mass. Heavy Artillery, died on the Mississ'ppi River. 

Edwin B. Faunce was in the 75th Illinois Regt. 

Ambrose Henry Hayward was in Co. D, 28th Penna. Regt. of Veterans ; he enlisted 
May 24, 1860, and died in the hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 15, 1864, from the 
effects of wounds received at the battle of Pine Knob, Ga. He was a noble, true-hearted 
soldier. At the time of his being wounded he was in command of his company, and 
had been in several engagements. He was endeared to all his companions by his 
courteous and manly deportment. 

Charles N. Packard, Corp., was in the 35th Mass. Regt. Mr. Packard was one of 
the one thousand that were inspected by the regimental, brigade, and division com- 
manders, and pronounced in every respect the most efficient soldier. He has partici- 
pated in no less than fifteen battles; was at the siege of Vicksburg, and marched through 
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi, with great credit to himself, and much 
respected by his comrades. 

Austin Packard, enl. July, 1862, in the 9th Mass. Batt.; wounded in the arm at the 
battle of Gettysburg; he was conveyed to Philadelphia in the cars, where his arm was 
amputated. A prostrating fever was caused by the operation, in consequence of which 
he died Sept, 21, 1864. Funeral honors were paid to his remains at the grave by a 
detachment under Capt, A. K. Harmon. 

George W. Cole, William Mackey, Fernando Skinner, and Ellis Howard, were re- 
leased from rebel prisons in March, 1865. 

Samuel Kimball, enl. in Co. E, 18th Mass. Regt., Aug. 26, 1861, and was killed at the 
battle of Bull Run Aug. 30, 1862. 

William Flannagan, enl. June 26, 1861 ; killed at the battle of Bull Run Aug. 30, 1861. 

Ferdinand Robinson, enl. Aug. 26, 1861 ; killed at the battle of Bull Run. 

Joseph Beals, enl. July 30, 1862 ; died July 30, 1863, of wounds received at Gettysburg. 

Edward F. Drohan, Co. C, 29th Mass. Regt. ; enl. May 22, 1861 ; died Jan. 12, 1862. 

Charles F. Swanstrom, 33d Mass. Regt. ; died Dec. 23, 1862. 

Henry Fenn, 9th Mass. Batt. ; killed in the battle of Gettysburg. 

Andrew P. Olsen, enlisted in Co. C, 42d Mass. Regt. ; died at the Massachusetts Hos- 
pital, New York city. 

Orrin D. Holmes, son of Nathan Holmes, of North Bridgewater, enl. from Plymouth; 
fell in the battle before Petersburg, Va., March 25, 1864. 

We have now brought the chapter of the great Rebellion of i86i 
down to the close of enlistment of troops in September, 1864. From 
this time to the close of the war there was one continuous line of suc- 
cessful victories over the Confederates. 

The year 1865 opened with bright prospects before us, by the cap- 
ture of Fort Fisher, January 15; of Columbia, S. C, February 17; 



134 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Charleston, S. C, February i8 ; Wilmington, N. C, February 21 ; of 
Richmond, April 3 ; flight of the Confederate officers of State from 
Richmond, April 4; surrender of Lee's army, April 9; surrender of 
Johnston's army, April 26; capture of Jeff. Davis, May 10. But that 
which gave the greatest joy to the Union people was the surrender of 
Lee. Then we began to see through the clouds that had been so long 
over us, and in the middle of May, 1865, the greatest armed rebellion 
of the world was at an end, so far as fighting was concerned, and the 
nation now appears to be as prosperous as ever. Business is good, 
mechanics have returned to their occupations, the farmers to their long- 
neglected fields, and everything wears the appearance of a peaceful and 
prosperous hereafter. We are, as a people, stronger than before the 
war. We have stood up against everything that any people has ever 
been called to bear, and now the "star-spangled banner in triumph still 
waves over the land of the free and the home of the brave." 



CHAPTER VIIL 

Militia History — First Militia Company — Officers — Military Division of the Parish — 
North and South Companies — Plymouth Country Brigade — First Cavalry Company, 
1787 — North Bridgewater Dragoon Company, 1853 — Militia Districts — Active and Re- 
serve Companies — District Number Sixty — -District Number Sixty-one — Cunningham 
Rifles. 

'^r^'HE first military company formed in the ancient town of Bridge- 
I water was formed October 2, 1689. Thomas Hayward was 
chosen first captain ; John Hayward, lieutenant, and Samuel Packard, 
ensign. At that time the militia of the counties of Barnstable, Plymouth, 
and Bristol, constituted one regiment, and Josiah Winslow, of Marsh- 
field, was the colonel. 

In 1762 the population of the town had become numerous enough to 
increase the number of companies to six. The one in the North Parish 
of Bridgewater, now Brockton, was called the Sixth Company. Daniel 
Howard was first captain in the parish; Robert Howard, lieutenant, 
and Abiel Packard, ensign. These were succeeded by Robert Howard, 



TflE MILITIA. 135 

promoted to captain ; Abiel Packard, promoted to lieutenant, and 
Henry Kingman, ensign. Afterwards Lieut. Abiel Packard was pro- 
moted to captain, and Ensign Henry Kingman promoted to lieutenant, 
and Constant Southworth, ensign. 

These continued in office till about 1765, at which time the Sixth 
Company in the town was divided into two distinct and separate com- 
panies, known as the North and South. The line of division was across 
the parish from east to west, near the Centre Village. The officers of 
the North Company were Barnabas Howard, captain ; John Howard, 
lieutenant, and Abiel Packard, ensign. The officers of the South 
Company were Isaac Packard, captain ; Josiah Packard, lieutenant, and 
Issachar Snell, ensign. These officers held their commissions till the 
Revolutionary War. 

In 1773 the military companies of ancient Bridgewater had been in- 
creased to nine, and these, with two companies from Abington, consti- 
tuted the Third Regiment, of which Josiah Edson was colonel. This 
regiment was honored with a review by Governor Hutchinson on the 
13th of October of that year. Josiah Hayden was appointed colonel of 
this regiment July r, 1781 ; Daniel Cary, major, Sept. 6, 1792. 

In 1810 the Plymouth county brigade was placed under the com- 
mand of Col. Sylvanus Lazell, promoted to brigadier-general. The 
brigade then consisted of four regiments of infantry, a battalion of cav- 
alry, and a battalion of artillery. Among the field and staff officers of 
the Third Regiment were : 

Caleb Howard, lieut.-coL, appointed April 19, 1817. 

Nathan Jones, lieut.-col., appointed Oct. 3, 1829. 

Martin Gary, lieut.-col., appointed Oct. 1, 1832. 

Benjamin Keith, lieut.-col., appointed Nov. 17, 1838. 

Edward Southworth, maj., appointed Aug. 22, 1815. 

Martin Cary, maj., appointed Sept. 22, 1831. 

This regiment disbanded April 24, 1840. 

April 7, 1787, a cavalry company was organized in the town, and 
Isaac Lazell was appointed first captain. The following are the names 
of commanders from the North Parish : 

Gideon Howard, capt., appointed May 25, 1803. 
Noah Chesman, capt., appomted Sept. 23, 1811. 
Jeremiah Beals, Jr., capt., appointed Sept. 9, 1819. 
Nathan Hayward, capt, appointed Sept. 20, 1823. 
This company was disbanded April 10, 1828. 



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HISTORy OF BROCKTON. 



In June, 1853, a charter was granted to Nahum Reynolds and fifty 
others to form a cavalry company, which was organized June 27, 1853, 
under the name of " North Bridgewater Dragoon Company." The 
first meeting for the choice of officers was held in Tyler Cobb's Hall, 
Gen. Eliab Ward presiding over the meeting, at which time the follow- 
ing officers were chosen : 

Nahum Reynolds, capt. H. A. Raymond, 3d lieut. 

Robert A. Sroddard, Lst lieut. Jonas R. Perkins, 4th heut. 

J. Freeman Elii.';, 2d Heut. 

Sergeants. 
Samuel S. Brett, 3d. 
E. C. Mayhew, 4th. 

Corporah 
George N. Holmes. 
Welcome White. 



Freeman Bieknell, 1st. 
Charles T. Packard, 2d. 

Lucius Richmond. 



James H. Case, 5th. 



Daniel Hayward. 



J. H. Smith. 



Cyrus B. Kingman. 
Ephraim Noyes. 
James E. Lyon. 
Peter Dalton. 
E. A. Packard. 
George L. Howard. 
Richard M. FuUerton. 
Willard Packard. 
Oliver Jackson. 
David F. Tribou. 
E. M. Dunbar. 



Musicians. 

Samuel Parsons. 

Henry Kitman. 
Privates. 
James C. Snell. 
Manly Packard. 
F. P. Hartwell. 
Mitchell Willis. 
Horace Bryant. 
James S. Sherman. 
Shubael P. Mears. 
Edward B. Packard. 
Horatio G. Macomber. 
George W. Leach. 
Charles Woodward. 



William Upton. 



Frederic Perkins. 
Julius Thompson. 
Bela T. Brown. 
Charles J. F. Packard. 
Rufus S. Noyes. 
Leander Waterman. 
Charles B. Smith. 
Isaac Kingman. 
William Poole. 
H. T. Sanford. 
Harrison Packard. 



List of military officers with the dates of their commission : 

Colonek. 
Simeon Gary, 1758. Josiah Hayden. Nahum Reynolds. 

Lieutenant- Colonels. 
Caleb Howard, May 21, 1810. Nathan Jones, Oct. 3, 1829. 

Edward Southward, April 29, 1817. Martin Cary, Oct. 1, 1832. 

Majors. 
John Porter, May 30, 1777. Moses Noyes, July 22, 1824. 

Josiah Hayden. Nathan Jones, Sept. 15, 1828. 

Daniel Cary, Sept. 6, 1792. Martin Cary, Sept. 22, 1831. 

Caleb Howard, June 15, 1802. Nahum Reynolds, Aug. 28, 1837. 

Edward Southworth. Aug. 22, 1815. Uriah Macoy, July 30, 1861 

Nathan Hayward, March 23, 1824. 



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137 



Daniel Howard. 

Robert Howard, 
Abiel Packard. 
Barnabas Howard. 
Isaac Packard. 
Jeremiah Beals. 
John Porter, Dec. 9, 1774 
Simeon Gary, Dec. 9, 1774. 
Nathan Packard, July 25, 1778. 
Lemuel Dunbar, July 25, 1778. 
Joseph Cole, July 25, 1778. 
David Packard, July 23, 1780. 
Lem'l Packard, March 10, 1785. 
Anthony Dike, July 16, 1792. 
Parmenas Packard, March 28, 1795. 
Leavitt Thayer, May 2, 1796. 
Robert Packard, May 29, 1796. 
•Abel Kingman, May 5, 1799. 
Howard Gary, May 14, 1799. 
Zachariah Gurney (3d), May 5, 1802. 
Gideon Howard, May 25, 180.3. 
Oliver Jackson, June 17, 1804. 
Jonathan Snow, May 6, 1806. 
Thos. Thompson, May 6, 1806. 
Asa Jones, Sept. 16, 1809. 
Noah Chessman, Sept, 23, 1811. 
Nehemiah Lincoln (2d), May 25, 1814. 
Adin Packard, May 31, 1815. 
Silas Dunbar, May 26, 1810. 



Captains. 

Abiel Packard, Nov. 17, 1819. 
Luke Packard, July 4, 1820. 
Moses Noyes, March 19, 1822. 
David Ames, May 7, 1822. 
Ziba Keith, Sept, 5, 1822. 
Nathan Hayward. Sept. 20, 1823. 
Jabez Kingman, May 4, 1824. 
John Battles, July 15, 1825. 
Nathan Jones, May 30, 1827. 
John W. Kingman, July 4, 1828. 
Oman Cole, Oct. 7, 1828. 
Alvah Noyes, Aug. 10, 1829. 
Augustus Jones, Aug. 10, 1831. 
Martin Carey, Aug. 10, 1831. 
Charles Gurney, Dec. 3, 1831. 
Thos. Hathaway, Oct, 27, 1832. 
Gary Howard, Nov. 1, 1834. 
Nahum Reynolds, May 3, 1836. 
Nahum Reynolds, June 27, 1853. 
Robert A. Stoddard, Sept. 28, 1853. 
J. Freeman Ellis, April 25, 1854. 
H. A. Raymond, May 8, 1856. 
J. R. Perkins, July 11, 1857. 
Lucius Richmond, Aug. 27, 1860. 
Alex, Hichborn, June 20, 1861. 
Charles T. Packard, Aug. 20, 1862. 
John S. Stoddard, July 23, 1862. 
Alpheus K. Harmon, May 10, 1862. 
Uriah Macoy. July 11, 1864. 
Chas. L. Sproul, July 30, 1864. 



Adin Packard, Jr., April 12, 1817. 

Miscellaneous Offices. 
Elisha Tillson, surgeon's mate, Sept. 30, 1794. 
Daniel Hartwell, adjutant, Sept. 6, 1792. 
Caleb Howard, adjutant, Aug. 27, 1795. 
Issachar Snell, surgeon's mate, Dec. 13, 1800. 
Rev. Daniel Huntington, chaplain. May 6, 1816. 
John Tilden, Jr., adjutant, Jan. 1, 1827. 
Rev. Edward L. Clark, chaplain, June 26, 1861. 
Rev. Israel Washburn, chaplain, Sept. 1, 1862. 
Rev. W. A, Start, chaplain, April 18, 1864. 

In consequence of the various calls upon the Commonwealth for 
troops for the United States Service, during the Rebellion of i86l, the 

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138 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

volunteer militia of Massachusetts, as it existed previous to the begin- 
ning of the war, was nearly broken up, by the enlistment of its mem- 
bers individually, and as companies and regiments, for three months', 
nine months', one year's, three years', and one hundred days' service ; 
and the law establishing the volunteer militia being no longer in con- 
formity with the system of organization prescribed by the laws of the 
United States, it was found impossible to recruit this militia as the law 
then stood. To remedy this evil, the Legislature of Massachusetts 
passed a law in 1864 for the reorganization of the entire militia of the 
Commonwealth. This act was approved May 14, 1864, and all laws in 
existence previous to that date for the regulation of the militia were re- 
pealed. The new law provided for a new enrollment, to be made by 
the several assessors of the towns throughout the State, of all persons 
between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, the same to be returned to 
the adjutant-general. 

The commander- in-chief then proceeded to divide the Commonwealth 
into military districts of companies. Under this arrangement there 
were two hundred and forty- nine districts established. North Bridge- 
water, now Brockton, and West Bridgewater constituted two districts, 
and was divided as follows: 

District number sixty includes the whole of North Bridgewater ex- 
cept the school districts four, five, six and seven, otherwise known as 
Marshall, Ames, Campello and Copeland Districts. 

District number sixty-one comprised the southerly school districts, 
numbered four, five, six and seven, in Brockton, and the whole of West 
Bridgewater. 

An order was next issued to some justice of the peace within the 
district, to call a meeting for the election of captains of the several com- 
panies. After the election of the captain, it became his duty to enroll 
all persons liable to enrollment within their respective limits. "And 
all persons under the age of twenty-four years, liable to do military 
duty, shall be enrolled in one roll, and constitute the ' active militia.' 
And all such persons as shall be above the age of twenty-four years, 
together with all persons that shall be exempt from duty, excepting in 
cases of riot, invasion, insurrection, war, etc., shall be enrolled in an- 
other roll, and constitute the ' reserve militia.' " 



THE MILITIA. 139 

The active militia was to have been formed into regiments, brigades, 
and divisions by tlie commander-in-cliief, and organized in conformity 
with the laws of the United States, subject to such changes as the com- 
mander-in-chief might make from time to time. 

The reserve militia was to have been organized into companies, regi- 
ments, brigades and divisions, and attached to such brigades in the 
active militia as the commander-in-chief should deem expedient, when 
ordered out for actual service. 

Orders were received by George W. Bryant, esq., to notify a meeting 
to be held January 30, 1865, for the choice of a captain for District 
Si.xty. The meeting was held at the armory on Chapel street, at one 
o'clock P. M., when Samuel F. Howard was elected captain, who was 
commissioned January 30, 1865. A meeting was subsequently held 
for the choice of lieutenants April i, 1865, when George Southworth 
was elected first lieutenant, and Bradford Wild second lieutenant, both 
of whom were commissioned April I, 1865. 

The choice of captains for District Sixty-one was made at a meeting 
held at West Bridgewater, on Friday, January 27, 1865, at which Aus- 
tin Packard, esq., was called to preside. Mr. Thomas P. Ripley was 
elected captain, and received a commission dated January 27, 1865. 

At a meeting of the company soon after, in April, Nathaniel M. 
Davenport, jr , was elected first lieutenant, and Ziba C. Keith, second 
lieutenant, both of Campello. 

Agreeably to instructions from headquarters an enrollment was made 
by the captains of the above-named districts, and placed in the adju- 
tant-general's office, in which we find the number of persons enrolled 
in District Number Sixty, Capt. Samuel F. Howard, for active service 
was one hundred and thirty men ; reserve militia, five hundred and 
nineteen men. Tlie number of persons in District Number Sixty-one, 
Capt. Thomas P. Ripley, for active service, was seventy-eight men ; 
reserved militia, three hundred and nine men. 

We have given the foregoing account of the militia organization up 
to IVlay, 1865. The companies had hardly been formed, the officers 
chosen, when the Legislature passed a law, approved May 16, 1865, 
disbanding the "active militia," allowing them to volunteer in the ser- 
vice for five years. " All companies that do not volunteer within sixty 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



days from May i6, 1865, shall be discharged," thus leaving a militia 
force of volunteers only, of which there are but few old companies. 

Cunningham Rifles. — Among the present militia organizations 
of Massachusetts is the Cunningham Rifles, Co. I, which is a part of 
Massachusetts' regiment volunteer militia. The following were the 
officers and members in July, 1884: 

Capt(iin. 

James N. Keith. 

First Lieutenant. 

Nathan B. Leach. 

Second Lieutenant. 

Andrew M. Bowden. 



Winifried S. Hathaway. 



Edward E. Herrod. 
Edwin W. Blankinship. 

Walter C. Andrews. 
Fell Blanohard. 
Aruna S. Chase. 
Frank Carr. 
Horatio Corbett. 
William M. Carr. 
Benjamin F. Chubbiick. 
George E. Eliot. 
Carlton L. Bldredge. 
Frank Foye. 
Nelson Goodwin. 
WiUiam J. Howard. 
George B. Horton. 
William B. Hill. 
Frank N. Hall. 



Sergeants. 
B. Francis Fuller. 
Oliver B. Battles. 

Corporals. 
Loring M. Bates. 
Frank L. Emerson. 

Privates. 
George F. Hart. 
Walter T. Howard. 
Robert P. McKendrick. 
Wallace Martland. 
James E. A. Maffit. 
Fred H. Moore. 
Ewen McKendrick. 
Frelon H. Marshal. 
Charles W. Potter. 
Phillip E. Pierce. 
Melvin E. Packard. 
William S. Packard. 
Daniel W. Packard. 
William T. Pierce. 
Frank H. Reynolds. 



S. Oscar Martland. 



Charles Williamson. 



E. Frank Swift. 
Charles H. Sturtevant. 
Forrest W. Swift. 
George E. Sargent. 
Samuel H. Taylor. 
Edward E. Tilton. 
Rufus E. Tilton. 
Herbert Tribou. 
John A. Tribou. 
William R. Tilden. 
J. Frank Winslow. 
Lewis E. Williams. 
Fred M. Wade. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 141 



CHAPTER IX. 

Ministry of Rev. John Porter — Rev. Asa Meech— Rev. Daniel Huntington— Rev. 
William Thompson — Rev. Paul Couch — Rev. Nathaniel B. Blanchard — Rev. Edward 
L. Clark — Rev. Henry A. Stevens— Rev. Elbridge P. McElroy — Rev. Henry L. Kelsey 
— Rev. George E. Martin. » 

rlRST Congregational Church. — In nearly all the early New 
England towns the history of the church is a history of the town, 
and among the first things sought for was the establishment of the 
gospel ministry among them. The prayer of the petitioners having 
been granted so far as to set them off into a separate parish, the next 
thing was to see whom they could get to preach to them. For this 
purpose a meeting was held October 8, 1739, " to see if the precinct 
would vote to have preaching three months this winter season." It 
being voted in the affirmative, David Packard, John Kingman and Abiel 
Packard were chosen a committee "to Geat a minister to preach to us 
three months this winter seson." And the committee was also re- 
quested " to apply to Mr. Porter, Mr. Howard, or Ephrim Keith," to 
supply the pulpit for three months. 

Monday, March 24, 1740, "it was put to vote to see whether the 
precinct would vote to have Mr. Porter preach to them three months." 
"Voted in affirmative." "Samuel Kingman, David Packard and Tim- 
othy Keith were chosen a committee to go to Mr. Porter to see whether 
he would suply the pulpet for the three months." What the result of 
their interview was with him does not appear on record. V/e judge, 
however, that an invitation to settle as a permanent preacher was more 
agreeable, as a meeting was called soon after, on the 21st of April, by 
the same committee, " to see if the sd precinct can agree to give Mr. 
John Porter a Call to be an ordained minister of the gospel for sd pre- 
cinct ; also to see what Grattess the precinct will agree to give said Mr. 
Porter, for Incouragement for to Settell among us ; also what we can 
agree to pay unto Mr. Porter as a yearly salary." 

Ministry of Rev. John Porter. — At this meeting it was " voted 
to Give Mr. John Porter a Call to be their minister;" also, "voted to Give 



142 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

him two hundred pounds as a Grattess for Incuragement to settell 
among us, and give him one Hundred and ten pounds per year, as a 
yearly salary. During the time he shall be our minister." 

The committee appointed "to discorse with Mr. Porter upon the 
above mentioned premises" was Samuel Kingman, David Packard, 
Timothy Keith, Daniel Howard and Samuel West. 

August 4, 1740, "voted one Hundred pounds additional money as 
Grattess, making Three Hundred pounds, besides an addition of five 
pounds per year for four years, and then ten pounds per year for five 
years, and then to stand at one Hundred and Eighty pounds per year ; 
to be paid in yearly, in any passable money, at the Reat of silver at 
Twenty-Eight Shillings per ounce; and so his salary to Rise and fall, 
as the price of silver Doth, During the time that he shall be our minis- 
ter." 

August 25, 1740, " voted to chuse Samuel Kingman, David Packard 
and James Packard a committee to Give Mr. Porter a Call in behalf of 
the precinct;" also voted that the i8th of September should be kept as 
a day of fasting and prayer, before the ordaining of Mr. John Porter. 

The call, as presented to Mr. Porter, is as follows, together with his 
acceptance of the same ; 

Mr. Porter, — Since it hath pleased God to favor us with your labors amongst us for 
several months past, it has been to our general acceptance; and we have unanimously 
agreed to give you a call to take the pastoral charge of us, and hope that the same God 
wlio has made yours labors so satisfactory to us vcill incline your heart to accept, con- 
vincing you that it is a call from liim as well as us; and, withall, we promise to 
make It our prayer to the Great God for you that he should furnish you with all minis- 
terial gifts and graces for the work of the ministry and edifying of the body of Christ 
among us, and that we will ever honor and obey you when you shall become ours in 
the Lord. These are therefore to certify you that at a meeting legally warned, 
the precinct did, by a full and clear vote, give you a call to the ministry among us; and 
for your further encouragement did vote 300 Pounds for a settlement; and for the pur- 
suant year, one hundred and ten pounds for your salary, and then to advance five 
pounds pr. year, four years, and then ten poands pr. year, five years, and then to stand 
yearly at one hundred and Eighty pounds per year, to be paid in yearly, in any passable 
money, at the rate of silver at 28 shillings pr. ounce ; and so your salary to rise and fall, 
as the price of siver doth, during the time you shall be our minister. 

Dated at Bridgewater, ' Samdel Kingman, 

North Precinct, David Keith, 

August the 25th, 1740, James Packard, 

Precinct Committee to ijive Mr. Porter a call In helialf of the precinct. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 143 

Answer. 

To be communicated to tlie North Precinct in Bridgewater, given the ■25th of Aug., 

1740. 

Brethren and Friends. — Inasmuch as it has pleased the Sovereign God, who has all 
hearts in his hand, and can turn them as the rivers of water are turned, so to incline 
and Unite you of this Place as to give me an invitation to settle among you in the work 
of the gospel ministry, though unworthy, yet, Apprehending it to be the call of Christ, 
whose I am, and whom I ought to serve, T accept your call, and I trust I do it with due 
and becoming reverence and cheerfulness. 

Brethren and Friends : Further I desire to express all due gratitude to you for your 
love and respect shown me in the various instances of it, and I pray to God to contmue 
it; and you yet to manifest it in every regard, and as the gospel requires and acknow- 
ledge that those that preach the gospel, should live of the gospel, so I shall expect an 
handsome and honorable maintenance from you so long as I shall sojourn among you as 
your pastor. But, above all, I shall expect and request you to be constant, earnest, and 
incessant at the throne of grace for me, that God would give me grace to serve him 
cheerfully and faithfully in the great and difficult work I am now about to engage in, 
that so I may finish my course with joy, and, in the day of Christ's appearing and king- 
dom, may have many of you of my charge as a seal of my ministry, that so then 
together we may receive a crown of glory which shall never fade away. 

I subscribe myself yours to serve in the Lord, 

John Porter. 

Agreeable to the above call and acceptance, the Rev. Mr. Porter was 
ordained as pastor of the Fourth Church in Bridgewater, October 15, 

1740.1 

The following is the covenant which the church adopted as the basis 
of their union : 

We, whose names are underwritten, the most of whom have been members of the 
first church of Christ in Bridgewater, having now, as we conceive, a call from God to 
embody a distinct church by ourselves, according to gospel order, and as our particular 
circumstances require, do, upon this solemn occasion, think it our duty, and therefore 
agree, to renew the covenant which our fathers made, both with God and with one 
another, under a humbling sense of our violations of past covenant engagements, adding 
heart}' prayers that our past sins may be forgiven, and that we may have the help of 
the Holy Spirit to enable us to keep that covenant with God, wherein we solemnly 
encage, as follows: 1st. That we will take the Lord Jehovah to be our God, by a free 
choice of him, and firm dependence on him, and satisfaction in him, as our chief good, 
renouncing all other interest whatever. '2d. That we will cleave to the Holy Scriptures 
as our only rule of faith and obedience. 3d. That we will acknowledge our Lord Jesus 
Christ in his threefold office, as our Prophet, Priest, and King, particularly in his kingly 

1 David Packard provided for the ordination, for which he had jC^q lor. 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



government; that all his laws and ordinances may be upheld by us in the purity and 
power of them ; that an able and faithful ministry be encouraged and continued among 
us; that in all the administrations of the house of God, we will have a due regard to 
the power of oflBce belonging to the ministry, and the privileges belonging to the 
brethren as to judgment and consent. That we will endeavor faithfully to observe the 
rules of purity, in respect to the visible qualifications of those we admit to conjmunion 
with us, that the table of the Lord be not polluted, — that they be such as have a com- 
petent understanding of the mysteries of G-odliness, and of a well-ordered conversa- 
tion, and who, upon examination, hold forth repentance from dead works, and faith in 
our Lord Jesus Christ. We will conscientiously observe the rules of discipline which 
Christ hath prescribed, that the temple of God be not defiled ; will see that church cen- 
sure be faithfully dispensed to such as are full communicants, and to the children of the 
covenant. The adult in church relation (though not yet admitted to full communion), 
walking orderly, and waiting upon God to prepare them for the full enjoyment of him 
in all his ordinances, shall (at their desire) have the initiating seal of baptism adminis- 
tered to their children, and they themselves shall be encouraged and excited to follow 
the Lord in all the ways of his appointment, and when they offer themselves to join 
with the church, shall be examined respecting their proficiency, under the means, and 
hold forth such evidences of the grace of God as may be required to make their com- 
munion comfortable. 4th. We will walk in Love one toward another, endeavoring to 
keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace, that there be no schism or rent in tha 
body in Christ. 5th. In all difficult cases we will apply to neighboring ministers and 
churches of Christ for counsel. 6th. We will walk with God in our houses with a perfect 
heart, duly attending on family worship and government in the faithful discharge of rela- 
tives duties, endeavoring that true religion may be projiagated to posterity, that our God 
may be children's God after us. 7th. We will bear our testimony against the growing 
sins of the times and of this place, and it shall be our endeavor that the work of reforma- 
tion in all parts of it be carried on among us. 8th. As we have opportunity, we will seek 
the good of one another, and so the good of all men, both with respect to spirituals and 
temporals. 9th. It shall be our endeavor to .stand complete in all the will of God, to 
cleave to the Lord and one another through all adversity. All this we do sincerely and 
solemnly engage in the sight of God, men, and angels, in a humble dependence of faith 
upon the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, for our acceptance with God, and on the 
power of his spirit and grace to work all our works in us and for us; and, finally, to 
perfect all that concerns us to the praise of his glory. Adopted September 18, 1740. 



1. Timothy Keith, 

2. David Packard, 

3. James Packard, 

4. Zacheus Packard, 

5. Samuel West, 

6. Abiel Packard, 

7. John Kingman, 

8. Joshua Warren, 



!). Seth Packard, 

10. Caleb Phillips, 

11. Isaac Fuller, 

12. Zachariah Gary, 
1.3. John Johnson, 

14. Nathaniel Hammond, 

15. Hannah Keith, 

16. Hannah Packard, 

17. Jemima Packard, 



18. Mercy Packard, 

19. Lydia Packard, 

20. Sarah Packard, 

21. Rebecca Kingman, 

22. Jane Warren, 

23. Mercy Packard, 

24. Hannah Phillips, 

25. Sarah Fuller. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 145 

Rev. Mr. Porter was a man of very respectable talent, distinguished 
for liis prudence, fidelity, exemplary life, and holy conversation. The 
great doctrines of the gospel were prominent in all his preaching; and 
a crucified Redeemer was a theme on which he delighted to dwell with 
peculiar earnestness, interest, and satisfaction. He continued to preach 
to this society for sixty years, when, feeling weary with many years of 
service in the vineyard of the Lord, and feeling the infirmities of age 
creeping upon him, he called for aid to assist him in his ministerial 
labors. To this claim the cliurch and society readily assented, as 
appears by the following vote: April 21, 1800, "Voted, To chuse a 
committee of seven to look up sum suitable Person or Persons to 
assist Rev. Mr. Porter." Capt. Jesse Perkins, Deacon David Edson, 
Daniel Gary, Moses Gary, Daniel Howard, esq.. Deacon Eliphalet Pack- 
ard, Lieut. Galeb Howard were chosen as said committee. This com- 
mittee found a man in the person of Asa Meech, who preached to them 
as a candidate until, at a meeting held August 18, 1800, "Voted, that 
thursday the twenty- Eighth day of August be held as a day of Fasting 
and prayer for directions in settling a colleague with Mr. Porter, and 
also to apply to Mr. W. Reed, and Mr. Gurney to preach on that 
occasion." 

Also, " Voted that the parish committee request Mr. Meech to supply 
the pulpit further." 

The publications of Rev. John Porter are "Evangelical Plan; or, an 
Attempt to form Right Notions in the Minds of the Gommon People, 
and to Establish them in the Minds of the People." Republished by 
Dr. Alden, of Randolph. 

Rev. John Porter was the son of Samuel and Mary Porter, of Abing- 
ton, Mass.; born in 17 16; graduated at Harvard Gollege in 1736; 
commenced preaching as a candidate for the Fourth Ghurch in Bridge- 
water, now the First Ghurch of Brockton, in December, 1739. Soon 
after the incorporation of the North Parish he received a call to settle 
with them as pastor August 25, 1740, which call he accepted, and was 
ordained October 15, 1740. Mr. Porter entered upon the duties of his 
office with all the advantages which a faithful church and affectionate 
society could afford Their hearts were deservedly united in him, and 
seldom has any minister of the gospel been enabled to exert a more 
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146 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

general and salutary influence over the people of his charge. His 
qualifications, both natural and acquired, were peculiarly respectable. 
He was taught not only of men, but of God. Much of what was esti- 
mable in his Christian and minisfcrial character he gratefully ascribed 
to the labors of that justly celebrated and eminently useful servant of 
Christ, the Rev. Mr. Whitefield, under whose ministry of the word he 
received the most deep and salutary impressions a little before his en- 
trance upon the duties of the sacred office. With that great and good 
man he formed an intimate acquaintance, invited him to his pulpit, and, 
with his beloved flock, enjoyed the benefit of his evangelical instruc- 
tions. This circumstance undoubtedly contributed to increase that 
zealous spirit of reformation by which the Rev. Mr. Porter's long and 
faithful ministry was so happily characterized. He clearly exhibited 
and ably defended the great doctrines of the gospel, and, though not 
fond of controversy, wielded the sword of the Spirit with uncommon 
skill, vigor, and success against all the assailants of evangelical truth. 
His labors among his people in the sanctuary and from house to house 
were greatly blessed. Mr. Porter continued to labor with this people 
until September i, 1800, when, finding the infirmities of age creeping 
upon him, and a frame worn out in the service of his Master, he asked 
for assistance in his labors. His son-in-law. Rev. Thomas Crafts, and 
Rev. Asa Meech, then a candidate for the ministry, from Connecticut, 
came to his help, and Mr. Meech received a call to become a colleague 
pastor with him, which call he accepted, and was ordained October 15, 
1800. 

Rev. Mr. Porter continued to perform pastoral labor, preaching, occa- 
sionally, till his decease. The last sermon he preached was from John 
ix. 4: "I must work the works of him that sent me while it is day: the 
night cometh when no man can work." This sermon is often spoken 
of as having been peculiarly and prophetically appropriate and most 
tenderly affecting to those who were listening to the last message of 
truth and love from the lips of one whom very many regarded as a 
spiritual father, and all as an affectionate 2Md. faithful friend. He de- 
parted this life March 12, 1802, in the eighty- seventh year of his age, 
and in the sixty-second year of his ministry. His sickness was of three 
weeks' duration, which commenced about one week after the delivery 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 147 

of the above named discourse. His wife, with whom he had so long 
and so happily hved for more than one- half a century, died about four 
months previous to his death. This circumstance seemed to render his 
death more welcome to him than otherwise. She was a woman of very 
exemplary habits, and a devoted mother in Israel. His funeral was 
attended by Rev. Zedekiah Sanger, D.D., of Bridgewater, Mass. His 
remains lie buried in the graveyard near the residence of the late Will- 
iam Tribou, at Campello. On the gravestone may be found the fol- 
lowing inscription: "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of 
the firmanent ; and they tliat turn many to righteousness, as the stars 
forever and ever." To the virtues of Rev. Mr. Porter's private life, and 
the usefulness of his ministerial qualifications and labors, the aftection 
and respect with which he was viewed by his family and acquaintances, 
the love and veneration of the large and respectable religious society 
with which he so long lived in harmony and labored with success, the 
manner in which his services were accepted in other societies where he 
occasionally preached, and the lasting reputation he maintained in the 
cliurch, are tiie most unequivocal and honorable testimonies. To the 
influence of this good man, more than any other thing, is the com- 
munity indebted for the love of order, industry, economy, enterprise, 
and religious character of many of the descendants of that society. His 
influence had very much to do with the formation of the character of 
the early inhabitants of the town of North Bridgewater, now the city of 
Brockton. 

Rev. Mr. Porter was the first settled minister in the North Parish of 
Bridgewater, now Brockton. He married Olive Johnson of Canterbury, 
Conn. 

Children. — i, Olive, born February i, 1749. Died same year. The 
mother died February 25, 1759, aged 23. He then married Mary, 
daughter of Deacon Samuel and Hannah (Metcalf) Huntington, of Leb- 
anon, Conn., January 3, 1757. 

Children. — Rev. John, born February 27, 1752, graduated at Yale 
College. Studied divinity, and preached a short time. When the war 
broke out between America and Great Britain in 1775, he received a 
captain's commission, and went into the army. He was a good officer, 
and was soon promoted to the rank of major. He left the army a short 
time before peace was declared, went to the West Indies, and there died. 



148 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Olive, born May 23, 1753, married John Crafts September 9, 1790. 

Rev. Huntington, born March 27, 1755, married first Susanna Sargent, 
second Sarah Moulton. 

Jonathan, born July 5, 1756, surgeon on a privateer, and lost at sea. 

David, born July 5, 1756, died May, 1767. 

Rev. Eliphalet, born June 11, 1758, married Martha Ruggles, of Rox- 
bury, Mass., October, 1801. 

Mary, born November 16, 1762, married Rev. Thomas Crafts, of 
Middleboro, Mass., December 28, 1786. 

Sibil, born May, 1766, died at Princeton, Mass The father died 
March 12, 1802, and was buried in the old burying ground at Campello, 
at the age of eighty-seven years, and where a neat marble slab com- 
memorates his memory. The mother died November 22, 1801. 

Ministry of Rev. Asa Meech. — September i, 1800, "Voted to 
give Rev. Asa Meech a call." Also " Voted to choose a committee of 
seven to Report a plan for the settlement of Mr. Meech, which consisted 
of the following persons : Capt. Jesse Perkins, Matthew Kingman, Dea- 
con E. Packard, Capt. Abel Kingman, Capt. William French, Ichabod 
Howard, Lieut. Caleb Howard," who subsequently reported as follows, 
namely: " That he be our minister until two- thirds of the legal voters 
of the parish are dissatisfied with him, and then to be dismissed b)' giv- 
ing him a year's notice. Also he having the same privilege to leave 
the people when he thinks proper, he giving them a year's notice." 
Also, " that the Said parish pay him Four Hundred Dollars for the first 
five years ; and after the expiration of the five first years, Three Hun- 
dred and thirty- four dollars a year, so long as he continues our minis- 
ter." The above report was accepted, and it was " Voted the above 
conmiittee present Mr. A. Meech with the call of the parish to the 
work of the ministry," which is as follows : 
To Mr. Asa Meech, Candidate for the Sacred ministry, now residing in this place. 

Sir, — Whereas our aged and beloved pastor has requested the settlement of an assist- 
ant with him in the work of the Sacred Ministry. And as we are very desirous of a 
continuance of the regular Administration of Gospel ordinances among us — And having 
experience of your good abilities as a Gospel Preacher and such good evidence of your 
good moral character as gives us great satisfaction, Therefore we, the members of the 
fourth church and congregation of the Christian Society in Bridgewater, do hereby in- 
vite you, with a Solemn call, to Settle with us as a colleague pastor with Rev. John 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 149 

Porter. That you may be more particularly informed of the doings of the Parish in this, 
a committee, consisting of the foUowino;- named gentlemen, viz.: Captain Jesse Perkins, 
Matthew Kingman, Lieut. Caleb Howard, Dea. E. Packard, Capt. Abel Kingman, Capt. 
Wni. French, Ichabod Howard, will wait on you with the vote of the parish respecting 
the encouragement they offer you, as an inducement to Settle with us in the Sacred 
Ministry, and give you such other information as you may desire. Tour answer is re- 
quested as soon as may be consistent with a full deliberation on so solemn and such an 
important subject. Daniel Cary, Parish Clerk. 

The North Church in Bridgewater met this day [September 29, 1800], and proceeded 
to hear the answer of Rev. Asa Meech. 

Bridcewater, September 2.3, 1800. 
To the fourth church and conr/reyation of the. Christian Society in Bridr/einater. 

Whereas you have given me an invitation and Solemn call to settle with you in the 
Gospel Ministry as a Colleague Pastor with tlie Rev. John Porter, Having looked to 
God by prayer for his most gracious direction, and having consulted my friends and 
fathers in the ministry, And after mature deliberation on the Subject, I trust and hope 
that a door is opened in divine providence for ray usefulness in this place. This is 
therefore to manifest my acceptance of your call, and my willingness to be employed 
in performing the important office and duties of the Christian ministry among j'ou so 
long as God shall open the way by harmonizing our minds, and give me grace, wisdom, 
and strength. And while I commit all to the great head of the Church may Grace, 
mercy, and peace be multiplied to us abundantly from God our Father and the Lord 
Jesus Christ. Asa Meech. 

September 29, 1800, "Voted that the ordination of Rev. Asa Meech 
be on the fifteenth day of October next." 

At this meeting a committee of three was chosen to make provision 
for the council, namely, Capt Jesse Perkins, Daniel Cary, and Capt. 
Howard Cary, who were provided for by Mr. Daniel Cary, at an ex- 
pense of $165.58. 

Mr. Meech was ordained as a colleague pastor with Mr. Porter Oc- 
tober 15, 1800, and continued to preach till the death of Mr. Porter, 
which took place March 12, 1802, in the eighty-seventh year of his age 
and sixty-second of his ministry. He continued his labors after the 
death of Mr. Porter until, early in iSii, he was requested to resign, 
and was dismissed by an ecclesiastical council for that purpose. His 
farewell sermon was preached December i, 181 1. 

His ordination sermon was preached by Rev. Lemuel Tyler, A.M., 
pastor of the First Church in Preston, Conn , from text, Titus i. 9 : 
" Holding fast the faithful word, as he hath been taught, that he may 



150 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsay- 
ers," which was a very able discourse upon the necessity of gospel min 
istration, the qualifications of ministers, or what gospel ministers should 
do to promote, and must do to secure, peace and promote good order 
in the church ; also on the doctrine of election, justification, and revela- 
tion, and the divinity of the Holy Ghost. He then goes on, giving a 
short exhortation to the pastor, and then to the people. Both of the 
above sermons were printed and circulated. 

Rev Asa Meech was son of Thomas Meech, born in Boston, April 
20, 1 775- He was not a college educated man, but in 1807 received an 
honorary degree from Brown University. He was approved as a can- 
didate for the ministry by the New London County Association in May, 
1799, was ordained at North Bridgewater, October 15, 1800, and dis- 
missed in 1811; from thence he removed to Canterbury, Conn., and 
was installed October 28, 18 12, where he remained till the spring of 
1822, preaching his farewell sermon May 5. Here his ministry was 
not only useful in increasing the number of the church, but by estab- 
lishing its faith and order Towards the close of his pastorate, however, 
a feeling of personal opposition arose, which rendered his removal ex- 
pedient. He emigrated to Canada, where he purchased a farm near 
Hull, and employed himself thenceforth in its cultivation, preaching at 
times, as opportunity was offered. He died February 22, 1849, at the 
age of seventy-four. He had published three sermons, one of which 
was that on leaving Canterbury. 

He married (first) Mary De Witt, of Norwich, April 29, 1 802 ; (second) 
Maria De Witt, November, 1809; (third) Margaret Dockstader, No- 
vember 7, 1822, and had by the three wives twenty- one children, some 
of whom now reside in Canada. 

Publications of Rev. Asa Meech : 

Ordination Sermon, delivered by Rev. Lemuel Tyler, A.M., October 
15, 1800. Colleague pastor with Rev. John Porter. 

Oration by Rev. Asa Meech, delivered in North Bridgewater, July 
4, 1805, in commemoration of the Anniversary of American Lidepen- 
dence. 

Valedictory Sermon. By Rev. Asa Meech, A.M., December i, 181 1. 
Preached at the North Church in Bridgewater. 



FIRST CONGREaATIOJ^AL CnURCH. 151 

Ministry of Rev. Daniel Huntington. — For a third time this 
society was called to settle a pastor. Their next minister was Rev. 
Daniel Huntington, who came from New London, Conn., to North 
Bridgewater early in the spring of 1812, and, after preaching, a few 
weeks, received a unanimous call to become their pastor. Tine follow- 
ing are some of the votes which were passed at the legal meetings of 
the society. 

At a meeting held December 23, 181 1, it was " voted that thursday 
the 19th day of December be kept a Day of fasting and prayer for Di- 
vine Direction to a parson to settle with us in the work of the minis- 
try, and that the parish committee apply to Dr. John Reed, Rev. Mr. 
Strong, and Rev. Mr. Sheldon to assist, and that the committee provide 
for them." 

March 23, 18 12, " Voted to choose a Committee of Seven men to 
procure a candidate or candidates to supply the pulpit, and made choice 
of Gideon Howard, esq., Howard Cary, esq., Dea. Ichabod Howard, Abel 
Kingman, esq., Dea. David Edson, Caleb Howard, esq., and Capt Zach- 
ariah Gurney." 

A meeting was held July 13, 18 12, "To see if the Parish are united 
in Mr. Daniel Huntington as a preacher of the Gospell," it was " voted 
unanimously in favor of Mr. Daniel Huntington," "and to use means 
to procure him to supply the pulpit preparatory to a settlement." 
" Voted that the Committee already chosen to perform that Duty use 
their discretion either to apply personally or by letter." 

August 17, 1812, "Voted to Join with the church to give Mr Hunt- 
ington a Call to settle with us in tlie work of the Sacred Ministry " ; also 
"voted to offer him Seven Hundred Dollars as settlement and Seven 
Hundred dollars as an annual salary, or Seven Hundred and fifty Dol- 
lars, to be paid annually so long as he remain our minister." Capt. 
Jesse Perkins, Deacon David Edson, Deacan Ichabod Howard, Caleb 
Howard, esq., Howard Cary, esq., Joseph Silvester, esq., Abel King- 
man, esq., were chosen a committee to wait upon Mr. Huntington and 
make him the above offer, which was in the following words : 

To Mr. Daniel Huntinc/ton, Candidate for the Sacred Ministry : 

Sir, — Whereas the Grate head of the Cliiirch in his wise and Righteous Providence 
has .seen tit that this church and Society should be De.stitute of a pastor, we are de- 
sirous CO have the regular administration of gospel ordinances restored to us, and hav- 



152 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ing had so much Experience of your good abilities as a gospel preacher, am induced to 
hope that your labors may be blest among us. We, therefore, members of the fourth 
church and congregation in Bridgewater, do hereby give you solemn call to settle with 
us. and take upon you the sacred office of pastor, according to the regular mode prac- 
ticed in our churches. That you may be more particularly informed of the doings of 
the parish, a committee consisting of tlie following gentlemen, viz. : Capt. Jesse Perkins, 
Dea. David Edson, Dea. Ichabod Howard, Caleb Howard, esq., Howard Gary, esq., 
Joseph Sylvester, esq., Abel Kingman, esq., will wait upon you with the votes of the 
parish relative to the encouragement they offer you as an inducement to settle with us 
in the sacred ministry, and give you such other information as you may desire. Your 
answer is requested as soon as may be consistent with a full deliberation on so solemn 
and important a Subject. 

Signed by order and in behalf of said Parish. Moses Cart, Moderator. 

Jesse Perkins, Parish Clerk. 

Bridgewater, August 17, 1812. 

.1 nswer. 

To the members of the fourth Church and Society in liridgeivater : 
• September 14, 181:i. 

Brethren and Friends: Having taken into serious and prayerful consideration the 
invitation Which you have given me to settle among you in the Go«pel ministry, to- 
gether with the offer which accompanies it, viewing almost unanimous expression of 
your wish and the pecuniary provision which evinces its sincerity, as indicative of the 
will of our divine Master, who in his providence has brought us together, I have 
thought it my duty to accede to your proposal, and hold myself in readiness to take 
upon me the sacred offices of your pastor according to the regular order of church 
whenever it shall please the great head of the church by the laying on of hands by the 
Presbytery to put me in trust with the Gospel. With Regard to choice of compensa- 
tion which was left me by your note, I would inform you that the first offer, viz.: 
Seven Hundred as a settlement, and Seven Hundred as an annual salary is preferred 
and accepted. 

Yet before the question of my settlement among you is fully concluded, suffer me to 
present to you a few requests. Which I believe it cannot be incompatible with your in- 
terest to grant, and, First. It is my wish that for the words ' until it is needful to pro- 
cure another minister in his room,' which is annexed as a limitation to your offer of a 
salary, the following may be substituted : ' During his ministry among us,' as the latter 
expression, it is thought will more safely guard against future misunderstanding. 
Second. I have to recpiest, for the same purpose, that my letter addressed through the 
hands of Silas Packard, Esq., to Ihe Church and Society, on subjects connected with 
my proposed settlement, may may be put on record, that I may not be excluded from 
the society of my friends and relatives, who reside at some distance, nor be debarred 
such recreations as is necessary to health. I must request the privilege of exemption 
from parochial duty for three weeks annually. Shall these requests be granted ? 

Brethren and Friends, I .shall cheerfully give myself to the work of the mini.stry 
among you, confidently hoping that you will receive me in brotherly love, and con- 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. \r,3 

atantly exercise towards rae that christian tenderness and candor, for which delicacy 
and responsibihty of my situation will so loudly call above all, trusting that you will 
not cease to supplicate the God of all grace and consolation that he would bless our 
connection and make it a source of our mutual and everlasting joy. 

Your Brother and Servant in Christ, 

Daniel Huntington. 

North Parish, September 14, 1812. "Voted that the ordination be 
on the last Wednesday in October. Accordingly the Council met on 
the Twenty-Eighth Day of October, consisting of Rev. Zedekiah San- 
ger, D.D., of South Bridgewater ; Rev. John Reed, D.D., of West 
Bridgewater; Rev. James Flint, D.D., of East Bridgewater; Rev. Dan- 
iel Thomas, of Abington ; Rev. Jacob Norton, of Weymouth ; Rev. 
Thomas T. Richmond, of Stoughton ; Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., of 
Easton ; Rev. Jonathan Strong, D.D., of Randolph; Rev. Edward D. 
Griffin, D.D., of Boston ; Rev. Joshua Huntington, of Boston ; Rev. 
Abel McEwen, of New London, Conn.; together with their delegates," 
and he was duly installed as pastor of the " Fourth Church in Bridge- 
water." Rev. Mr. McEwen preached the sermon from the text, Nehe- 
miah vi. 3 : " I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down ; 
why should the work cease whilst I leave it, and come down to )'ou ? " 
Rev. Dr. Griffin offered the ordaining prayer. Rev. Dr. Sanger gave 
the charge. Rev. Mr. Huntington, of Boston, a brother of the pastor- 
elect, then pastor of the Old South Church in Boston, extended the 
right hand of fellowship. 

Of the success of Rev. D. Huntington's labors among this church and 
society, we may say that, at the time of his settlement, the parish was 
just recovering from the effects of an unhappy division. This recovery, 
of course, was gradual ; and the first three years may be considered ate 
occupied in wearing out the prejudices and jealousies thus excited, so 
that the ordinary means of grace could be profitably used. During this 
period of time the ways of Zion mourned. In 1812 but one was re- 
ceived into the church on profession, and one in 1813 ; in 1814, three; 
in i8i5,one; and then came one of God's times to favor Zion. In 1816 
seventy-eight were added to the church (a full and interesting account 
of this revival was published by Rev. Mr. Huntington in the Boston Re- 
corder, June 10, 1817), and in 1817 ten more were added as the fruits 
of the same harvest. During the whole time he remained with this 
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154 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

people, a period of twenty-one years, there were received into the 
church two hundred and fifty-three members; previous to 1820 there 
were one hundred and six members admitted. The years 1830, 1831, 
and 1832 were distinguished by an unusual interest in this church and 
neighboring churches. During those years eighty- six were added. 

And as a consequence of too frequent services in his own and neigh- 
boring churches the health of the pastor gradually failed, and he was 
obliged to resign his pastoral labors, which he did by a letter, which 
was read to the congregation by Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, of Randolph, 
March 10, 1833, and calling a meeting on the 19th of the same month 
to act upon the request. Agreeably to the notification the church met, 
and Eliphalet Kingman chosen to preside. After prayer by Rev. Mr. 
Huntington, the subject of the request of the pastor was considered, 
and after careful inquiry concerning the necessity of the measure pro- 
posed, it was " voted, unanimously, that although we most sincerely 
regret the necessity of the Measure proposed, yet we feel constrained 
by a sense of Duty to our pastor, and to the cause which both he and 
we profess to love, to comply with his request ;" also made choice of 
Deacon Silvanus French, Dr. Nathan Perry, and Heman Packard a 
committee to represent the church before the council, which consisted 
of Rev. Luther Sheldon, D. D., First Church in Easton ; Rev. Ricliard 
S. Storrs, First Church in Braintree ; Rev. Melancthon G. Wheeler, 
First Church in Abington ; Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, First Church in 
Randolph. 

This council convened at the house of the pastor, March 27, 1833, 
Rev. R. S. Storrs moderator. Rev. Calvin Hitchcock scribe. Afterward 
adjourned to Col. Edward Southworth's hall, where a communication 
was read, presented from the church and society, in which it was de- 
clared that it was with great reluctance they consented to his dismis- 
sion, and as an expression for the pastor's ill health, " Voted that he be 
requested to accept of a liberal donation." 

The council, after mature deliberation, voted " that in view of all the 
circumstances of the case before them they are constrained, with much 
reluctance, to express their concurrence with the parties in reference to 
the dismission of Rev. Daniel Huntington, and do consider his pastoral 
and ministerial Relation as regularly dissolved according to Ecclesi- 
astical order," and state that, — 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 155 

THe providence of God, that has so clearly indicated this result, is deeply mysteri- 
ous. When we reflect on the uninterrupted harmony of feeling, and the entire cor- 
diality of the intercourse and co-operation of the pastor and the flock for more than 
twenty years, and add to this the fact of a constantly strengthening attachment, down 
to the present time, and also the remembrance of the usual amount of blessing with 
which the relation now dissolved has been attended, we are constrained to pause in 
silent wonder, and then exclaim, " Even so. Father, for so it seemeth good in thy 
sight." In pronouncing the relation dissolved, we feel we are but declaring the will 
of Heaven ; and most deeply do we sympathize with Each of the parties in this 
mutual trial. To the dearly beloved brother, with whom we have so long walked to 
the house of God in company, and so often taken sweet council, we give a parting 
hand, with emotions that cannot be uttered. We know him, — we love him ; we shall 
never forget him nor his toils, nor his sorrows, nor his joys, nor his paternal sym- 
pathies, nor his rich success in the cause of the Redeemer ; and most aflfectionately 
do we commend him as a faithful brother, and able minister of the new testament, 
a strenuous defender of the faith once delivered to the Saints, and an indefatigable 
laborer in the vineyard of the Lord. Our prayers will go up to God without ceas- 
ing, that he may be fully restored to the services of the Sanctuary, and become the 
Spiritual father and guide of other hundreds in some other portions of our Zion ; and 
that he may long live, and everywhere enjoy the same hallowed confidence, and full 
esteem of his brethren, which have been inspired by his uniform course of conduct, 
in the sphere of action from which he now departs in obedience to the call of Heaven. 
The brethren of the church and the members of this society will accept the assurance 
of strong sympathy and unimpaired affection on the part of this council. There is no 
root of bitterness that has sprung up in an evil hour; it is no diminution of your love; 
it is no spirit of envy or covetousness that has brought you into your present state of 
trial. The hand of the Almighty afflicts you; and will you not say, shall we receive 
good at the hand of the Lord, and shall we not receive evil ? We know, beloved breth- 
ren, that hearts are ready to break, and that your sorrow most of all, lest you should 
see the face of your beloved pastor no more. But while we cannot chide your tears, 
nor wonder that you are ready to inquire. Why, Lord ? we are bound to say to you, 
fear not. The same God who gave vou the treasure in which you have so long re- 
joiced still lives, and listens to the sighs ar.d prayers of his people; go to him, and he 
will sustain and direct and bless you still. The friends of your pastor will be your 
friends ; his brethren will be your brethren ; his God will be your God. Live in Love, 
cherish unity of spirit, and preserve it ever in the bonds of peace. As your sorrows 
are mutual, so shall be your consolati'^ns. As your day is, your strength shall be. And 
hereafter, when the Son of man shall appear in the clouds of heaven, may you, with 
your beloved and faithful pastor, and your children of many generations, stand before 
him, and hear from his lips the blessing, "Well done, good and faithful servant; enter 
ye into the joy of your Lord." 

Richard S. Storrs, Moderator. 

Calvin Hitchcock, Scribe. 
A true copy : 

Heman Packard, Clerk. 



156 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Rev. Mr. Huntington was afterwards settled for several years over" 
the South Congregational Church and Society at Campello. 

Rev. Daniel Huntington removed to New London, Conn., and 
engaged in teaching a private school of young ladies, preaching only 
occasionally, where he remained till called to settle at Campello, Mass., 
January i, 1840. 

Ministry of Rev. William Thompson. — Again, after the lapse 
of twenty-one years, is this society called upon to fill a vacancy in their 
pulpit, caused by the dismission of Rev. D. Huntington. March 19, 
1833, " Voted to choose a committee of five to supply with preaching," 
and Darius Littlefield, Heman Packard, Capt. Jeremiah Beals, Lieut. 
Ephraim Cole, and Deacon Sylvanus French were chosen said com- 
mittee. 

June 13, 1833. At a meeting of the parish, held this day, "Voted 
to give Rev. William Thompson a call to settle with them as their pas- 
tor." Mr. Thompson, however, wishing for time to consider the matter, 
gave his decision July 24, accepting the invitation of the society, and 
they "voted to have the ordination September 18, 1883." After- 
wards changed to the 17th. 

Accordingly, an ecclesiastical council was held at the house of Silas 
Packard, esq., September 17, at nine o'clock A. M., for the purpose 
of ordaining Mr. Thompson, which consisted of the following: 

Rev. Joel H. Lindsey, of Park Street Church, Boston ; Zachariah 
Gurney, delegate. 

Rev. Calvin Hitcheock, D. D., West Randolph; Ezekiel French, 
delegate. 

Rev. David Brigham, East Randolph ; Ezra Thayer, delegate. 

Rev. Baalis Sanford, Union Church, East and West Bridgewater; 
Samuel Rider, delegate. 

Rev. Ebenezer Gay, Trinitarian Church, Bridgewater ; Isaac Fobes, 
delegate. 

Rev. Luther Sheldon, Easton ; Giles Randall, delegate. 

Rev. John Codman, Dorchester ; Deacon Charles Howe, delegate. 

Rev. Daniel Huntington, New London, Conn., their former pastor. 

The council proceeded to examine the papers as laid before them, 
and receiving testimonials of Mr. Thompson's church standing and 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 157 

theological studies, with his approbation to preach the gospel, and 
examining him as to his views and acquaintance with experimental 
religion, and becoming fully satisfied with them, it was " voted unani- 
mously to proceed to ordain him." 

The following was the order of exercises : 

I, voluntary, by the choir; 2, anthem; 3, introductory prayer, by 
Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater; 4, hymn, "There is a stream, 
whose gentle flow;" 5, sermon, by Rev. Joel H. Lindsey, of Park 
Street Church, Boston, text, 2 Cor. ii. 16, " And who is sufficient for 
these things?" 6, ordaining prayer, by Rev. Calvin Hitchcock', D. D., 
of Randolph ; 7, hymn, tune " Old Hundred " : 

Great Lord of angels, we adore 

The grace that builds thy courts below ; 
And through ten thousand suns of light, 

Stops to regard what mortals do. 

Amidst the wastes of time and death, 

Successive pastors thou dost raise. 
Thy charge to keep, thy house to guide, 

And form a people for thy praise. 

At length, dismissed from feeble clay, 

Thy servants join th' angelic band; 
With them, through distant worlds they fly ; 

With them before thy presence stand. 

Oh, glorious hope I oh, blest employ! 

Sweet lenitive of grief and care! 
When shall we reach those radiant courts. 

And all their joy and honor share ? 

Yet while these labors we pursue. 

Thus distant from thy heavenly throne. 
Give us a zeal and love like theirs, 

And half their heaven shall here be known. 

8, charge to pastor, by Rev. Daniel Huntington ; 9, right hand of fel- 
lowship, by Rev. Baalis Sanford, of East Bridgewater; 10, address to 
the church and society, by Rev. Daniel Huntington; 11, anthem, 
"Let us, with the joyful mind;" 12, concluding prayer, by Rev. 
David Brigham, of East Randolph; 13, doxology, "Praise God, from 
whom all blessings flow ; " 14, benediction, by the pastor. 



158 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The day was unusually pleasant, and the exercises very interesting 
and satisfactory to all present. 

Mr. Thompson continued with this people but a short time, owing 
to a pressing call from a new theological seminary at East Windsor, 
Conn., which he received in Spptember, 1834, and which, after one 
refusal and another urgent call, he was led to accept, and where he 
became a " Professor of Biblical Literature," at East Windsor, Conn. 
The council called for advice in relation to the request of Rev. Mr. 
Thompson for dismission, convened at the house of Silas Packard, esq., 
September 4, 1835, and consisted of the following persons: 

Those chosen by the pastor were, — 

Rev. John Codman, D. D., of Dorchester ; Rev. Daniel Dana, D. D., 
of Newburyport, Mass. ; Rev. George W. Blagden, D. D , of Salem 
Street Church, Boston; Rev. Elisha Fisk, of Wrentham, Mass.; Rev. 
Lyman Matthews, of Braintree. 

Those appointed by the church and society were, — 

Rev. Warren Fay, D. D,, of Charlestown, Mass. ; Rev. S. Gile, of 
Milton ; Rev. Jacob Ide, Medway, Mass. ; Rev. Sylvester Holmes, of 
New Bedford, Mass. ; Rev. Erastus Maltby, of Taunton, Mass. 

The claims of the seminary were strongly urged by Rev. Dr. Tyler, 
president of the institution, in behalf of the trustees, and the claims of 
the society and church were represented by Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, 
D. D., of Randolph, in a very able manner. The council, after con- 
siderable discussion and deliberation, "voted that the relation between 
Rev. William Thompson and the Church be dissolved." The society 
held a meeting September 5, 1834, and " voted to accept of the report 
of the Council," which is as follows : 

The removal of settled pastors from their charges endangers in a high degree the best 
interests of the churches, and is not to be encouraged e-xcept where circumstances seem 
clearly and imperiously to demand it. Such circumstances in the present interesting 
state of the world, when so much is doing for the cause of Christ, must be expected to 
occur. And when they do, are to be met with a spirit of expanded benevolence, both 
by churches and their pastors. Especially should this be the case when the Theological 
Seminaries of our land call upon us for those who, by talent, experience, acquisitions, 
and, more than all, by practical piety, are needed to instruct those who are to be under 
shepherds of the flocks of the Redeemer. In yielding up their pastors to such claims, 
when clearly and affectionately presented, the churches emphatically give, and have 
given, to them again in full measure, pressed down and running over. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 159 

When other pastors sent forth by the instrumentahty of him who was once their 
own, becoming wilHng and efficient workmen in many parts of the Lord's vineyard, 
such is the call now made upon this beloved church by one of these institutions, and 
the council would affectionately suggest that in considering this call it is important that 
the church should contemplate the relations to the vital interests of the whole of Zion 
sustained by such seminaries, and reflect also upon the fact that as they are dependent 
in a great measure on such institutions for faithful workmen, who shall go forth and 
reap the harvest of the world now white for their entrance, it becomes them to cherish 
toward them no common interest, but to be ready to sustain them by their most earnest 
endeavors. Especially should this be the case when it is remembered that the instruct- 
ors in these seminaries, since they are to teach those who are to be future pastors, 
should be previously taught themselves in the field of practical labor, and must therefore 
generally come from our churches. Impressed with such sentiment.^, this council do 
advise this church to acquiesce in the late decision of their beloved pastor, and resign 
him to what he believes to be the call of the great Head of the church. 

Some of the council desire it to be stated that they have come to this decision with- 
out decidmg on the merits of the Theological Institute of Connecticut, but solely on the 
ground of Mr. Thompson's .strong conviction of duty, and would express their opinion 
that but for such a conviction now publicly and clearly expressed, he might still be more 
useful in this present sphere of labor. The council recommend that the adoption of 
this result should be understood by the church and society as dissolving the connection 
between them and their beloved pastor; and in announcing this result they wish to ex- 
press their strong sympathy in the self-denial the contemplated separation must cost 
them, and to assure them of their fervent prayers in their behalf. To this people it may 
be difficult to resign a pastor to whom their attachment is so strong, and in whom con- 
fidence i.s so entire. This trial seems to be aggravated by dissolving this happy relation 
so soon after it had been formed. All this the council most deeply feel, yet we confide 
in God to sustain us and guide you in this day of your atHiction. And here our con- 
fidence in your future course and prospects is greatly strengthened by a recollection of 
your unanimity in the changes through which you have passed, while we commend you 
to the great head of the church, we fervently pray that you may remain of one mind, 
and soon be perfectly united in another pastor, who shall guide you and your children 
to that rest where the pain of separation shall be known no more. 

John Codman, Moderator. 
Erastos Maltst, Scribe. 

A true copy of the original result. 

Erastus Maltby, Scribe. 

Ministry of Rev. Paul Couch, — At a meeting of the society 
held July 20, 1835, it was " voted io unite with the Church in giving 
Rev. Paul Couch a Call to settle with us in the ministry, not one dis- 
senting vote." Also, "Voted that we offer the Rev. Mr. Couch an an- 
nual Salary of Seven Hundred and fifty dollars, and also a Gift of One 
Hundred and fifty dollars." 



160 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

August 9. " Chose a committee of five to confer with Mr. Couch 
and agree upon a council. Capt. Jeremiah Beals, Eh'phalet Kingman, 
esq., Jesse Perkins, esq., Nahum Perkins and Deacon Sylvanus French 
were selected for that purpose, who agreed upon the following persons : 

Rev. Ebenezer Gay, Trinitarian Church, Bridgewater ; Cornelius 
Holmes, delegate. 

Rev. Baalis Sanford, Union Church, East and West Bridgewater; 
Deacon John Soule, delegate. 

Rev. James W. Ward, First Church in Abington ; Richard Vining, 
delegate. 

Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, West Randolph; Ezekiel French, delegate. 

Rev. David Brigham, East Randolph ; Thaddeus French, delegate. 

Rev. Erastus Maltby, Trinitarian, Taunton ; George B. Atwood, dele- 
gate. 

Rev. John Codman, Second Congregational Church, Dorchester ; 
Deacon Charles Howe, delegate. 

Rev. David Sanford, Dorchester. 

Rev. Samuel Gile, D.D., Milton. 

Rev. Jonas Perkins, D.D., Braintree. 

Rev. Daniel Huntington, New London, Conn. 

Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., First Church, Easton ; Caleb Pratt, del- 
egate. 

Wednesday, October 7, 1835, being the day agreed upon for his in- 
stallation, Col. Nathan Jones, Capt. Jeremiah Beals, and Jesse Perkins 
were chosen a committee to make arrangements for that day. 

The following was the order of exercises : 

I, voluntary, by the choir ; 2, anthem, by Haydn, — " Wake the Song 
of Jubilee;" 3, introductory prayer, by Rev. Erastus Maltby; 4, origi- 
nal hymn, by their former pastor, Rev. D. Huntington : 

Herald of our Saviour God, To each brui.sed and bleeding heart, 

Welcome, welcome, in his name! Gilead's healing balm apply; 

Sound his wondrou.s grace abroad; Hope to trembling souls impart; 

All his boundless love proclaim. Wipe the tear from sorrow's eye. 

Sinners renewed — lost — defiled, Through Emanuel's favored land, 

Shall the joyful news receive : Sound the trump of Jubilee ! 

Cleansed, restored, and reconciled, Bid the prison-doors expand ; • 

Bless his holy name, and live. Hail the ransomed captives free; 



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5, sermon, by Rev. John Codman, D.D.; 6, consecrating payer, by Rev. 
Jonas Perkins, D.D.; 7, original hymn, by Rev. D. Huntington : 

Ascended Saviour, thee we praise, A double portion of thy grace 

For all thy truth and kindness shown, On this thy messenger bestow; 

Accept the honors that we raise, And 'neath the shining of thy face, 

And smile upon us from thy throne. Let his with heavenly lustre glow. 

Yea, from that glorious throne come Grant him these num'rous souls to 

down ; bear, 

Here with thy church vouchsafe to stay, As trophies of his faithful love, — 

And let thy constant presence crown Seals of his high commission here, — 

The joys of this auspicious day! Gems in his crown of joy above. 

Still let our faith expect and prove Then to thy great and holy name, 

Th' exhaustless bounty of thy hand ; Pastor and flock, through endless days, 

And while we taste the richest love, Thy truth and mercy shall proclaim, 

Our hearts with gratitude expand. In rapt'rous songs of grateful praise. 

8, charge to the pastor, by Rev. Samuel Gile, of Milton ; 9, right hand 
of fellowship, by Rev. Baalis Sanford ; 10, address to the church and 
society, by Rev. Calvin Hitchcock; 11, anthem, by Mozart, — "Halle- 
lujah, Amen ;" 1 12, concluding prayer, by Rev. Ebenezer Gay; 13, 
benediction, by Rev. Paul Couch. 

Rev. Mr. Couch continued to preach the gospel to this people in all 
its simplicity, and with marked ability, freedom and candor, — such as 
had its desired effect upon the community in which he moved, — till 
May 8, 1859, when he asked to be relieved from his pastoral labors, 
which request was granted July I, 1859, and the estimation in which 
he was held by his people may be seen in the following resolutions, 
which were passed by the church at a meeting held on that day : 

Resolved, That while in view of the circumstances set forth by our pastor in his 
communication as the reasons which, in his opinion, render it expedient that he go 
away, and which have induced him to request his release from his pastoral charge over 
this church and society and people, we have at a previous meeting, reluctantly recorded 
our assent to his request. And we esteem it a duty which we owe to ourselves, and 
to him, to say that in taking this step we defer to his judgment, and consult his express 
wishes, and are not led to it by any disaffection on our part. 

We still appreciate those traits in his character which, manifested among us, won 
for him our affection and regard, and we will cheerfully bear testimony, unitedly, to 

' The music on that occasion was conducted by Thomas J. Gumey, and was of the highest order, 
and the other exercises were highly gratifying to a large and attentive audience. 

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162 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

that high mental culture, that maturity of judgment, that sincerity, earnestness and 
fearlessness, in declaring from the pulpit the counsels of God ; that ready sympathy 
with the afflicted and sorrowful among his people, and that love and known consistency 
of his daily life with his office as minister of Christ, which have constrained us always 
to esteem with respect and reverence his teachings, and to submit with love and confi- 
dence to his guidance ; and when in the prospect of a speedy separation all these things 
are vividly brought to mind concerning our beloved pastor, it is not without painful 
misgivings that we consent to the sundering of those ties which, for the period of 
twenty-four years, bound him to this church and people. 

Resolved, If such separation takes place, we tender our pastor assurances of our 
wishes and our prayers for his welfare, wherever he may be called lo labor, and express 
the hope that his labors here may prove to him as he goes, and to us who remain, not 
only a present memory, but, by the grace of God, a means and a pledge of a happy 
reunion of church and pastor in a better world. 

With a view to the dismission of Mr. Couch, an ecclesiastical coun- 
cil was called for the purpose of hearing and acting upon the request of 
their pastor for a dissolution of his connection with the church and 
society, which meeting was held July 19, 1859. The council was as 
follows : 

Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., of Braintree; Elisha French, delegate. 

Rev. Jonas Perkins, D.D., of Braintree ; Levi W. Hobart, delegate. 

Rev. Charles W. Wood, of Campello ; Josiah W. Kingman, delegate. 

Rev. Ezekiel Russell, D.D., of East Randolph ; John Adams, delegate. 

After hearing the statement of the pastor requesting his dismission, 
and the statements of the church and society, who very reluctantly 
yielded their assent, the council voted : 

That in view of all the circumstances, the strong convictions and preference of the 
pastor, and the assent, though reluctant, of the church and society, it is expedient that 
the ministerial and pastoral relation of the Rev. Paul Couch to the Fir.st Church and 
Society in North Bridgewater be dissolved, the dissolution to take effect, or the rela- 
tion to terminate, the first day of August, 1859. 

In coming to this result the council cannot withhold the expression of their deep 
regret that a connection that has so long existed, been so auspicious to both pastor and 
people, sealed by effusions of the Eternal Spirit, cemented by mutual affection and 
esteem, and so productive of permanent good to the cause of truth and the honor of 
Christ in the world, should be thus sundered. Deeming themselves incompetent to 
judge of the validity of all the reasons for the course pursued, and trusting much to 
the sound discretion and judgment of the parties themselves, this council still, in view 
of all the circumstances, seem constrained to acquiesce in what seems to be the lead- 
ings of Providence. This council deeply regret the separation from one whose urban- 
ity, large experience, and Christian kindness and wisdom have ever done so much to 



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enlighten and cheer ministerial intercourse in all its connections. They therefore com- 
mend the Rev. Paul Couch to the churches of Christ, as one rich in ministerial expe- 
rience, able, gifted, faithful, and beloved, with no blemish on either his Christian or min- 
isterial reputation. This council also commend this dear church for the .sacrifice they 
have made for the cause of truth, and the prosperity of the kingdom of Christ in this 
place. They commend them for the affection and kindness they have shown to their 
pastor, their deference to his wishes, their provision for his wants. They would urge 
them also to a settlement of the gospel ministry among themselves as soon as circum- 
stances will allow it, and to a perseverance in the cause hitherto pursued. 

They, finally, deeply sympathize with them in their separation from a pastor that 
has been so long and so justly respected and beloved, and commend them in their dis- 
appointment to the care of tlie Shepherd of Israel. 

Richard S. Stores, Moderator. 
EzEKiEL Russell, Scribe. 

A true copy of the doings of the council. 

E. Russell, Scribe. 

North Bridgewater, July 19, 1859. 

Rev. Mr. Couch preached his farewell discourse July 31, 1859. 

On Monday evening following a large number of the society and 
friends came together in the vestibule of the church for the purpose of 
presenting him and his family tokens of their regard to them. A gold 
watcii and one hundred dollars in money were presented to Mr. Couch, 
a silver goblet and a set of spoons to Mrs. Couch, and a splendid guitar 
to their daughter, Miss Harriet E. Couch, who had sung in their choir 
for many years. 

From North Bridgewater, Rev. Mr. Couch removed to North Cam- 
bridge, Mass., where he received an invitation to preach. Here also 
the people had taken possession of the house he was to occupy by 
stocking it with a year's supply of provisions. 

Rev. Paul Couch was born in Newburyport, June 21, 1803; attend- 
ed the public schools of his native town till the age of sixteen years, 
attending one year a private academy ; entered the Freshman class in 
Dartmouth College, N. H., 1820; graduated in 1823; studied three 
years in the Theological Seminary at Andover, Mass.; commenced 
preaching in the fall of 1826; first ordained at West Newbury, Mass., 
in March, 1827; married Miss Harriet Tyler, of Griswold, Conn., May 
28, 1827; settled at Bethlehem, Conn., m 1829; left there in 1834, and 
was installed in North Bridgewater in October, 1835, and dismissed at 
his own request, after a service of twenty- four years, in 1859. Since 



104 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

that time he has preached at North Cambridge, Mass., and other 
places. 

In 1863 Mr. Couch removed to Stonington, Conn., where he preached 
till the weight of years admonished him that he must yield to the 
wishes of his family, that it was not prudent to longer remain in active 
service. He accordingly tendered his resignation to the church and 
society, where he had labored for twenty-four years so pleasantly and 
successfully, on the i8th day of January. 1887, at the age of eighty- four 
years, having been preaching for more than sixty years. 

Mr. Couch was far above the average as a preacher ; as a pastor, 
faithful and devoted, while his benign presence was a blessing and 
benediction in every home. But devoted and faithful as he was to his 
sacred calling, he was also a man of affairs, taking a deep and intelligent 
interest in all that concerned the welfare of the State and nation. Dur- 
ing his entire ministry he was a bold and fearless advocate of the cause 
of temperance, and was an uncompromising champion of the cause of 
freedom and human rights, at a time when to be such was unpopular 
if not positively dangerous, and so deep an interest did he take in 
matters of public concern that the town of North Bridgewater, now the 
city of Brockton, selected him to represent them in the Massachusetts 
Legislature in the years 1856 and '57, where he made a record credita- 
ble to himself as well as to his constituents. He was also sent as rep- 
resentative to the Connecticut Legislature from the town of Griswold 
in 1869. 

The life of Mr. Couch was that of a scholar and Christian gentleman, 
and his mental vision was preserved in its undivided strength even to 
old age, and his strong grasp of social, civil, and spiritual problems was 
a bright example to younger men, while his profound piety was serene 
and childlike. 

Mr. Couch died March 7, 1 891, and his funeral attended from the 
Congregational church in Mystic, Conn., on Wednesday, March iith, 
1891, and his remains were buried in the beautiful Elm Grove Ceme- 
tery by the side of his beloved wife who passed away in August, 1874. 

They had seven children, viz.: 

Hon. Joseph James, son of Rev. Paul and Harriet (Tyler) Couch, was 
born in Newburyport, Mass., March 24, 1828, married Mary B. 



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Anthony, June 24, 1852. He graduated at Phillips Academy, An- 
dover, Mass., and became an inventor in Boston, and was connected 
with the Boston Advertiser, Traveller, and other papers. He resided 
in Philadelphia, Pa., two years, introducing sewing machines. He was 
the inventor of the famous " Steam Rock Drill," and may be said to 
be the father of the system of rock drilling by steam. In 181,2 he 
removed to New York city to introduce his drilling machines, and has 
for a long time been special deputy collector, inspector, naval officer, 
and has held the position of special deputy collector under Collectors 
Barney, Draper, King, Smyth, Grinnell, Murphy, Arthur, Merritt, 
Robertson, Hedden, Magone, Erhardt, Fassett, Francis and Hendricks. 

John Paul Couch, another son, is in the sub- treasury of the United 
States at San Francisco, Cal. 

Ebenezer Couch is postmaster at Mystic, Conn. 

Publications of Rev. Paul Couch — Two sermons, preached December 
23, 1849. Published by Damrell & Moore, Boston, 1849. 

Temperance sermons on different occasions. 

Sermon preached at the funeral of Rev. Daniel Thomas, former pas- 
tor of the Second Congregational Church in Abington, on Friday, Jan- 
uary 8, 1847. Published by T. R. Marvin, 1847. 

Sermon preached in the First Congregational Church of Stonington, 
Conn., August 6, 1863, on national thanksgiving. 

Ministry of Rev. Nathaniel B. Blanchard. — Immediately after 
the dismission of Rev. Mr. Couch, an invitation was given to Rev. N. 
B. Blanchard, a native of Abington, Mass., who had been preaching for 
three years at Plymouth, to supply their pulpit for one year, commenc- 
ing the first Sabbath in August, 1859. After this term had expired 
they had become so attached to him as a preacher, and finding him to 
be a man of ability, he received a call June 12, 1861, to settle with them 
as their pastor; which call he accepted August 4, 1861, and was in- 
stalled September 18, 1861. The council consisted of Rev. T. Stowe, 
of New Bedford ; Rev. Henry B. Hooker, D.D., of Boston ; Rev. Jonas 
Perkins, D.D., of Braintree ; Rev. H. D. Walker, of Abington ; Rev. 
Charles L. Mills, of the Porter Church in North Bridgewater ; Rev. 
Stephen G. Dodd, of East Randolph ; Rev. James P. Terry, of South 



100 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Weymouth. After tlie business meeting and examination of the papers 
of the pastor elect, the council proceeded to the services of installation, 
commencing atone and a half o'clock, P. M., with the following order 
of exercises : i, voluntary; 2, reading of the Scriptures and prayer by 
Mr. Stowe ; 3, hymn ; 4, sermon, by Rev. Dr. Hooker, D D. ; 5, in- 
stalling prayer by Rev. Jonas Perkins, D.D. ; 6, anthem ; 7, charge to 
the pastor, by Rev. H D. Walker ; 8, right hand of fellowship, by Rev. 
Ciiarles L. Mills; 9, charge to the people, by Rev. S. G. Dodd ; 10, 
prayer, by R. J. P Terry; 11, hymn; 12, benediction by the pastor. 
The sermon on this occasion is said to have been an able and interest- 
ing exposition of the relations of the gospel of Christ to the human 
conscience, and the other services were of an interesting nature. Mr. 
Blanchard continued his labors of love to this people until the month of 
August, 1862, when, his health failing, he relinquished his labors for a 
season to travel, that he might recover. He was on his way to Plym- 
outh, N. H., stopping at Concord, N. H , became worse, and there died 
August 7, 1862. His remains were brought to his church, where fu- 
neral services were attended by Rev. H. D. Walker, of East Abing- 
ton, August 9; and afterwards his body was taken to Edgartown for 
burial. 

At a meeting of the church, held soon after the funeral, the follow- 
ing resolutions were passed, expressive of their feelings at his decease : 

Whereas, Almighty God, by his inscrutable Providence, has removed from us our be- 
loved pastor, Rev. Nathaniel B, Blanchard, by death, — 

Resolved, That we are deeply sensible of the great loss we have sustained by being 
deprived of his instructive, faithful, earnest, and zealous ministrations ; that we received 
him as a man after God's own heart; that we loved him as our pastor and our friend ; 
and we would honor his memory as that of one endeared to us by the most holy as- 
sociations. 

Resolved, That in all the civil and social relations, while he sustained the dignity of his 
profession and sacred office, Mr. B., by the grace and urbanity of his demeanor, won 
the respeot and affectionate regard of all the members of the community in which he 
moved. 

Resolved, That we heartily sympathize with his family in this the sad hour of their 
bereavement. 

Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions be published in the North Bridgewater Gazette, 
and also a copy of the same be sent to the widow of the deceased. 

Henkt Howard, Clerk. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 167 

Rev. Nathaniel Bailey Blanchard was born in Abington, Mass., July 
1 6, 1827. In 184S he became a member of the Congregational Church 
in East Abington ; in 1853 graduated at Amherst College; in 1855 he 
completed his theological course at Bangor, Me. ; July 15, 1856, he was 
ordained to the Christian ministry of Edgartown, Mass. While at this 
place he was married. He became a pastor of the Pilgrim Church in 
Plymouth, Mass., where he remained three years. On September 18, 
1 86 1, he was installed as pastor of the First Congregational Church in 
North Bridgewater. He was a man universally loved and respected 
wherever he went, and from his youth was a thoughtful boy, with 
high aims and noble purposes, faithful in all the minor duties, and 
true in all the social and fraternal relations. He made the most of his 
opportunities, entering with a heart full of zeal and love upon his work, 
— his joy of preaching Christ. Sincerity, kindness, and the constraining 
love of Christ shone forth in all his walk. 

Ministry of Rev. Edward L. Clark. — After the decease of 
Rev. Mr. Blanchard, the pulpit was supplied by various ministers, 
among whom was Mr. Clark. At a meeting of the First Congrega- 
tional Church, held April 11, 1863. it was unanimously voted to give 
Mr. Edward L. Clark a call to become their pastor ; which call he 
accepted, and was installed September 22, 1863. 

The following churches were invited to the installation of Rev. Mr. 
Clark, viz.: 

Porter Evangelical Church, Brockton: Rev. Samuel H. Lee, pastor; 
David Howard, delegate. 

South Congregational Church, Campello : Rev. Charles W. Wood, 
pastor ; George Sawyer, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Bridgewater : Rev. E. Douglas, pastor. 

Union Church of East Bridgewater: Rev. N. H. Broughton, pastor; 
Galen R. Richards, delegate. 

First Church of Stoughton : Ebenezer Drake, delegate. 

First Church of Randolph: Ebenezer Allen, M.D., delegate. 

Second Church of Randolph : Rev. S. G. Dodd, pastor; Deacon T. 
W. Whiting, delegate. 

Wintlirnp Church of Holbrook : Rev. Ezekiel Russell, pastor; Dea- 
con Moses French, delegate. 



1G8 HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

First Cliurch of Abington : Rev. Frederick R. Abbie, pastor; Dea- 
con John A King, delegate. 

Second Church of Abington : William P. Cottrell, delegate. 

Third Church of Abington: Rev. Horace D. Walker, pastor; Levi 
Reed, delegate. 

Second Church of Weymouth : Rev. J. P. Terry, pastor ; William 
Dyer, delegate. 

Union Church of Weymouth: Rev. S. H. Hayes, pastor; Benjamin 
Ells, delegate. 

South Church of Braintree: Rev. L. R. Eastman, pastor; Paul Wild, 
delegate. 

First Church of Braintree: Deacon Elias Hay ward, delegate. 

Harvard Congregational Church of Brookline : Rev. J. Lewis 
Diman, pastor ; Deacon John N. Turner, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Somerville : Rev. David Temple 
Packard, pastor; Deacon Jesse Lovett, delegate. 

Park Street Church of Boston: Rev. Andrew L. Stone, pastor; 
Martin L. Keith, delegate. 

Second Church of Dorchester: Rev. James H. Means, pastor; 
Stephen Wales, delegate. 

The following ministers were present by special invitation : 

Rev. Paul Couch, of Jewett City, Conn. 

Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., of Easton, Mass. 

Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater, Mass. 

Rev. Jonas Perkins, of Braintree, Mass. 

Rev, David Brighani, of Fall River, Mass. 

After a careful examination of the papers that had passed between 
Mr. Clark and the church and society, and finding them satisfactory, 
the council proceeded to e.\amine the candidate, closely interrogating 
him in regard to his religious experience, and becoming fully satisfied, 
"voted to proceed to the services of installation," which were in the 
following order: 

I, introductory prayer, by Rev. Charles W. Wood, of Campello ; 2, 
reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. Ebenezer Douglas, Bridgewater ; 
3, singing 518th hymn of the Psalmist; 4, sermon. Rev. A. L. Stone, 
of Park Street Church, Boston; 5, anthem, by the choir; 6, installing 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 1G9 

prayer, by Rev. Jonas Perkins, D.D., of Braintree ; 7, charge to the 
pastor, by Rev. J. Lewis Diman of Brookline, Mass.; 8, right hand of 
fellowship, by Rev. Samuel H. Lee, of the Porter Church ; 9, address 
to the people, by Rev. Paul Couch, of Jewett City, Conn., their former 
pastor; 10, concluding prayer, by Rev. D. Temple Packard, of Somer- 
ville, Mass.; 11, singing 117th Psalm; 12, benediction, by the pas- 
tor. 

Rev. Edward L. Clark was born in Nashua, N. H., February 3, 1838 ; 
fitted for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; graduated at 
Brown University, Providence, R. I., 1858; spent one year traveling 
through Egypt, Palestine, and other ancient places in the Holy Land ; 
studied theology at Andover Theological Seminary; graduated 1862; 
was organized as chaplain of the Twelfth Regiment Massachusetts 
Volunteers, with whom he remained one year; afterwards settled as 
pastor of the First Congregational Church in North Bridgewater, Sep- 
tember 22, 1863. 

Mr. Clark continued to preach to this people with faithfulness and 
fidelity for nearly three years, when his impaired health caused him to 
send to the church and society the following letter of resignation : 

North Bridgewater, June 17, 1866. 
To the First Congregational Church : 

Dear Brethren — Believing that the providence of God has indicated by my health 
that the time has come tor me to resign the care of the society, I desire you to unite 
with me in calling a council during the first week in July to advise in this matter. 

With the most fervent prayer for your continued prosperity, I remain your affec- 
tionate pastor, Edward L. Clark. 

The council called to dismiss the Rev. Edward L. Clark were as fol- 
lows : 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. Charles W. Wood, 
pastor; Josiah W. Kingman, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton: Rev. J. V. Hilton, pastor; 
Abel W. Kingman, M. D., delegate. 

Third Church of Abington : Rev. Horace D.Walker, pastor; Zenas 
Holbrook, delegate. 

First Church of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pastor ; Ebenezer 
Alden, M. D., delegate. 

First Church of Abington : John Newton Noyes, delegate. 
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170 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Second Church of Abington : Rev. H. L. Edwards, pastor; Dean 
Spencer Vining, delegate. 

Rev. Jonas Perkins, of Braintree, Mass. 

After a careful examination of the position of pastor and people, the 
council came to the following resolution : 

While the Council deem it advisable that the connection which has so happily sub- 
sisted between the parties who called us should be dissolved, they come to this con- 
clusion with sentiments of deep regret. It appears that the services of the Pastor, 
both in the pulpit and in every other department of Pastoral duty, have been increas- 
ingly satisfying to the people of his charge from the beginning, and that to many of 
them he has become especially beloved by reason of the success with which, during the 
latter part of his ministry, the Holy Spirit has attended his preaching. The council 
recommend him to the fellowship of the churches, and tender him their devout wishes 
that his health may be restored, and that he may be permitted for many years to labor 
successfully in the Lord's Vineyard. Also sympathizing with this beloved church and 
people, the council commend them to the Divine Shepherd that he preserve their unity 
and peace, and in due time give them a Pastor after his own heart. 

H. L. Edwards, Scribe. Jonas Perkins, Moderator. 

North Bridoewateb, July 2, 1886. 

The church was now without a pastor, and the Rev. James Wilson 
Ward, jr., was engaged to supply the pulpit for one year, from Decem- 
ber 9, 1 866, at a salary of fourteen hundred dollars per year. Mr. 
Ward preached to this people during the term above named, and 
became much endeared to them, and on the 6th of December, 1867, it 
was voted by the parish to extend a call to him to become their pastor, 
which was declined. 

On the 5th of December the following resolutions were placed on 
record as a token of the regard in which he was held by them as a 
preacher, viz. : 

Resolved, That Rev. James W. Ward, jr., who has filled the office of pastor to this 
church for the past year, has shown himself a man of superior ability, ardent piety, and 
unquestionable Christian character, and worthy of the unlimited confidence and regard 
of this church, and we sincerely regret and deplore the necessity of a separation. 

Various preachers were heard during the year, and on the 3d of 
January, 1868, the society extended a call to Rev. Edson Rogers, who 
had supplied the pulpit for four Sabbaths, to become their pastor. 
This call was declined, and after hearing other candidates the church 
and society united in giving a call to Rev. Henry A. Stevens. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 171 

Ministry of Rev. Henry A. Stevens. — Mr. Stevens was 
called to settle with them as their pastor, with a salary of two thousand 
dollars, which was accepted, May 14, 1868, and Deacon John W. King- 
man, Jonas R. Perkins, esq., and John T. Burke were chosen a com- 
mittee on the part of the church, and Edward Southworth, jr., Deacon 
Joel T. Packard, and Samuel McLaughlin were chosen on the part of 
the society, to make arrangements for a council. 

A mutual council was held June 24, 1868, the following churches 
having been invited to participate in the installation services on that 
occasion, viz. : 

Old South Church of Boston: Rev. J. M. Manning, D.D., pastor; 
F. D. Allen, delegate. 

First Trinitarian Congregational Church of Medford : Rev. J. T, 
McCoUom, pastor ; Deacon Samuel Train, delegate. 

Old South Church of Reading, Mass.: Ambrose Kingman, delegate. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater, Mass. : Rev. Horace D. 
Walker, pastor ; Deacon George W. Holmes, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater: Daniel Reed, dele- 
gate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello: Rev. Charles W. Wood, 
pastor ; Adelbert F. Keith, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Cliurch of Brockton : Deacon Simeon Packard, 
delegate. 

Waquoit Congregational Church of Falmouth, Mass. : Rev. David 
Brigham, acting pastor. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook, Mass.: Rev. Ezekiel Russell, pastor; 
E. E. Holbrook, delegate. 

First Church of Randolph, Mass.: Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pastor; 
Ebenezer Alden, M.D,, delegate. 

Also present by invitation : Rev. Jonas Perkins, of Braintree ; Rev. 
Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater ; Rev. Baalis Sanford, of East Bridge- 
water. 

The usual proceedings of councils in the examination of the candi- 
date, the call, etc., having been conclude(3, they were deemed highly 
satisfactory, and the following programme for the services of installa- 
tion was made, viz.: 



172 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

I, Reading of Scriptures and prayer, Rev. J. C. Larrabee ; 2, sermon, 
Rev. J M. Manning, D.D.; 3, installing prayer, Rev. David Brigham ; 
4, charge to the pastor. Rev. Horace D Walker; 5, right hand of fel- 
lowship. Rev. Charles W. Wood; 6, address to the people, Rev. J. T. 
McCollom ; 7, concluding prayer, Rev. Jonas Perkins ; 8, benediction 
by the pastor. 

Charles W. Wood, moderator; J. C. Larrabee, scribe. 

March 13, 1874. Previous to this date the church had been calkd 
the " First Congregational Church, North Bridgewater." At a meet- 
ing held this day it was voted to petition for a change of name to 
" Brockton." 

The committee of the church calling a council were Joel T. Packard, 
Joseph Smith, Francis B. Gardner, April 27, 1874. 

May 8, 1874. A meeting of the council was held in the vestry to 
advise about the dismission of Rev. H. A. Stevens. 

The following churches were invited and represented, viz.: 

Stoughton : Rev. Thomas Wilson, pastor; IJeacon E. Drake, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church : Rev. R. G. S. McNeille, pastor ; Deacon 
Simeon Packard, delegate. 

South Church, Campello : Rev. C. W. Wood, delegate. 

First Church, Abington : Rev. G. E. Freeman, pastor ; Deacon J. A. 
King, delegate. 

Central, Bridgewater : Rev. H. D. Walker, pastor ; A. M. Hayward, 
delegate. 

Church in Randolph : Rev. John C. Larrabee, pastor ; Deacon 
Joseph Graham, delegate. 

Rev. C. W. Wood, moderator ; R. G. S. McNeille, scribe. 

After the usual hearing before councils on both sides, they retired, 

and reported their decision as follows : 

" Resolved, That we accede to the request of Rev. H. A. Stevens for dismission from 
the pastorate of the First Congrefjational Church.'' 

Rev. C. W. Wood, Rev, R. G. S. McNeille, and Rev. H. D. Walker 
were requested to put in form the result of the council, as follows : 

In coming to this conclusion (to wit, advising the dismission of Bro. Stevens) we de- 
sire to express our deep regret at the necessity which exists for dissolving the relation 
with the first church in Brockton. We recognize his pastorate as having been emi- 
nently successful, and are happy to know of the high respect and deep aflection felt 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CBURCH. 173 

towards him on the part of the church and parish, as has been expressed by their repre- 
sentative in their behalf. We commend Bro. Stevens to the churches of Christ as an 
eminently faithful, earnest, and successful minister of the Gospel, and trust Provi- 
dence may prepare for him in the future even a larger field for successful ministration. 
We are compelled to express our regret that his health has been put in jeopardy by 
parochial work outside of his jiarish, and while we commend his large-hearted kind- 
ness and sympathy in ministering to the sick and afliicted, we recognize the labor which 
has exhausted his strength has been largely in behalf of those who are not attendants 
upon church, nor respecters of God's ordinances. He has been at once a pastor to 
his large church and a missionary without compensation to his town, and on the part of 
ourselves, his associates in labor, of our neighboring churches, we regret exceedingly 
that so kind a friend and faithful co-worker should feel obliged to remove from our 
neighborhood. 

We sympathize with the church in the loss of one so deeply endeared to their hearts, 
and trust that providence will enable them speedily to unite in the choice of another 
husbandman of Christ who shall successfully enter into his laliDrs. 

Charles W. Wood. Moderator. 

R. G. S. MoNeille, Scribe. 

Various ministers were heard after the pulpit became vacant for over 
one year. On the 17th of March, 1875. a call was extended to Rev. F. 
A. Warfield, then of Greenfield, Mass., to become their pastor, with a 
salary of three tiiousand five hundred dollars yearly. To this invita- 
tion to settle Mr. Warfield returned a negative reply. 

Ministry of Rev. Elbridge P. McElroy. — July 23, 1875. The 
parish voted to unite with the church in extending a call to Rev. 
Elbridge P. McElroy to become their pastor. This call was accepted, 
and Mr. McElroy was installed on the 15th day of October, 1875, by a 
mutual council met for that purpose. The following churches com- 
posed the council, viz. : 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Rev. R. S. G. McNeille, pas- 
tor ; Henry W. Robinson, delegate. 

First Church of Randolph: Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pastor. 

Second Congregational Church of South Weymouth : Rev. George 
F. Stanton, pastor ; Deacon Jason Holbrook, delegate. 

Central Square Congregational Church of Bridgewater : Rev. Horace 
D. Walker, pastor; H. D. Sanford, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Stoughton : Rev. Thomas Wilson, 
pastor ; Deacon Nathaniel Gray, delegate. 



174 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

First Congregational Cliurch of Abington : Rev. George E. Free- 
man, pastor ; Deacon H. A. Noyes, delegate. 

Union Church of Weymouth and Braintree : Rev. L. H. Frary, pas- 
tor : Josiah Perkins, delegate 

Evangelical Church of Brighton: Rev. Henry A. Stevens, pastor; 
George S. Conner, delegate. 

Winthrop Congregational Church of Holbrook : Deacon Newton 
White, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. L. S. Woodsvvorth, 
pastor; Josiah W. Kingman, esq., delegate. 

Village Church of Dorchester: Rev. Philander Thurston, pastor; 
T. F. Clary, delegate. 

Congregational Church of East Weymouth : Deacon Edwin How- 
ard, delegate ; and Rev. David Brigham and Rev. Baalis Sanford. 

The council met agreeable to the call, and the usua' examination of 
the pastor, and the council finding everything satisfactory, the follow- 
ing order of exercises was agreed upon, viz.: i, reading of tiie doings 
of the council by the scribe; 2, invocation, by Rev. Philander Thurs- 
ton ; 3, anthem, "And many people shall go and say;" 4, scripture 
lesson, by Rev. L. S. Woodworth ; 5, hymn 985, sung by congrega- 
tion ; 6, prayer of installation, by Rev. David Brigham ; 7, fellowship 
of the churches, by Rev. R. S G. McNeille ; 8, anthem, " Great and 
marvelous;" 9, charge to the pastor, by Rev. H. D. Walker; 10, 
address to the people, Rev. Henry A. Stevens; i r, hymn 1151, by 
the choir; 12, concluding prayer, by George F. Stanton; 13, dox- 
ology, by the congregation; 14, benediction, by the pastor. 

J. C. Larrabee, moderator; George E. Freeman, scribe. 

Mr. McElroy preached to this church for two years, till October 7, 
1877, at which time he sent his resignation to the church and society, 
to take effect December 31 following. The estimation in which he 
was held by the people of his charge, both in church and society, may 
be best seen in the following testimonials: 

At a meeting o£ the First Church, held October 18. 1877, it was voted to accept 
the resignation of Rev. E. P. McElroy. 

In accepting the resignation ot our Pastor, the Rev. E. P. McElroy, we desire to 
place on record our appreciation of his consistent and persistent labors of the past two 
years to advance the spiritual interests of this church. We also recognize in his earn- 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 175 

est endeavors to interest tlie children and direct their steps to the Saviour in the spirit 
of the Master, and in all his labors for the oppressed and the fallen we feel that he has 
followed closely in the footsteps of the Master, and wherever he may be called to labor, 
we pledge him our sympathies and our prayers, F. B. Gardner, Clerk. 

November 5, 1877. At a meeting of the First Congregational Par- 
ish in Brockton, held this day, the following resolutions were passed : 

Our beloved Pastor, Rev. Elbridge P. McBlroy, having tendered his resignation, and 
the same having been accepted by the Parish, 

Resolved, That while we unwillingly acknowledge the ne"essity, and reluctantly 
admit the expediency of dissolving this connebtion, this parish recognizes with pleasure 
the indefatigable industry and zealous activity of Mr. McEh'oy in every movement for 
promoting the morality and well-being of this community, and that it entertains unlim- 
ited confidence in his integrity and pure Christian character. 

Resolved, That Mr. McElroy has been an earnest and efficient preacher of the truths 
of the Gospel, and will be followed wherever Providence may lead him with grateful 
interest, and our hearts desire that he may find a wide, congenial field, where he may 
enjoy the fruits of his labors, and the unalloyed satisfaction of reaping the harvest of a 
successful ministry. 

Jonas R. Perkins, 
William A. Sanford, 
Francis B. Gardner, 

Committee. 

Pursuant to letters missive from the First Congregational Church, 
Brockton, an ecclesiastical council convened in the vestry of the church 
December 31, at two and a half o'clock P. M. 

The council was composed of the following churches represented by 
pastors and delegates, viz.: 

Central Square Church, Bridgewater : Rev. H. D. Walker, pastor ; 
Zebulon Pratt, delegate. 

First Church, Abington : Rev. George E. Freeman, pastor; Philip 
Trufant, delegate. 

South Congregational Church, Campello : Rev. L. S. Woodworth, 
pastor ; N. H. Washburn, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church : George C. Cary, delegate. 

First Church, Randolph: Rev. J. C. Larabee, pastor; John Wales, 
delegate. 

H. D. Walker was chosen moderator, and J. C. Larrabee, scribe. 

After the letters of resignation and recommendation were read the 
council retired, and 



176 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Voted, to advise the dissolution of the pastoral relation existing between the Rev. 
B. P. MuBlroy and the First Church and Society in Brockton. In coming to this con- 
clusion we yield reluctantly to the pressure of circumstances and exceedingly regret 
the necessity for a separation .lo shortly after the union of pastor and people was 
formed. We very heartily commend our Bro. McElroy to the churches of our order as 
one possessing many excellent qualifications for the work of the ministry. We believe 
his pastorate in Brockton has been marked by great earnestnes.s, enthusiasm, and self- 
denying eSbrts, warm sympathies, and fidelity in preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
The resolutions on the records of both church and parish show such a high estimate of 
Bro. McElroy in every relation that our sorrow at the separation is mingled with won- 
der that there should be the necessity which both parties seem to feel. We sympathize 
the more deeply with both, and commend Bro. McElroy to our churches as a minister 
worthy of all regard. We express, also, our hope that this church and people may soon 
have in his place one who will as faithfully, earnestly, and to their acceptance fulfill 
here his ministry. H. D. Walker, Moderator. 

J. C. Larrabee, Scribe. 

The church did not remain long without a pastor, as we find by the 
following record : 

February 19. 1878, " Voted, that the parish unite with the church in 
extending a call to Rev. H. L. Kelsey to become their Pastor." 

To this call an affirmative reply was made to the church, dated Hollis, 
N. H., March 7, 1878, and a council was invited to install Mr. Kelsey 
on the 3d day of April, 1878. 

Pursuant to letters missive from the First Congregational Church of 
Brockton, convening an ecclesiastical council to review their proceed- 
ings in calling the Rev. H. L. Kelsey to become their pastor, the coun- 
cil convened at the First Congregational Church, April 3, 1878, at 
10. 15 A. M. 

Rev. H. D. Walker chosen moderator, and Rev. John Herbert, of 
Stoughton, scribe. 

Rev. H. D. Walker, pastor ; C. D. Copeland, delegate, Bridgewater. 

Rev. John Herbert, pastor; Ebenezer Drake, delegate, Stoughton. 

Rev. L. S. Woodworth, pastor; George Sawyer, delegate, CampelJo. 

Rev. George F. Stanton, pastor; Norton Pratt, delegate. South Wey- 
mouth. 

Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pastor ; Warren Belcher, delegate, Randolph. 

Rev. George E. Freeman, pastor ; Elijah Faunce, delegate, Abing- 
ton. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 177 

Rev. D. W. Richardson, pastor ; Stephen Harlow, delegate, East 
Bridge water. 

Simeon Packard, delegate. Porter Church, Brockton. 

Rev. Reuen Thomas, Ph.D., pastor; Martin Kingman, delegate, 
Brookline. 

After the usual examination and the statements of Mr. Kelsey, the 
council retired, and voted the same were satisfactory, and the following 
were the order of exercises at the service in the afternoon at two o'clock, 
viz : 

I, Prayer and Scripture lesson. Rev. J. C. Larrabee ; 2, sermon, by 
Rev. Reuen Thomas, Ph.D., of Brookline; 3, prayer of installation. 
Rev. George F. Stanton; 4, charge to the pastor, Rev. H. D. Walker; 
5, fellowship of the churches. Rev. L. S. Woodworth ; 6, address to the 
people. Rev. George E. Freeman ; 7, benediction, by the pastor. 

By vote of the parish passed September 2, 1878, soon after the set- 
tlement of and during the pastorate of Mr. Kelsey, they erected a par- 
sonage house on Prospect Street, at a cost of about five thousand 
dollars. 

On the [3th of June, 1882, Rev. Mr. Kelsey tendered his resignation. 

In accordance with letters missive from the First Congregational 
Church in this city to the Porter and South Congregational Churches 
of Brockton, the Central Square Church of Bridgewater, the First Con- 
gregational Church of Randolph, and Congregational Churches in 
Braintree and South Braintree, the pastors and delegates from the 
above list of churches convened in mutual council, Tuesday, September 
5, 1882, to consider and confirm the action of the First Church and 
Parish in accepting the resignation of Rev. H. L. Kelsey as their pastor. 
The council was organized by the choice of Rev. J. C. Bodwell, of 
Bridgewater, as moderator, and Rev. Edwin Smith, of South Braintree, 
scribe. After prayer by the moderator, the pastor's letter of resigna- 
tion and the records of the votes of church and parish accepting the 
same were read by Hon. J. R. Perkins, chairman of the church com- 
mittee. A brief verbal statement was added by Rev. H. L. Kelsey, 
giving some of the reasons that have induced him to ask a release from 
his charge, after which the council retired for deliberation. The official 
" result " of their doings is embodied in the following resolutions : 

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178 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Resolved, That in the judgment of this council the said pastoral relation between Rev. 
H. L. Kelsey and the First Congregational Church and Society of Brockton should be 
dissolved, the same to end Sept. 30, 1882. 

Resolved, That while we deeply regret the necessity laid upon us to concur in the 
action of the pastor and people, it is at the same time the source of great satisfaction to 
us that the reasons for this action aire such as in no way militate against the Christian 
character or ministerial faithfulness of the pastor. 

Resolved, That we fully and heartily recommend the Rev. II. L. Kelsey to the churches 
as a brother beloved, who holds our entire confidence, and as an able and devoted min- 
ister of the gospel. 

Resolved, That the action of the council is taken with the hope that the parish will 
deal generously with the retiring pastor, allowitig him the use of the parsonage at least 
till November 1st. 

Resolved, That we also express our interest in and sympathy for this ancient church 
and society, and earnestly hope and pray that the great Head of the Church may not 
leave them long without an under-shepherd. To this end we most affectionately 
recommend that this church study earnestly the ways of peace and harmony among 
themselves, and that they be prepared to enter with unity of purpose aud to co-operate 
faithfully with the pastor whom God shall send. 

Rev. Mr. Kelsey soon after removed to Suffield, Conn. 

Ministry of Rev. George E. Martin. — On the 12th of July, 
1883, a call was extended to Rev. George E. Martin, of Brattleboro, 
Vt., to settle with them in the gospel ministry. To this invitation a 
favorable response was received, and arrangements for a council for the 
purpose of installation were made, and, pursuant to letters missive, an 
ecclesiastical council was called to meet October 11, 1883. 

On that day the following churches were represented, viz.: 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Deacon Simeon Packard, 
delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. John T. Blades, 
pastor; Josiah W. Kingman, esq., delegate. 

Central Church of Worcester: Rev. Daniel Merriman, D.D., pastor; 
Deacon E. H. Sanford, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of Abington : Rev. B. M. Frink, pas- 
tor ; Horace Reed, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Taunton : Rev. Heman Packard De Forest, 
pastor ; E. E. Richards, delegate. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater: Rev. J. C. Bodwell, pastor; 
Albert G. Boyden, delegate. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Edmund White, delegate. 





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First congregational church. 179 

After the usual hearing and examinations the following order of ex- 
ercises were made: i, reading of minutes, by scribe; 2, introductory 
reading of Scriptures, by Rev. B. M. Frink ; 3, sermon, by Rev. John 
E. Todd, D.D ; 4, charge to the pastor, Rev. Daniel Merriman, D.D.; 
5, right hand of fellowship, Rev. F. A. Warfield ; 6, charge to people^ 
J. C. Larrabee ; 7, prayer, by Rev. John T. Blades ; 8, benediction, by 
the pastor. 

Rev. Daniel Merriman, moderator ; Rev. H. P. De Forest, scribe. 

A meeting of the church was held July 24, 1884, to consider the let- 
ter of resignation from Rev. George E. Martin, Deacon Joel T. Pack- 
ard presiding. After a brief discussion the church chose Dr. S. J. 
Gruver, W. A. Sanford, and Jonas R. Perkins a committee to join with 
the parish in calling a council for the purpose of dismissing Mr. Martin, 
and a vote passed unanimously that his resignation be accepted. 

The following resolutions, presented by Dr. Gruver, were unani- 
mously accepted : 

Resolved, Although we regret sincerely, for the church's interest, Brother Martin's 
decision to assume work in another field, and believe that such action will, for a while 
at least, be a serious detriment to our church, yet we believe that Mr. Martin consci- 
entiously sees a larger duty in the church which calls him from us, with prayer that 
the Head of the Church may bless him and us and the church to which he goes. In 
this decision we herewith, and in this spirit, accept his resignation. 

Resolved, That Rev. G. E. Martin is a man of Christian principles sustained by Chris- 
tian life, a studious and able preacher of the word. 

The council met agreeably to notification, Monday afternoon, July 
30, 1884. 

The following were the churches represented in the council tor his 
dismission, viz.: 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Rev. F. A. Warfield, pastor. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. John T. Blades, 
pastor. 

First Church of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pastor. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater: Rev. J. C. Bodwell, pastor, 

First Congregational Church of Middleboro' : Rev. D. T. Prentice, 
pastor. 

A presentation to the council of Mr. Martin's letter of resignation and 
the records of the action taken by the church in relation thereto having 



180 HISTORY OV BROCKTON. 

been made, Mr. Martin gave a somewhat detailed statement of the 
circumstances attending the call from St. Louis, and of the reasons 
which finally led him to accept the same. This statement made it so 
apparent to the council that Mr. Martin was following marked Provi- 
dential leadings in deciding to j-emove to St. Louis, that no room was 
left for argument, and the council unanimously " voted to ratify the 
course pursued by him and the church, and to grant the letter of 
dismission." 

They also adopted the following minute : 

In coming to this conclusion we desire to express our sincere conviction that the 
circumstances which have led to the resignation of Brother Martin have been entirely 
unsought by him, and have been urged upon his consideration by very marked Provi- 
dences to which we feel compelled to yield our judgment in the case. 

We desire here to record our warm appreciation of the Christian spirit our brother 
has manifested in the trying position in which he has been placed. We further express 
our most thorough endorsement of the good work Brother Martin has been permitted 
to accomplish during his brief pastorate in this church. As an attractive preacher, a 
devoted pastor, a warm-hearted workman in the Lord's vineyard, we most heartily com- 
mend him to the churches of our Lord Jesus Christ. We give him our best wishes and 
earnest prayers for abundant success in his new field of labor. 

To the church in their unexpected trial we extend our most sincere sympathy, re- 
joicing in the spirit of love with which they have met this trying event, praying that 
the Lord may comfort them in this experience, sanctify them by it, and speedily unite 
them in the choice of another pastor. 

J. C. Larrabee, Moderator. 

D. T. Prentice, Scribe. 

Rev. George E. Martin , son of George Henry and Sarah (Hopkins) 
Martin, was born in Norwich, Conn., January 27, 1851 ; fitted for college 
at the Norwich Free Academy; graduated at Yale College, 1872; 
taught school from 1872 to 1875 ; studied in Yale Theological Seminary 
from 1875 to 1878, graduating in 1878. In July, the same year, he 
received a call from the Central Congregational Ciiurch of Brattleboro', 
Vt., and was settled July 9, 1879; also chaplain of the Brattleboro' 
Insane Asylum ; remained till October i, 1883. In September, 1883, the 
First Congregational Church of Brockton, Mass., gave him a call to 
become their pastor, and he was duly installed October 1 1, 1883 ; dis- 
missed September i, 1884; received a call from the First Presbyterian 
Church of St. Louis, Mo., in Jime, 1884, to which place he removed 
the 1st of September following. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 181 

From July, 1884, to May, 1885, the church was dependent upon a 
supply for the pulpit. 

Ministry of Rev. Douglas Carlisle. — A call was extended to 
Rev. Douglas Carlisle, of Clarksburg, W. Va., to become their pastor, 
which he accepted, and a mutual council was held on Thursday, the 
7th day of May, 1885, for the purpose of ordination and installation. 
The council was composed as follows, viz. : 

Porter Evangelical Church : Rev. F. A. Warfield, pastor ; Augustus 
T. Jones, delegate. 

South Congregational Church : Rev. J. T. Blades, pastor ; Preston 
B. Keith, delegate. 

First Congregational Church, Randolph: Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pas- 
tor. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Deacon Edmund White, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Stoughton : Rev. C. L. Rotch, pas- 
tor ; Nathaniel Gay, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Abington: Rev. R. W. Haskins, pas- 
tor ; Henry A. Noyes, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Whitman: Rev. Samuel Bell, pastor; 
Deacon W. R. Vining, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Rockland: Rev. R. L. G. Ferris, pastor; 
Deacon R. J. Loud, delegate. 

Union Congregational Church of East Bridgewater : Rev. Perley M. 
Griffin ; Hon. James Sidney Allen, delegate. 

Central Square Congregational Church of Bridgewater : Rev. J. C. 
Bodwell, pastor; Albert G. B03 den, delegate. 

Congregational Church of (Scotland) Bridgewater: Rev. Charles W. 
Wood, the former pastor at the church at Campello ; S. W. Richmond, 
delegate. 

Congregational Church in North Middleboro : Rev. D. T. Prentice, 
pastor; Deacon A. Pratt, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Taunton. E. E. Richards, delegate. 

North Congregational Church of New Bedford : Rev. A. H. Heath, 
pastor. 

Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, of Dover, N. H. 

Mr. Quint was chosen moderator, with Rev. R. W. Haskins, of Ab- 
ington, scribe. 



182 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

After the usual examination of the pastor, the council finding everj'- 
thing satisfactory, the following exercises took place: 

Invocation by Rev. C. L, RotcJi ; reading of the minutes of the coun- 
cil by the scribe; anthem; reading of the Scriptures by Rev. Samuel 
Bell ; ordaining prayer, by Rev. J- C. Larrabee ; charge to the pastor, 
by Rev. A. H. Quint; address to the people, by Rev. A. H. Heath; 
hymn; concluding prayer by Rev. John T. Blades; benediction by the 
pastor. 

Mr. Carlisle preached to this people in a very acceptable manner for 
about two years, during which time his people became warmly at- 
tached to him as a pastor, and the estimation in which he was held by 
them may best be seen in the accompanying resolutions, which were 
passed without a dissenting voice. 

In the early part of 1887 the health of Mr. Carlisle having rendered 
it imprudent for him to continue longer to perform the duties as pas- 
tor, he sent his letter of resignation to the church, dated February 26, 
. 1887. The letter was read from the pulpit March 20, and a meeting 
was held soon after to act upon the same and to make arrangements for 
a council. His resignation was accepted, and the following resolutions 
passed unanimously: 

Whereas, Rev. Douglas Carlisle has tendered to this church and parish the resigna- 
tion oC hi.s office as pastor and teacher, and has in a frank and manly way pre.^ented his 
reasons therefor, plainly indicating that such a course is imperatively demanded; and 

Whereas, The church has accepted such resignation, and taken such action as is nec- 
essary to terminate this relation ; therefore be it 

Resolved, That it is with deep regret that we feel compelled to consent to the sever- 
ing of the tie that has been constantly gaining strength during the two years just 
passed. We believe that God, who ha.^ known and cared for this church since its foun- 
dation, sent ihis pastor to us at just the right time ; and although we do not clearly see 
all the reasons, we as truly believe the same unchanging God is saying to him now, 
"Go." 

Resolved, That we tender to our brother our sympathy, and would not willingly add 
to his sorrow by useless regrets at the necessity of leaving this, his first people ; and 
we are glad that we can congratulate him that God seems to have opened a way for 
him at once to continue in his chosen work of preaching the Gospel of Christ. 

Resolved, That Mr. Carlisle has proved himself " a workman that needeth not to be 
ashamed ;" that as our pastor he has given to us a pure gospel, and it will ever be a 
source of satisfaction that we have been privileged to listen to his teachings. Would to 
God the pulpits of our land were all occupied by men with as pure hearts, as clear 
heads, and as bold a spirit. 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 183 

Resolved, That as his first people we shall evei' claim an interest in him and his com- 
panion, and pray that their Massacliusells liorii boy may grow to manhood blessed of 
God and a blessing to his parents. 

Resolved, That a copy of these re.solutions be presented to Mr. Carlisle, and that they 
also be placed upon the church record. 

Agreeably to the request of the pastor, the church joined in calhng 
a council for the dismission of Rev. D. Carlisle, which was composed of 
the following members, viz. : 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton: Rev. F. A. Warfield, pas- 
tor. 

South Congregational Church (Campelio) : Deacon S.Franklin Pack- 
ard, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Whitman : Rev. Samuel Bell, pastor. 

First Congregational Church of Abington : Rev. R. W. Haskins, pas- 
tor ; Deacon J. L. Nash, delegate. 

Evangelical Church of Quincy: Rev. Edward Norton. 

First Congregational Church, Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pas- 
tor ; Deacon R. T. Mann, delegate. 

A true copy of doings of the council. 

Rev. J. C. Larrabee, Moderator. 
Rev. R. W. Haskins, Scribe. 

Rev. Douglas Carlisle was born in Clarksburgh, W. Va , April i, 
1 860. Graduated at Park College, Allegheny City, Pa. Ordained and 
installed as pastor of the First Congregational Church, Brockton, May 
7, 1885. Dismissed May i, 1887. 

Ministry of Rev. Louis Van Etten Price. — The church was 
without a pastor till May, 1888, when, — 

At a special meeting of the church held May 17, 1888, it was " Voted 
to extend a call to Rev. Louis Van Etten Price, of Somerville, Mass., 
to become our pastor." This invitation was accepted, and a mutual 
council was called to install Mr. Price. The following is a list of the 
churches invited : 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Rev. F. A. Warfield, pas- 
tor ; George W. Garland, delegate. 

South Congregational Church, Campelio : Rev. John T. Blades, pas- 
tor ; Deacon S. Franklin Packard, delegate. 



184 HISTORY OF BROCKTOX. 

First Congregational Cluirch of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pas- 
tor. 

Winthrop Congregational Church of Holbrook : Rev. O. S. Dean, 
pastor; Deacon Edmund White, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Whitman : William P. Corthell, dele- 
gate. 

Central Square Congregational Church of Bridgevvater, Mass. : Rev. 
W. W. Fay, pastor ; Zebulon Pratt, delegate. 

Maverick Congregational Church of East Boston, Mass. : Rev. Elijah 
Horr, D.D., pastor. 

First Congregational Church of Lynn, Mass. : Rev. Frank J. Munday, 
pastor ; J. W. Dacey, delegate. 

Union Church of East Bridgevvater : George M. Keith, delegate. 

Broadway Congregational Church of SomerviUe : Deacon James L. 
Whitaker, delegate. 

Union Trinitarian Church of Medford : Rev. F. P. Chapin, pastor; 
Deacon J. O. Dean, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of North Carver, Mass. : Rev Nehemiah 
Lincoln, pastor. 

First Congregaticmal Church of Stoughton : Rev. C. L. Rotch, pas- 
tor; W. W. Darling, delegate. 

Swedish Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. August Pohl, 
pastor; William Allen, delegate. 

Rev. J. W. Weliman, D.D., of Maiden, Mass., and Rev. C. C. Kim- 
ball, of Boston. 

Agreeably to notice the council met in the meeting-house, at three 
o'clock P. M., June 27, 1888. Rev, Joseph W. Weliman, D.D., of Mai- 
den, was chosen moderator, and Rev. John F, Blades chosen scribe. 

Public services of installation were held at seven o'clock P. M. as fol- 
lows : 

Organ prelude; reading of the minutes by the scribe; anthem, "A 
thousand shall fall;" reading of the Scriptures and introductory prayer 
by Rev. F. A. Warfield ; solo, "Jerusalem;" sermon, by Rev. Elijah 
Horr, D.D., of East Boston, from the text, 2 Kings, 2-14, "Where is 
the Lord God of Elijah ;" installing prayer, by Rev. J. W. Weliman, 
D.D. ; quartette, " Te Deum ;" charge to the pastor, by Rev. Oliver 



FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 185 

S. Dean; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. John T. Blades; charge to 
the people, Rev. J. C. Larrabee ; solo, "Father of all, we look to thee 
to bless and ratify above ;" benediction by the pastor ; organ pastlude. 

The organist on this occasion was Mrs. C. E. Bailey. 

Rev. Louis Van Etten Price was born in Danby, Tompkins county, 
N. Y., January 30, 1845. Received his early education in the public 
schools of his native town, the academies of New York State, and gave 
three years' close application to the study of medicine, having in view 
the value the same would be in the foreign missionary field, to which he 
was naturally inclined. Read law two years, and then entered upon a 
course of theological studies under the direction of the Rev. Dr. Can- 
field, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse, N. Y. 
Passed one year in Boston University, and has given special attention 
to metaphysical studies, and has always had much literary taste, which 
was cultivated by a variety of the best reading that could be had. He 
was licensed to preach in 1872, by the Central Ministerial Association 
of Onondaga county, N. Y. Was ordained pastor of the First Congre- 
gational Church in Woodstock, 111., in January. 1873. Preached one 
year to the First Congregational Church at Ticonderoga, N. Y. Set- 
tled over the First Church in Adams, Mass., in 1876, where he re- 
mained seven years. Preached in the East Street Congregational 
Church at South Boston one year. In 1884 settled over the Broadway 
Congregational Church in Somerville, Mass., four years. The degree 
of A. M. was conferred upon Mr. Price by Dartmouth College in 1885. 
Installed pastor of the First Congregational Church in Brockton, June 
27, 1888. 

DEACONS OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 

The deacons of the First Congregational Church have been as fol 
lows : 

James Packard, December 12, 1740; Samuel West, December 12, 
1740; Zachariah Snell. October 28, 1747; Jonathan Cary, December 
II, 175 I ; David Edson, June 3, 1768; Ebenezer Packard, jr., March 
23, 1792; David Edson, jr., March 23, 1792; Eliphalet Packard, April 
5, 1792; Ichabod Howard, 1800; Sylvanus French, March 24, 1826; 
Jacob Fuller, March 24, 1826; Heman Packard, January 4, 1837; 

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186 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Jeremiah Beals, January 4, 1837; Simeon Packard, January 4, 1837; 
Ozen Gurney, January 4. 1837 ; Zenas Packard, April 27, 1846 ; Henry 
Howard, November 3, 1858; John W. Hunt, February 8, 1863 ; Joel 
Thomas Packard, February 15, 1866; Joseph Hewett, April 25, 1868; 
Henry Martyn Littlefield, June 3. 1872 ; William A. Sanford, October 
5, 1874; John Wales Curtis, October 5, 1S74; Joseph S. Smith, March 
9, 1875 ; Charles Durfee Brigham, March 4, i88o; John T. Burke, May 
4, 1882; William Dean, January 4, 1883. 

CLERKS OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.' 

November 15, 1812, Daniel Huntington; April 17, 1833, Heman 
Packard; September 17, 1833, William Thompson; June 11, 1834, 
Heman Packard; February 7, 1844, David Howard; January 16, 1850 
(P. Couch's handwriting); August 10, 1859, Henry Howard; April 3, 
1862, voted that the pastor act hereafter as clerk ; - April 11, 1863, to 
April 21, 1864, Henry Howard ; April 23, 1866, L. C. Bliss; April 18, 
1867, to April 3, 1873, Charles D. Brigham, resigned November 3, 
1873 ; November 3, 1873, Francis B. Gardner, to fill vacancy; Janu- 
ary 12, 1882, Henry M. Littlefield; September 16, 18S2, Edwin Brad- 
ford Jones; January 18, 1887, Lucius Gurney, who is the present in- 
cumbent. 

1 In the early history of this church the pastor performed the duties of clerk. 

2 Mr. Blanchard, the pastor, died August 7, 1862, and, September 7, Henry Howard was elected 
clerk pro tern. 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY. 



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CHAPTER X. 

CAMPELLO. 

South Congregational Society — Original Members— First Meeting House — Dedication 
of tlie Same — Second Meeting House — Dedication of tlie Same — Dates of tlie Annual 
Parish Meetings — Moderators — Committees — Clerks — Treasurers — List of Officers for 
1893 — South Congregational Church — Original Members — Articles of Faith and Church 
Covenant — Ministry of Rev. John Dwight — Rev. Daniel Huntington — Rev. David 
Temple Packard — Rev. Charles W. Wood — Rev. Leverett S. Woodworth— Rev. John 
T. Blades — Deacons of the Church — Ministers — Clerks — Sabbath School — Semi-Cen- 
tennial Celebration, 1887 — Re-Dedication of the Meeting House, 1889. 



South Congregational Society. — This society was composed of 
members who belonged to tlie First Congregational Society, in the Cen- 
tre Village, under the pastoral care of Rev. Paul Couch. The people 
in the southerly portion of the town having become quite numerous, 
and the inconvenience of attending constantly upon public worship at 
a distance was such that a new and more convenient means was thought 
of. Hence, after much consultation and many meetings, thirty-four 
persons petitioned to a justice of the peace to call a meeting for the 
purpose of organizing them into a new society. The following persons 
were the original members : 



Josiah W. Kingman. 
Bela Keith. 
Ziba Keith. 
Benjamin Keith. 
Azor Packard. 
Thomas Packard. 
Charles Keith. 
Jason Keith. 
Vinal Lyon. 
Isaac K. French. 
Gary Howard. 



Oliver Jackson. 
Nahum Hay ward. 
Pardon Keith. 
Jonathan Snell. 
Abijah Holmes. 
Calvin Hatch. 
John W. Snell. 
Albert Hunt. 
Sylvanus French. 
Davis Kingman. 
Charles Williams. 
Zina Hayward. 



John Millett. 
Stafford Drake. 
Robert Packard, jr. 
Aaron B. Drake. 
Stephen D. Soule. 
Bphraim Jackson. 
Aliijah Thayer. 
Josiah Dunbar. 
Freeman Holmes. 
Fearing W. Bent. 
Jonas Keith. 



188 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Agreeable to tlie petition above referred to, Hon. Jesse Perkins, esq , 
issued a warrant calling a meeting, to be held at the house of Bela 
Keith, esq., December 3, 1836, at one o'clock P. M., when the following 
officers were chosen : Josiah W. Kingman, esq., moderator ; Jason 
Keith, clerk,;- Charles Keith,, treasurer; Azor Packard, Ziba Keith, 
Charles Keith, parish committee. 

First Meeting House. — The first step taken toward erecting a 
house of worship was to obtain a spot of land upon which to build. 
For this purpose Isaac Keith gave the society the lot now owned and 
occupied by them, on the corner of South and Main streets, Campello, 
on condition that they pay him the interest on the sum of two hundred 
and fifty dollars, annually, until the decease of Mr. Keith and wife, then 
it was to become the property of the society. 

The first house of worship was built by subscription, and cost 
$4,307.37, of which sum three thousand dollars only was subscribed. 
The house was built under the direction of Bela Keith, esq., as master- 
builder, in 1836, who paid the balance ($1,307.37) over the subscrip- 
tion. The frame was raised July 4, 1836, was a plain, substantial 
building, sixty feet in length, forty-three feet in width, and twenty-one 
feet posts, with a spire eighty- five feet in height, had a bell weighing 
one thousand and thirty-two pounds, manufactured by George Hol- 
brook, of East Medway, Mass. The house had sixty pews, besides the 
choir gallery. The basement was used as a vestry for evening meet- 
ings. 

This house of worship was dedicated November 29, 1836, with the 
following order of exercises, as printed at the time: 

ORDER OF EXERCISES 

FOR THE DEDICATION 
OF THE 

SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 
November 29, 18.36. 



I. Anthem. 
Sing unto the Lord ami praise His name: be telling of his salvation from day to day. 
II. Invocation and Reading of the Scripture. 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY. 



189 



III. Anthem. 

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts ; will God in very deed dwell with men on the 
earth ? Behold heaven, and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee, how much less 
this house! Have respect, therefore, to the prayer which thy servants pray before 
thee, that thine eyes may be open upon this house, day and night. Lift up your heads, 
O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of Glory shall come 
in. Who is the King, the King of Glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, 
mighty in battle, the Lord of hosts! he is the king of glory, he is the King. 

IV. Dedicatory Prayer. 

V. HvMN. 



Here, in thy name, eternal God, 
We build this earthly house for thee ; 
Oh choose it for thy fixed abode, 
And guard it long from error free. 



When children's voices raise the song, 

Hosanna ! to their heavenly King, 

Let heaven with earth the strain prolong, 

Hosanna ! let the angels sing. 



Here, when thy people seek thy face. 
And dying sinners pray to live, 
Hear, thou, in heaven, thy dwelling-place. 
And when thou hearest. Lord, forgive. 

3- 
Here, when thy messengers proclaim 
The blessed Gospel of thy Son, 
Still by the power of his great name 
Be mighty signs and wonders done. 



But will, indeed, Jehovah deign 
Here to abide, no transient guest ? 
Here will our great Redeemer reign. 
And here the Holy Spirit rest ? 

6. 
Thy glory never hence depart ! 
Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone ; 
Thy kingdom come to every heart. 
In every bosom fix thy throne. 



VI. Skrmon— By Rev. Paul Coucu. 

VII. Anthem. 

When the Lord shall build up Zion. he shall appear in his glory. O pray for the peace of 
Jerusalem — they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls,— and plenteousness 
within thy palaces. Here will I dwell, for I delight therem. 

VIII. Prayer. 
IX. Hymn. 



Praise the Lord ! ye heavens adore hi;n ; 

Praise him, angels in the height ; 
Sun and moon rejoice before him ; 

Praise hira all ye stars of light ! 
Hallelujah, Amen. 



Praise the Lord for he is glorious ; 

Never shall his promise fail ; 
God hath made his saints victorious, 

Sin and death shall not prevail. 
Hallelujah, Amen. 



Praise the Lord — for he hath spoken : 
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ; 

La^vs which never can be broken, 
For their guidance he hath made. 
Hallelujah, Amen. 



Praise God of our salvation. 
Hosts on high his power proclaim ; 

Heaven and earth, and all creation. 
Praise and magnify his name ! 
Hallelujah, Amen. 



X. Benediction. 



Second Meeting- House. — On the 23d day of May, 1853, the 
people of Campello were visited by one of the most disastrous fires that 



190 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ever occurred in the county, destroying several buildings, among which 
was their house of worship. The time had come, something must be 
done, — no pastor, no house in which to hold their meetings. The 
people of that place, always enterprising, did not long remain thus A 
meeting of the parish was called June i. At this meeting a committee 
of five was chosen to proceed at once in the erection of a house, name- 
ly, Bela Keith, Martin L. Keith, Gary Howard, Aaron B. Drake, Vinal 
Lyon, with Josiah W. Kingman, esq., and Dr. Horatio Bryant as an ad- 
visory committee. This committee set themselves immediately at work, 
the result of which was the erection of the present edifice, which is of 
wood, painted in imitation of freestone, eighty-four feet long, fifty- si-x 
feet wide, with posts forty feet high, and a spire one hundred and 
eighty-five feet high. 

The spire of the church, as first erected, was blown down in the great 
snow-storm of January, 1857. The present spire is one hundred and 
thirty-five feet high. Rebuilt by W. R. Pcnniman, of South Braintree. 

On entering the building, we find on the first floor one large vestry, 
one small vestry, and a large, carpeted, well furnished room for the use 
of the " Ladies' Benevolent Society." Ascending from the main 
entrance, on either side, a very easy flight of steps, we find ourselves in 
a vestibule, from which we ascend to the choir-gallery or enter the 
auditory. The interior aspect of this house is fine. The spacious floor, 
well arranged slips, neatly carpeted and upholstered, the chasce and 
elegant pulpit, manufactured by Josiah W. Kingman, esq , was of rose- 
wood, of an elegant design, and polished in the highest style, and the 
finely frescoed walls, gave the place an air of pleasantness quite in con- 
trast with the churches of earlier days. 

The original outlay in the construction of this house was sixteen 
thousand dollars. It is built in the Romanesque style of architecture, 
from plans drawn by Messrs. Towle & Foster, of Boston. The builder 
was Mr. William Drake, of Stoughton. The bell was cast at the 
foundry of Mr. George Holbrook, of East Medway, Mass., and weighs 
thirty-two hundred pounds. A marble- faced clock was presented to 
the society by Henry K. Keith, of Kingston, a native of this village, in 
1854, which was placed in front of the choir gallery.' Benjamin Frank- 
lin Hayward, Freeman Howland Shiverick, and Samuel French were a 
committee appointed to make arrangements for the ordination of Rev. 





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SOUTR CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY. 191 

David Temple Packard, and dedication of the new meeting house, which 
took place on Thursday, September 21, 1854, witli the following appro- 
priate exercises : 

Music ; invocation and reading the Scriptures, by Rev. S. L. Rock- 
wood, of Hanson ; prayer, b\' Rev. James W. Ward, of Abington ; hymn, 
read by Rev. Isaac C. White, of Abington : 

Here, in thy name, eternal God, When children's voices raise the song. 

We build this earthly liouse for thee; Hosannal to their heavenly King, 

Oh ! choose it for thy fixed abode, Let heaven with earth the strain prolong, 

And guard it long from error free. Hosanna! let the angels sing. 

Here, when thy people seek thy face, But will, indeed, Jehovah deign 
And dying sinners pray to live. Here to abide, no transient guest? 

Hear, thou, in heaven, thy dwelling-place. Here will our great Redeemer reign, 
And when thou hearest, Lord, forgive. And here the Holy Spirit rest? 

Here, when thy messengers proclaim Thy glory never hence depart! 

The blessed gospel of thy Son, Tet choose not, Lord, this house alone ; 

Still by the power of his great name, Thy kingdom come to every heart, 

Be mighty signs and wonders done. In every bosom fix thy throne. 

Sermon, by Rev. Ezekiel Russell, D.D., East Randolph; anthem; 
dedicatory prayer, by Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D , of Braintree; 
anthem ; closing prayer, by Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., of Braintree ; 
anthem ; benediction. 

Since the above dedication the society has increased rapidly, requir- 
ing more pew accommodations, and the few public-spirited individuals 
of the church, of which there is no lack in Campello, contributed 
enough to add to the length on the west end of the building, in which 
was placed the organ, in the rear of the pulpit. A new pulpit and fur- 
nishings were introduced, together with other improvements inside, 
such as frescoing the walls and ceiling, piping the house for gaslights, 
etc., rendering the house more attractive and roomy than it was origi- 
nally. The grounds around the building have been newly graded, a new 
fence surrounding the lot, which has granite curbstones and concrete 
walks. In fine, the church and society has been prosperous, and are in 
good standing, financially and otherwise, in the denomination to which 
they belong. 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



th Congregational Society, 



MODERATORS. 

Annual meeting.s and moderators of the Sou 
Campello : 

Dec. '■'>, 1836. Josiah W. Kingman. 
March 7, 1837. " " ^ 

April 9, 1838. Lemuel B. Hatcli. 

'' 1, 1839. Davis Kingman. 

March 27, 1840. " " 

April 12, 1841. Josiah W. Kingman. 
18. 1842. Davis Kingman. 

" 1, 1843. Charles Keith 
8, 1844. 
March 31, 1845. 
April 6, 1846. Benjamin Keith. 

" 7, 1847. Charles Keith. 

■' 17, 1848. 

'■ 16, 1849. Bela Keith. 

8, 1850. " 
May 19, 1851. " 
April 12, 1852. " 

11,1853. " 

14. 1854 Aaron B. Drake. 

9, 1855. •• 
7, 1856. '■ 

13, 1857. Josiah W. Kingman. 
2, 1858. 

11, 1859. Russell Allen. 
6, 1860. B. H. Gray. 

15, 1861. Bela Keith. 

14. 1862. Josiah W. Kingman. 
20, 1863. Daniel Dunbar. 
11, 1864. Nelson J. Foss. 

COMMITTEES. 
Committee of the South Congregational Society, Campello : 



April 


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23, 1866. 


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15, 1867. 


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27. 1868. 




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26, 1809. 




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18, 1870. 
24, 1871. 




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24, 1872. 


Galen Pratt 




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4, 1873. 


Daniel Dun 


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13, 1S74 




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March 31, 1875. 




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29, 1876. 


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2, 1877. 




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9, 1878. 


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Franklin 


Paciiard. 


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7. 1879. 


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Richards 


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16, 1880. 


S. 


Franklin 


Packard. 


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18. 1881. 




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4. 1882. 


Warren T. 


Copeland. 


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16, 1883. 






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18, 1884 

17, 1885. 
16, 1886. 

18, 1887. 
16, 1888. 

9, 1889. 
8, 1890. 
7. 1891. 






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Azor Packard, 1836, '37, '44. 
Ziha Keith, 183G, '38, '44, '47, '60. 
Charles Keith, 1836, '37, '40, '48, '49. 
Capt. Robert Packard, 1837, '39, '45, '51, 

'60, '76. 
Zina Hayward, 1838, '43, '45, '46, '49, "60, 

'68, '74. 



Davis Kingman, 1838, '42, '44. 

Josiah W. Kingman, 1839, '45, '46, '47, '48, 

'52, '54, '63, '69. 
Lemuel B. Hatch, 1839. 
Gary Howard, 1840, '48, '59. 
Franklin Keith, 1840, '55, '74 
Bela Keith, 1841, '51. '62. 





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Pardon Keith, 18-11, '43, '46. 

Benjamin Keith, 1841, '50, '51. 

Calvin Hatch, 1842. 

Samuel French, 1842, '62. 

Abijah Holmes, 1843, '50. 

Nelson J. Foss, 1847. '52, '56, '63, '69. 

Sylvanus Keith, 1849, '58, '63, '78. 

Martin L. Keith, 1850, '53. 

Russell Alden, 1852, '56, '59. 

Anson Morse, 1853. 

Albert Keith, 1853, '71. 

Freeman H. Shiverick, 1854. 

Arza B. Keith, 1854, '57, '65, '67, '69, '79. 

Bradford Kmgman, 1855. 

Samuel D. Keith, 1855, '66, '70. 

Sidney Packard, 1856, '61. 

Daniel Dunbar, 1857, '72, '77. 

Benjamin F. Hayward, 1857. 

Barnabas H. Gray, 1858, '73. 

Robert H. Packard, 1858, '86, '87. 

Harrison Bryant, 1859. 

Charles P. Keith, 1861. 

Henry Jackson, 1861. 

Jonathan C, Keith, 1862, '63, '68. 

Voted to elect four committee this year 

(1863). 
OtisCobb, 1864, '81,'82, '83. 
Dr. J. F. Richards, 1864. 
George Sawyer, 1864, '67, '79. 



Caleb H. Packard. 1865, '81, '82. 

Henry S. Keith, 1865. 

William S. Snell. 1806. 

Charles H. Cole, 1866, '80. 

S. Franklin Packard, 1867, '70. 

Ziba C. Keith. 1868, 71, '77. '83. 

Nathan H. Washburn. 1871, '78. 

George Churchill. 1872, '80. '88. 

Daniel N. Keith, 1872, '79. 

A. B. Marston, 1873. 

John M. Wentworth, 1873. 

Cliarles W. Bacon, 1874. 

Preston B. Keith, 1875. 

Edmund B. Fanning, 1875, '83, '84, '91, '92, 

'93. 
Lucas W. Alden, 1875. 
Edwin Keith, 1876, '84, '85. 
George E. Keith, 1876. '81, '82. 
Rufus P. Keith, 1877, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. 
Austin C. Packard. 1878. 
Piavel B. Keith, 1879. 
Warren T. Copeland, 1880. 
Joshua Reed, 1884, '85. 
Eugene B. Estes, 1885. 
Winslow Gray, 1886. '87. 
Nathan H. Washburn, 1886, '87. 
George E. Taber, 1888, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. 
Elmer L. Keith, 1888, '89. 
Edward H. Keith, 1890. 



CLERKS. 
Clerks of the South Congregational Society, Campello : 

Jason Keith. 1836, '37, '38. '39, '40. Albert Keith, 1854, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59, 

Gary Howard, 1841, '42, '43, '44, '45, '46, '60. '61, '62. '63. '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, 

'47, '48, '49, '50. '70, '71, '72, '73, '74. '75, '76. '77, '78, '79. 

Dr. Horatio Bryant, 1851, '52, '.53. '80, '81, '82, '83.' 

Myron L. Keith, 1884, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. 

TREASURERS. 

Treasurers of the South Congregational Society, Campello : 

Lemuel B. Hatch, 1839. 
Gary Howard, 1840, '41. 



Charles Keith, 1836 
Jason Keith, 1837. 



1 A vote of thanks to Mr. Keith was passed April i8, 1884, for thirty years of faithful service as 
clerk of the society. — B. K. 
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194 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Josiah W. Kingman, 1842, '43, '41, '45, '46, S. Franklin Packai'd. 1871, '75, '78, '79, '80, 

'47, '48, '49, '50. '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, 

Spencer W. Noyes, 1851. '91, '92, '93. 

Benjamin Keith, 1852, '53. Franklin Keith, 1872. 

Samuel French, 1854, '55, '56, '57. Treston B. Keith, 1872. 

Freeman H. Shiverick, 1858. George E. Keith, 1873. 

Mary K. Keith. William S. Green, 1874. 

Nelson J. Foss, 1860. Austin C. Packard, 1876, '77. 

Azra B. Keith, 1862. George W. Packard, 1877. (A. 0. Pack- 
Daniel Dunbar, 1862, '64. ard elected to fill his place.) 

George Sawyer, 1865, '66, '67, '68. ('60, 
'70 no record.) 

LIST OF OFFICERS FOR THE YEA.R 1893. 

Rev. Napoleon B. Thompson, pastor. Time expireJ July 15, 1893. 

Nathan Washburn, George A. Morse, Albert W. Gibbs, John M. Wentworth, deacons. 

Rufus P. Keith, clerk. 

Myron L. Keith, clerk of society. 

S. Franklin Packard, treasurer and collector. 

George E. Taber, Edmund B. Fanning, Rufus P. Keith, parish committee. 

Rev. Adelbert F. Keith, superintendent of Sunday school. 

South Congregational Church (Campello ) — The society 
having been duly organized, and a house of worship erected, it was 
thought best to form a new church among themselves. For this pur- 
pose the following persons made application to be dismissed from the 
First Church, with suitable testimonials, to be formed into another 
church, and to use a similar creed as the one which they leave : Syl- 
vanus French, Mercy E. Keith, Abigail Keith, Olive Jackson, Martha 
Keith, Charles Keith, Mehitabel Keith, Ziba Keith, Polly Keith. Mary 
Keith, Sylvia Howard, Huldah Howard, Keziah Hayward, Cliarles 
Williams, Zilpha Hatch, Josiah W. Kingman, Joanna Packard, Robert 
Packard, Sarah Packard, Mary Packard, Josiah Dunbar, Sybil Dunbar, 
Anna Dunbar. This request was granted. A council was next called, 
for the purpose of organization, which met at the house of Josiah W. 
Kingman, esq., on Tuesday, January 3, 1837, at one o'clock P. M., at 
which time and place it took the name of the " South Congregational 
Church," of North Bridgewater, now known by the above title. 

The members of the council present at the organization of the church 
in Campello. January 3, 1837, were as follows: 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 195 

First Church in Randolph: Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, pastor; W. 
Thayer, delegate. 

Church in ICast Bridgewater : A. Sliaw, delegate. 

First Church of North Bridgewater: Rev. Paul Couch, pastor; Dr. 
Abel W. Kingman, delegate. 

Rev. Calvin Hitchcock was moderator. 

Rev. Paul Couch, scribe. 

The following Articles of Faith and Covenant were adopted by them 
at that time : 

ARTICLES OF FAITH AND COVENANT. 

Confesnion of Faith and Covenant of the South Con/jrer/ational Church, North Bridge- 
water^ Mass. 

We solemnly profess our unfeigned belief of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New 
Testaments, as given by divine inspiration; our acceptance of all the doctrines con- 
tained in them, and our submission to the whole will of God, therein revealed. Par- 
ticularly, we profess to beUeve that the Lord Jehovah, the Father, the Son, and the 
Holy Ghost, is the one living and true God ; that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of 
God, essentially equal with the Father, and the only Saviour of men ; that the Holy 
Ghost is also God, and that he is the only Sanctifier of those who believe in Christ to 
the salvation of their souls. 

We believe that, in consequence of the fall of man from his primitive state of inno- 
cence, all the human race, while unregenerate, are destitute of holiness, and therefore 
that a renovation of heart, during the present life, through sanctification of the Spirit 
of God, is necessary to fit mankind for union and communion with the visible Church 
of Christ on earth, and for admittance into the kingdom of heaven. 

We believe that, in order to efJect our deliverance from the bondage of corruption 
and from the cur.se of the law, under which we all have fallen by transgression, the 
Eternal Word, who in the beginning was with God, and was God, was made flesh, and 
dwelt among men on earth, uniting with his divinity the whole human nature (yet 
without sin) in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. That this mysterious and adora- 
ble personage, having magnified and honored the divme law by his doctrine and exam- 
ple, at length died on the cross, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, 
and that it is through the efficacy of his propitiatory sacrifice alone his people obtain 
the divine favor and blessing. 

We believe that, having thus laid down his life, he took it again, being declared the 
Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, and that he is now at the 
right hand of the Father, a prince and a Saviour, bestowing repentance and remission of 
sins, through the agency of the Holy Spirit attending the ministry of his word, on those 
whom the Father hath given him, in the everlasting covenant of redemption, as a seed to 
serve him. 

We tieheve that, whosoever will may come and partake the blessings of this great 
salvation, as they are freely and .sincerly ofTered in the Gospel, yet that none of our 



196 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

apostate race are, of themselves, disposed to forsake sin and devote themselves to God, 
in heart and life, so that it rests with him, in the exercise of his sovereign wisdom and 
goodness, to have mercy on whom he will have mercy ; makmg his Gospel efifectual to 
their conviction and conversion, by the attendant energy of his Holy Spirit. 

We believe that none who are thus made partakers of the heavenly calling shall be 
finally deprived of the grace which was given them in Christ Jesus before the wor'd 
began, but that thoy shall all be kept by the power of God, through faith unto salva- 
tion. 

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ shall appear again at the last day to judge the 
quick and dead; that he will then receive to mansions of eternal rest all who have 
truly believed and obeyed his Gospel, and sentence to everlasting destruction from his 
presence, and from the glory of his power, all who have died, or who shall then be 
found living in impenitence and unbelief. 

Covenant. 

Humbly hoping that these truths have come, not only to our understanding but to 
oar hearts, "in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in mucli assurance,"' and that we 
have been enabled to receive them with that faith which purifies the heart and works 
by love, and in the exercise of that repentance whicli is unto life, We do now solemnly 
avouch the Lord Jehovah to be our God, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, to be our Re- 
deemer, and the Holy Spirit to be our Sanctifier. 

Depending on divine grace for spiritual strength and comfort, we take the word of 
God as our only rule of faith and practice, avowing it to be our supreme desire and 
solemn determination to seek his glory and his favor in obedience to all his holy will. 
Accordingly, we engage to unite in ujaintaining and attending on the ministry of his 
word and ordinances, as he shall give us ability and opportunity, to be thereby edified 
in our holy faith We submit ourselves, individually, to the brotherly watch and dis- 
cipline of the community which we hereby form, and mutually engage to watch over, 
to exhort, to assist, comfort, and admonish each other in brotherly love, as our relation 
and circumstances may require. 

The next thing done, after the formation of the church, was to find a 
man to preach to them. After hearing many candidates, at a meeting 
held January 9, 1837, the church and society "voted to give Rev. 
Thomas Kidder, of Waterbury, Vt., a call to settle with them in the 
ministry, and to give him a salary of five hundred and fifty dollars per 
year." This call was not accepted. 

Ministry of Rev. John Dwight. — Rev. John Dwight, of Medway, 
Mass., was then invited to become their pastor by a vote passed March 
7, 1837, to whom the society offered six hundred dollars as a yearly 
salary. This was accepted, and Josiah W. Kingman, esq., Ziba Keith, 
Deacon Jacob Fuller, and Bela Keith, esq., were chosen a committee 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCIT. 197 

to make arrangements for his installation. The day being fixed for 
the ordination, a council was called, who met at the house of Josiah 
W. Kingman, esq., consisting of the following persons, April 12, 1837, 
namely : Rev. Jacob Ide, of West Medway, Mass. ; Rev. Joseph Bennett, 
of Woburn; Rev. Paul Couch, of North Bridgewater ; Rev. Luther 
Sheldon, of Easton ; Rev. Baalis Sanford, of East Bridgewater; Rev 
James W. Ward, of Abington; Rev. Jonas Perkins, of Braintree ; Rev. 
Calvin Hitchcock, of Randolph; Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater; 
Rev. Calvin E. Park, of Stoughton ; and Rev. John Dwight was duly 
ordained as their pastor. 

Mr. Dwight preached to this people in Campello until December 5, 
1838, when finding a growing uneasiness in reference to his usefulness 
as a pastor, he addressed a letter to the church, asking that his rela- 
tions with them might be dissolved, that a council be called for that 
purpose on the 24th of December. A meeting was called to act on 
the letter from their pastor, and it was "Voted to accept the proposition 
made in the following communication from their pastor." Josiah W. 
Kingman and Galen Pratt were chosen to make arrangements to carry 
the above into efTect. 

December 5, 1883. Letter. 

South Church in North Bridijewater : 

Dear Brethren : — Whereas, to my great surprise and sorrow, I have become fully 
convinced that a disaffection on the part ol this churcli seriously interferes with my 
usefulness in this part of my Master's vineyard. Therefore after anxiously and fer- 
vently consulting the throne of grace and the word of God, I feel it to be my duty, 
and do hereby request that my pastoral relation to this people be dissolved, and for this 
purpose I affectionately request this church to unite with me in calling a mutual eccle- 
siastical council. 

Wishing you grace, mercy and peace from tlie great Head of the Church, I subscribe 
myself, Tuur affectionate pastor, 

J. Dwight. 

A true copy attest. 

Jason Keeth, Chrk. 

January (i, 1839, at a church meeting held this day, it was voted that we accept the 
recommendation of the council, in dismissing the Rev. J. Dwigiit from his connection 
with this church as pastor thereof. 

Jason CiiARiv, Chrk. 

Rev. John Dwight was the son of Francis and Maria (Blanchard) 
Dwight, born in Shirley, Mass., January 2, 18 10. Being of a studious 



1!)8 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

habit, he early resolved to avail himself of the benefits of a collegiate 
course of education, that he might at some time enter upon the duties 
of some learned profession. He was fitted for college at the academy 
in Woburn, Mass , and taught school two terms in that town, and was 
graduated at Amherst College in 1835. He immediately entered upon 
a course of theological stud)' with that eminent scholar and preacher. 
Rev. Jaccb Ida, D.D., at West Medway, and received a license to preach 
from the Mendon association January 1S37. 

He received a call from the South C^hurch of North Bridgewater, now 
the city of Brockton, where he was ordained April 12, 1837. He was 
thus at an early age placed in spiritual charge of a large parish with all 
the pastoral duties to learn, and required to make weekly preparation 
for the pulpit instruction of a people not easily satisfied with common- 
place performances, and soon found himself unequal to the task ; and 
after two years' hard labor he asked and received his dismission, in 
March, 1S39. A change, with a rest of two years from active labor, and 
he was fitted for entering anew upon the ministr}', which he did at South 
Plymouth, Mass., where he was installed, July 18, 1841. 

In this field of usefulness he remained for nearly five years, with very 
gratifying results. But even here his health became so impaired that he 
was obliged to close his public labors and retire to private life. He was 
dismissed in March, 1846 He removed to West Medway where he 
remained for five years, recuperating his exhausted'condition, at the end 
of which time he became installed pastor of the church in North 
Wrentham, Mass., June 23, 1853, where he labored with varied 
success, till his dismission at his own request April i, 1856. He re- 
mained at this last place for a few years, and then removed to Cambridge, 
Mass., where he died February 5, 1869, of paralysis of the brain. His 
remains were buried in West Medway, Mass., where he studied his 
profession, where he married his wife, and where were associated some 
of the most cheering remembrances of his life. 

Mr. Dwight, married Sarah Ann daughter of Benjamin and Sally 
(Jarves) Hastings, of West Medway, Mass, April 14, 1837. She was 
born in Boston, October 29, 18 15. Their children were: 

I. Sarah Harris, born at Campello, September 30, 1838, married 
William Bradford Davis, of Acton, Mass., December 7, 1865. 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 199 

2. Annie Eliza, born at Med way, July 22, 1840; married Lewis 
Francis Dupee of North Wrenthani, Mass., July 22, 1865, who died 
April 10, 1870. A teacher in the schools at Beverly, Mass., where he 
was superintendent. She taught drawing in New York, in 1874. 

3. Mary Elizabeth, born at South Plymouth, June 16, 1842; married 
Jason Eugene Wilson, of Medway, August 20, 1865. 

4. John Francis, born at South Plymouth, August 20, 1844; a 
graduate of Harvard, 1869; married Nancy L. Woodruff, of Rahway, 
N. J. He is the principal and proprietor of " Rahway Institute." 

5. Celia Adelaide, born at Medway, September 9, 1846; married 
Joseph Barker Thomas, of Weymouth, Mass., December 24, 1870. 

6. Allen Seabury, born at Medway, October 7, 1848. 

Mr. D wight labored with his people until January 2, 1839, when a 
council was called, as follows: 

Agreeable to letters missive from the South church in North Bridge- 
water (Campello), an ecclesiastical council was held at the house of 
Josiah W. Kingman, esq , on Wednesday, the second day of January, 
1839, for the purpose of considering the request of Mr. D wight for a 
dissolution of the pastoral relations between the church and people. 
The churches composing this council were as follows : 

Church of Stoughton : Rev. Calvin Park, pastor; Deacon Fisher Gay, 
delegate. 

Church of Easton : Rev. Luther Sheldon, pastor ; Deacon Harrison 
Mitchell, delegate. 

Church of West Randolph : Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, pastor ; Horatio 
B. Alden, delegate. 

Church of Bridgewater : Rev. Ebenezer Gay, pastor; Deacon Mor- 
ton Eddy, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater: Rev. Baalis Sanford, 
pastor ; John Richards, delegate. 

Church of East Randolph: Rev. Dennis Powers, pastor; Abner 
Derby, delegate. 

First Church of Abington : Rev. J. W. Ward, pastor; Zibeon Pack- 
ard, delegate. 

First Church of North Bridgewater : Eliphalet Kingman, delegate. 

Rev. Dr. Park was chosen moderator; Rev. J. W. Ward, scribe. 



200 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The council, after mature deliberation, voted. 

Unanimously, That under the existing circumstances they deem it expedient that the 
pastoral relation between Mr. John D wight and the South Church in North Bridgewater 
be dissolved. 

Voted, unaaimously. that this council give the Rev. John Dwi^'ht a full and cordial 
recommendation to the churches of our Lord Jesus Christ as a pious, able, and devoted 
embassador of our Lord and Saviour. 

Voted, That the council deeply regret the practice frequent at the present day of 
the dissolution of the pastoral relations on trivial grounds as exceedingly injurious to 
the interests of the pastor and church, and the cause of Zion, and do, therefore, record 
their decided and unanimous disapprobation of the practice. 

The council tender to the Rev. John Dwight their cordial sympathies, now vacating 
this portion of his Master's vineyard, and pray that he may soon be stationed on some 
part of the walls of Zion, and where he may meet with distinguished success, employ 
his time and talents in advancing the best interests of the church of God. 

They would also tender their cordial sympathies to this Church and Society, now 
left as sheep without a shepherd, and devoutly pray that the great Head of the church 
may continue to prosper and liless them and soon send them an under-shepherd, who 
may break to them the bread of life. 

Calvin Park, Moderator. 
J. W. Ward, Scribe. 

A true Copy. 

Attest: Jason Keith, Clerk. 

Ministry of Rev. Daniel Huntington. — Various preachers were 
heard from that time until November, when, at a meeting of the society, 
held November 19, 1839, '^ was "voted to unite with the church in 
giving Rev. Daniel Huntington, of New London, Conn., a call to be- 
come their pastor. Josiah W. Kingman, Charles Keith, and Deacon 
Sylvanus French were chosen a committee to confer with Rev. Mr. 
Huntington, and offer him six hundred dollars salary, which offer being 
accepted, a council, consisting of Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., of 
Braintree ; Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater ; Rev. Luther Sheldon, 
of Easton ; Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, of Randolph ; Rev. Jonas Perkins, 
of Braintree; Rev. Baalis Sandford. of East Bridgewater; Rev. Paul 
Couch, of North Bridgewater, was called for the purpose of instalHng 
him as their pastor, January i, 1840. He continued to preach to this 
people till May. 185 1, when Mr. Huntington, thinking the time had 
come for him to relinquish his labors, " that some one might fill his place 
whose influence might the more effectually call fourth its resources, and 
more equalize the pecuniary liabilities," asked that a council be called 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 201 

to consider the question of his dismission, which was granted. A meet- 
ing of the church and society was held, and a strong opposition to his 
dismission being manifested, the council unanimously declared them- 
selves " happy^to find, in the light of all the documents before them, 
and the verbal assurances given them by the pastor on the one hand, 
and the committee of the church and society on the other, that there is 
no sufficient ground for such action as is indicated, by the letter missive, 
in the existing circumstances of the parties concerned ; " and Mr. Hunt- 
ington finally withdrew his resignation, and continued to supply the 
pulpit as before until the regular yearly meeting, April i8, 1853, when 
he was requested to resign his position. He therefore tendered his 
resignation to the church at a meeting held May 2, 1853, and asked for 
a council to be convened for the purpose of his dismission. The follow- 
ing persons composed the council, viz. : 

First Church in Braintree ; Richard S Storrs, D.D., pastor; Jonathan 
Wild, M.D., delegate. 

Union Church of Weymouth and Braintree ; Rev. Jonas Perkins, 
pastor. 

Trinity Church of Bridgewater ; Rev. David Brigham, pastor ; Oliver 
Allen, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater; Rev. Baalis Sanford, 
pastor; Deacon Nathan Whitman, delegate. 

First Church of Abington ; Rev. James W. Ward, pastor ; Joshua 
Whitcomb, delegate. 

The council was organized by the choice of Rev. Dr. Richard S. 
Storrs as moderator, and Rev. James W. Ward as scribe. 

This council met at nine o'clock A. M., May 11, 1853, when the rela- 
tion between pastor and people was dissolved. After due deliberation 
the council came to the following result: 

Doubtless sufficient reasons may exist for the dissolution of the pastoral relation, 
independently of Providential calls to stations of increased responsibility, and of the 
summons to give account of one's stewardship at the tribunal of God. The failure of 
health, the loss of intellectual vigor or moral character on the part of the pastor; the 
unfriendline.ss of influential individuals, the exhausted resources of church and congre- 
gation, or the long and total suspension of divine influences, may indicate the expediency, 
not to say the necessity, of terminating the connection between the pastor and his flock. 
Even in fa=es like these, it is more than probable that, had patience its perfect work, 
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202 HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

and were a more humble reliance on God maintained, the plea of expediency or neces- 
sity would be nullified by the onward progress of time. But in the case before the 
council to-day, neither failure of health, loss of intellectual vigor nor moral character, — 
neither individual unfriendliness, exhausted resources, nor want of success in the min- 
istry, is or can be urged as the ground either of the tender or accepta*ice of the pastor's 
resignation ; his health never was better; his character, in whatever aspect viewed, has 
never stood higher, nor has he an acknowledged enemy within the church or outside of 
it, and the congregation has been growing in wealth ever since he came to it, while the 
church has doubled its numbers ; he loves his people warmly, and with one consent they 
profess to reciprocate his love. Such is the testimony, both of those who wish the 
pastoral relation dissolved, and those who deprecate the means ; and yet, at their mutual 
request, this council is assembled to '' advise and assist " in the question of his dismission. 

After previous advice, kindly given and received two years ago, but now overlooked, 
and without any important change in the circumstances of the parties, nothing remains 
to the council but, agreeably to the earnest request of the pastor and the corresponding 
action of the church without the assignment of any satisfactory reasons on the part of 
the church, to declare the pastoral relation hitherto subsisting between Rev. D. Hunt- 
ington and the South Church in North Bridgewater to be dissolved by their mutual 
agreement. While making this declaration, the council feel bound, by regard to the 
honor of the ministry and the sacredntss of truth, to atfirm of the pastor, in accordance 
with the statements made to them, that for no fault of his own is this dissolution 
accomplished. That having been long tried and well known to all the pastors and 
churches of the region round about, as a man of unblemished character, a Christian of 
deep experience, a minister of uncommon talent, fidelity, and aflectionateness, and a 
model of meekness, self-denial, and devotedness to the interests of Zion, he po.s.sesses 
our entire confidence and warmest love ; and he is hereby most cordially and unreserv- 
edly commended to the fraternal regards of all ministers and churches among whom his 
future lot shall be cast, as well as to the safe conduct of " Him who dwelt in the bush," 
and led his people of old into the promised land. 

And most cordially do the council sympathize with those especially alUicted liy the 
bereaving event of this day. Most deeply do they lament existing trials, whether real 
or imaginary ; and most affectionately advise to a more patient waiting on God in the 
future, and a firmer reliance on his almighty arm in support of the ministry of his 
appointment. And if he shall give you another pastor hereafter, as we fervently hope 
and pray, may he be equally a man of God's own heart as the man you lose to-day, and 
a man whose instructions shall be as pure, whose life shall be as exemplary, whose spirit 
shall be as afiectionate, whose fidelity shall be as clear to all men, and whose success 
shall be far more abundant in eradicating the love of money, which is the root of all 
evil, in winning souls to Christ and filling heaven with hallelujahs to the Lamb that was 
slain ; and for this, may your faitn and love grow exceedingly, and your labors abound 
more and more, till you shall be called to join the general assembly and church of the 
first-born, whose names are written in heaven. 

R. S. Storks, Moderator. 
J. W. Ward, Scribe. 

A True Copy. 

Attest: Ja.mks'W. Ward. 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 203 

Rev. Daniel Huntington was the son of Gen. Jedediah, born 
August 4, 1743, and Ann (Moore) Huntington, and grandson of Gen. 
Jabez, born August 7, 1719, and I'llizabeth (Backus) Huntington, of 
Norwich, Conn. Both father and grandfather were in the Revolution- 
ary army, and were distinguished as soldiers. 

Mr. Huntington was also brother of Rev. Joshua Huntington, pastor 
of the Old South Church, Boston. He was born at Norwich, Conn., 
October 17, 17S8; graduated at Yale College, New Haven, Conn., in 
1807 ; studied theology; and was first ordained at North Bridgewater, 
October 28. 1812, where he remained as pastor of the First Congrega- 
tional Church until prostrating disease compelled him to retire from 
that field of labor, greatly to his own grief and that of a devoted church 
and society, in March, 1833, being dismissed by council March 27, 
1833. In May following he removed his family to New London. After 
a brief respite from pastoral labors, he gained sufficient strength to 
gratify his fine literary taste in the instruction of successive classes of 
young ladies in the higher branches of an educational course while a 
resident of New London, the city of his birth and death. In this em- 
ployment, combined with occasional preaching as returning health per- 
mitted, seven years passed away usefully and pleasantly. At the end 
of this period his heart yearned for a return to the labors of his love; 
and receiving an earnest call from a portion of his original church and 
congregation to take charge of them in the Lord, he cheerfully consented 
to the arrangement, and was received not only by them, but by the 
original church, and all the churches and pastors who had known his 
going out and coming in in former years with open arms. His installa- 
tion took place January i, 1840, where he continued to labor for 
thirteen years as a gospel preacher, winning souls to Christ, and making 
glad the hearts of all by his tender love and faithfulness. At the end 
of that time he tendered his resignation. May 2, 1853, which was ac- 
cepted, and he was permitted to retire to the home of his youth, and pass 
the evening of his days amid the scenes of his earliest aspirations. From 
that day, for about six years, till the time of his departure, he con- 
tinued to preach the gospel " in and out of season " as " the open door 
was set before him," all the while setting his house in order. At the 
moment when his Master called him he was diligent in business. 



204 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

fervent in spirit, serving the Lord, preaching his last sermon to the 
mission church at Mohegan, just four weeks before the messenger of 
death met him. 

The physical sufferings of his last days were very great, owing to 
the complicated diseases which, with fierce strength, assailed his deli- 
cate frame, but his patience and faith failed not, — no complaining or 
murmuring word fell from his lips, — his mind was clear and unclouded 
to the last. To the affectionate daughter who was trying to arrange 
the pillows for his aching head he said, " Let me go, for the day 
breaketh," and to another, who asked if he would not lie down, he 
answered, " Lay me down in Jesus' arms : ' other refuge have I none.' " 
To a brother according to the flesh, who said to him, " I hope you can 
say, with the apostle, ' I know in whom I have believed,' " he replied, 
after a moment's pause, " I am persuaded that he is able to keep that 
which I have committed to him against that day." Thus closed a life 
eminently devoted in its progress to the happiness of his family and 
friends, to the honor of his Redeemer, and the salvation of men, in peace, 
and the joyful hope of a glorious immortality. Mr. Huntington was a 
man of refined sensibilities, generous sympathies, unfeigned humility, 
and extreme modesty (that imposed a restraint on the putting forth of 
his native genius), of pleasant aspect, voice, and manner, of genial 
humor, and gifted with good judgment. He sought to make home 
agreeable to children and guests; as a man and companion, affable, 
courteous, and true; a zealous defender of the faith, a clear, logical, 
earnest minister of the New Testament. As a pastor he had few equals, 
being eminently kind, sympathizing, prudent, and studious. As a 
husband, father, brother, son, he was affectionate and faithful, and 
greatly beloved in his domestic and social relations, — distinguished 
above most others in consolation to the afflicted and bereaved. His 
preaching was such as might convince anj' one of his sincerity and belief 
in those truths which he professed to believe. He sought not for ab- 
struse matters, hard to be understood, neither did he aim at beauty of 
style nor pomp of display, either in language or person, but was simple, 
earnest, scriptural, practical. Many must have felt, upon learning of 
his death, that they had lost a friend. All who knew him well 
acknowledge that a good man has gone. Thus has ended the life of 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 205 

one who, when he first entered the ministry, declared his intention to 
continue in that profession, God permitting, to his death, whicli took 
place at New London, Conn , May 21, 1858. 

" Rest here, blest saint, till £rom his throne 
The morning break and pierce the shade." 

Rev. Daniel Huntington married first IVIary Hallam, daughter of 
Captain Gurdon Saltonstall, July 12, 18 12. Children; 

Mary Hallam, born June 20, 1813 ; died February 20, 1820. 

Anna Moore, born December 28, 1S14; married Alfred Hebard of 
Windham, Conn., April 20, 1841 ; a graduate of Yale College in 1832; 
now resides at Carondolet, Missouri. Children : 

Augustus Huntington, born June 21, 1842. 

Mary Saltonstall, born June 3, 1847. 

Hannah Sage, born August 26, 1816; married Franklin Chappell, a 
merchant of New London, November 10, 1841. Children: 

Frank Huntington, born February 4, 1843. 

William Saltonstall, born April 15, 1847. 

Alfred Hebard, born May 12, 1849. 

Mr. Chappell died February 19, 1848. 

Mary Hallam, the mother, died May 25, 1822. He then married 
Alma, daughter of Benjamin French, of Boston, October 28, 1823. 

Charles French (son of Rev. Daniel i), born December i, 1824; 
married Abby M. Burrill, of Portland, Me., June 30, 1846, who has one 
daughter. Alma. The wife is not living. The father and daughter 
formerly resided at Brookline, Mass. 

William Saltonstall (son of Rev. Daniel i),born September 25, 1828; 
married Lucy Otis, daughter of Valentine Erkskine, of South Abing- 
ton, Mass., May 24, 1854. Children: 

Daniel Hebard, born March 4, 1855 ; died October, 1855. 

Adelaide Hebard, born February 15, 1856; died July 7, 1865. 

Mary Alma, born July 2 1, i860. 

William Hunter, born January 7, 1S62. 

William S. Huntington was one of those who entered the United 
States service in the Rebellion of 1861, having enlisted September 14, 
1 86 1, mustered out September 24, 1864, with an honorable discharge. 



200 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Mary Hallam. born September 25, 182S; died November 21, 183 i. 

Mary Alma, born September 13, 1834; now resident of New Lon- 
don. 

Alma Louisa, born December 23, 1830; died December 21, 1844. 

The mother died June 3, 1837. He then married Sarah Sayr Rainey 
of New London, Conn., November i, 1841. 

The father died May 21, 1858. 

Publications of Rev. Daniel Huntiiigl07t. — Sermon at the Funeral of 
Alpheus Packard, delivered in the North Meeting House in Bridge- 
water, May 12, 1 812. 

IDiscourse delivered in the North Meeting-House in Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, December 22, 1820. Being the Second Centennial An- 
niversary of the Landing of the Pilgrims of Plymouth. Published by 
Ezra Lincoln, Boston. 

Sermon on the Occasion of the Death of Rev. R. S. Storrs's Wife, 
April 9, 1818 

Discourse delivered before the Society for Promoting Christian 
Knowledge, May 7&, 1824. 

A Memoir of Mary Hallam Huntington, his Daughter. Published 
by the American Sunday School Union, Philadelphia. 

A full Account of the Great Revival in 18 16 was published by him 
in the Boston Recorder of June 10, 18 18. 

Address before the Pilgrim Society at Plymouth, Mass. 

Discourse delivered in the South Church in Campello, October 31, 
1852, it being the Fortieth Anniversary of his Ordination. 

A Poem on the Pleasures and Advantages of True Religion, deliv- 
ered before the United Brothers' Society in Brown University on their 
Anniversary, August 31, 1819. 

Ministry of Rev. David Temple P.vckard. — Rev. David Tem- 
ple Packard, a native of the town, and who had just completed his 
theological course of study, was the first minister settled in the new 
house. He was invited to supply them during the building of the new 
church by a vote passed April 18, 1854. This he continued to do in 
Salisbury Hall till the new vestry was finished, when services were 
held there on the Sabbath, and May 22, 1854, the society "voted to 
give Rev. David Temple Packard a call to settle with them in the min- 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 207 

istry, and oM'er him 8oo Dollars as his Salary." This call he accepted, 
a.nd he was ordained as their pastor Thursday, September 21, 1854. 

The churches represented in the council were as follows, viz : 

First Church of Braiiitree : Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., pastor; 
Elias Hayward, delegate. 

Evangelical Congregational Church of Easton : Rev. Luther Shel- 
don, pastor; Deacon N. T. Mitchell, delegate. 

Union Church of Weymouth and Braintree : Rev. Jonas Perkins, 
pastor; Deacon E. H. Richards, delegate. 

Trinitarian Congregational Church, Bridgewater: Martin Went- 
worth, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of North Bridgewater: Rev. Paul 
Couch, pastor ; David Packard, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Hanson: Rev. S. L. Rockwood, pastor; 
Deacon G. F. Stetson, delegate. 

First Church of Falmouth : John Butler, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church of North Bridgewater : Deacon Simeon 
Packard, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater : Deacon Charles 
Churchill, delegate. 

Fourth Church of Abington: Rev. Isaac C. White, pastor; Elbridge 
G. Ford, delegate. 

First Church of Yarmouth: Rev. Abel K. Packard, pastor; Oliver 
Mathews, delegate. 

Mystic Church of Medford : Rev. Jacob M. Manning, pastor; J. W. 
Washburn, delegate. 

Central Church of Middleboro' : Rev. W. C. Dickinson, pastor ; Abiel 
Wood, delegate. 

The following clergymen were also present by invitation, viz.: 

Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater. 

Rev. Charles Livingston, of Plympton. 

Rev. Mr. Gurney, of St. Johnsbury, Vt. 

Rev. Mr. White, of Orleans. 

Rev. Josiah L. Armes, of Mason, N. H. 

The council organized by the choice of Rev. Dr. Richard S Storrs, 
D D.. moderator, and Rev. W. C. Dickinson as scribe. The services 
on that occasion were as follows : 



208 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

I, reading of the Scriptures and invocation, by Rev. Abel K. Packard, 
Yarmoutli, Mass.; 2, introductory prayer, by Rev. S. L. Rockvvood, of 
Hanson; 3, sermon, by Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D,, of Braintree ; 4, 
ordaining prayer, by Rev. Jonas Perkins, of Braintree; 5, right hand of 
fellowship, by Rev. Jacob M. Manning, of Medford, Mass.; 6, charge to 
the pastor, by Rev. Paul Couch, of the First Church in Brockton ; 7, 
address to the people, by Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., of Easton ; 8, 
concluding prayer, by Rev. Ebenezer Gay, of Bridgewater; 9, bene- 
diction, by the pastor. 

The following hymn was sung on that occasion : 

We bid thee welcome in the name Come as an angel : hence to guide 

0£ Jesus, our exalted Head ; A band of pilgrims on their way ; 

Come as a servant : so he came, That safely walking at thy side, 

And we receive thee in his stead. We fail not, faint not. turn, nor stray. 

Come as a shepherd: guard and keep Come as a teacher sent from God, 

This fold from hell and earth and sin ; Charged his whole counsel to declare; 

Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep; Lift o'er our ranks the prophet's rod, 
The wounded heal, tlie lost bring in. While we uphold thy hands with prayer. 

Come as a watchman : take thy stand Come as a messenger of peace, 

Upon thy tower amidst the sky ; Filled with the Spirit, fired with love ; 

And when the sword comes on the land, . Live to behold our large increase, 

Call us to fight, or warn to fly. And die to meet us all above. 

Mr. Packard continued to preach to this people with ability, earnest- 
ness, and eminent success, having large audiences, till September 25, 
1856, and the relation between pastor and people was dissolved, very 
much to the regret of the community. 

To the iSouth Congreyatioiial Church, North Bridewater : 

Beloved Brethren: — In presenting this communication, I wish to declare my strong 
and continued interest in this church and people, and my sincere attachment to them, 
and I wish that in your records, shall stand my hearty testimony to the honorable and 
Christian and kind, and unusually affectionate treatment of this entire people towards 
myself and family from the first day I came among you to the present time. It is 
neither in my heart, nor in the nature of the case, to utter one word of fault finding or 
dissatisfaction with this people. I have no expectation of finding equal harmony and 
favor in this relation in any other place. Still the Rtate of Mrs. Packard's health is 
such as evidently to render imprudent for her to remain in Campello, whereas there is 
good reason to hope that a permanent removal to .some other climate will effect her re- 
covery, and nothing short of that is hopeful. I do according therefore to the com- 
munication presented last Sabbath, ask you to accept the resignation of the pastoral 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 209 

relation existing between myself and this cliurch, and to unite with me in calhng a 
mutual council to dissolve that relation, according to Congregational order. And may 
grace, mercy and peace abound to you all through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Your affectionate Pastor, 

D. T. Packard. 
Campello, September 18, 185G. 

The following were members of the council called in the dismission 
of Rev. David T. Packard : 

First Congregational Church of North Bridgewater : Rev. Paul Couch, 
pastor; Azel Gurney, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church of North Bridgewater: Rev. Charles L. 
Mills, pastor; Jonathan Keith, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Easton : J. W. Morse, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater: Deacon John Soule, 
delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of East Bridgewater : Rev. Baalis Sanford, pastor ; 
Deacon Francis Packard, delegate. 

Church of Holbrook: Rev. Ezekiel Russell, pastor; Erastus Wales, 
delegate. 

The council having organized. Rev. Baalis Sanford was chosen mod- 
erator ; Rev. Ezekiel Russell, scribe. 

After a hearing of all the facts presented, it was 

Voted, That the Pastoral relation hitherto subsisting so happily between the Rev. 
David T. Packard and this church and people be and is hereby dissolved. 

The Council cannot withhold the expression of their deep regret that a connection 
formed some two years since, under circumstances so auspicious both fgr pastor and 
people, sealed by the effusions of the Spirit, and continued to the present hour strength- 
ened and cemented by mutual affection and esteem, should be so soon sundered. 

Deeming themselves incompetent to decide upon the validity of the reasons assigned, 
and avoiding the assumption of that responsibility, they still, in view of all the circum- 
stances of the case, feel constrained to acquiesce in this result. 

The impaired health of the Pastor's family, they trust, will soon be restored, and his 
usefulness continued in some other sphere. And they therefore commend him to the 
churches of Christ as an able, faithful, beloved, and without a blemish in his christian 
or ministerial reputation. They also commend the church and the people for the affec- 
tion and kindness they have shown to their pastor, and commit them in their dis- 
appointment and destitution to the care of the Great Shepherd. 

E. Russell, Scribe. 

A true copy of minutes of Council. 

North Bridgewater, Oct. 1, 1856. 
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2ro HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Rev. David Temple Packard was tlie son of David and Eliza- 
beth (Drake) Packard, born in what is now Brockton, August 24, 1824, 
and passed an uneventful life like most boys of his day, with plenty of 
work on a farm, and received the rudiments of his education in the 
district schools, such as his native town afforded. Fitted for college 
under the private tutorship of his pastor. Rev. Paul Couch, supple- 
mented by an attendance at the Adelphian Academy in Brockton and 
Phillips Academy of Andover, Mass. Graduated at Amherst College 
in August, 1850. Taught the High School at East Braintree, Mass., 
one year, entered the Theological Seminary at Bangor. Me., in Octo- 
ber, 1851, where he graduated August 30, 1854, and ere he finished 
his theological studies he received two calls to take charge of parishes, 
and finally accepted the one in his native town, in the growing village 
of Campello, where he was ordained September 21, 1854; dismissed 
October i, 1856. From thence he removed to the West, preaching at 
Rock Island, 111 , and Davenport, Iowa. He returned to Massachusetts 
in 1858, and early in June was invited to preach for the "First Con- 
gregational Society in Somerville, " Mass., and was installed as the pas- 
tor of that church September 21, i860. Soon after that time he 
received a call to settle as pastor of the Evangelical Church in Brigh- 
ton, now a part of Boston. While at this place his health became poor 
from over taxation of his mental powers, and his church gave him a 
respite from active duties, and in the full appreciation of his worth 
cheerfully paid his expenses to Minnesota, with the hope that with a 
change frcnn the rigorous climate in the Eastern States, he might be 
fully restored to his former vigor. He took up his residence in Los 
Angeles, California, and assumed the charge of tlie Congregational 
Church in that city in the winter of 1874 with great success, and con- 
tinued to minister to them till 1878. His residence was on one of the 
prominent heights, overlooking the entire city, having a beautiful land- 
scape view of the surrounding countrj'. He occupied pulpits in 
Wilmington and Westminster till he was called to settle over the Con- 
gregational Church in Stockton in 1879. At about the time his pas- 
torate was to expire at that place, and he was looking forward to the 
time when he should return to his beautiful home to enjoy rest for a 
season, he was called upon to attend a burial service, in the line of his 



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ministerial and sacred duties. In so doing his horse became frightened 
by a band of music, and he was thrown from his carriage, sustaining 
severe internal injuries, rendering him unconscious for a long time. In 
a day or two a partial return of his speech and reason appeared, but 
the silver cord was loosed and the golden bowl was broken, and not- 
withstanding the best of care and attention from a devoted wife, and 
the best of medical skill that could be procured, he passed to the as- 
cended life on Sunday morning, November 28, 1880, in tl.e meridian 
of his usefulness and in the ripeness of his well disciplined intellect. 

In the death of Mr. Packard the Christian church has lost one of its 
purest and best advocates Modest, affectionate, learned, noble and 
sincere, he commanded the respect and confidence of all with whom he 
associated. He was a man of clear and positive ideas, and presented 
them with frankness, fairness, clearness and candor. His nature was 
exuberant with kindly and sympathetic feelings, that shone forth on 
all occasions. 

In the midst of his highest usefulness, abounding in the highest fruits 
of faith, hope and charity, he has passed into that future for whose vis- 
ions his believing and praising soul was ever prepared and waiting. In 
that graveless land his aspiring spirit will find acclivities, grand, bright, 
and .sublime enough to compensate for the trials ot earth, and the sud- 
den and mournful wreck of his useful and beautiful life. His holy work 
is done, and well done; his life is a part of the history of the church 
which he loved so devoutly In many a New England home tears of 
disappointment and sorrow fell when the news came of his untimely 
death, and thousands who have attended on his ministry in various por- 
tions of the country, joined with his bereaved family in their heartfelt 
grief and sympathy at their irreparable loss. Heaven is now his home, 
but the church and its records will ever bear upon its pages the name 
and fidelity of the "good and faithful servant," David Temple Packard. 

Mr. Packard married Abbie C, daughter of Captain Hebron May- 
hew of Chesterfield, Me , July 24, 1855. Children: 

I. — Abbie Elizabeth, born in Moline, 111., March 8, 1857, is a suc- 
cessful teacher in the High School at Los Angeles, California. 

II. — Chester Mayhew, born in Somerville, Mass., September 2, i860. 
Died August 26, 1862. 



212 HISTORY OK BROCKTON. 

III. — Charles Granville, born in Brighton, Mass., December 26, 1869. 

Tlie father died November 28, 1880. The widow died December 
26, 1891. 

While at Somerville, Mass., Mr. Packard preached a sermon entitled 
"The Dawn of the Morning." The occasion being the National Fast, 
December 28, 1862. The sermon was highly spoken of, and his people 
wanted it published. What other printed publications are extant we 
know not. 

The society were without a pastor from October i, 1856, to Feb- 
ruary 3, 1858, during which time various preachers were heard, and 
March 23, 1857, Rev. Samuel Fiske was invited to become their pas- 
tor, but declined. Again, July 13, 1857, an invitation was extended to 
Rev. C. D. Lothrop to settle with them as their gospel minister, noth- 
ing further having been done about this call. 

Ministry of Rev. Charles W. Wood. — On the 9th day of De- 
cember, 1857, Rev. Charles W. Wood, of Ashby, Mass., was invited to 
become their spiritual leader and pastor. This invitation was accepted, 
and on the 3d of February, 1858, Mr. Wood was duly installed as pas- 
tor by a council called for that purpose. January 11, 1858, Josiah W. 
Kingman, esq., Barnabas H. Gray and Russell Alden were chosen a 
committee of arrangements in relation to the installation of Mr. Wood. 

Pursuant to leiters missive from the South Congregational Church in 
North Bridgewater, an ecclesiastical council convened in the vestry of 
said church February 3, 1858, consisting of the following members: 

Church of Andover Theological Seminary: Rev. Austin Phelps. 

Church of South Braintree : Rev. Dennis Powers, pastor; I. David- 
son, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church, North Bridgewater : Rev. Charles L. 
Mills, pastor ; Simeon Leach, delegate. 

Central Church of Middleboro': Rev. Isaiah C. Thacher, pastor; I. 
M. Pickens, delegate. 

First Church of Abington : Rev. Frederick R. Abbe, pastor; J. L 
Nash, delegate. 

Second Church of Abington : Rev. Henry D. Edwards, pastor ; O. 
G. Healey, delegate. 

Third Church of Abington : Rev. Horace D. Walker, pastor ; Deacon 
Z. L. Whitney, delegate. 



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Union Cliurch of East Bridgevvater: Rev. Philo B, Wilcox, pas^or ; 
Sidney Alien, delegate. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Stephen Chessman, delegate. 

The council was organized by the choice of Rev. Austin Phelps, 
moderator: and Rev H. D. Walker, scribe. 

After the usual examination of the candidate, the following services 
were arranged, viz.: Invocation and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. 
Frederick R. Abbe, of Abington ; prayer by Rev. Henry L. Edwards, 
of South Abington ; sermon by Professor Phelps, of Andover Theolog- 
ical Seminary ; installing prayer by Rev. P. B. Wilcox ; charge to the 
pastor, by Rev. Charles L. Mills, of the Porter Church, North Bridge- 
water; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. Isaiah C. Thacher, of iVIiddle- 
boro' ; address to the people, by Rev. Horace D Walker, of Abington. 
The day was exceedingly pleasant, and the exercises of a very pleasing 
kind. The sermon was an eloquent production, and the choir per- 
formed their part in an admirable manner. 

Mr. Wood was a successful preacher and pastor of this church for 
fourteen years, till May 9, 1872, at which time he tendered his resigna- 
tion, and asked for a council to dismiss him from his pastoral charge. 

Pursuant to letters missive from the South Congregationalist Church 
of Campello, an ecclesiastical council was convened in the vestry of said 
church on Wednesday at two o'clock P. M , June 5, 1872, which was 
organized by the choice of Rev. H. D. Walker, moderator ; and Rev. 
J. C. Larrabee, scribe. The following persons comprised the council: 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Deacon Simeon Packard, 
delegate. 

Trinity Church of Bridgewater: Rev. H. D. Walker, pastor; Lewis 
Hopkins, delegate. 

First Church of Randolph: Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pastor; A. Wales, 
delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. A. Stevens, pas- 
tor. 

The council having heard the case as presented to them by pastor 
and people, — 

Voted, Tint with great reluctance we advLse the di.-isohition of the relation existing 
between Rev. Mr. Wood and the church and parish. 



2U HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Voted, That the following should be adopted : 

The council, having listened to the case as presented to them, are constrained to ad- 
vise the dissolution of the pastorate of Rev. Charles W. Wood over the church and 
society in Campello. They arrived at this conclusion most reluctantly, for thus is 
severed a connection that has had upon it the smile of the Great Spirit of the church for 
fourteen years, and one that has retained in the circle of churches a minister of Christ, 
whose character and ability made his presence and administration a most welcome 
benediction. 

Rarely does any man live so lonp; in any region and among any people, giving less 
occasion to gainsayers, and so universally and deeply respected and beloved. We do 
most cordially and fully commend him to the churches of Christ as an able and faithful 
minister of the gospel, wise to win souls, as a man and citizen in all the relations of 
life, of great wisdom and ability, whose kindness of heart and rectitude of conduct 
have been a perpetual testimony for his master. 

J. C. Labrabee, Scribe. 

CAMrKLLO, June 5, 1872. 

Rev. Cliarles W. Wood was tlie son of Wilkes Wood ; married, first, 
Eliza Ann, daughter of Rev. Jonatiian Bigelow of Rochester, Septem- 
ber, 1841 ; second. Mrs Catherine S. Lemist; daugiiter of Jonathan 
Clark, of Gilmanton, N. H. He had four children, — Charles H. W., 
Edward Clark, Emily Catherine, and Caroline Melville. 

Mr. Wood remained with this people fourteen years, having been 
dismissed at his request June 5, 1872, and removed to Scotland, Bridge- 
water. He was born in Middleboro', Mass, June 30, 1814; fitted for 
college at Plainfield Academy, Connecticut, and Pierce Academy, 
Middleboro', Mass.; graduated at i^rown University, Providence, R. I., 
in 1834; graduated at Andover Theological Seminary in 1838; or- 
dained at Ashby, Mass., October, 1839; at Campello, February, 1858 ; 
at Scotland, Bridgewater, where he now resides. 

Ministry of Rev. Leverett S. Woodworth. — On the 19th day 
of January, 1874, it was "voted, That this church extend to Mr. 
Leverett S. Woodworth a call to become our pastor," which was ac- 
cepted, and S. F. Packard, B. H. Gray, and Preston B. Keith were 
chosen a committee to make arrangements for the installation. The 
following persons were members of the Council : 

Benificent Church of Providence, R. I. : Rev. James G. Vose, D.D., 
pastor ; Deacon E. R. Holden, delegate. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater: Rev. H. D. Walker, pastor, 
Rev. Isaac Dunham, delegate. 



SOUTH COXGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 215 

First Church of Brockton : Deacon John W. Kingman. 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Rev. R. G. S. McNeiile, 
pastor; Isaac Kingman, delegate 

First Congregational Church of Stoughton : Rev. Thomas Wilson, 
pastor. 

Congregational Church of Lakeville : Rev. Charles W. Wood, pas- 
tor ; Deacon Myrick Hastings, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Easton : Rev. A. S. Hudson, pastor; 
Albert Drake, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Brighton : Rev. H. A. Stevens, pastor. 

First Congregational Church of Randolph; Rev. J C. Larrabee, 
pastor; A. Wales, delegate. 

The council met agreebly to notice at 1:30 o'clock P. M , October 29, 
1874, and organized by the choice of Rev. Thomas Wilson, moderator, 
and Rev. J. C. Larrabee, scribe. 

The following was the order of exercises : 

I, voluntary; 2, reading the minutes of council; 3, invocation, by 
Rev. A. S. Hudson ; 4, reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. H. D. 
Walker; 5, anthem; 6, sermon, by J. G. Vose, D.D.; 7, ordaining 
prayer, by Rev. H. A. Stevens ; 8, hymn ; 9, right hand of fellowship, 
by Rev. R. G. S. McNeiile ; 10, charge to the pastor, by Rev. Charles 
W Wood; II, anthem; 12, address to the people by Rev. Thomas 
Wilson ; 13, prayer, by Rev. J. C. Larrabee; 14, hymn ; 15, benedic- 
tion, by the pastor. 

Mr. Woodworth continued to preach to this church until November 
1 1, 1879, at which time he resigned, and a council was called to advise 
in the matter of his dismission. Deacon George Sawyer, N. H. Wash- 
burn, and George E. Keith were chosen a committee of arrangements. 

Pursuant to letters missive, the following churches were represented 
on the council : 

First Congregational Church of Abington : Rev. George E. Free- 
man, pastor ; Alvin Vaughn, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton : Rev. Z. T. Sullivan, pas- 
tor ; Deacon Simeon Packard, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. L. Kelsey, pas- 
tor ; O. F. Leach, delegate. 

The result uf the council is as follows: 



216 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Voted unanimously, That the action of the church and parish be accepted and sanc- 
tioned, and that we declare the pastoral relations between the Rev. L. S. Woodworth 
and this church and parish terminated. 

In reaching this conclusion we deeply regret the circumstances that have led Brother 
Woodworth to be willing to leave this field where for five years he has labored as a 
faithful, zealous and eflicient minister of the Lord Jesus Christ. We express our hearty 
regrets at his departure from our midst, and commend him most earnestly to the confi- 
dence and fellowship of the brethren among whom his lot is cast. Wishing him great 
prosperity in his new field, and praying that the great Head of the Church to ever keep 
him and his family under his loving care. We extend our warmest sympathies to the 
church thus bereft of an earnest and faithful pastor. Wishing likewise the gracious 
guidance of the Chief Shepherd as they shall seek another to fill his place. 

Rev. George B. Freeman, Moderator. 

Rev. H. L. Kelsey, Scribe. 

Ministry of Rev. John T. Blades — The next pastor settled was 
Rev. John T. Blades, of Saco, Me., who was invited by vote of the 
church on July 19, 1880. This call was accepted August 18, 1880. 
Josiah W. Kingman, esq., N. H. Washburn, and Deacon S. Franklin 
Packard were chosen a committee of the church to make arrangements 
for the installation. On the 14th of September, 1880, a council was 
called at 2 o'clock P. M , composed of the following members: 

South Church of Salem : Rev. E. S. Atwood, pastor. 

Central Church of Lynn: Rev. A. H. Curwin, pastor; Henry How- 
ard, delegate. 

Second Church of Dorchester : Rev. P2. N. Packard, pastor ; B. C. 
Hardwick, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. L. Kelsey, pastor. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater : Levi Walker, delegate. 

First Church of Braintrce : Rev. T. A. Emerson, pastor ; Arza B. 
Keith, delegate. 

Congregational Cliurcli of South Braintree : Rev. Edwin Smith, act- 
ing pastor. 

Congregational Church of Scotland : Rev. Charles W. Wood, acting 
pastor. 

Congregational Church of Rockland : Rev. L. C. Ferris, pastor ; 
Charles W. Howland, delegate. 

Congregational Church of South Abington : Rev. F. P. Tompkins, 
acting pastor. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Elisha Holbrook, delegate. 



SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 217 

Union Cluiich of East and West Biidgewater : Walter Severance, 
delegate. 

Congregational Church of East Providence, R. I. : Rev. Leverett S. 
Woodvvorth, pastor ; George Curtis, delegate. 

After a hearing before the council, and an examination of the doings 
by church and society and of the candidate, everything having been 
found satisfactory, it was voted " that the council proceed to the ser- 
vices of installation in the evening of that day," which were in the fol- 
lowing order : 

I, voluntary on organ ; 2, reading of the minutes of the council ; 
3, anthem, " How Beautiful Upon the Mountains," etc.; 4, invocation 
and reading of the Scriptures ; 5, sermon, by Rev. A. H. Curwin ; 
6, 7, installing prayer, by Rev. Charles W. Wood ; 8, response ; 
9, charge to the pastor, by Rev. E. N. Packard ; 10, right hand of fel- 
lowship, by Rev. H. L. Kelsey ; 11, hymn ; 12, address by Rev. E. S. 
Atwood ; 13, prayer; 14, anthem; i 5, benediction. 

Mr. Blades continued his services to this church as pastor for over 
eight years, when becoming feeble, he sent a letter resigning his position, 
as follows : 

To the Members of the South Church and Society, Campelh, Mass. : 

Dear Brethren: — Recognizing the good hand of God in bringing me to this church 
and people, the long continuance of this pastorate, and the blessings that have attended 
our united efforts in building up the Kingdom of Christ in this community, and trust- 
ing ihal God may still bless and prosper this people in the future. Personally, I find 
that I am suHering from the physical and mental strain occasioned by so long a pastor- 
ate, and feeling that my future usefulr^ess depends upon rest and a change, I hereby 
tender my resignation as the pastor of this church and minister of this society, to take 
effect at such time as the council may decide upon. I trust that you will accept this 
and unite with me in calling a council of the churches to advise us in this matter- 
Wishing you grace, mercy and peace, 

I am yours faithfully, 

John T. Blades. 
March 6, 1889. 

The church voted to accept of the resignation of the pastor, and also 
placed the following on the record of the church : 

Resolved, That in accepting the resignation of Rev. John T. Blades, as pastor of this 
church and people, we extend to him our kind wishes for his future success and pros- 
perity. 

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218 HISTORf OF BROCKTON. 

On the 14th of March, 1889, letters missive were sent to the follow- 
ing churches to unite by council on the 19th of March, 1889, at one 
o'clock P. M. Meeting was held in the house of worship, agreeably to 
the above, the following churches being represented, viz: 

First Congregational Church, Brockton : Rev. Louis V. Price, pas- 
tor ; Deacon Charles D. Bingham, delegate. 

Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton: Rev. F. A. Warfield, pas- 
tor; L. F. Alden, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, 
pastor ; M. Wales Baker, delegate. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Rev. O. S. Dean, pastor; William 
Gray, delegate. 

Union Congregational Church of South Weymouth : Rev. W. H. 
Bolster, pastor ; S. S. Speare, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Easton : Rev. F. P. Chapin, pastor; 
Luke Greenleaf, delegate. 

Union Congregational Church of East Bridgewater: Rev. P. M. 
Griffin, pastor ; George M. Keith, delegate. 

The Council passed the following vote: 

Voted, That the dissolution of the pastoral relatioa between the Rev. John T. Blades 
and this church be authorized from this date. 

F. A. Warfield, Moderator. 
P. M. Griffin, Scribe. 

The church were without a settled pastor from the date of the doings 
of the above council, and were dependent upon a supply. After listen- 
tening to several preachers. Rev. Napoleon B. Thompson, of New 
York, was invited to supply tlie pulpit as acting pastor, at a salary of 
two thousand dollars a year and parsonage. Mr. Thompson began his 
labors in the pulpit on the 15th day of July, 1889, and continued with 
this people for four years, till the 15th day of July, 1893, when he 
ceased to preach to the people of Campello. 

Rev. T. A. Emerson, moderator ; Leverett S. Woodworth, scribe. 

Hope Chapel. — This chapel is used as a mission church organiz- 
ation, erected under the auspices of the South Congregational Church, 
of Campello. In the fall of 1891 the pastor of the South Congregational 
church felt that the time had arrived when their church should branch 



SOtfTH CONGREGATiONAL CHURCH. 21!) 

out in their eftbrts to give the public the advantages which they were 
enjoying. After consulting with George E. Keith and enhsting him in 
the good work, he looked around to find how many were without 
church privileges. After a while the members of the church decided 
to locate a chapel at the foot of Myrtle street on Warren avenue, which 
lot was purchased of the late Mr. Isaac Packard, who gave the society 
a lot adjoining on the south. 

A committee of five was appointed with authority to build such a 
building as in their judgment was suitable to their requirements. 
George E. Keith, Preston B. Keith, S. Franklin Packard, Frank E. 
Packard and John J. Rackliffe constituted this committee, who pro- 
ceeded to erect the present neat and commodious structure, which is 
thirty three by fifty-five feet on the ground, with a sharp pitched roof, 
and comprises a handsome auditorium, two anterooms, a kitchen, a 
library and an inviting vestibule. The building is finished in Carolina 
pine; the seatings are of the latest style of folding chairs, to the num- 
ber of about three hundred. John R. McLean was the builder; the 
walls and ceiling were frescoed by Richard Holland, the mention of 
whose name for artistic excellence of work is enough ; the gas fixtures 
from R. Hollings & Co , of Boston ; the carpeting was furnished by 
John H. Pray's Sons, of the same city. 

Among the interesting features in and around this chapel is an at- 
tractive memorial window put in by Mrs. Isaac Packard to the memory 
of her late husband, at a cost of one hundred and fifty dollars. A 
daughter of Mr. Packard, Mrs. Julia Packard Leach, contributed a 
beautiful pulpit set, consisting of the pulpit, two chairs, a flower stand, 
and communion table, all of antique oak. Mrs. Edwin Keith contributed 
an oak-cased clock. The circular window over the desk was donated 
by Mrs. George E. Keith. Mrs. Amelia Davis Pratt contributed two 
elegant polished collection plates, having a silk lining; and Miss Lizzie 
N. Fenno presented an exceedingly nice pulpit Bible. The pastor and 
the committee may well take pride in the completion of so valuable an 
addition to the facilities for doing evangelical work in Brockton. The 
edifice. was dedicated Wednesday, December 21, 1892, with appropriate 
exercises as follows : 

Selection by the Octette, from the South Congregational Church, 
followed by an invocation by Rev. K. F. Ohison of the Swedish Con- 



220 HISTOIIY OF BROCKTON. 

gregational Church ; Scripture reading by Rev. Frank S. Hunnewell, 
of Whitman ; report of the Building Committee bj' its chairman, Mr. 
George E. Keith ; selection by the quartette ; singing by the congre- 
gation ; sermon by the Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, of Boston, text from 
Ephesians v, 27 : " Tiiat he might present it to himself a glorious 
church, not having a spot or wrinkle;" prayer of dedication by Rev. 
L. V. Price of the First Congregational Church of Brockton ; singing 
by the congregation; benediction by Rev N. B. Thompson. 

The sermon was a learned and eloquent exposition of " What is a 
church and what is Christ's relation to it ? What shall be the motive 
of the church, and how shall the church manifest herself in the world?" 

The report of George E Keith in behalf of the Building Committee 
reported that Mr. Isaac Packard contributed three hundred dollars and 
the land towards the building of the chapel, and that all the auxiliary 
societies of the church had also contributed. The cost had been 
forty- five hundred dollars, and that three thousand dollars had been 
secured in pledges. 

Rev. Adelbert F. Keith, presided over this meeting, and Frank E. 
Packard played the piano, while the octette rendered the " Te Deum " 
by H. Dow, and the quartette rendered " The .Lord is Exalted " by 
West. The first sermon preached in this chapel was by the pastor on 
Friday evening, December 23, 1892. 

Deacons of the South Congregational Church ( Campello) : Jacob Ful- 
ler, April 26, 1837 ; Sylvanus French, April 26, 1837 ; Gary Howard, 
April 22, 1845 ; Galen Pratt, April 22, 1845 ; S. Franklin Packard, 
December 4, 1865; George Sawyer, December 4, 1865; Eugene B. 
Estes, elected February 11, 1886; Nathan H. Washburn, elected Feb- 
ruary 9, 1888; Albert W. Gibbs, elected January i, 1888; John M. 
Wentworth, elected January i, 1889; George A. Morse, elected Jan- 
uary 13, 1891 ; Frank P. Mills, elected February 9, 1893. 

Ministers of tlie South Congregational Church, Catnpello. — Rev. Joiin 
Dwight, settled April 12, 1837, dismissed January 2, 1839; Rev. Dan- 
iel Huntington, settled January i, 1840, dismissed May 11, 1853; Rev. 
David Temple Packard, settled September 21, 1S54, dismissed October 
I, 1856; Rev. Charles W. Wood, settled February 3, 1858, dismissed 
January 16, 1873; Rev. Leverett S. Woodworth, settled October 29, 





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SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 221 

1874, dismissed December 4, 1879; Rev. John T. Blades, settled 
September 14, 1S80 dismissed March 19, i88g; Rev. Napoleon R. 
•Thompson, preached from July 15, 1889, to July 15, 1893. 

Clerks of the South Congregational Chtcrch, Campello. — Since the 
organization of this church the usual practice was for the pastor to per- 
form the duties of church clerk, till quite recently they have been 
elected yearly. The first name we find on the list of elected persons 
for that office was Josiah W. Ivingman, elected January 9, 1837. Other 
persons were elected as clerks and clerk pro tern., among whom are the 
following names : Jason Keith, April 24, 1838; Rev. Daniel Hunting- 
ton, March i, 1840; Gary Howard, May 5, 185 i ; Spencer W. Noyes, 
May 19, 185 I, '52, '53; Albert Keith, April 13, 1854; Rev. David T. 
Packard, April 20, 1855; Albert Keith, September iS, 1856; Flavel 
B. Keith, February i, 1872 ; Rev. L. S. Wood worth, October 29, 1874, 
to December 4, 1879; Rufus P. Keith, January 22, 1S79 ; George E. 
Keith, February 19, 1880, to January i, 1S89; Warren T. Copeland, 
January i, 18S9; Rufus P. Keith, January 22, 1890, '91, '92, '93, and 
is the present incumbent. 

Sabbath School. — One of the first things done after the organization 
of the church at Campello in 1837, was to form a Sabbath school, 
which has been continued under able superintendents to the present 
time. 

Josiah W. Kingman was the first superintendent on the list, followed 
by Martin L. Keith, Barnabas H. Gray, Arza B. Keith, Albert Keith, 
Russell Alden, Preston B. Keith, Harold C. Childs and Rev. Adelbert 
F. Keith. 

Semicentennial Celebration — One of the most memorable 
gatherings of the church at Campello was the celebration of semi-cen- 
tennial of the "South Congregational Church," which took place on 
Monday, the third day of January, 1887. 

On the day previous, being Sunday, the pastor. Rev. John T. Blades, 
preached an historical sermon upon the fiftieth anniversary of the 
church. A large audience was present. An invitation having been 
given to the past members of the choir to be present and take part in 
the singing, between forty and fifty accepted the invitation, among 



222 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

whom was Deacon Gary Howard, Mrs. Betsy Keith and Mrs. Susan C. 
Foss. 

The music was under the direction of Deacon S. Franklin Packard, 
who had a long time been a leader of the choir, and Ziba Gary Keith, 
as organist. In the evening the Sabbath school held their anniversary, 
the exercises being under the charge of the superintendent, Preston 
Bond Keith. Barnabas H. Gray, an ex superintendent, was present, 
and favored the meeting with remarks appropriate to the occasion, 
after which Rev. Asa Bullard, the well known Sunday school teacher 
of Boston, delivered an interesting address. 

At five o'clock Monday evening a supper was served to the members 
of the church, when two hundred and sixty-five persons sat down to 
the tables, who were waited upon by forty of the younger members. 
Ladies with white aprons, and gentlemen assistants. 

A table was set in the ladies' parlor for the invited guests, among 
whom were Rev. Charles W. Wood of Bridgewater, Mass., a former 
pastor, and his wife, Rev. L. S Wood worth, another former pastor, and 
his wife, of East Providence, R. I., Rev. Adelbert F. Keith, a native of 
Gampello, then settled -at Providence, together with his wife, Rev. 
Douglas Garlisle of the First Ghurch in Brockton, and wife. Rev. F. A. 
Warfield of the Porter Ghurch, Brockton, and wife. Rev. H. E. Gooke 
of the Methodist Ghurch in Gampello, and wife, ex Senator Hon. H. 
W. Robinson and wife of Brockton, Bradford Kingman and wife of 
Brookline, Mass., former residents of Gampello, Arza B. Keith of Brain- 
tree, a former resident of Gampello, Albert Keith and wife, and past 
and present deacons of the church. 

Remarks of welcome were made by the pastor. Rev. Mr. Blades, then 
singing of the doxology, " Praise God from whom all blessings flow," 
after which prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Warfield. Next in order 
was the calling of the roll of church members by the church clerk, 
George E. Keith, followed with singing by a double quartette. 

Out of three hundred and ten members only thirty were unable to 
respond to the roll call, and but one of the original members was pres- 
ent, viz: Mrs. Sylvia P. Howard. The Divine blessing was then in- 
voked by Rev. Gharles W. Wood, and the company were invited to 
partake of the bountiful array of good things set before them. After 



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223 



an hour and a half had been spent in discussing tlie merits of the feast^ 
the company repaired to the audience room of the church, where after 
congratulations were extended and old acquaintances renewed, the 
formal exercises were fittingly conducted, as follows: Singing, " Home- 
land," Hon. Ziba C. Keith, organist; quartette; reading of Scripture; 
prayer; hymn composed by a former pastor' of the church, tune 'Old 
Hundred." 



Rich is the heritage we claim. 
Whom Thou has made their favored heirs ; 
Their cherished faith, their honest fame, 
Their love, their counsels, and their pray- 
ers. 



They left us freedom, honor, truth ; 



God of our Fathers : liear the song 

Their grateful sons united raise. 

While round their hallowed grove we 

throng. 
To think and speak of other days. 

To Thee, their daily vows were paid ; 

To Thee, their hearts and lives were given Oh, may these rich bequests descend 

And by Thy guidance and Thine aid. From son to son, from age to youth, 

They trod the pilgrim path to heaven. And bless our church till time shall end. 

Then followed interesting reminiscences by Rev. Mr. Wood of 
Bridgewater, Rev. Adelbert F. Keith of Providence, R. I., and Rev. L. 
S. Woodworth of East Providence, R. I. The following hymn com- 
posed by one of the oldest members of the church,- especially for this 
occasion, was sung. Tune, '■ St. Thomas." 



To God, who reigns on high. 
We bring our grateful song. 
Ascribing to his love and power 
What doth to Him belong. 

Our Fathers, where are they ? 
They laid the corner stone, 
And tru.sted to a wiser hand 
To rear this church thereon. 



Nor was their trust in vain. 

For shelter in this place, 

How many souls have learned to sing 

Of His redeeming grace. 

Let us renew our strength 
And labor with our might; 
Till all within our influence 
Have seen the glorious light. 



Greetings were from the mother church by Rev. Mr. Carlisle ; from 
the sister church, by Rev. Mr. Warfield ; from the neighboring church, 
by Rev. H. E. Cooke. 

After music by the double quartette, benediction was pronounced by 
Rev. Adelbert F. Keith, and a notable occasion came to an end. 

Re-Dedication of the Meeting- House. — During the year 1888, 
the South Congregational Church having become straitened for want 



' Rev, Daniel Huntington. 
- Miss Sarah Paclcard. 



224 _ HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of room in their church, in that rapidly growing section, known as 
Campello, thought it best to enlarge their church edifice. A commit- 
tee was chosen to have the charge of remodehng and improving the 
same. This committee was composed of the following persons, viz. : 
Caleb H. Packard, Ziba C. Keith, S. Franklin Packard, Samuel French, 
Rufus P. Keith, George E. Keith, Preston B. Keith, George Churchill, 
George E. Taber and Elmer L. Keith. 

Upon the completion of the same, the committee arranged a colla- 
tion for those who worship at this church, Thursday evening, January 
3, 1889, being its fifty-third anniversary, from 5:30 to 7:30. By half 
past seven P. M. the church was filled by an audience estimated at twelve 
hundred persons. 

The front of the pulpit was covered with potted plants, and flowers 
stood upon the desks on the platform. Behind this wall of natural 
beauty sat Rev. Messrb. J. T. Blades, F. A. VVarfield, H. E. Cooke and 
G. W. Lawton of this city, and Rev. Smith Baker, D.D., of Lowell. 
After the organ voluntary the congregation rose and sang the old dox- 
ology. " Praise God from whom all blessings flow." Then the choir of 
twenty-one voices sang the anthem, " King all Glorious," and Rev. Mr. 
Cooke of the Campello M. E. Church invoked the Divine blessing. 
After this the church quartette, consisting of Misses Clara F. Drake 
and Eliza J. Porter, and Messrs. F. A. Dunham and M. F. James, sang 
"The Lord is Exalted." Rev. Mr. Lawton of the Warren Avenue 
Baptist Cluirch read the Scriptures, and then the male octette gave a 
selection, '■ Remember Thou Thy Creator " This octette consists of 
Messrs.' F. A. Dunham, George Churchill, S. Frankin Packard, Frank 
E. Packard, M. F. James, Dr. J, S. Allen, Preston B. Keith and Dr. N. 
D. King. 

An eloquent address then followed by Rev. Smith Baker, D.D., of 
Lowell. The reverend speaker took his text Haggai IL, 9: "The 
latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former." Houses, 
the preacher said, have ideas. The Indian's wigwam and the New 
Englander's cottage have the same object, but they present different 
ideas. This is even more true of meeting houses. The mosque, syna- 
goge, cathedral, and Protestant church all have the object of worship- 
ing God, but they present different ideas. And in like manner do the 



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meeting houses of the different sects of the Protestant faith show diver- 
sified ideas. 

But, the speaicer said, I speak on the " latter glory of this house." 
The coming church will greatly differ from the present. The Catholics 
have the right idea in having their houses of worship continually open. 
The coming church will do this. It will be a house where all may feel 
at rest in peace. Every church will be the people's church. It will be 
a school house, where the Christian religion will be taught ; it will be a 
work- shop, where the work of attacking sin will be laid out. The 
church, then, will be a young men's Christian association in its care for 
young men It will be a laboratory where men may meet, compare 
notes, and lift each other up higher. Here the experimental work will 
be discussed. It will be a temple of worship all the time, as our Roman 
friends have it — not a temple on Sunday and a tomb the rest of the 
week. By-and-by the church will be as far in advance of us as we are 
in advance of our forefathers. Then it will be a type of the Heavenly 
home to which we will all soon go. 

After the address the choir sang an anthem, " Gloria," with cornet 
obligate by Mr. Otho Hayward. A fervent dedicatory prayer was 
made by Rev. F. A. Warfield of the Porter church, after which the 
congregation sang the Congregational hymn to the tune " Boylston." 

I love Thy Kingdom, Lord, For her my tears shall fall, 

The house of Thine abode. For her my prayers ascend ; 

The Church our blest Redeemer saved To her my cares and toils be given, 

With his own precious blood. Till toils and cares shall end. 

I love thy Cliurch, O God; Beyond my highest joy 

Her walls before Thee stand, I prize her heavenly ways. 

Dear as the apple of Thine eye. Her sweet communion, solemn vows, 

And graven on Thine hand. Her hymns of love and praise. 

The alterations in the church, which were very much admired by 
those in attendance at the opening services, have been made by Con- 
tractor S. L. Ryder of this city, under the direction of the building com- 
mittee. A new entrance has been put in the southwesterly corner of 
the building. Entering here the door on the right leads to the vestry, 
and the stairs on the right lead to the choir gallery and rooms. Fif- 
teen feet have been added to both the north and south sides of the ves- 
try, and when desirable this capacious room can be divided into two 

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226 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

by the sliding doors, the whole then making a large and a small vestry. 
The ladies' parlor opens from the vestry on the west side, and upon the 
east side is the entrance to the kitchen and library, and also to the vesti- 
bule. The windows of the vestry are all new and of cathedral glass. 

The new and improved auditorium is one of surpassing beauty in all 
its appointments, and now eclipses any other auditorium in this portion 
of the State. Additional width has been given to the floor of this room, 
and the gallery has been extended until it occupies three sides. The 
pulpit and the organ have been brought forward four feet. There are 
three entrances to this room, two from the vestibule and one on the 
right of the pulpit which leads up from the little new vestibule. 

The pews are of ash, with curved backs, and are set in semi- circular 
rows. They were made by Geo. H. Grant & Swayne, Richmond, In- 
diana, and put in by their agent, T. B. Bridgeman of Boston. The 
chairs in the gallery number 206, and are of the Cincinnati Music Hall 
pattern, made by Robert Mitchell & Co., Cincinnati. The cushions are 
of felt, and were made by Geo. C. Bent of Boston. The carpets are in- 
grain. That upon the floor was from Goldthwaite's, and that in the 
gallery from Fray's, and both were furnished by the ladies. The chan- 
delier is one of the Fisk reflectors, and is a beautiful piece of work. 

The most strikingly beautiful features of the new interior are the sev- 
eral memorial windows, in which the light is sifted through glass pic- 
tures of lovely coloring and impressive design. The first, placed at the 
right of the pulpit, represents Rebecca at the well, and is inscribed : 

In Memory of JosrAH W. Kingjian, died December 4, 1S84. 

A window on the left of the pulpit represents " The Sower," and is 

In Memory ok Ziba, Arza, Bela, Charles and Jason Keith, Founders and Bene- 
factors OF THIS Church and Society. 

On the south side of the auditorium, above the gallery, Caleb H. 
Packard has placed a window representing "Faith," in memory of 
his father and inscribed "Packard." On the north side, above the 
gallery, is a window from which Miriam looks down in all her loveli- 
ness. This piece of art was paid for by the church. Besides these there 
is a scroll window and a window of the golden candlestick, and one in 
the vestibule displays an open Bible. 



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The frescoing of the auditorium, which was done by Pindikowsky, is 
in the higliest degree artistic in drawing and in the harmonious blend- 
ing of soft tints, and is most agreeable to the eye. The decoration 
around tire organ loft and on the organ pipes is particularly noticeable. 

All the windows of the auditorium and the vestibule are of stained 
glass. A new boiler and engine have been put in, and nothing has 
been left undone to make this at once one of the finest and most com- 
plete church edifices in Plymouth county. About 400 additional seats 
have been put in, giving a total seating capacity of 1,000. The im- 
provements and alterations have cost $20,000. 



CHAPTER XI. 



New Jerusalem Church — Original Members' — Doctrines of Charity and Faith — ■ 
First Meeting-house — Second Meeting-house — Description of the New Church Temple 
— Fiftieth Anniversary — Ministry of Rev. Warren Goddard — Ministry of Rev. Henry 
E. Goddard —Memorial Windows — Toung People's Society — List of Officers for 1893 — 
Quakers or Friends — Second Congregational Society — Act of Incorporation — Dedica- 
tion of Meeting-house — Ministry of Rev. John Goldsbury. 

NEW Jerusalem Church. — The knowledge of the *' New Church " 
doctrines were introduced into this part of the country by the Rev. 
Holland Weeks, of Abington, Mass., who was dismissed from his society 
in that town about the year 1820 for having become a believer in them, 
which circumstance created no little excitement at the time, and was the 
means of inducing some others to look into the subject, and to become 
believers themselves. The first society of receivers of the doctrines in 
this place was formed in 1827, and consisted of ten members, namely, 
Sidney Perkins, Nathaniel B. Harlow, William French, Martin Beal, 
Jabez Field, John Field, of North Bridgsvvater, Isaiah Noyes, Daniel 
Noyes, Elisha Faxon, and Austin Cobb, of Abington. In 1828 the 
number had increased to twenty. During that year a hall was fitted up 
in the house of Jabez Field, to hold public meetings. Rev. Eleazer 
Smith preached for them once a month, from 1827 to 183 i, and after- 
wards every Sabbath, till 1834. In 1S3 i the hall owned by Maj. Nathan 



228 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Hayward was occupied by the society for meetings, and, still later, the 
building previously used by the Second Congregational Society, or 
better known as the " Unitarian Meeting-house." Also the hall over 
the hotel, then kept by Edward E. Bennett In 1832 the society 
petitioned the Legislature for an act of incorporation as a religious society, 
which was granted, as may be seen by the following, act dated March 
3, 1832, and styled, — 

THE FIRST SOCIETY OF THE NEW JERUSALEM CHDRCH IN NORTH BHIDGEWATER. 

Be it enacted by the Senate ajid House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and 

by authority of the Same. 

That Jabez Field, Lucius Field. James A. Tolman, Ruel Richmond, Robert Stoddar<l, 
Nahum Smith, Rufus Dorr, Orville Handy, Winslow B. Cushman, James Humphrey, 
William French, Bphraim Howard, Josiah Packard, Charles Howard, Nathaniel B. 
Harlow, Lyman Clark, Sidney Perkins, Eleazer Smith, John Field, Sanford Brett, Samuel 
Howard, Marcus Shaw, William Faxon, John Ide, and Arnold Hunt, together with those 
who have associated, or may hereafter associate with them, or their Successor^, for the 
purpose of public worship, be, and they hereby are, incorporated into a religious Society 
known by the name of the " First Society of the New Jerusalem Church," in the town of 
North Bridgewater, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the duties and 
liabilities of Parishes, according to the Constitution and Laws of this Commonwealth. 

Be it further enacted, that the said Society shall be capable in law to purchase, hold, 
and dispose of any estate, either real or personal, not exceeding the sum of Twenty 
Thousand Dollars, for the Support of public Worship, and for other lawful Parochial pur- 
poses. 

The first meeting held under the provisions of the above acts was 
held Aprils, '832, at the house of Jabez Field, at which William French 
was chosen moderator; Lyman Clark, clerk and treasurer; Jabez Field, 
collector ; John Field, Nathaniel B. Harlow, and Marcus Shaw, 
prudential committee. In August, 1834, Rev. Haskell M. Carll was in- 
vited to preach to the society, which he continued to do about three 
years. On the 7th of December, 1834, he organized a church in the 
society. Soon after in September,. 1835, the building of the first house 
of worship in the town of that denomination was commenced, and was 
dedicated on Saturday, January 16, 1836. There were present at the 
dedication Rev. H. M. Carll, the pastor of the society ; Rev. Thomas 
Worcester, of Boston ; Rev. Adonis Howard, of East Bridgewater. 
The dedicatory service was read by Rev. Mr. Carll ; sermon, by R.ev. T. 
Worcester ; reading of the Word, by Rev. Adonis Howard. Mr. Carll 



NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. 229 

left the society in the fall of 1837, and Rev. Warren Goddard, the late 
pastor, commenced preaching for them October 14, 1838 ; and January 
of the next year (1839), an invitation was extended to him to settle with 
them as tlicir pastor. This call was accepted, and he was ordained tlie 
19th of September, 1839. The following are tiie doctrines of Charity 
and ?"aith : 

1. That God is one in essence and in person, that from love towards men he assumed 
humanity and glorified it, and that he thus became God with us, the Sa?iour and 
Redeemer, Jesus Christ. 

2. That the word is divine Truth proceeding from the Lord; that it was written by 
inspiration, and is adapted to all the various states of Angels and men, and that thus it is 
the divine Medium by which men are conaociated with Angels and by which men and 
Angels are conjoined with the Lord. 

3. That the Lord alone is the Source of Genuine life, the precepts of which are the 
ten Commandments; that these precepts are to be obeyed by man as of himself, with 
the acknowledgment that the will and power to do them are of the Lord alone. And 
thus that men are regenerated and Saved by the Lord, by means of a life according to 
his precepts." 

First Meeting-HoliSE. — The first house of worship was fifty-eight 
feet in length, forty feet in width, and twenty feet high ; spire, sixty five 
feet high, painted white, with green blinds. The interior contained 
fifty-two pews, besides a neat, plain pulpit and a small choir-gallery. 
The building was situated on land purchased of Sidney Perkins, and 
was near the head of Linden street, the building and land costing about 
three thousand dollars. This building was afterwards sold and used as 
an academy by S. D. Hunt, but has since been given up for that pur- 
pose. 

Second Meeting- House — This society worshiped in the old house 
above described until the dedication of another house, which had been 
built to suit the wants of the growing society, and which took place 
January 22, 1857. The services commenced about ten o'clock in the 
forenoon, and were conducted by the pastor. Rev. Mr. Goddard, and 
were of a deeply impressive character, well fitted to bring the hearer 
into a state receptive of his love who desires our offerings, " to the end 
that he may more abundantly enrich us with spiritual blessings." The 
weather was such on that day, so very severe, that but few, com- 
paratively, were present, and those mostly from the people of the town. 
The services were reading of the Psalm cxxii., followed by a chanting 



230 filSTORY OF BROCKTOK. 

from an appropriate selection (No. 80, Psalm Ixxxiv.). After which 
Psalm cxxxii. and others were read responsively by both pastor and peo- 
ple of the society standing, mostly in front of the desk, and responding 
as an act on their part of offering up the house to the worship and ser- 
vice of the Lord. The music was not only appropriate, but well per- 
formed. After the exercises were over, a collation was partaken of in 
the hall below by nearly all who had been present, including many from 
the neighboring societies, and a very pleasant season of social interview 
closed the exercises of the day. 

Description of the New Church Temple. — This church is 

situated on a spacious lot of ground, bordered with trees of considerable 
size, fronting the west. The dimensions of the main building are sev- 
enty-nine by fift3r-six feet. It is built in the Italian style, with a plain 
square tower at the west (front) end, eighty-eight feet in height, and 
twenty-two feet square, projecting ten and a half feet forward from the 
main building. The entrance in front is by a wide double door into the 
vestibule, from which there is an ascent by eleven easy steps into side 
entries, or lobbies, from which one enters the body of the church. Tliis 
measures sixty one by forty-five feet, and contains one hundred and 
two pews, all on the miin floor, there being no side galleries. They 
are arranged in semi-circular order, without doors, cushioned, and cov- 
ered with crimson damask. The floor is handsomely carpeted, and 
walls and ceiling elegantly painted in fresco. On the east side is a pro- 
jection of four feet deep by thirty-two wide, a space for the tabernacle, 
a repository for the word in the centre, and for a small private room 
each side of it. The tabernacle consists of an ark of fine cabinet-work, 
overhung with crimson curtains. Over it is the inscription in large let- 
ters, " Behold the tabernacle of God is with man." To the right of it, 
but standing out in front, on the edge of the platform, is the pulpit, 
which is of octagonal form and, like the tabernacle, of black walnut. 
The communion-table stands at the left side. The organ-loft is within 
the body of the tower, opposite the pulpit, having in front a small 
gallery for the singers, elevated about eight feet above the pew-floor. 
There is a basement of brick, affording space for a hall under the whole 
main building, to which there is an entrance from the vestibule within, 
and also by doors from without, at the northwest and southwest cor- 





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tiers. The supeistructure is of wood, colored in imitation of freestone. 
The house is provided with a good-toned organ, of suitable size and 
capacity, manufactured by George Stevens, esq. 

Martin Wales, esq., of Stoughton, presented the society with two 
thousand dollars towards paying the expense of building the new house. 
Chandler Sprague, Lyman Clark, and George W. Bryant were building 
committee; Jason Perkins, contractor. 

Fiftieth Anniversary. — Mr. Goddard lived to celebrate the 
fiftieth anniversary of his ordination on the nineteenth day of Septem- 
ber, 1889, which was a noteworthy occasion. There was a large 
gathering of friends of the aged clergyman, among whom were Rev. 
Warren Goddard, of Providence, R. I.; Rev. W. Hinkley, of BrookHne; 
Rev. J. E. Werren, of Abington ; G. F. Stearns, of Mansfield ; Rev. 
Henry E. Goddard, Rev. F. A. Warfield, and Rev. Frank P. Parkin, of 
Brockton ; Messrs. F. E. White, Ellis Brett, Henry Bryant, George S. 
Bryant, Rufus C. Kimball, Eben G. Rhodes, Rufus P. Kingman, Fred 
R. French, and Charles Lincoln, of Brockton, beside many others. 

The services on this occasion commenced promptly at two o'clock p. M., 
organist T. P. Swift playing a voluntary, after which the church choir, 
composed of E. S. Laird, George Knight and Misses Bertha Nash and 
Alice Wade, sang an anthem, "The Lord's My Light." Scriptures 
were read bj' Rev. T. O. Paine, LL D. of Elm wood, followed with 
prayer. After singing of the "Portuguese Hymn" by the congrega- 
tion, Rev. Joseph Pettee, a life long friend of Mr. Goddard, a clergy- 
man of Abington, made the address, and said: 

His labors have looked constantly to the end of making the power and great glory 
in which the Lord is now revealing himself a reality in the church in the world. In 
his teacliing he has bad constantly the end in view, whether it has been in his conscious 
thought or not, to contribute to the result ; and he not only did this in the beginning 
of his work, he has continued to do it. This interior reception to which he has applied 
himself needs continually to be taking place, and to be performing effective work in this di- 
rection, to be laboring successfully to give these high and holy truths a large place in the 
generations as they come forward, is to do the work of charity, of love to the neigh- 
bor, in one of its highest forms ; for it is promoting in men the development of that 
which, by bringing them near to the Lord and much under His influence, is greatly 
improving their well-being and happiness. 

After remarks by F. A. Dewson, esq., of Newton, for the laity, 
" Blest be the Tie that Binds Our Hearts in Christian Love " was sung 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



by the congregation, after which Rufus C. Kimball made an address in 
behalf of the Brockton Society. Rev. T. F. Wright, of Bridgewater, 
representative of the societies in the vicinity of Brockton, said : 

We all know Mr. Goddard, and only to love him. Cicero gives a description of an 
" old in young and young in old " man, which fits this venerable clergyman very well. 

After some further remarks by Rev. Mr. Wright, he read the fol- 
lowing poem by Miss Olive F. Howard : 



'Tis fifty years ago to-day 

Since our good pastor came 
To lead us in the way of life 

And heavenly truths proclaim. 

But few among his people now 

Can recollect the lime 
When he was ordained in our midst, 

In ripened manhood's prime. 

New Churchmen then were looked upon 

As half insane, or mad ; 
One scarcely dared believe the truth. 

Or own it if he had. 

He came to tell us of the Lord, 

The only life and light ; 
That His commandments must be kept 

If we would live aright. 

More precious far than gold or gems 

Is His most holy word ; 
We must forsake our sins, and love 

Our neighbors and the Lord. 

For us our pastor spent his strength : 

Our good he always sought ; 
By precept and example, too, 

He faithfully has taught. 

He labored through discouragements 

And trials most severe, 
But Providence protected him 

And brought him safely here. 

Now, dear pastor, bless this people ; 

Charge them that they do not stray — 
That in love they may be united — 

Bless them, ere you pass away. 



Some seed that he had sown in hearts 
That seemed both hard and cold. 

May yet spring up to bless his hand. 
And bear a thousand-fold. 

The little band of members then, 

Who met each Sabbath day. 
Have done their earthly work, and all 

But one have passed away. 

And others came to fill their place 

Within the house of prayer; 
Yet still we miss the aged ones 

Who lately worshiped here. 

But like a full and ripened sheaf 

Our aged pastor stands. 
And patiently and calmly waits 

The angel reaper's hand. 

His faithful partner by his side 

Has bravely done her best 
To make him happy in his age, 

And his last days be blest. 

His children, usefully engaged 

Each in their various ways, 
Stand up to crown his life, and smooth 

His now declining days. 

And when he bids this world adieu 
Then may he hear the word : 

" Well done, thou good and faithful one, 
Thou servant of the Lord." 





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Mr. James Reed then read the following original poem : 

Friend of my infancy and youth, A single word is mine to say, 

No less beloved in manhood's prime, First spoken by our Lord above. 

Thou faithful minister of truth Then caught by angels on its way 

Through fifty years of earthly time. To earth: that blessed word is love. 

Most gladly do I join my feet Faith, hope and love : — these three abide. 
With those that come, a grateful throng, To gladden all our heavenward way ; 

To bring the loving tribute meet To bid the storms of sin subside. 
Of speech and poesy and song. To turn our darkness into day. 

And truly, as the apostle saith. 

Love is the greatest of the three ; 
It sweetens all our hope and faith, 

And crowns this golden jubilee. 

The following original hymn, by Miss Olive F. Howard, was then 
sung to the tune of " Greenville :" 

Heavenly Father, be thou with us Very aged ones find winter 

As we now assemble here ; Cold and frosty with its gloom ; 

Aged pastor with his people. But 'tis cheered by hopes of spring-time 
Where he's lived for fifty year. In the world beyond the tomb. 

Ever with the young 'tis spring-time, Heavenly Father, smile upon us, 

Manhood calls it summers hours ; Throw thy loving sunlight o'er 

But 'tis autumn with the aged — Both the pastor and the people ; 

Autumn fruits and autumn flowers. Bless them now and evermore. 

Mr. Goddard lived but a short time after the above occasion, having 
for several weeks been graduallj' failing in health, till Tuesday evening 
at six o'clock on the 29th day of October, 1889, he passed away. 

Rev. Warren Goddard, the late lamented and highly respected 
citizen, as well as beloved pastor of the New Jerusalem Church in 
Brockton, was the son of Dr. John and Mary (Langdon) Goddard, born 
in Portsmouth, N. H., September 12, 1800. Mr. Goddard has an 
ancestry of which one might well be proud. The family is one of the 
early settlers in New England, and have always been prominent in the 
building up of and caring for the interests of the town of their adop- 
tion. 

The first of this name which we find is William Goddard, of London, 
England, the seventh son of Edward Goddard, a wealthy farmer of 
Norfolk. He came to America in 1665, and his wife with three sons 

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234 HISTOR? OF BROCKTON. 

came over the following year, and settled in Watertown, where lie was 
a school teacher, or one " to teach such as should be sent to him to 
learn the Latin tongue." 

Joseph, the son of William, settled on a farm in Brookline, Mass., 
and married Deborah Tread way, and had a son John, 1669, who mar- 
ried, September 4, 1729, Hannah Stone, who removed from Brookline 
to Worcester, Mass., in 1745, leaving John, born May 28, 1730, who 
married Hannah, born July 16, 1735, daughter of Nathaniel Seaver, 
and granddaughter of Benjamin and Susanna White, one of the earliest 
settlers of Brookline, and a prominent as well as a wealthy citizen, on 
the old homestead. He was a representative from Brookline six years. 
They had a son John, November 12, 1756. Graduated from Harvard 
College, was a physician in Portsmouth, and afterward a druggist. 
Married Mary, daughter of Rev. Samuel Langdon, D.D., of Portsmouth, 
afterwards president of Harvard College The subject of this sketch 
was fitted for college at Portsmouth Academy, and entered Harvard 
University September, 1815, one year in advance; graduated from 
there in the class of August, 18 18, with the celebrated lawyer, Hon. 
Sidney Bartlett, Dr. Thomas Worcester, Dr. Farley Brooks, and other 
distinguished men of a generation ago. He lived to become one of the old- 
est graduates in point of age and in point of graduation. In the spring 
of 1 8 19 Mr. Goddard became satisfied of the truths contained in the 
writings of Emanuel Swedenborg, and entered as a student of theology 
in the family of Rev. Thaddeus M. Harris, D.D., of Dorchester, Mass- 
Upon the completion of his studies, there was but one society of the 
New Church in all New England, that in Boston, with scarcely a score 
of members, and that already provided with a pastor elect, and the 
few societies in the United States being also provided with ministers, 
he was obliged to postpone his former purpose of entering the ministry 
until there should be some society needing ministerial services. 

At this time an opening presented itself in the academy at Sandwich, 
Mass. He therefore accepted the office of principal, and was very suc- 
cessful, commencing with twelve pupils, all belonging in that town. 
Soon after this applications for admission continued to increase, first 
from the adjoining towns, then from more distant places, even as far 
south as South Carolina. At the end of two years he commenced and 



NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. 235 

pursued the study of law in the office of the late Lieutenant-Governor 
John Reed, of Yarmouth, Mass., and was admitted to the bar of Barn- 
stable county ; practiced law two years in Barnstable, and nearly a 
year in Boston, in connection with Professor Parsons, when, becoming 
dissatisfied with the practice, so far as it related to the management 
before juries, he relinquished the practice of law, and accepted an ap- 
pointment as principal of the English and classical school at Princeton, 
Mass., where he labored two or three years with signal success. Several 
societies having during this time been formed, and needing ministerial 
services, Mr. Goddard returned to the profession of his first choice, and 
after preaching and receiving several calls to settle in Abington, Port- 
land, and North Bridgewater (now Brockton), he at length settled at 
the latter place, where he was installed September 19, 1839, and where 
he has continued to labor in the ministry until 1865, when he resigned. 
He was one of the most acceptable and useful New Church ministers to 
be found in the country. 

We have seen that Mr. Goddard has been a school teacher, a lawyer, 
and a clergyman in the course of his useful and upright life, 

Mr. Goddard married first, Mary, daughter of Melatiah Tobey, of 
Sandwich, Mass., August 6, 1829. 
Children : 

I — Benjamin, born August 27, 1832, Catherine Badger of Everett. 

11 — Joseph Warren, born August 11, 1835, died March 9, 1838. 

Ill — Mary, born November 7, 1837, died May 19, 1862. 

IV — John, born October 9, 1839, Mary E. Burnham of Chicago, 111. 

V — James Frederic, born January 28, 1842, married Virginia Burn- 
ham of Chicago, 111. (See his biography in this volume.) 

VI — Nathaniel Langdon, born June 6, 1847, <^'sd September 6, 1847. 

The mother died July 4, 1827. He then married Sarah, daughter of 
Captain John and Betsy Eldridge, of Yarmouth, Mass., January i, 
1849. 

Children : 

VII — Warren, born October 10, 1849, married Alice C. Wellington 
of Brookline. (See biographical notice in this volume.) 

VIII — Sarah Eldridge, born November 15, 1850. 

XI — Henry Edward, born May 20, 1852, married first, Mary E. Out- 
calt of Cincinnati, Ohio, second, Harriet S. Faxon of Brockton. 



236 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

X — Asa Eldridge, born April 2, 1854. Jennie B. Beaman of Cincin- 
nati, Ohio, formerly a teacher in Washington University, of St. Louis, 
Mo., but is now assistant principal of the Waltham New Jerusalem school 
of Waltham, Mass., a school in which boys and girls are fitted for 
college. 

Ministry of Rev. Henry Edward Goddard — The present pas- 
tor is the son of Rev. Warren and Sarah (Eldridge) Goddard ; was 
born in Brockton, May 20, 1852, graduated at the high school in his 
native town in 1871. Graduated with high honor in his class and took 
the first position as an essay writer, and in rhetoric. The degree of A.B. 
was conferred on him in 1875. After a three years' course of study in 
the New Jerusalem Theological School, at- Waltham. Mass., and one 
year at Cornell University, he became assistant pastor of the New Jeru- 
salem Church in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained pastor of the 
church in Brockton, September 24, 1876, Rev. Joseph Pettee, of Abing- 
ton, Mass., preaching the sermon on that occasion. Mr. Goddard has 
served the town on the school committee three years. 

In February, 1893, Mr. Goddard made an extensive tour to the Med- 
iterranean, visiting the Holy Land, traveling and studying thoroughly 
the whole country, including Palestine, Rome, Egypt and other noted 
localities. 

Mr. Goddard married first, Mary E. Outcalt, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 
December 31, 1878. 
Children : 

I — Samuel Warren, born February 5, 1881. 

II — Ruth, born September 2, 1884. 

The mother died June 28, 1887. He then married Harriet S., born 
November 18, 1859, daughter of William and Clarrissa (Seamans) 
Faxon of Brockton, May 7, 1889. 

Rev. Warren Goddard preached for twenty- five years and resigned. 
After his retirement, Rev. Messrs. Mitchell, Seward and others filled the 
pulpit, but there was no settled minister for eleven years, till Rev. Henry 
E. Goddard was ordained pastor of the church, thus making forty-six 
years of service in the pulpit by father and son. 

In 1884 the society made many alterations in the church building, 
adding rooms and in other ways greatly improving the edifice. 



NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. 237 

In November, 1891, many improvements and changes were made in 
the church edifice, among vvhicli we note the following. The organ 
was removed from the front gallery to a niche built for that purpose be- 
side the pulpit at the east end. The woodwork of the chancel has been 
changed to oak, and the pulpit furniture is of the same material. The 
communion table has the following carved on its front: " In remembrance 
of me." The interior has been newly carpeted, and the pews newly 
upholstered in brown cover. Electric lights have been introduced with 
two brass chandeliers, which were the gift of Mrs. F. L. Hathaway, and 
various changes in the vestry and rooms below, which are of the best, 
including an elegant room in which the " Young People's Society " hold 
their weekly meetings. 

But the crowning excellence of all these improvements are the 
memorial windows of colored glass, of which we give a brief descrip- 
tion. 

Memorial Windows. — From the earliest days there has been a de- 
sire to perpetuate the memory of those whom we have held dear, and 
there are various methods by which we can show our regard for our de- 
parted friends. A common one is by erection of marble or granite 
monuments in the graveyards and cemeteries, but of all the various 
kinds of memorials to our deceased friends, nothing surpasses the brasses 
or tablets, and the memorial windows placed in our churches, where 
one has been a supporter and believer in the doctrines of that particular 
church. In the erection of memorial windows to worthy objects of our 
attention and respect, a lesson is taught to future generations. Memo- 
rial buildings are one form of commemoration of loved ones, but the 
memorial windows are exceedingly appropriate, and are a lasting tribute 
to departed worth. 

During the extensive alterations and changes made in the above 
named church, 1 891, several of these memorials were placed in the win- 
dows of the New Jerusalem Church edifice in Brockton, which are from 
the manufactory of F. M. Whipple & Co., of Boston. 

Prominent among these is the window to the memory of the late 
Josiah Packard, which is on the northeast corner of the church, and ad- 
joining the organ section. The background has a blue coloring, repre- 
senting the sky, while in the foreground is a purple dove suspended in 



238 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

the air. An urn is in the body of the window, from which proceeds a 
vine. The inscription on the window is as follows: 

JosiAH AND Betsey (Denny) Packard. 
1802-1864. 1802-187.3. 

Next comes the window erected to the memory of George W. Bry- 
ant, by his widow, Mrs. Lucy W. Bryant. It has a center panel with 
pink background, scroll pattern in handsome colors, and a pretty 
border. In the center of the whole is a cross with a golden crown. 
The inscription reads: 

In Memory of GeoRGE W. Bryant. 
1810-1883. 

The next window is rich in design, containing in the centre a sheaf 
of wheat, the whole surmounted by a delicate sprig. In a scroll panel 
is this inscription : 

In Memory of Samuel and Mary Carlton Howard. 
1799-1875. 1800-1859. 

An elegant window is that contributed by the children of Captain 
Henry French. The design is something of an oriental order, with 
borders within borders, with a beautiful shade of yellow for a back- 
ground. It is studded with jewels and has a scroll top. 

In the center is an open Bible, on the leaf of which on either side 
one may read on the left hand : " Our Father which art in Heaven, 
Hallowed be," while on the opposite leaf are the words Included in the 
Lord's prayer, " Thy name. Thy kingdom come, They will be done." 

The inscription on tiie above window is as follows : 

In Memory of Henry and Emily French. 
1798-1889. 1805-1884. 

Directly opposite the pulpit to the left, on the south side of the 
church, is a window to the memory of Zibeon Shaw and his wife. This 
has a beautiful shade of light green for a background ; in the center of 
an oval is a full figure in purple, at the feet of which, in a scroll, are the 
words " Holy, Holy, Holy." On a yellow ground is the inscription: 

In Memory of Zibeon and Marcia D. Suaw. 
1810-1854. 1824-1857. 

A window to the memory of Charles L. Hathaway is the next con- 
tribution to these memorial windows, by Mrs. Hathaway. It has a 



NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH. 239 

foliated border of prelty design, and as Mr. Hathaway was a person of 
fine tastes and had a great fondness for Jacqueminot roses, a bunch of 
this beautiful plant is enclosed in a circle, forming the central figure of 
the window, while the top of the window has an Easter lily, emblem- 
atical of purity. The inscription on this window is as follows: 

In Memory of Charles Little Hatuaway. 
1815-1884. 

The middle window on the south side of the church is the gift of 
Mrs. W. L. Reed, having for its center a blue cross surmounted by 
palms, in a golden ground. A wreath surrounds the inscription, as 
follows : 

In Memory of Lyman Clark. 
1807-188.5. 

This is said to be among the finest of the group of windows. 

The New Church society has placed a window to commemorate 
Daniel Hudson Howard, who has for a long time been a firm believer 
in the doctrines of this church, and has written much for the New 
Jerusalem Magazine and the New Jerusalem Messenger. 

The prominent features of the window to his memory are those which 
denote two special traits in his life. The top of the window has a closed 
volume, representing his love for reading, and the center contains a red 
flower, denoting him as a botanist. The inscription reads as follows : 

In Memory of D. Hudson Howard. 
1814-1884. 

Last, but not the least, we mention the society window on the west 
front of the church, and near the gallery. The subject of this window 
was taken from a scene in the parable of the lost sheep, as found in the 
fifteenth chapter of Luke, emblematic of the Good Shepherd. This 
window is said to be a memorial to the late pastor of the church, and is 
a very appropriate as well as elegant piece of work 

The following are the church officers for 1893 : Rev. Henry E. God- 
dard, pastor; Thomas H. West, J. Willard Packard, B. Ellis Eaton, B. 
F. Battles, church committee; B. Ellis Eaton, secretary; Fred R. 
French, treasurer and superintendent of the Sunday-school ; Joseph 
Hewett, librarian ; Thomas P. Swift, organist. 



240 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

Young People's Society. — Connected with this church there is 
an association known as the " Young People's Society," organized April 
29, 1890, with the following officers: President, Fred. R. French; 
vice-president, Miss Mabel H. Herrod ; secretary and treasurer. Miss 
Emma H. Lewis. Meetings are held on Sabbath evenings. Executive 
Committee — William L. Puffer, Mrs. Henry E. Goddard, John Robbins, 
Miss Anna Hathaway, president. 

Quakers or Friends. — There was an association or society of 
Friends in North Bridgewater, formed April 26, 1838, and consisted of 
twenty- five members, as appears by record, which is as follows: 

We, the undersigned, hereby become members of a Society forming of this sect, 
called Quakers, and do hereby agree to subject ourselves to the rules and regulations 
which shall be adopted by said Society, in the town of North Bridgewater: 

Michael 0. Neil, John Leonard, William Ripley, 

Nahum J. Smith, John R. Morrill, Charles S. Johnson, 

Cyrus Packard, M. B. Peirce, Jarvis D. Smith, 

Jacob W. Crosby, Jabez D. Lamson, Thomas Batchelder, 

Edward Southworth, jr., Ambrose Packard, Edwin W. Bosworth, 

Daniel Guild. Josiah Fuller, Noah Blodgett, 

Charles L. Hathaway, John L. Skinner, Nathan Packard, 

Roswell Richardson, A polios 0. Howard, Jeremiah Stetson, jr. 
Reuben S. Webster, 

At the request of Nahum J. Smith and twenty- four other members, 
a meeting was called by Hon Jesse Perkins, esq , a justice of the peace, 
which met at the hall of Colonel Edward Southworth, April 30, 1838, 
at 7 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of organization, at which time Ed- 
ward Southwortli, jr., was chosen clerk, who took the oath of affirma- 
tion in the usual form ; Jacob W. Crosby, Nahum J. Smith, John L. 
Skinner were chosen overseers; Gyrus Packard treasurer and collector, 
besides a committee to prepare a constitution and by-laws ; meeting 
then adjourned to May 8, 1838. The " meeting met according to ad- 
journment, and after discussing various matters connected with the 
society, adjourned to June 7," when they again came together for 
friendly conversation, and again adjourned sine die. 

The above is the latest record to be found concerning this society, 
and it is presumed that the society did not flourish for any length of 
time. 



SECOND CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY. 241 

Second Congregational Society. — During the year 1824 many 
of the members of the First Congregational Church, under the pas- 
toral care of Rev. Daniel Huntington, becoming dissatisfied with the 
views of their pastor, and entertaining different views of Christian 
doctrines, especially on the doctrine of the Trinity, the native char- 
acter of man, divinity and atonement of Christ, regeneration, and other 
kindred views of the gospel, petitioned the General Court to be incor- 
porated into a separate society, which petition was granted in the fol- 
lowing words, which we copy verbatim : 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled 
and by the authority of the Same. 

That Abiel Kingman, Mioah Packard, David Coblj, jr., Nathan Hayward, Gideon 
Howard, David Packard, Marcus Shaw, Jesse Packard, John Battles, Hiram Atherton, 
Nahum J. Smith, Newton Shaw, Anthony S. Allen, Edwin Keith, Washburn Packard 
Asa Brett, Hervey Hersey, Samuel Thayer, Samuel Howard, Eliphalet Thayer, Oliver 
Snell, jr., Zeba Thayer, Sihon Packard, jr., Apollas Howard, Welcome Howard, Caleb 
Howard, jr., Azor Packard, Simeon Dunbar, Nathaniel H. Cross, Joseph S. Packard, 
Joseph D. Snell, Zenas Packard, jr., Stillman Willis, Silas Snow, Silas Snow, jr., John 
Curtis, Ho.sea Packard, Asa Shaw, Samuel Packard, William Curtis, jr., Isaac Packard, 
Isaac Richards, John Field, Zophar Field, Austin Howard, Josiah W. Curtis, Richmond 
Carr, Otis Howard, David Edson (3d), Luke P. Lincoln, Thomas Reynolds, Azel Rey- 
nolds, Oliver Snell, Isaac Snell, Jeremiah Snell, James J. Sanders, Daniel Bryant, Ara 
Battles, Abijah Childs, Thomas White, Thomas White, jr., Arza Leonard, John White 
with their families and estates, together with such others as may hereafter associate 
with them and their successors, be, and tlxey are hereby incorporated into a Soaiety by 
the name of the " Second Congregational Society " in the town of North Bridgewater, 
with all the Powers, privileges, and immunities which other religious societies in this 
Commonwealth are by law entitled to, and may purchase, receive by gift, or otherwise 
real estate the value of which Shall not exceed the sum of Bight Thousand Dollars. 

Passed June 18, 1825. 

About this time land was purchase^ of Micah Faxon for a church. 
This was located on a rising spot of ground, south of the present pub- 
lic house, and near " Kingman's Brick Block." A house was erected, 
which was dedicated August 9, 1826, with appropriate services, as fol- 
lows : Introductory prayer and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. John 
Pierpont, of Boston ; dedicatory prayer, by Rev. Eliphalet Porter, D.D., 
of Roxbury, Mass. ; sermon, by Rev. Benjamin Huntoon, of Provi- 
dence, R. I., from the text, Acts xxiv. 14: "But this I confess unto 
thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God 

31 



242 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law, and in 
the prophets;" concluding prayer, by Rev. James Kendall, D.D., of 
Plymouth ; benediction, by Rev. Richard M. Hodges, of Bridgewater. 

Rev. John Goldsbury, of Warwick, Mass , received an invitation to 
become their pastor, and, his accepting the same, he was ordained 
Wednesday, June 6, 1827, with the following services: i, introductory 
prayer and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. J. P. B. Storer, of Wal- 
pole, Mass.; 2, sermon, by Rev. Luther Hamilton, of Taunton, Mass.; 
3, ordaining prayer, by Rev. John Reed, D.D., of West Bridgewater, 
Mass. ; 4, charge to the pastor, by Rev. Eliphalet Porter, D.D., of Rox- 
bury, Mass. ; 5, right hand of fellowship, by Rev. Ezra S. Gannett, 
D.D., of Boston; 6, address to the people, by Rev. John Pierpont, of 
Boston ; 7, concluding prayer, by Rev. Henry Edes, D.D., of Provi- 
dence, R. I. The pleasantness of the day, and the deep interest in the 
occasion, caused the house to be thronged. The sermon was from text, 
John xviii. '>)J : " To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into 
the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth." 

The sermon on that occasion was exceedingly interesting and very 
judicious, dwelling at some length on the simplicity of the truth which 
the Christian teacher is required to inculcate. Among the many things 
noticed were the difficulties of a Christian ministry, — the indifference to 
truth prevalent in the world, the prejudices of opinion that hinder the 
reception of truth, and the disposition among men to mystify and ob- 
scure the plainest principles. The charge to the pastor, by the Rev. Dr. 
Porter, was listened to with peculiar interest, from his filial allusion to 
one under whose ministry many of this society had formerly sat, — Rev. 
John Porter, father of Rev. Eliphalet Porter, D.D., of Roxbury, Mass. 

Rev. John Goldsbury was born in Warwick, Mass, February 11, 
1795 ; fitted for college at different schools and academies, and under 
private instruction; graduated at Brown University in 1820; com- 
menced the study of divinity at Harvard College in 1821, under Pro- 
fessors Ware, Norton and Willard ; taught in Taunton Academy several 
years; was ordained in North Bridgewater, Wednesday, June 6, 1827, 
where he remained till September 4, 1831 ; and resided in Warwick, 
Mass., where he died. 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 243 



CHAPTER XII. 

PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH AND SOCIETY. 

Porter Evangelical Church — • Organization — Ministry of Rev. John F. Norton — 
Ministry of Rev. Charles L. Mills — Ministry of Rev. Samuel H. Lee — Ministry of Rev. 
John V. Hilton — Ministry of Rev. Robert G. S. McNeille — Ministry of Rev. Z. T. 
Sullivan — Ministry of Rev. F. A. Warfield — Porter Evangelical Society — Dedication 
of First Meeting-house — Rededioation — Deacons of the Porter Evangelical Church — 
Treasurers of Same — Clerks — Sunday-schools — Ministers of the Church — Salisbury 
Chapel— Officers of the Society for 1892. 

PORTER EvangelicalChurcH. --This church was formed of mem- 
bers who withdrew from the First Congregational Church in North 
Bridgewater for the purpose of forming another church, it being deemed 
advisable that something should be done to awaken a new interest in 
the cause of truth, and to induce union of feehng and action in the sup- 
port of the ordinances of the gospel, according to orthodox Congrega- 
tional usages and principles. The first meeting of a series held, which 
resulted in the organization of the Porter Evangelical Church, was at 
the house of Hezekiah Packard, Tuesday, January 8, 1850. 

Other meetings soon followed, and on Thursday evening, February 
7, 1850, at the same place Davis Kingman was chosen moderator, when 
it was "Voted, unanimously, ' that we will take measures to form an- 
other orthodox Congregational Church in this place, as soon as it may 
be deemed expedient.' " 

A committee of five were chosen, viz. : Deacon Simeon Packard, 
Simeon Leach, Abel W. Kingman, M.D., Robert Holbrook, and Isaac 
Kingman, to see how many would unite in the movement. This com- 
mittee reported February 12, 1850, the names of seventy persons who 
were in favor of immediate action, and who were prepared to unite in 
the formation of another church. At this meeting it was agreed to lay 
the subject before the church at their next meeting, and take means to 
call a council immediately for the purpose of formation, if they deemed 



244 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

it expedient. This was done at a meeting of the church held the day 
following (February 13), and a committee was appointed by the 
church to call a council for that purpose. At a meeting of tlie church, 
held F'ebruary 19, it was voted that they adopt the same articles of 
faith and covenant as those used by the First Church. Also voted that 
the name of the new church shall be the Porter Evangelical Church. 
A council was accordingly called, which met on the 6th day of March, 
1850, in the meeting-house of the First Congregational Church, the fol- 
lowing churches composing the council : 

Congregational Church of Easton : Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., pas- 
tor; John R. Drake, delegate. 

Trinitarian Congregational Church of Bridgewater : Rev. David Brig- 
ham, pastor ; E. Hathaway, delegate. 

First Church of Abington : Rev. J. W. Ward, pastor; Zibeon Pack- 
ard, delegate. 

Trinitarian Congregational Church of Taunton : Rev. Erastus Maltby, 
pastor ; H. G. O. White, delegate. 

Village Church of Dorchester : Rev. David Dyer, pastor; Shadrach 
Jenkins, delegate. 

Central Congregational Church of Boston : Rev. George Richards, 
pastor ; I. C. Proctor, delegate. 

Congregational Church of South Weymouth : J. T. Terry, pastor ; 
Deacon I. Loud, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of Dorchester: Rev. J. H. Means, 
pastor ; Deacon C. Howe, delegate. 

Evangelical Congregational Church of Hingham : Rev. E. Porter 
Dyer, pastor ; Deacon Asa H. Holden, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Middleboro' : Rev. L W. Putnam, pastor; 
S. Harlow, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of North Weymouth: D. Pratt (3d), 
delegate. 

The council was organized by the choice of Rev. Luther Sheldon, 
D.D., moderator ; Rev. Erastus Maltby, scribe. 

After hearing statements and facts regarding the reasons for a new 
organization, and a thorough examination into all matters pertaining 
thereto, the council " voted, unanimously, that under existing circum- 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 245 

stances in this church it is expedient, agreeable to the request of the 
members calling this council, that another ' Orthodox Congregational 
Church ' be organized in this place to be called the ' Porter Evangelical 
Church.' It being understood that they are to adopt the Articles of 
Faith and Covenant now adopted by the church they leave." The public 
services of organization were assigned for seven o'clock in the evening, 
which were as follows: i, introductory prayer and reading of the ar- 
ticles of faith and covenant, by Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D,, of Easton ; 
2, consecrating prayer, by Rev. David Brigham, of Bridgewater ; 3, fel- 
lowship of the churches, by Rev. E. Porter Dyer, of Hingham; address 
to the church by Rev. David Dyer, of Dorchester ; 5, concluding 
prayer, by Rev. Erastus Maltby, of Taunton. The church met Friday, 
March 8, and "voted to establish public worship forthwith," and vari- 
ous committees were chosen to make such arrangements as seemed 
necessary for that purpose. 

The first meeting for public worship was held in the hall of Tyler 
Cobb, on Sunday, March 10, 1850. Rev. Joseph Merrill, of Dracut, 
Mass., preached on that day and the two succeeding Sabbaths. 

Ministry of Rev. John F. Norton. — The next minister was Rev. 
John F. Norton, who came to the town April 6, 1850, and preached 
five Sabbaths, when the church and society united in giving him a call 
to become their pastor May 7th, which he accepted May 10, 1850; and 
immediate measures were taken in calling a council to install him as 
their pastor. The following churches were represented in the council: 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. Daniel Hunting- 
ton, pastor; Charles Keith, delegate. 

First Church of Easton: Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., pastor; Dea- 
con H. T. Mitchell, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Randolph : Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, 
D.D., pastor; Deacon Wales Thayer, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Bridgewater : Rev. David Brigham, pastor ; 
Levi Walker, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Taunton : Rev. Erastus Maltby, pastor ; James 
M. Williams, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Dedham : Rev. Calvin Durfee, pas- 
tor; C. Talbot, delegate. 



246 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

First Congregational Churcli of North Bridgewater : Rev. Paul 
Couch, pastor ; Henry Howard, delegate. 

Village Church of Dorchester : Rev. David Dyer, pastor ; Deacon 
James Tolman, delegate. 

First Church of Abington : Rev. James W.Ward, pastor; John 
Hunt, delegate. 

Congregational Church of South Weymouth: Rev. J. P. Terry, pas- 
tor; A. W. Pain, delegate. 

Evangelical Church of Hingham : Rev. E. P. Dyer, pastor ; A. Kil- 
by, delegate. 

Eliot Church of Roxbury: Rev. A. C. Thompson, pastor. 

Second Congregational Church of Dorchester: Rev. J. H. Means, 
pastor ; Deacon Edward Sharp, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Falmouth : John Jenkins, delegate. 

Winthrop Church of East Randolph: Elisha Belcher, delegate. 

The council was organized by the choice of Rev. Daniel Huntington 
as moderator, and Rev. James W. Ward, scribe, who convened in the 
vestrj^ of the Methodist Church by invitation of that church. 

His installation took place in the meeting-house of the First Church, 
June 5, 1850, at 1:30 o'clock P. M., with the following order of services 
on that occasion : 

I, voluntary, by choir; 2, reading minutes of the ecclesiastical 
council; 3, invocation and reading of the Scriptures ; 4, anthem ; S, in- 
troductory prayer ; 6, hymn, — words and music composed for a similar 
occasion by Rev. D. Huntington, — " Herald of our Saviour God ;" 7, 
sermon, by Rev. A. C. Thompson of Roxbury, Mass.; 8, chant, — " I 
will give you pastors according to mine own heart ;" 9, installing 
prayer, by Rev. Luther Sheldon, D.D., of Easton ; 10, charge to the 
pastor, by Rev. Calvin Hitchcock, D.D., of Randolph; ii, right hand 
of fellowship, by Rev. J. P. Terry of South Weymouth; 12, hymn. — 
"How beautiful upon the mountains;" 13, address to the people, by 
Rev. Daniel Huntington, of the South Congregational Church, Cam- 
pello ; 14, concluding prayer, by Rev. David Dyer; 15, hymn, by the 
congregation, tune, " Hamburg :" 

'Tis done, — the important act is done; The covenants of this sacred hour. 
Heaven, earth, its solemn purport know ; Great Shepherd of thy people, seal ; 

Its fruits when time its race has run, Spirit of grace, diffuse thy power, 
Shall through eternal ages flow. Our vows accept, thy might reveal. 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 247 

Behold our guide, and deign to crown Tlie sun may set in endless gloom, 

His toils, Lanab of God, with love ; The planets from their stations flee, 

His lips inspire ; each effort own ; Creation fill oblivion's tomb ; 

Breathe, dwell within him, heavenly But souls can never cease to be. 

Dove. 

Oh, when before the judgment-seat. 

Behold his charge: what wealth shall The wicked quake in dread despair, 

dare May we, all reverent at thy feet. 

With its most priceless worth to vie ? Pastor and flock, find mercy there. 

Suns, systems, worlds, how mean they are. 

Compared with souls that cannot die ! 

The council represented in the dismissal of Rev. John F. Norton was 
as follows : 

Evangelical Church of Easton : Rev. Luther Sheldon, D. D., pastor. 

Second Congregational Church of Randolph : Rev. Ezekiel Russell, 
pastor ; E. Wales, delegate. 

South Congregational Church at Campello : Ziba Keith, delegate. 

Trinitarian Congregational Church of Bridgewater : Rev. David 
Brigham, pastor ; Deacon Abiel Bassett, delegate. 

Rev. Luther Sheldon, D. D., moderator ; Rev. David Brigham, 
scribe. 

Rev. John F. Norton was born in Goshen, Litchfield county, Conn., 
September 8, 1809; entered Yale College in 1829, but his health fail- 
ing, he left college during his junior year. He received the degree of 
A. M. from that institution in 1848 ; studied theology at the Theolog- 
ical Seminary at East Windsor, Conn., where he graduated in 1837; 
traveled nearly a year in Northern and Western Europe ; was principal 
of academies in Goshen, Brooklyn, and Norfolk, Conn., for eight years; 
was ordained pastor of church in Milton Parish, Litchfield, Conn, Oc- 
tober 23, 1844; installed pastor of Porter Evangelical Church in North 
Bridgewater, Mass, June 5, 1850; dismissed at his request, Decem- 
ber 4, 1851 ; installed pastor of the Evangelical Church in Athol, 
Mass, March 17, 1852; married, first, Harriet Frances Jenkins, of Fal- 
mouth, Mass., August 19, 1839, who died February 3, 1849; second 
marriage to Sophia W. Elliot, of Bridgeport, Conn., December 31, 
1850; she died June 6, 1852. He then married a third time, Ann 
Maria Mann, of Stoughton, Mass., September 26, 1853 ; has one child 
living, Lewis Mills Norton, born December 26, 1855. Rev. Mr. Nor- 
ton died in Natick, Mass., November 3, 1892. 



248 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Ministry of Rev. Charles L. Mills — Various ministers supplied 
the pulpit, among whom were Rev. Hubbard Beebe, of South Wilbra- 
ham, Mass., and Rev. Edwin P. Wright, of Acworth, N. H., after 
which the church and society united in giving the Rev. Charles L. 
Mills a call in July, 1852, to settle with them as their pastor. 

A council, composed of the following churches, convened at the 
meeting-house of the Porter Evangelical Church on the iith day of 
August, 1852, at nine o'clock A. M , for the purpose of installing Rev. 
Mr. Mills : 

First Church of Braintree : Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D. D., pastor; 
Charles French, delegate. 

Church of Easton : Rev. Luther Sheldon, D. D., pastor; John B. 
Drake, delegate. 

Winnisimmet Church of Chelsea: Rev. I. P. Langworthy, pastor; 
Charles B. Wilder, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. Paul Couch, pastor; 
Deacon Ozen Gurney, delegate. 

First Church of Abington : Rev. James W. Ward, pastor; Zibeon 
Packard, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Athol : Rev. John F. Norton, pastor. 

First Church of Randolph : Rev. C. M. Cordley, pastor. 

Winthrop Congregational Church of Holbrook : Elisha N. Holbrook, 
delegate. 

Congregational Ciiurch of Stoughton : Rev. Albert Perry, pastor ; 
E. Dickerman, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Yarmouth : Rev. Abel K. Packard, 
pastor ; F. Dunbar, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of Weymouth : Rev. J. P. Terry, 
pastor; A. Vining, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater : Otis Grover, dele- 
gate. 

Rev. Daniel Butler, of Westboro', Mass. 

The council was organized by choice of Rev. Luther Sheldon, 
moderator; Rev. J. P. Terry, scribe. 

After a satisfactory hearing as to the qualifications and belief of the 
pastor elector, the council voted unanimously that they would proceed 
to the services of installation in the following order : 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 249 

I, Reading of the minutes of the council, by tlie scribe; 2, invoca- 
tion and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. Abel K. Packard, of Yar- 
mouth, Mass. (now of Greeley, Col.) ; 3, introductory prayer, by Rev. 
J. P. Terry, of South Weymouth; 4, sermon, by Rev. Richard S. 
Storrs, D.D., of Braintree ; 5, installing prayer, by Rev. James W. 
Ward, of Abington; 6, charge to the pastor, by Rev. Luther Sheldon, 
D.D., of Easton ; 7, right hand of fellowship, by Rev. Daniel Butler, 
of Westboro' ; 8, hymn : 

He that goeth forth with weeping, Sow thy seed, be never weary, 
Bearing still the precious seed, Nor let fears thy mind employ ; 

Never tiring, never sleeping, Be the prospect ne'er so dreary, 
All his labor shall succeed. Thou mayst reap the fruits of joy. 

Then will fall the rain of heaven, Lo, the scene of verdure bright'ning, 

Then the sun of mercy shine; See the rising grain appear; 

Precious fruits will then be given, Look again ! the fields are whit'ning ; 

Throug"h an influence all divine. Sure the harvest time is near. 

9, address to the people, by Rev. I. P. Langworthy, of Chelsea; 10, 
concluding prayer, by Rev. John F. Norton, of Athol (the former 
pastor) ; 11, benediction, by the pastor. 

Rev. Mr. Mills preached to this people until Februarj' 18, 1862, when 
he was dismissed. 

Rev. Charles L. Mills was born in Morristown, N. J., August 11, 
1812; graduated at Yale College in 1835; studied theology at the 
Theological Seminary, Princeton, N. J. Mr. Mills preached in various 
places in the West and about New England for twelve years or more, 
and in 1852 was called to settle as pastor of the Porter Evangelical 
Church of North Bridgewater, where he remained till February, 1862. 
After a brief respite from pastoral labor, he received a call to settle at 
Wrentham, Mass., where he was ordained as pastor of the First Con- 
gregational Church February 10, 1863. He married first Elizabeth, 
daughter of Deacon William Lyman, of Middletovvn, Conn. ; second, 
Rebecca, daughter of Deacon Peter Smith, of Andover, Mass. 

Ministry of Rev. Samuel H. Lee. — The church was without a 
pastor but a short time, as we find by record the church " voted, June 
16, 1862, unanimously, to give a call to Rev. Samuel H. Lee to settle 
with them in the ministry." This call accepted, 

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250 HISTORy OF BROCKTON. 

A council consisting of the following churches was called to advise 
in reference to the ordination of Rev. Samuel H. Lee, September 17, 
1862 : 

First Church, Braintree : Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., pastor; R. 
H. Allen, delegate. 

First Church, Stoughton : Rev. Thomas Wilson, pastor; Deacon 
Eben Drake, delegate. 

First Church, Somerville : Rev. David T. Packard, pastor. 

First Church, Randolph : Ebenezer Alden, delegate. 

Second Church, Randolph : Rev. S. G. Dodd, pastor ; Simeon L. 
Whitcomb, delegate. 

Winthrop Church, Holbrook : Rev. E. Russell, D.D, pastor; Levi 
Whitcomb, delegate. 

First Church, Abington : Rev. F. R. Abbe, pastor; Henry A. Noyes, 
delegate. 

Second Church, Abington : Rev. Henry L. Edwards, pastor ; Will- 
iam R. Vining, delegate. 

Second Church, Weymouth : Rev. J. P. Terry, pastor ; William 
Dyer, delegate. 

Union Church, South Weymouth : Rev. P. N. Hayes, pastor ; C. S. 
Fogg, delegate. 

Union Church, Weymouth and Braintree : Rev. Lysander Dicker- 
son, pastor; J. W. Loud, delegate. 

First Church, North Bridgewater : John W. Kingman, delegate. 

Third Church, Abington : Rev. H. D. Walker, pastor ; H. H. Bur- 
rill, delegate. 

Union Church, East Bridgewater: Rev. N. H. Broughton, pastor. 

Evangelical Ciiurch, Bingham: Rev. E. Porter Dyer, pastor; Caleb 
S. Hunt, delegate. 

Congregational Church, Hanson : Rev. Benjamin Southworth, pas- 
tor. 

South Congregational Church, Campello : Rev. Charles W. Wood, 
pastor ; George Sawyer, delegate. 

The council organized by the choice of Richai d S. Storrs, moderator ; 
Charles W. Wood, scribe. 

After an examination of the candidate and his credentials, and finding 
them satisfactory, the order of the exercises at the installation was as 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. \ 251 

follows: 1, invocation and reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. E. Porter 
Dyer, of Hingham ; 2, introductory prayer, by Rev. E. Douglas ; 3, 
sermon, by Rev. Edward N. Kirk, D.D., of Boston; 4, ordaining 
prayer, by Rev. S. G. Dodd, of East Randolph ; 5, charge to the pas- 
tor, by Rev. Richard S Storrs, D.D., of Braintree ; 6, right hand of fel- 
lowship, by Rev. Charles VV. Wood, of Campello ; 7, address to the peo- 
ple, by Rev. David Temple Packard, of Somerville ; 8, concluding 
prayer, by Rev. F. R. Abbe, of Abington ; 9, benediction, by the pas- 
tor. 

On the 8th of February, 1866, Mr. Lee sent in his resignation to 
the church, who united with him in calling a council for the purpose of 
dismissal, which was held on the 20th of the same month. The churches 
present were : 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. Edward L. Clark, 
pastor ; Deacon John W. Kingman, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. Charles W. Wood, 
pastor ; Deacon S. Franklin Packard, delegate. 

Trinitarian Congregational Church of Bridgewater : Rev. E. Douglas, 
pastor ; Deacon Abiel Bassett, delegate. 

First Church of Abington: Rev. F. R. Abbe, pastor; Deacon John 
A. King, delegate. 

Second Church of South Weymouth : Rev. J. P. Terry, pastor ; 
Deacon B. F. White, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater : Rev. N. H. Brough- 
ton, pastor. 

Union Church, South Weymouth : Rev. S. H. Hayes, pastor ; I. S. 
Cobb, delegate. 

Rev. J. Terry, moderator ; and Rev. Edward L. Clark, scribe. 

The council, after a full hearing, " voted, that in their judgment it is 
expedient, and they accordingly advise that this relation terminate." 

Rev. Samuel H. Lee was born in Sprague, Conn., December 21, 
1832 ; fitted for college at Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. ; 
entered Yale College, 1854; graduated in 1858; graduated at the 
Normal School, New Britain, Conn., 1852 ; was a teacher in the Normal 
School three years ; studied theology at Yale Theological Seminary two 
years ; received an invitation to settle as pastor of the Porter Evan- 



252 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

gelical Church in North Bridgewater in 1862, where he was ordained 
September 17, 1862. 

Ministry of Rev. John V. Hilton. — January 31, 1867, a call 
was extended to Rev. John V. Hilton to settle as their pastor, which 
was declined. ' Various ministers were heard till March 22, 1869, at 
which date Rev. Charles M. Lamson was invited to settle with them in 
the gospel ministry, the call being unanimous. This call was accepted 
and Mr. Lamson was duly installed. Pursuant to letters missive from 
the Porter Evangelical Church, an ecclesiastical council was convened 
in the meeting house of said church on Thursday, August 5, 1869, at 
9.30 o'clock A. M., as follows: 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. A. Stevens, pas- 
tor ; Deacon Joel T. Packard, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. Chas. W. Wood, 
pastor ; Deacon S. Franklin Packard, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater : Rev. J. P. Aldrich, 
pastor ; Luther Richards, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Bridgewater : Lewis S. Hopkins, delegate. 

Second Church of Abington : Rev. W. F. Ober, A. B. ; Samuel 
Blake, delegate. 

First Church of Randolph : Ebenezer Alden, M.D., delegate. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Rev. Ezekiel Russell, pastor ; Elisha 
N. Holbrook, delegate. 

First Church of Stoughton: Rev. Thomas Wilson, pastor ; Deacon 
Ebenezer Drake, delegate. 

Evangelical Congregational Church of Brighton : Rev. David Temple 
Packard, pastor. 

Village Church of Dorchester : Rev. H. M. Tenney, pastor ; John A. 
Tucker, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of Hadley : Rev. W. H. Beman, pas- 
tor ; Benjamin Adams, delegate. 

North Congregational Church of New Bedford : Rev. Alonzo H. 
Quint, pastor ; Deacon John Bryant, delegate. 

Highland Church of Boston : Rev. Charles L. Mills, pastor ; Deacon 
Samuel W. Hall, delegate. 

Rev. Abel Kingman Packard, of Anoka, Minn., now of Greeley, Col. 
Rev. W. S. Tyler, D.D., of Amherst, Mass. 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 253 

The council organized with Rev. Charles W. Wood moderator, and 
Rev. H. M. Tenney as scribe, and the following order of exercises was 
arranged, viz.: i, voluntary; 2, introductory exercises, Rev. H. M. 
Tenney; 3, anthem; 4, sermon, by Rev. W. S. Tyler, D.D. ; 5, an- 
them ; 6, ordaining prayer, by Rev. W. H. Beman ; 7, charge to the 
pastor, by Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D.D. ; 8, hymn ; 9, right hand of 
fellowship, by Rev. Henry A. Stevens ; 10, address to the people, by 
Rev. Charles L. Mills; 11, anthem ; 12, benediction, by the pastor. 

Ministry of Rev. Robert G. S. McNeille. — Several ministers 
were heard till April i, 1872, at which time it was voted " that we ex- 
tend a call to Rev. Robert G. S. McNeille, of New Haven, Conn., to 
become our pastor." This call was accepted, and a council was called 
April 25, 1872, at three o'clock P. M. 

The roll of the council consisted of the following churches repre- 
sented : 

Shawmut Church of Boston : Rev E. B. Webb, D.D., pastor; Alvah 
White, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. A. Stevens, pas- 
tor ; Jonathan White, delegate. 

First Church of Stoughton : Rev. Thomas Wilson, pastor; Samuel 
Clapp, delegate. 

Second Church of Weymouth : Rev. George F. Stanton, pastor. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater : Rev. Austin Dodge, 
pastor. 

First Church of Abington : Rev. George E. Freeman, pastor; Deacon 
H. A. Noyes, delegate. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater : Rev. Horace D. Walker, 
pastor ; H. D. Sanford, delegate. 

North Church of New Haven, Conn. : Rev. Edward L. Clark, pas- 
tor. 

East Church of New Haven, Conn. : Charles Wilson, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. Charles W. Wood, 
pastor ; Ziba C. Keith, delegate. 

After the usual examination of the candidate, and everything found 
satisfactory, the following order of exercises were arranged, viz.: i, read- 
ing of the Scriptures, by Rev. Heman Packard De Forest; 2, prayer, 



254 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

by Rev. Thomas Wilson ; 3, sermon, by Rev. Edward L. Clark ; 4, in- 
stalling prayer, by Rev. Charles W. Wood; 5, charge to pastor, by 
Rev. E. B. Webb, D.D. ; 6, right hand of fellowship, by Rev. H. A. 
Stevens ; 7, address to the people, by Rev. Horace D. Walker ; 8, 
benediction, by the pastor. Rev. Edwin B. Webb, D D., moderator ; 
Rev. George E. Freeman, scribe. 

November 15, 1877, Mr. McNeille tendered his resignation as pastor 
of the church, and a mutual council was held to advise in the matter of 
dismissal, consisting of the following persons: 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. E. P. McElroy, pas- 
tor ; Deacon Joseph S. Smith, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Stoughton : Rev. John Herbert, pas- 
tor ; Deacon Ebenezer Drake, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Abington : Rev. George E. Freeman, 
pastor. 

First Congregational Church of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pas- 
tor ; Deacon O. H. Leach, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. L. S. Woodworth, 
pastor. 

The council organized by the choice of Rev. George E. Freeman, 
moderator, and Rev. L. S. Woodworth, as scribe. The resignation was 
read, and all parties interested were heard, and the council advised 
" that the pastoral relation to this church cease," as follows : 

Having heard Rev. R. G-. S. MoNeille'.s letter of resignation read, and also the action 
of the church and parish accepting the same, we hereby as a council adjudge the action 
to be orderly, and advise that Bro. McNeille's pastoral relation to this church hereby 
cease. And in coming to this conclusion, we with pleasure bear witness to Bro. Mc- 
Neille's high abilities as a preacher, to his genial social qualities, which have secured 
for him a warm place in the hearts of his friends and associates in the ministry, and have 
given him a strong hold upon this church and community, and also to the peace and 
prosperity which have attended his ministry here. 

We heartily commend him to the field of his future labors, and trust that there he 
will prove himself a good minister of Jesus Christ and be eminently successful in the 
edifying of the church and in the salvation of .souls. 

We tender our sympathies to the church in the dissolution of the pastoral relation, 
and pray that the Great Head of the church may soon fill this vacant place with a 
teacher and guide who will lead this people on to future peace and prosperity, and to 
great success in advancing the kingdom of Christ in this place. 

The council then dissolved. 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 255 

Ministry of Rev. Z. T. Sullivan. — On the ist day of April, 1878, 
the following vote was passed by the church : " Voted, unanimously, 
that we extend a call to Rev. Z. T. Sullivan, of New Bedford, Mass., to 
become pastor of this church." 

The call was accepted April 15, and a council met on the 2d day of 
May, 1878, for the purpose of installing Mr. Sullivan. The churches 
represented were as follows : 

First Church of Abington : Rev. George E. Freeman, pastor; Dea- 
con J. L. Nash, delegate. 

Maverick Church of Boston : Rev. John V. Hilton, pastor ; F. E. 
Dimmock, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Easton : Rev. L. H. Sheldon, pas- 
tor ; Luke S. Greenleaf, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. L. S. Woodworth, 
pastor ; Josiah W. Kingman, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of New Bedford: Rev. M. C. Julien, pastor. 

North Church of New Bedford : Rev. A. H. Heath, pastor; Deacon 
Zachariah Sturtevant, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. L. Kelsey, pas- 
tor ; Jonathan White, delegate. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Deacon Newton White, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of South Abington : Rev. Frank I. 
Tompkins, pastor ; Martin S. Stetson, delegate. 

Union Church of East and West Bridgewater : Rev. D. W. Richard- 
son, pastor ; James S. Allen, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Stoughton : Rev. John Herbert, pas- 
tor; Deacon Nathaniel Gay, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pas- 
tor ; George H. Wilkins, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of South Weymouth : Rev. George 
F. Stanton, pastor; William Dyer, delegate. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater : Rev. Horace D. Walker, 
pastor; Deacon H. D. Sanford, delegate. 

Salem Square Church of Worcester : Rev. Charles M. Lamson, pas- 
tor ; Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D.D. 

The council was organized by the choice of Rev. George H. Free- 
man, moderator ; Rev. Horace D. Walker, scribe. After the usual ex- 



256 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

amination of the candidate, and his reasons for changing his pastoral 
relations, the council advised his settlement, and assigned the various 
parts of the installation services, as follows: 

I, Invocation and Scripture lesson, by Rev. John Herbert; 2, ser- 
mon, by Rev. Alonzo H. Quint, D.D.; 3, installing prayer, by Rev. M. 
C. Julien; 4, charge to the pastor, by Rev. A. H. Heath ; 5, right hand 
of fellowship, by Rev. H. L. Kelsey ; 6, address to the people, by Rev. 
Charles M. Lamson ; 7, concluding prayer, by Rev. L S. Woodworth. 

May 28, 1 88 1, Rev. Mr. Sullivan sent his resignation to the church, 
with a request that the pastoral relation between him and the church 
should terminate July i, 1881. Accordingly a council was called to 
take action in the matter of his dismission, represented by the following 
churches, viz. : 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : J, R. Perkins, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Deacon George Sawyer, 
delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Randolph : Deacon Joseph Graham, 
delegate. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater : Rev. J. C. Bodwell, pastor; 
Deacon Abiel Bassett, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Stoughton : Rev. D. O. Clark, pas- 
tor; Deacon E. M. Morton, delegate. 

The above persons convened in the Porter Church on the 28th day 
of June, 1 88 1, agreeably to the request of pastor and church, and or- 
ganized by the choice of Rev. J. C. Bodwell, moderator, and Rev. D. 
O. Clark as scribe. 

The council, after listening to the above representations, voted unan- 
imously to confirm the doings of the church and society, and agreed to 
the following resolution : 

Whereas, in the providence of God it has become necessary, on account of the loss 
of health, for Rev. Z. T. Sullivan, pastor of the Porter Evangelical Church and society 
of Brockton, to discontinue his ministerial labors, and to tender his resignation of the 
pastorate; and whereas, the Porter Church and society have accepted his resignation. 

Resolved, That this council hereby approves of the action taken by pastor and church, 
and advises the dissolution of the existing pastoral relation. We desire to say further 
that we accede to the termination of this relation with deep regret. We deeply sym- 
phathize with Brother Sullivan in the atHiction that has befallen him, and praying that 
he may be restored to health by a change of residence, commend him to the churches 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCIL 257 

as a faithful and able minister of our Lord Jesus Christ. "We extend aleo to the Porter 
Church and people our sympathy in the loss of the pastor for whom they have testified 
so much love, and trust that in His own good time tlie Lord may send them another to 
be their spiritual guide. 

J. C. BoDWELL, Moderator. 
D. 0. Clark, Scribe. 

The council then dissolved. 

Ministry of Rev. F. A. Warfield — On the 31st day of January, 
1882, the church "voted, that we extend a call to Rev. F. A. Warfield, 
of Boston, to become pastor of this church " This call was accepted 
by letter from Mr. Warfield, March 7, 1882. A council was held in 
the Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton on Tuesday, March 28, at 
three o'clock P. M., for the purpose of installing the pastor- elect. The 
following churches were represented, viz. : 

First Congregational Church of Brockton : Rev. H. L. Kelsey, pas- 
tor ; Dr. S. J. Gruver, delegate. 

South Congregational Church of Campello : Rev. John T. Blades, 
pastor. 

Central Square Church of Bridgewater : Deacon Levi Walker, dele- 
gate. 

Union Church of West and East Bridgewater: Rev. P. M. Griffin, 
pastor ; John C. Gates, delegate 

First Congregational Church of Randolph : Rev. J. C. Larrabee, pas- 
tor ; A. W. Whitcomb, delegate. 

Winthrop Church of Holbrook : Rev. H. A. Loring, pastor ; E. Ever- 
ett Holbrook, delegate. 

First Congregational Church, Stoughton : Rev. D. O. Clark, pastor, 
H. W. Darling, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Abington : Rev. R. W. Haskins, 
pastor ; Deacon John A. King, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of South Abington, Rev. B. M. Frink, 
pastor ; Deacon Luke Noyes, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Rockland: Rev. L. Z. Ferris, pastor; J. 
S. Smith, delegate. 

First Congregational Church of Easton : Rev. W. H. Dowden, pas- 
tor ; A. C. Heath, delegate. 

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258 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Phillip's Congregational Church of Boston . Rev. R. R. Mereditli, 
pastor ; William Gallagher, jr., delegate. 

Union Church of Boston : Deacon W. W. Whitcomb, delegate. 

Trinitarian Church of Taunton : Rev. Heman Packard De Forest, 
pastor; Elijah E. Richards, delegate. 

Congregational Church of Assonet : Rev. George F. Walker, pastor ; 
Deacon Thomas G. Nichols, delegate. 

Prospect Hill Church of Somerville: Rev. A. E. Winship, pastor; 
Alvin L. Lovejoy, delegate. 

Second Congregational Church of Bridgeport, Conn.: Rev. R. G. S. 
McNeille, pastor; Frederick Truber, delegate. 

Rev. H. L. Kelsey was chosen moderator of the council, and William 
Gallagher, jr., as scribe. 

The examination of the pastor elect having been declared satisfac- 
tory, the council assigned the following as the order of services at the 
installation held at seven o'clock P. M., March 28th, viz.: i, reading of 
the minutes of the council, by the scribe ; 2, invocation and Scripture 
lesson, by Rev. H. L. Kelsey ; 3, sermon, by Rev. R. R. Meredith ; 
4, installing prayer, by Rev. J. C. Larrabee ; 5, charge to the pastor, by 
Rev. Heman Packard De Forest ; 6, right hand of fellowship, by Rev. 
John T. Blades ; 7. address to the people, by Rev. R. G. S. McNeille ; 
8, concluding prayer, by Rev. H. A. Loring. 

Number of members at the time of organization of the church was 
ninety-five. 

Porter Evangelical Society. — This ecclesiastical society was 
legally organized March 20, 1850, and a committee, consisting of Sim- 
eon Leach, David Howard, and Edwin H. Kingman, was chosen to 
select a lot of land, and procure plans for a house, who were subse- 
quently authorized to purchase a lot, and proceed with the building. 
The lot on which the edifice now stands was purchased of the late Silas 
Packard, esq., for the sum of one thousand dollars, and contains about 
eighty-four square rods, having a front on Main street of seven rods, 
with a depth of twelve rods. The house is situated between the resi- 
dence of the late Silas Packard, esq., and that of Franklin Ames, esq., 
and but a short distance north of the First Church. The plans of this 
building were drawn by Messrs. Melvin and Young, of Boston, and the 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 259 

building is sixty feet wide, eighty-eight feet in length, with twenty feet 
posts, with a spire one hundred and seventy-five feet in height. The 
house has ninety pews on the main floor, besides the front seat, which 
is held free ; has twenty-four pews in the side-galleries with seats for 
sixty persons in the choir-gallery, in front of the organ. There is a 
large and commodious basement, finished into three rooms, the largest 
being used as a chapel, which is forty-three feet by fifty-eight, and 
eleven feet high. Mr. Joseph Sanger, of Watertown, was the contrac- 
tor, who furnished all the material (excepting foundation and brick 
work for the basement), for the sum of seven thousand nine hundred 
and thirty-seven dollars. The house was raised about the ist of August, 
1850, and so far completed that the chapel was first used for public 
worship Sunday, October 13, 1850. 

Dedication of the First Meeting- House. — The house was 
completed and dedicated January 9, 1851, with the following order of ex- 
ercises : I, voluntary; 2, invocation; 3, chant, "I was glad," etc.; 4, 
introductory prayer ; 5, hymn, by a member of the Porter Church, — 

From thy high throne, Eternal King, Within this house shall mortal tongues 

Oh listen, while thy children sing; Begin to chant immortal songs; 

And tune our hearts to lofty praise, Whilst listening angels, hov'ring r.ound, 

As we the joyful anthem raise. Join to prolong the sacred sound. 

But will the great Jehovah hear Then let us lift our voices high, 

Our humble song, our fervent prayer ? Let shouts of praise ascend the sky 

Will he within his temple meet Loud let the solemn organ peal. 

His children, bowing at his feet? Whilst we express the joys we feel. 

Yes, in this house, ' Thus saith the Lord,' Great God of sov' reign power and grace, 

I'll magnify my holy word ; Oh, with thy presence fill this place ; 

And sinners, humbled in the dust, This temple make (in mercy given) 

Shall learn my holy name to trust, ' The house of God, the gate of Heaven.' 

6, sermon, by the pastor, Rev. John F. Norton, from the text. Psalms 
xi. 3, " If the foundation be destroyed what can the righteous do?" 7, 
anthem ; 8, dedicatory prayer, by Rev. Daniel Huntington, of Cam- 
pello; 9, dedication chant; 10, concluding prayer; 11, hymn, by Rev. 
Daniel Huntington, of the South Congregational Church, Campello, 
tune, " Old Hundred," by the congregation, — 

To Thee, Most Holy and Most High, Within these walls, oh, deign to dwell 

Whom all the hosts of Heaven adore. And here thy suppliant people meet. 

Again we raise our earnest cry. Oft as they come their wants to tell, 

Thy gracious presence to implore. Or lay their offerings at thy feet. 



260 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Here let Imraanuel's glory shine, Nor here alone this grace he given, 

And songs of graceful praise ascend ; Let all around thy glory see ; 

While souls subdued by love divine, Each house become a ' gate of Heaven, 

Beneath his golden sceptre bend. Each heart a living temple be.' 

Doxohgy. 

Praise God from whom all blessings flow ; 
Praise him all creatures here below ; 
Praise him above ye heavenly host; 
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 
I 2, benediction. 

The total cost of house, land, furniture, and organ, including interest 
on borrowed money, up to the time of selling the pews (January lo, 
l85i),was fourteen thousand nine hundred and thirty-five dollars. The 
amount obtained from the sale of pews was twelve thousand five hun- 
dred dollars, beside other pews taken soon after the adjournment of the 
sale, making nearly enough to cover the entire cost to the society. 
Various donations were made to the society toward furnishing the 
house, amounting to four hundred and thirty-five dollars, from different 
individuals. The church and society paid two hundred dollars for a 
new collection of hymn-books for church and chapel use, making about 
sixteen- thousand two hundred dollars paid and pledged for future pay- 
ment during the first year of its existence. 

In 1866 extensive repairs and improvements were made, particularly 
in the audience-room ; the ceiling and walls were neatly frescoed, the 
singing gallery was lowered, new windows were put in, and the original 
pulpit replaced by platform furnishings of a more modern pattern. 
More than all, the pews on the main floor were rearranged, and twenty- 
four new ones were added, increasing the number of sittings to about 
seven hundred. The expense attending these improvements was not 
far from seven hundred dollars. 

Rededication. — The congregation worshiping with the Porter 
Evangelical Church had so increased during the past seventeen years 
since the last repairs were made in 1866, that there was a long felt need 
of enlarged accommodations. The sum of ten thousand dollars was 
subscribed for providing the same, plans were elaborated and completed 
by the well-known architect, T. M. Silloway, of Boston. 

A new section was added in rear of the original edifice, forty by 
sixty-eight feet in size, the transept projecting eight feet outward from 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 261 

he main building on either side, cliiefly for architectural effect. The 
new section, which in itself contains more than half as many square feet 
as the original structure, not only affords space for the introduction of 
over sixty additional pews, but an opportunity of carrying out an im- 
provement for a long time desired by many, viz., the transfer of the 
choir gallery to a position in the rear of the pulpit. Other improve- 
ments embraced in the plan were the topping out of the spire, which, since 
the day it had been so rudely assailed by the winds, had remained an 
ill-proportioned and unsightly stump, suggestive of amputated strength 
as well as of departed beauty. Enlarged and convenient vestry accom- 
modations were also features provided for in the plans, and these, as 
they have been realized, are proving to be among the most valuable 
and most thoroughly appreciated of the acquisitions gained by the en- 
largement. To note in brief the results of the work which has been 
brought to completion, it may be said that sittings in the audience- 
room of the church will comfortably accommodate eleven hundred peo- 
ple; the choir and organ have been moved to a better location, steam- 
heating throughout the building has been provided, the main audience- 
room has been furnished throughout with new pews, pulpit furnishings, 
cushions and carpets, and new and improved lighting fixtures have 
been introduced, while below there is a main vestry or lecture-room 
fifty-two by fifty-six feet in size, occupied also by the upper depart- 
ment of the Sunday-school, newly furnished, and with sittings for six 
hundred. Opening out of this room, and connected with it by large 
sliding sashes, are two smaller rooms, one of which has been furnished 
as a ladies' parlor and the other fitted for the use of the primary de- 
partment of the Sunday school, for social purposes, and for the weekly 
prayer-meetings of the church. Contiguous to the above are other 
apartments used as kitchen, conmiittee-room, etc. All are convenient 
and pleasant, and well adapted for use as work-rooms of the church. 

The entire expense incurred to bring the work to completion, includ- 
ing the outlay for the new carpet, paid for entirely by the ladies, in ad- 
dition to the one thousand dollars subscribed by them to the general 
fund, is, as near as can be ascertained, about seventeen thousand dol- 
lars. This is some six thousand dollars in excess of the amount pledged 
at the outset. 



262 HISTOJRY OF BROCKTON. 

The house was rededicated on Wednesday evening, December 26, 
1883, marking a notable event in the history of the society. The exer- 
cises by which this event was commemorated was witnessed by over 
one thousand persons. 

The musical selections were prepared with special care, and were 
rendered in a way to indicate in an even more than usual degree the 
musical intelligence and skill of the choir, and the results of the careful 
training of Organist and Director Burrell. Perhaps these points were 
best shown on this occasion in the singing of Randegger's anthem, 
" Praise God," which was not only artistically sung, but was to the con- 
gregation the most impressive of the musical numbers in the order of 
services. 

After the opening exercises, including the organ voluntary, the 
anthem " Come all ye Faithful," the reading of Scripture by Rev. John 
T. Blades, of the South Congregational Church, Campello, prayer by 
Rev. George E. Martin, of the First Church, and a fine rendering of 
Buck's paraphrase of the forty-sixth Psalm by the quartette, a statement 
of the building committee was read by A. T. Jones, esq., giving a brief 
history of the church from its organization to the present time. Rev. 
Dr. Reuen Thomas, of Brookline, Mass., after a few congratulatory re- 
marks to the people, preached the dedicatory sermon from the text, 
Matthew xxiv. 35, " Heaven and earth shall not pass away," which 
was an eloquent and forcible discourse. 

Deacons of the Porter Evangelical Church. 

Simeon Packard March 19, 1850 Joseph S. Smith January, 1883 

Elbridge H. Packard March 19, 1850 Edmund W. Holmes January, 1884 

S. W. S. Howard January 19, 1865 William Balch January 22, 1891 

George H. Cushman January 18, 18G6 Charles A. Ray January 22, 1891 

George C. Cary January 21, 1869 Joseph S. Taylor January 22, 1891 

Huram Wade January, 1883 

Treasurers of the Church. — David Howard, February 12, 
1850, 'si, '52, '53, '54, 'ss, '56, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61 ; Samuel W. S. 
Howard, January 16, 1862, '£3, '64, '65, '66, '6"], '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, 
'73; George C. Cary, January 15, 1874, '75, '^6, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, 
'82, '83. '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. 



PORTER EVANGELICAL CHURCH. 2G3 

Clerks OF the Church. — David Howard, February 12, 1850, '51, 
'52, 'S3- '54. '55. '56, '57. 'S8. '59- '60, '61; Samuel W. S. Howard, 
January 16, 1862, '6^, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '70, 'ji, '72, '73 ; 
George C. Gary, January 15, 1874, '7S, '76, '77, '78, '79. '80, '81, '82, 
•83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '89, '90, '91, '92, '93. 

Sunday-School. — From the beginning a flourishing Sunday school 
has been sustained by the members of the church. The first superin- 
tendent, was Deacon Simeon Packard, who held that office five years, 
and then follows Hon. Henry W. Robinson, John F. Hale, George C. 
Gary, and Augustus T. Jones. Mr. Robinson served in this office at 
two different periods of time, and both with marked success. In 1876 
Charles R. Ford was elected, and under his administration the school 
witnessed a rapid growth, and many new features were introduced, 
among which was a special primary department which has been under 
the charge of Miss Lizzie A. Kingman, whose whole heart has been in 
the young people of the church and school, which has been admirably 
conducted. Upon the death of Charles R. Ford in 1881, Edmund W. 
Holmes was elected superintendent, who was succeeded by George W. 
Alden, with Herman Howard as assistant superintendent. 

The attendance was good, the members numbering upwards of a 
thousand. 

Ministers of the Porter Evangelical Church — Rev. John 
F. Norton, installed June 5, 1850; dismissed December 4, 1851. 

Rev. Charles L. Mills, installed August 11, 1852; dismissed Febru- 
ary 13, 1862. 

Rev. Samuel H. Lee, ordained September 17, 1862 ; dismissed Feb- 
ruary 20, 1866. 

Rev. John V. Hilton, commenced May i, 1866; retired October 25, 
1868. 

Rev. Charles M. Lamson, ordained August 5, 1869; dismissed April 
1 1, 1871. 

Rev. R. G. S. IMcNeille, installed April 25, 1872 ; dismissed Novem- 
ber 27, 1877. 

Rev. Z. T. Sullivan, installed May 2, 1878 ; dismissed June 28, 
1881. . 

Rev. F. A. VVarfield, installed March 28, 1882. 



264 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Salisbury Chapel. — A new chapel has recently been erected on 
Wendall Avenue, at the east side, so called, under the direction of, and 
as a branch of the Porter Evangelical Church of Brockton. It is in- 
tended to accommodate persons in the growing locality where it is 
situated. It is the outcome of a Sunday-school which has for some 
time flourished in that vicinit)'. The building is a pretty one, of wood, 
and is located on a prominence quite near the avenue, and has a fine 
surrounding of grass. It is nearly a square building, with a tower at 
one of the corners. The interior is well finished, has stained glass win- 
dows, with seating capacity for about four hundred persons. On the 
neat platform is a pulpit-stand. 

It was dedicated September, 1893, by interesting and impressive 
services, under the direction of Rev. F. A. Warfield of the Porter 
Church. The services commenced at 7:30 P. M. with singing by a male 
quartette from the above church, composed of Messrs. E. M. Spears, 
F. A. Dunham, W. B. Littlefield. and L. B. Merrill. T. P. Swift pre- 
sided at the organ. The congregational singing was led by Rev. R. L. 
Rae, who is to have charge of the chapel. Prayer was offered by Rev. 
F. S. Hunnewell. of Whitman. Scripture lesson from the Psalms by 
Rev. L V. Price of the First Congregational Church of Brockton. 

The sermon was eloquent, by Rev. I. J. Lansing, pastor of Park 
Street Church, Boston, from the text, Matthew xxiii, 8 : " One is your 
master, even Christ, and all ye are brethren." He spoke of Christ as 
the mastc of human help and charity, and of salvation, and emphasized 
his thoughts brilliantly and with vivid illustrations, and closed with 
raised hands in the following words : " To Him this house is dedicated." 
A dedicatory prayer was offered by Rev. Mr. Warfield, then singing 
of " My Faith Looks up to Thee," by the congregation. 

Officers of the Society for 1892. — Dr. W. C. Keith, treasurer; 
Augustus T. Jones, Huram Wade, F. P. Richmond, parish committee; 
Richard Brown, sexton. 



EARLY CHURCHES. 265 



CHAPTER XIII. 

Early Churches — Rev. Oliver Beal — Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Society — 
Organization of Members — Meeting House — List of Pastors — Redeilication — OiBcers 
for 1S9.3 — Central Methodist Episcopal Church— Original Members — First Meeting 
House— List of Pastors — Second Meeting House — Laying of Corner Stone— Dedica- 
tion — Officers for 1893 — Serai-Centennial Celebration — Superintendents of Sunday 
School — Poem — -Philip Reynolds — Rev. Azariah B. Wheeler — South Street Methodist 
Episcopal Church (Campello) Meeting House — Description of the New Edifice — 
Rededication — Rev. John Livesey — Rev. Augustus W. Kingsley — Franklin Chapel — 
Franklin Methodist Episcopal Church (Montello) New Meeting House — Officers of 
1893 — Epworth League — Swedish Emanual Methodist Episcopal Church (Campello) — 
Officers for 1893. 

EARLY CHURCHES.— The history of the churches in Brockton, 
early, and later, is most interesting, and is one in which her citi- 
zens may well feel a pride. The growth and prosperity of any place 
is closely allied with the church, and particularly in the last century, 
when church and state were in common, in reference to their financial 
management, and when attendance was somewhat compulsory. But 
now it is vastly different. The building of church edifices, and attend- 
ance on church services is a matter of choice, and the largest liberty is 
given to people's belief, as well as to their mode of worship. 

A little over a half century since there was but one church organiza- 
tion in the old town of North Bridgewater, now the city of Brockton, 
and that was the First Congregational Church. At the time of the 
incorporation of the town, in 182 I, those who resided in the town and 
attended anywhere attended this old mother church. There was no 
choice of finely constructed and well maintained edifices, such as we 
see on every hand at the present day. 

Very soon, however, after the town commenced growing, new 
churches were organized, meeting houses erected, and people are now 
found with almost every shade of religious belief Among the first to 
depart from the doctrines, as held by our fathers, were the Methodist 
people, the history of which in Brockton is of the most interesting 
character. 
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266 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The introduction of the principles of Methodism in this town dates 
back to the latter part of seventeen hundred. It was first introduced 
into New England by Rev. Jesse Lee, in 1790, and his influence has 
been felt ever since. 

Rev. Oliver Bi-al. — On the thirteenth day of October, 1777, there 
was born in North Bridgewater, a boy named Oliver Beal, a son of 
Japhet and Patience (Keith) Beal, who lived in the north part of the 
town on what is known as the "Old Beal P'arm." His mother died 
when he was quite young, and the family removed to Minot, in the 
State of Maine. He returned to his native town when about sixteen 
years of age, and learned the carpenter's trade as an apprentice to his 
uncle Jeremiah Beal. Upon completing his trade he returned to Maine, 
and not long after came under the influence of " Elder Jesse Lee's " 
preaching, which had about that time begun to be felt in that new and 
undeveloped country, and under that influence he became converted 
at Thomaston, Me., in July, 1800, and soon again returned to his early 
home in North Bridgewater. and united with the Congregational church, 
of which his father was a member. In a short time he felt it to be his 
duty to preach the Gospel, and remembering what it was that led him 
to the Saviour, he determined to join with the Methodists, then a feeble, 
and not a very popular sect 

Rejoined the New England Conference, at Lynn, Mass., in 1801, in 
the class with Elijah Hedding, afterwards Bishop of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church. He immediately went to work, and Elder Lee 
selected him to visit with others i:i the State of Maine, to canvass it 
thoroughly, which they did, scattering the seeds of Methodism, which 
iiad grown into an extensive organization known as the " Maine Con- 
ference." 

He was soon licensed as a local preacher to preach under the Rev. 
Joshua Taylor, the presiding elder. In July, 1801, he was received on 
trial by the New England Conference, at Lynn, Mass., and appointed 
to the Readfield Circuit, Maine, with Rev. Asa Heath, and from that 
date to 1833, rendered efficient service in Maine, New Hampshire and 
Vermont. In that year he was appointed to a supernumerary relation, 
and again in 1834, returned as supernumerar)', rendering such service 
as his health would permit, until 1836, when he was called to supply 



REV. OLIVER BEAL. 26? 

tlie plac^ of Rev. R. Schermerhorn, presiding elder of Augusta district, 
then deceased. 

Rev. Mr. Beal was for sixteen j'ears presiding elder, five times a 
delegate to general conference, and was looked upon as one of the lead 
ing members of the conference which he had done so much to organize. 
The Maine conference was organized in 1825, and Mr. Beal was its 
secretary eight years. In 1836 he was taken suddenly ill with a cold, 
which resulted in consumption. He had spent a winter in Maryland 
and Virginia for his health, and when on his way home, and stopping 
in Baltimore, December 10, he become suddenly worse and rapidly 
declined till the thirteenth day of December of the same year, when he 
passed peacefully away. His remains were buried in *' Mt, Olivet 
Cemetery " in that citj', among many other Methodist clergymen, in a 
lot appropriated to the burial of persons of his profession. Bishop Waugh 
ofificiating at his burial. An appropriate tablet marks his grave. 

While in Baltimore Mr. Beal was the guest of Major Joshua Dryden, 
and was visited by Dr. Thomas E. Bond as a friend and physician, and 
others, among whom was Bishop Waugh, from whom he received every 
attention. Mr. Beal was a faithful and devoted minister, of affectionate 
disposition, disliked controversy, eminently a peacemaker, strongly 
conservative in his views, a faithful friend, a devoted husband and father 
and a good man. 

He married Miss Sally Bailey, of Williamstown, Vt., November 19, 
1807, '^nd had eight children, three of whom died in infancy. All 
entered the church and were of the communion. Mrs. Beal died at the 
home of her daughter, in Bangor, Maine, February 22, 1852. Solon, 
the eldest son, died in Baltimore, August 4 1S69. Oliver S , died 
August 8, 1S78. Mary D., wife of Rev. F. Thurber, died July 8, 1858. 
Two daughters, Mrs. P. C. Plumer and Mrs. L, L. Withers, resided in 
Bangor, Me. 

The ground thus early consecrated as the birth- place of one of the 
pioneers of Methodism has not yet ceased to give evidence of fruitful- 
ness. 

Methodist families from time to time moved into the town, and in 
1830 Methodist circuit preachers occasionally visited the place and 
preached. In 1831 the First Church was formed at the " West Shares." 



2G8 HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

In 1832 Rev. D. S, King was appointed to the West and North -Bridge- 
water circuit, and meetings for a time were held in the Unitarian church, 
promising considerable success. For some reason unknown they were 
suddenly given up, and for ten years no regular meetings were held, 
though the Methodist circuit rider was often welcomed to the place, not 
only by the people of his persuasion, but also by the joung men on the 
street. 

In the fall of 1841, Rev. O. S. Smith, from the New Hampshire con- 
ference, having broken down in health, moved into the place to engage 
in secular business. Soon after a revival broke out in the church at 
West Shares, and Mr Smith took an active part in the meetings. Many 
people from the village attended them and quite a number were con- 
verted, awakening a new interest. 

Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Society (Brockton 
Heights). — Previous to 1830 there was no regular organized society of 
this denomination in the town. On the 9th day of March in that year 
Nathaniel Manley and one hundred and ten others formed themselves 
into an association, with the following articles of agreement : 

WniiUKAS, We the subscribers, being disposed to encourage and pioniote the pubhc 
worship of God in a way agreeable to the dictates of our own consciences, do hereby 
agree to form ourselves into a religious society by the name of the " First Episcopal 
Methodist Society in North Bridgewater,'' for the purpose of promoting, carrying on, 
and supporting the public worship of God in conformity to an Act passed February 16, 
1824.' 

On the I2th day of April of the same year a committee, consisting 
of Isaac Packard, John Tilden, and Galen Manley, were chosen to pro- 
cure land and erect a church. They purchased a lot of land of Micah 
Packard for the sum of $41.20, it being the lot where the house now 
stands. A house was erected, fifty-four feet long, twenty-one feet wide, 
twenty-two feet high, witli a spire eighty feet high, and a bell weighing 
one thousand and sixty pounds, made by George Holbrook, of Med- 
way, Mass. The exterior appearance of the house is neat, painted 
white, with nine windows and green blinds. The interior of the house 
is well furnished, containing fifty-eight pews, choir- gallery, with seats 

• The name of this Society was formerly tlie First Methodist Episcopal .Society, and was changed 
to Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Society. 



PEARL STREET METHODIST CHURCH. 269 

for fifty persons. The floor is neatly carpeted, walls arched over- 
head. In 1855 a clock was put up, and in 1857 a new and commodi- 
ous pulpit was placed in the house. The instrumental music is a 
cabinet organ. 

The house was built under the direction of Messrs. Isaac Hartwell, 
John Tilden, and Galen Manley, as building committee, and cost three 
thousand dollars. Mr. John Peterson was master carpenter. A par- 
sonage-house was built in i860. 

The following is a list of the clergymen who have supplied the pulpit 
of this society, and the years each has served : 

Revs. P. Crandall. 1834-35; E. Bradley, 1835-36; D. Kilburn, 
1836-37; Sanford Benton, 1837-38; C.Noble, 1838-39; L.Bates, 
1840-41; Anthony Prflmer, 1841-43; Henry Mayo, 1843; Lemuel 
Harlow, 1844; B.M.Walker, 1845; Dixon Stebbins, 1846-47; T. 
Spilsted, 1847-48; G. W. Rogers, 1848-49; John Livesey, 1849-50; 
John D. King, 1850-51; Ebenezer Blake, 1852-53; Theophilus B. 
Gurney, 1853-54; Azariah B. Wheeler, 1855 ; J. B. Weeks, 1860-61 ; 
Israel Washburn, 1861 ; Charles A. Carter, 1862-63 ; W. A. Clapp, 
1863-64; Alexander Anderson. 1865-66; F. Ryder, 1866-68; J. B. 
Washburn. 1868-70; Samuel M, Beal, 1870-73; Edward L. Hyde, 
1873-74; J. W. Wood, 1874-75; H. Faville, 1S75-76; W. G. Wilsoji, 
1876-78; R E. Buckey, 1878; F W. Adams, September, 1880, to 
April 1881 ; G. A. Reeder, April, 1 881, to October, 1881; A. L. Hag- 
arty, November. i88i,'to April, 1883; F. W Hamblin, April, 1883, to 
April, 1884; William Hartell, April, 1884, to October, 1884; Lyman 
C. Horton, October. 1884, to April, 1887; Charles T. Hatch, April, 
1887, to April, 1889; Royal J. Kellogg, April, 1889, to April, 1891 ; 
George Bennett, April, 1 891, to April, 1892 ; George Bernreuter, 1892 ; 
J. E. Johnson, April, 1892. 

Bridgewater Circuit was set apart from Stoughton and Easfcon, July, 
1832, at a conference held in Providence, R. I. 

This is the only meeting-house in this section of country that retained 
the corner seats especially for the colored people, which were in the 
corners of the gallery. These were removed at the time of the remodel- 
ing of the church in 1873. 

From 1866 to 1870 this church worshiped with the church in Eas- 
ton, holding services on alternate Sundays. In 1870 the plan was 



270 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

adopted by the Boston University, sending students to supply the pulpit. 
Tliat arrangement continued for several years. 

In 1873 extensive repairs were made upon this meeting-house by the 
labors of Rev. Samuel M. Beal, who had been preaching to this people 
for some time. The pulpit was transferred to the opposite end of the 
house, the pews rearranged, the gallery lowered, pulpit platform re- 
modeled, an arched recess constructed at its rear, a new black-walnut 
railing and furniture to correspond was furnished ; new lighting fixtures, 
new heating apparatus, and new carpets were placed on the platform 
and aisles ; the walls freshly colored in delicate tints ; a new center- 
piece placed on the ceiling, thus rendering the audience room very 
attractive. 

The services at the rededication of this edifice were held March 13, 
1873, Rev. Mr. Dunham, of Easton, offered prayer and read the Scrip- 
tures. Sermon preached by Rev. G. E. Reed, of Fall River. 

Preaching services are held at 1.30 r M. The Sunday-school con- 
vening at noon. The salary of the pastor is paid by subscription. 

Rededication. — The Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Church at 
Brockton Heights was rededicated August 13, 1893, amid impressive 
ceremonies and a large gathering of people. 

Rev. J. E. Johnson, pastor, had charge of the dedication assisted by 
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Leger, two evangelists who for the past few weeks 
had been conducting revival services in a tent near the church, and 
whose labors were abundantly blessed. 

The Pearl street church, while not a very large one, has been greatly 
improved by the recent work put in it, and is now a beautiful house of 
worship. The frescoing inside is especially beautiful. In the alcove 
back of the pulpit is a magnificent painting, representing an open Bible 
supported in the air upon rolling clouds, while above it the holy spirit 
is bursting forth from the heavens, and casting its rays upon the Book 
of books. Above the alcove is the ever beautiful command of Christ — 
" Love one another as I have loved you." The walls are also artistic- 
ally frescoed. Around the base is a light blue band, while at the top 
next to the ceiling is another band bearing a scroll design. Over the 
windows are semi-circles each containing a crown, a dove, a star or a 
bunch of lilies. The ceiling presents a fine appearance. In the center 



CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. 271 

is a large ring, decorated with numerous designs, and from the center 
of which hangs the chandeHer. Surrounding this ring is a large square 
with a gilt cross at each corner upon a blue background. Light bands of 
wavy blue are placed at either end of the church. The whole forms a 
very artistic combination, making the church very attractive. 

After singing by the congregation, Mr. S. S. Somes was called upon 
by the pastor and made tlie offertory prayer, after which Miss Lena 
Snow rendered a vocal selection. 

Psalm cxxxii. was then read responsively by Mrs. Leger and the con- 
gregation, after which Mr. S. E. Patrick sang. 

Mr. Leger read the scriptural lesson, and then Rev. Mr. Johnson said 
that the present moment was one towards which they have all looked 
forward with great joy and longing hearts, and as pastor of the church 
he thanked the congregation for their loyalty in rendering it possible to 
rededicate the church. Rev. Mr. Johnson said that he then knew that 
the members had done all that they could, but the new work must be 
done and the Lord had helped them out of their difficulty. He had 
sent a friend who stood by them and saw the work carried through. 

" With these words," said Mr. Johnson, ' I present this house to the 
Lord and to \'ou. May you never desecrate this house, may you never 
open it to secular work. Let it be the Holy of Holies." 

The following is a list of officers of tlie Pearl Street Methodist Epis- 
copal Church, Brockton Heights, for 1893 : 

Pastor, — Rev. J. E. Johnson ; trustees, — Nathaniel Manley, Seth M. 
Hall, John A. Hall, Shepard B VVilbar, Isaac P. Osborne, Rufus H. 
Carr, Bradford Packard, Andrew Frame; stewards,— Nathaniel Man- 
ley, Bradford Packard, Seth M. Hall, John A. Hall, Rufus H. Carr, 
Shepard VVilbar, Isaac P. Osborne ; the superintendents of the Sabbath 
Sciiool have been, — Bradford Packard, who served the school for thirty 
years, to 1886; followed by George Ames, Seth M. Hall, and Rufus H. 
Carr, the present incumbent. 

Central Methodist Episcopal Church. — This church was 
formed March 2, 1842, consisting of about thirty members, among whom 
were the following persons : 

Sanford Alden, Eliza G. Alden, Liberty Packard, Mary A. Packard, 
Israel Packard, jr., Jane W. Packard, Cornelius H. Dunham, Lucia Dun- 



272 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ham, Thaddeus Gifford, Abigail Gifford, Mary Edson, Fearing W. Bent, 
Mehitabel W. Bent, Jarvis D. Smith, Martha Smith. 

One Sabbath morning in P'ebruary, 1842, Liberty Packard, Jarvis 
I). Smith, Israel Packard and Howard Keith, walking from the village 
to attend the West Church meeting, stopped to rest in a field, and 
seated upon a rock entered into conversation which naturally referred 
to the meetings. Brother Smith asked the very pertinent question, 
" Why not have meetings at the village instead of coming up here to 
attend them ?" The others rather derided rhe idea at first, but Brother 
Smith said he believed Bro. O. G. Smith could be induced for a small 
sum to preach for them, and that they could raise money enough to 
hire a hall. He seemed so confident of success that the others ap- 
pointed him on the spot a committee to wait upon Brother Smith and 
see what he thought about it. 

This proved to be the first board meeting of the church. Brother S. 
was visited, and found not only willing but pleased to do all he could. 
Bro. J. D. Smith feared they could raise but a small sum for his sup- 
port, but the other Bro. S. said " Do what you can, and if it is but 
$50 per year I will manage to live, and by God's help we will succeed." 
Thus encouraged, an immediate canvass of the village was made, and 
about $400 pledged to support the enterprise. The old academy build- 
ing, then unoccupied, and standing upon the ground afterward used by 
the Universalist Church, and where East Elm street is now, was hired 
and used for the fir.st time March 2, 1842. This was used, however, 
but two weeks, as it proved too small. The Unitarian Church was 
then standing on the site of the old Court House building, and at the time 
unoccupied, was tendered to the Methodists and accepted Revival 
work at once blessed the efforts of the young society, and by the end 
of the year forty- one persons had been baptized. 

After occupying the Unitarian house of worship about one year, an 
increase of rent was demanded, which the society deemed exorbitant, 
and they accordingly moved to " Cobb's Hall," known in later days as 
Concert Hall. This proved unfortunate alike to the church and the 
Sabbath school, both of which lost members in consequence. The most 
of the members proved true, however, and continued their efforts to 
build up the society. 



CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. '273 

Rev. O. G. Smith was their first pastor. He was succeeded by Rev. 
Addison Ciiilds, of the Providence Conference, who soon after closed 
his earthly labors, and the society employed Rev. H. C Atwater, a 
graduate of Yale College, and at that time a teacher of the Adelphian 
Academy, till the close of the conference year, when he was admitted 
to the conference, and stationed there in 1845. During the same year, 
a plain but substantial house of worship was erected, costing two thou- 
sand six hundred dollars, built by Messrs. Dunbar & Soule, and dedi- 
cated January 8 1846, Rev. Edward T. Taylor preaching the dedica- 
tion sermon. Sanford Alden, Fearing W. Bent, Thomas Hatliaway, 
Liberty Packard, Israel Packard, jr., Cornelius H. Dunham, and Oliver 
D. Shepardson were appointed trustees. 

Rev. O. G. Smith closed his labors with the church in the spring of 
1844, leaving behind him many friends, who now after the lapse of 
nearly fift)' years remember him with the kindest feelings of love and 
Christian fellowship. 

Rev. Henry Smith was located for this church in 1846, and re- 
mained two years; Rev. Lemuel Harlow in 1848, but was not re- 
ceived 

Here follows a full list of the pastors of the Second Methodist Epis- 
copal Church : 

Revs Edward Otherman, 1848; John B. Husted, 1849; John Live- 
sey, jr.. 1850; Azariah B. Wheeler, 1851-52 ; Erastus Benton, 1853 ; 
Andrew McKeown, 1854; Robert McGonegal, 1856; John Cooper, 
1857-58; N. Beniis, 1859; Merritt P. Alderman, 1860-61 ; Thomas 
Ely, 1862-63; Frederic A. Crafts, 1864-66; John Howson, 1867-68 ; 
Joseph H. James, 1869-71 ; T. M. House, 1872-73 ; S. B. Sweetser. 
1874; William T. Harlow, 1875 ; Dwight A. Jordan. 1876-78 ; George 
A. Horse, 1879-80; John Ellis Hawkins, 1881-82 ; Albert P. Palmer, 
1883-85; Rev C. P. Pitblado, 1886-87; Rev. Bennett W. Hutchin- 
son. 1888; Rev. Frank P. Parkin, 1889-93 

In 185 I and 1852 Rev. A. B. Wheeler supplied the charge. During 
his administration the town increased largely in population and enter- 
prise. The church received large additions, and catching the enterprising 
spirit of the times resolved to build a new and larger house of worship. 

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274 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The financial work was pushed rapidly forward, and at the close of 1852 
everything was ready to commence building. 

During the year 1853 this society erected a new and splendid church' 
edifice at an expense of twenty- four thousand dollars. Barnabas Snow 
was the contractor and master-builder, Isaiah B. Young, of Boston, 
architect. The building is ninety- four feet long by sixty feet wide, with 
a tower one hundred and ten feet high, containing a bell weighing 
eighteen hundred and twenty-seven pounds, from the foundry of Henry 
N. Hooper, of Boston, costing six hundred and sixty- five dollars. The 
interior of the house is furnished with one hundred and ten pews and 
an elegant organ, manufactured by George Stevens, of Cambridge, Mass. 
A baptismal font of marble was presented to the society by S. S. Green ; 
also a beautiful Bible and hymn-book presented by the Young Gentle- 
men's Charitable Association connected with the church. 

The corner stone of this church was laid July 25, 1853, with appro- 
priate ceremony, as follows: i, remarks, by Rev. A. B. Wheeler; 2, 
reading of the Word, by Rev. Paul Couch ; 3, singing ; 4, prayer, by 
Rev. T. B. Gurney ; 5, benediction. 

Previous to the benediction occurred the ceremony of depositing a 
tin box in one of the corner foundations of the tower, which contained 
the following : 

Records of the Second Methodist Church' in North Bridgewater ; 
names of original and present members of the Second Conference ; of- 
ficers of the Sabbath- school ; trustees of the church ; building commit- 
tee ; architect and master builder ; pastors of the various churches in 
town ; copies of order of exercises on the occasion ; minutes of the 
Providence Annual Conference ; missionary report of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church; Sabbath-school report; discipline of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church ; copies of Zioii's Herald, Church Advocate and 
Journal, Missionary Advocate, Sabbath School Advocate, North Bridge- 
water Gazette. 

This house was dedicated to the worship of God June I, 1854, with 
the following order of e.xercises, commencing at ten and a half o'clock : 

I, voluntary, on the organ ; 2, reading of the eighty-fourth psalm, by 
Rev. George W. Stearns; 3, voluntary, by the choir; 4, reading of 

1 This name has been changed to the Central Methodist Episcopal Church. 



CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. 275 

the 964th liyinn of the Methodist collection, by Rev. J. B. Gould ; 
5, reading of Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple (i Kings 
viii.), by Rev. J. Mather; 6, dedicatory prayer, by Rev. F. Upham ; 7, 
voluntary, by the choir; 8, sermon, by Rev. Minor Raymond (princi- 
pal of Wilbraham Academy), text, i Tim. i. 15, — "This is a faithful 
saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the 
world to save sinners ; " 9, concluding prayer, by Rev. I. J. P. CoUyer • 
10, reading of the 970th hymn, by Rev. W. T. Harlow. 

The sermon was spoken of as a masterly exposition and defence of 
the cardinal doctrines of the gospel as taught by that denomination. 

Pews were sold to the amount of sixteen thousand dollars a short time 
after the dedication, and everything bade fair for a prosperous and use- 
ful society. 

This church was blessed with a great revival in January, 1843, the re- 
sult of which was, large numbers were added to the church, and a flour- 
ishing Sabbath-school organized in August, 1842. 

Officers for 1893 : 

Rev. Frank P. Parkin, pastor ; Elnathan T. Sampson, Frank E. Lyon, 
John E. Tibbetts, William H. Gray, Henry M. Hall, class leaders ; 
Nehemiah S. Holmes, president; Daniel B. Lovell, secretary; Charles 

A. Eaton, treasurer ; Sanford Winter, Elnathan T. Sampson, Albert 
H. Mackie, Loyed E. Chamberlain, Frank W. Luce, Albert F. Small, 
trustees; ApoUas Eaton, William A. Parmenter. William J. Loheed, 
Lendol Snow, jr., Stephen Snow, J. H. K. Dickerson, Norman L. Dun- 
bar, Edward E. Goodwin, Frank L. Boyden, W. H. Nickerson, Frank 

B. Lowe, Herbert T. Lovell and C Barnej' Rounds, stewards. 

Se.mi- Centennial Celebration. — March 6 and 7, 1892. One 
half a century had passed since the Central Methodist F^piscopal Church 
was organized in what is now Brockton. This church with a fitting 
propriety had made arrangements to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary, 
on Sunday, the 6th of March. It was a joyous day to those of the origi- 
nal members who lived to witness it. It was indeed an occasion in 
which deep and devout thanksgiving for Divine favors in the past, with 
a faithful trust in the blessings which are yet held in store by the great 
and good Giver, for this societ)'. The committee of arrangements con- 
sisted of Rev. Frank P. Parkin, Daniel B. Lovell, Charles A. Eaton, 



27C HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

EInathan T. Sampson and Cyrus F. Copeland. The church was hand 
somely decorated. From the centerpiece over the pulpit, formed of 
the national colors, broad streamers of red, white and blue were radi- 
ated to the four corners of the auditorium. The space around the 
speaker's desk was massed with beautiful plants, with heavy green 
foliage and sweet scented flowers, the prominent ones among them be- 
ing the large annunciation flowers, which were principally about the pul- 
pit itself Directly over these was a beautiful dove with outspread 
wings, while two smaller " wia;jed messengers of peace " were sus- 
pended on either side. 

Above all and affixed to the centre of the alcove was a white tablet 
beai ing the toUowing legend : " What hath God wrought. The Semi 
Centennial of Our Church House, 15 — 1842, 614 — 1842." The figures 
denote the numbers at the organization and at the date of the cele- 
bration. 

Wound around the pillars of the alcove were the names of the fifteen 
original members of the society, which have been already printed. In 
other conspicuous places on the walls were tablets containing the list of 
all the pastors to date, and the names of the superintendents of the 
Sunday school. 

Superintendents of Sunday School. — Tjie latter list of which is as 
follows: Liberty Packard, 1842, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1850, i860; Alba 
Pratt, 184s ; ^rof. L. F. C Loomis, 1848, 1849; R. Parker Thurston, 
185 I, 1852; Israel Packard, jr., 1853;. Henry Baylies, 1854; Charles 
Worth, 1855; Philip Reynolds, 1856, 1857; R. L. Thacher, 1858, 
1859, 1865, 1867; John Filoon, 1861, 1862, 1868; C M. Copeland, 
1863, 1864, 1873, 1876; Uriah Macoy, 1869; Edwin Sawtell, 1870, 
1871; J. W. Wiswell, 1872; C. ¥. Copeland, 1877, 1878. '879; W. J. 
Loheed, 1880, 1883 ; E T. Sampson, 1883 to 1892 

The services, which were very fully attended, weie as follows: At 
9:45 A. M. was the Men's Prayer Meeting, conducted by Rev. Dr S. F. 
Upham, of Madison, N. J. Then followed a beautiful anthem Ser- 
mon by the pastor, Rev. Frank P. Parkin, from tlie text, Leviticus, 
XXV. 10, "And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year * * * ^nd it shall 
be a jubilee unto you," also from Psalms, xliv, i, " We have heard with 
our ears, O God, our fathers have told us w/tat work thou didst in their 



CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. 277 

days in the times of old." This sermon is spoken of by those who 
listened as being clear, sound and incontrovertible in doctrine, and logi- 
cal in its deduction. He alluded to the days of Jesse Lee, during his 
itinerate labors in the vicinity of Brockton, and the first introduction of 
Methodism, and traced in a careful manner the origin of the churches 
in the old colony, and particularly the history of the Central fvlethodist 
Episcopal Church of Brockton from 1842 to the present pastorate, with 
a brief account of the branches of the church in Campelloand Montello, 
which have grown out of the original plant. The church now has a 
membership of 566 full members, and fifty on probation, making with 
others in the last named places, a total of 1,038 Methodists in the city 
in 1893. After an anniversary offering being taken, the following 
semi-centennial hymn, composed by J. A. Handy, of Boston High- 
lands, a former member of this church, was sung in a very enthusiastic 
manner to the familiar tune of " St. Catherine." 

_ Where oft the fathers met to pray Our fathers' God, to Thee we raise 

Tlieir .sons and dau'.'hters meet to-day, A song ot gratitude and praise. 

From far and near we gladly come Within these sacred walls once more 

Back to the good old churcli — our home; Thy benediction we implore; 

For here it was in early days. With glory now Thy temple fill 

We learned to walk in wisdom's ways. And all our hearts with rapture thrill. 

The fathers who once worshiped here 
No more among their sons appear. 
But we below and they above 
Still sing of ''Jesus and his love." 
Oh smile upon us Lord we pray ! 
And bless the Mother church to day. 

At the conclusion of this service of song, the Rev. Edward Williams, 
of New Bedford, Port Societ}', wHt was converted and licensed to 
preacli by this society, closed the morning exercises with the benedic- 
tion. 

An elegant Bible, Hymnpl and satin book mark, were presented to 
the church by the " Epworth League," valued at over fifty dollars, 
and were used for the first time on this occasion. 

The Sunday school assembled at 12, or immediately after the fore- 
noon exercises. E. T. Sampson, the superintendent, in his ninth year 
of continuous and faithful service, presided, and called the roll. Upon 
the platform were past superintendents Philip Reynolds, G. M. Cope- 



278 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

land, Edwin Sawtell, C. F. Copeland and W. J. Loheed, besides Revs. 
E. S. Fletcher and Edward Williams, each of whom had a kind word 
for the school and church. 

At 3:30 P. M., the time for the laj'men's meeting, again found a 
large number, the auditorium being well filled with people, many of 
whcse heads were gray with the frost of years. Among those on the 
platform were old time Methodists, as Father Nason, George Dunham, 
Philip Reynolds, Fearing W. Bent, John Montgomery and others. 
The pastor introduced Dr. Liberty D. Packard, a son of one of the 
original members of this church, a prominent homcLopathic physician, 
and an active member of St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church of 
South Boston, who presided, and made a very interesting and highly 
entertaining address, replete with early reminiscences of early days in 
his native village. He told of the struggles of the church in the days 
when Methodism was unpopular, and described the scenes of his boy- 
hood, the early meetings, the first church service he attended, the first 
Sunday school, the first class meeting, the educational establishments, 
the dedication of the first and the present church edifices, and many 
other recollections of the good old town of North Bridgewater, now 
grown to a city. Dr. Packard called for remarks from old members 
present, which were responded to by Messrs. Reynolds, Dunbar, Fletcher, 
Handy and Montgomery. 

A pleasing feature of the hour was a beautiful and thoughtful poem, 
of much interest, by Miss Mary L. Andrews, paying a tribute to the 
achievements of the past, and with prophetic vision, described the 
"New Granite Church," that is to be, thus voicing in pretty rhyme the 
sentiment that prevails amongst the Central Methodist people. 

Many letters of regret of inability to be present were read from 
Messrs. Prof Silas L. Loomis, of Fernandina, Fla., forroerl)' a principal 
of the Adelphian Academy, Cyrus Jernigan, of Hamilton, la., Henry 
Ba)'lies and E. J. Benner, of Lowell, William T. Worth, of Worcester, 
and others, with their best wishes. The exercises were closed with a 
benediction by Rev. Prof. Upham. 

At 6:15 an interesting love feast was held in the large vestry, pre- 
sided over by Rev. Edward Williams. 

In the evening at 7:30 the auditorium was again crowded to listen to 
a sermon by Rev. Prof S. F. Upham, D.D., a prominent member of 



CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. 279 

the faculty of Drew Theological Seminary at Madison, N. J. It was 
in this Central church that Prof. Uphani preached his first sermon 

On Monday, at 3 P. M., the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society 
held a meeting, at which Mrs. J. H. James, the wife of a former pastor, 
delivered an address of especial interest. Mrs. J. H. James, now of 
Rockville, Conn., established the local auxiliary of the Central society 
while her husband was pastor of the church many years since. 

At 7:30 the church gave a reception to former pastors in the audi- 
torium, where public exercises took place. In the pulpit with the pas- 
tor were seated Rev. " Father" John B. Husted, of Watertown, the 
oldest living ex pastor, who had served the church in 1849. Rev. Dr. 
Andrew McKeown, of Boston, Rev. C. B. Pitblado, of Ansonia, Conn., 
Rev. H. H. Martin, of Attawaugan, Conn., and C. F. Copeland, esq., 
one of tlie official board of the church. 

A selection, " Alleliua," was rendered by the choir, under the direc- 
tion of Frank E. Packard, esq , after which Rev. Dr. A. McKeown of- 
fered a fervent prayer. As a fitting response Miss Mary L. Andrews, 
contralto, gave a sweetly rendered solo, "The Twilight Falls," her clear 
and resonant voice being heard with a deep and attentive interest. 

C. F. Copeland then followed with a historical account, carefully pre- 
pared, of the twenty-eight pastors who had labored with this church, 
relating many interesting incidents. At the close of the reading of this 
history. Rev. John B. Husted, who was in his eighty- eighth year, arose 
and said, " I have been wonderfully kept by the grace of God." When 
he came to North Bridgewater in 1849 it was to fill his twenty-third 
appointment in the conference, dwelling upon his early experiences 
here, and heartily congratulated the church upon its successful experi- 
ence in this community. 

At the close of Father Husted's remarks, " Blest be the tie that binds 
our hearts in Christian Love " was sung with a hearty good will. Rev. 
Mr. Parkin thanked all who had contributed in making this celebration 
a success, and the exercises in the audience room were closed by sing- 
ing "The Sweet Bye and Bye " by the quartette of the choir, and the 
benediction was pronounced by " Father " Husted. 

An adjournment was made to the large vestry, where supper was 
served by the ladies of the church, under the direction of the following 



280 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

persons as the committee : Mrs E. T. Sampson, Mrs. C. F. Copeland, 
Mrs. Robert Frazier, Mrs. E. Bailey and Mrs F. W. Luce. After jus- 
tice had been done at the table, two hours were spent in hstening to 
the former pastors and others, prominent among whom was Rev. C. B. 
Pitblado, of Ansonia, Conn., Rev. Dr. McKenna, Rev. H. H. Martin, 
of Connecticut, George R. Pierce, of the South Church, Campello, Dr. 
Liberty D. Packard, of South Boston, and others. 

The music on this occasion was under the direction of Frank E. Pack- 
ard, esq . organist of the church. 

Here closed a most interesting anniversary, and a prominent mile- 
stone has been set in the roadway, marking the end of the first half 
century of the existence of the Central Methodist Episcopal Church and 
Society of Brockton. 

Philip Reynolds. — In nearly all churches in the country, a few persons 
have to become responsible for its success, and in many cases take a 
great responsibility upon themselves pecuniarily and otherwise, not 
merely for the show of doing good, but because of their interest in the 
prosperity of the same, and the names of such should be held forth as 
an example to others. The history of the Central Methodist Episcopal 
Church of Brockton, would not be complete without a mention of one 
whose life has been not only one of constant interest in that church in a 
religious point of view, but one whose life has been consistent with his 
religion, and whose name will ever be associated with the welfare of the 
same. 

Philip Reynolds, otherwise known as " Father Reynolds," although 
not born within the limits of Brockton, was a descendant of one of the 
earliest families of North Bridgewater, now Brockton. Flis great-grand- 
father was Nathaniel Reynolds, who came from Boston and settled in 
that part of the city now known as "Brockton Heights.'' 

He was born in Stoughton, Mass., April 14, 1820, but has been a 
resident of Brockton since 1854. He has allied himself with Methodism 
for fifty-four years, and by his steadfast adherence to christian principles 
won the esteem and respect of all his brethren. In early life he attended 
the oldest Methodist church in Stoughton, and in 1835, then a lad of 
fifteen years, he played the violin, one of his own make, in the orches- 
tra, at the dedication of the First Methodist Episcopal Church in 



CENTRAL METHODIST CHURCH. 281 

Stoiighton, and three years later become a permament member of the 
choir, "and in 1839 learned the new song of freedom from guilt and 
dominion of sin. So marked was his transformation that he designates 
the twenty-second day of May as his spiritual birthday." From that 
date forward he has taken an active part in everything pertaining to the 
church. He has been a classleader for forty years, beginning in the 
house of Nathan Drake in Stoughton. In 1846 he married Lucy, 
daughter of Mr. Drake, For many years he was the efficient chorister, 
a devout classleader and a faithful trustee of the Central Church of 
Brockton. When this society was under a reproach, through no fault 
of his, and financial difficulties threatened ruin, he came to the rescue 
and saved them from utter failure, and took the burden upon himself, 
and it is due to him to say that the success of the society is largely 
owing to his sacrifice in the substantial manner indicated. During the 
past few years he has been greatly interested in the establishing and 
building up of the "Franklin Chapel" at Montello, now the " Franklin 
Methodist Episcopal Church." 

Rev. Azariah Brainerd Wheeler was the son of Beriah and 
Lucy Wheeler, of East Haddam, Conn., born March 23. 1817. He 
pursued his academic studies at the I'last Haddam Academy ; was 
ordained in the ministry in 1840 After preaching in various places 
he was stationed at North Bridgewater as pastor of the Second Metho- 
dist Episcopal Church in April, 185 1 He has held several public 
offices; atone time was president of the North Bridgewater Loan Fund 
Association. In 1855 he was a representative to the General Court 
from North Bridgewater. In 1856 was senator from Plymouth County 
also a member of the Fremont Electoral College. 

Mr. Wheeler married Clarissa Jane Pease. The wife died January 
19. 1842. He then married Elizabeth Baker, daughter of John Chad- 
wick, of Nantucket, Mass Children : 

William Brainerd, born September 2, 1844. 

Charles Augustus, born June 28, 1846; died September 7, 1862. 

Asa Bradford, born September 19, 1853. 

Lizzie Louise, born May 7, 1858; died September 15, 1859. 

Ida Barnard, born August 25, i860. 

Nellie, born February 19, 1863. 

3U 



282 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

South Street Methodist Episcopal Church (Campello). — In 
1879 the number of attendants upon the Methodist Church worship in 
the central village of Brockton had become so numerous, and the many 
inconveniences of attendance on all the meetings were such, that a few 
members thought the time had arrived when this denomination should 
have a church of their own in Campello. Accordingly, Rev. John Live- 
sey, a preacher, who had formerly supplied in the First Church at the 
" West Shares," was appointed to preach to the people of Campello by 
the New England Southern Conference of Methodist Churches, form- 
erly known as the Providence Conference. Services were commenced 
by preaching in Huntington Hall, on Main street, in the early part of 
1879. On the 1 8th day of May of that year John Montgomery, a well- 
known and active member of the Second Church in the village, was ap- 
pointed class-leader. The first year the church numbered fifty-four 
members, which has increased to a membership of one hundred and 
fifty members, and is rapidly increasing with the growth of the city. 

In I 880, a lot of land was purchased on the south side of South street, 
sufficiently large for a church and parsonage buildings. William S. 
Green and George R. Pierce were building committee A neat wooden 
building, with an addition of twelve by twenty feet, was erected, sur- 
mounted with a small tower, in which is a bell. 

Philip Reynolds, of Brockton, contributed one thousand dollars to the 
general building fund. 

The interior is furnished with a good cabinet organ, manufactured by 
George Woods & Co., a neat black- walnut pulpit, presented by George 
M. Copeland, of Brockton, and chairs inclosed within a rail of the same 
material. It contains sittings for three hundred persons, in fifty- eight 
pews. In 1883 the society added a two-story parsonage at an expense 
of twenty-five hundred dollars, the church cost about five thousand dol- 
lars, besides the improvements now being made in the raising of the 
church and adding a vestry. 

Since the organization was started it has had the kind assistance, co 
operation, and good wishes of all the other churches, and is in a flour- 
ishing condition, bidding fair to become a large society. 

The following persons have been their pastors from the commence- 
ment : 



SOUTH STREET METHODIST CHURCH. 283 

Rev. John Livesey, April. 1879, to April, 1881 ; Rev. S. F. Chase, 
April, 1 88 1, to April, 1883 ; Rev. Augustus W. Kingsley, April, 1883. 

The following persons were officers the first year of the organization : 

Trustees : L. P. Pratt, Charles Peterson, John Montgomery, George 
A Haven, George R. Pierce, Willard Howard, William S. Green, 
Charles H. Eldridge, Howard P. Keith ; stewards : George A. Haven, 
George R. Pierce, James L. Robinson, Arthur P. Alden, John Mont- 
gomery ; superintendents of Sunday-schools: George R. Pierce, George 
S. Cobb. 

During the present year this church has made extensive alterations 
and enlargements to accommodate the rapidly growing number of their 
members. Here follows a description of the changes. 

Description of the New Edifice. — The original South Street 
M. E. church edifice was simply a chapel, erected in 1879 under the 
pastorate of Rev. John Livesey, who was the organizer and the first 
preacher of this society. Four years later, under the pastorate of 
Rev. E. W. Kinsley, the building was raised a story and a vestry added 
to it. 

The present pastor, Rev. Geo. W. Hunt, was appointed in the spring 
of 1892, and early in the present year he made known to the society his 
plans for the enlargement of the church edifice, which have developed 
into the structure as it now stands — more pleasing in its architecture, 
more commodious, and better suited for all church purposes. 

The edifice has been enlarged by adding gable wings 10x38 feet to 
each side. On the northeast corner is a tower thirteen feet square, and 
on the northwest corner a Gothic porch 11x13 feet. Through these are 
the entrances from South street to both the auditorium and the vestry. 
The old vestibule has been thrown into the audience room, which is in 
the form of a cross. The pulpit platform and chancel have been en- 
larged in circular form. The audience room has a seating capacity of 
about SCO, and is seated in half circle form, with opera chairs from the 
Grand Rapids School Furniture Company, Michigan. The carpet was 
furnished by A. C. Titus & Co., of Newport, R. I. The new organ was 
purch ised of G. H. Hutchins & Co., Boston. The audience room has been 
frescoed tastefully, yet simply, in light colors by H. VV. Robinson & Co. 
The alterations to the vestry have been to reverse its length, and to di- 



284 HISTORi' OF BROCKTON. 

vide it in the rear by rolling doors, behind which are two class rooms 
that can be thrown into one. The vestry is carpeted, and is seated with 
folding chairs from the Globe Furnishing Company, Northville, Mich. 
Provision for additional heating has been made by placing in the vestry 
a new Barstow furnace from J. E. Carr & Co. 

The exterior painting is in two colors and was done by John Jamie 
son ; the carpentering by Mackie Bros., and the masonry by Eldredge 
& Sylvester. The entire expense of the improvements has been $6,200. 

RE-DEDICATION. — On Sunday morning, June 26, 1893, the enlarged 
South Street Methodist Episcopal Church at Campello was filled to re- 
pletion with an audience gathered to hear Bishop Andrews's sermon on 
the occasion of the rededication of the church. An organ voluntary by 
Miss Lillian B. Smith was followed by an anthem by the choir, assisted 
by the orchestra. A VV. Brown, leader ; Scripture reading, bv Presiding 
Elder S. O. Benton ; prayer, by Rev. D. A. Jordan ; solo, " Jesus, My 
Lord," by Miss Helen E. Wade ; and hymn by the choir and congrega- 
tion. 

Presiding Elder Benton, after remarking how the hand of God had 
led the people, and that the re-dedication marked a new era in the his 
tory of that church, said he was glad thej' had with them Bishop E. G. 
Andrews, of New York, who would then address them. 

The bishop, whose apostolic features in themselves are an inspiration, 
took for his text a fragment of the twenty- fourth verse of the fourth 
chapter of St. John — " God is a spirit." 

" God is a spirit " That is, said the bishop. He is not matter but 
mind Matter has form, divisibility, inertia ; mind has affections, has 
will. We reach out after Him with our hand ; He eludes our grasp. 
He is the infinite mind, heart, will, force. God's love irradiates the 
Christian's heart. He never comes — He is always here. He is alwa)'s 
penetrating us, speaking to us here. 

Rev. John Livesey, the first pastor of the above church, died in New 
Bedford, Mass., Tuesday, June 27, 1893, aged seventy three years. 

He was of English birth, but came to this country at the age of seven 
years, and entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 
1843, ^"'l fo"" fi'^ty years did faithful and successful work in the Christian 
ministry. He ever bore an irreproachable character. Sometimes con- 



FRANKLIN METHODIST CHURCH. 285 

sidered a little puritanical in his views and methods, but always com- 
manding the respect of the community in which he li\'ed. This was so 
in a special sense when he lived in what is now Brockton. 

In 1849 he was pastor of the mother church in what was then called 
Northwest Bridgewater, and in 1850 pastor of the Central Church in 
what was then known as North Bridgewater. He did good work in 
both places, and did much, through laying a good foundation, for the 
present standing and success of Methodism in this city. In 1879 he 
was appointed to Campello, now the South Street Cluirch. When he 
arrived he found no church organization here ; nothing but a class com- 
posed of members of the Central Church. But, though somewhat 
broken in health, he entered upon his work with much vigor, and soon 
had a church of twenty six members organized and steps taken for the 
erection of a chapel How well he did his work here the present sue 
cess of Methodism in Campello attests. 

He will ever be held in grateful remembrance by many in this city, 
as the one who led them into a better life, and no where in all the places 
that he has served will there be a deeper sorrow, caused by his death, 
than here in Campello, where lie will be mourned as a brother be- 
loved. 

Rev. Augustus W. Kingsley was born in Montville, Conn., October 
2, 1840, son of Charles and Evelina (Spalding) Kingsley ; graduated at 
Middletown University, Connecticut, 1863; joined the Providence Con- 
ference, 1868; settled in South Manchester, Conn, 1868-70; in Burn- 
side, Conn., 1873-75 ; with Hope Street Methodist Church, Providence, 
R. I., 1876-78; Middleboro', Mass., 1879-81; in Burnside, Conn., 
1882; in Campello, Mass., 1883-84. 

Fr.\nklin Methodist Episcopal Church (Montello). — In the 
fall of 1887 Mr. W. E Beals, a member of the Central M. E. Church 
and resident in Montello, began to realize the need of religious instruc- 
tion for the children of the neighborhood, many of whom were not con- 
nected with any Sabbath-school. He accordingly invited a few of the 
boys to spend an hour with him each Sunday at his home in the study 
of the Bible. Many of them seemed pleased with the idea, as did their 
parents, and on the 24th of October a class of seven boys was duly 
organized. 



286 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

During the week several of the girls waited upon Mrs. Beals and 
asked permission to form as a class with Mrs. Beals as their teacher. 
The ne.xt Sunday tlie new class was organized, and its numbers were 
doubled the following Sabbath. The classes continued to increase, until 
by January, 1888, eighteen scholars were enrolled in both classes. 
Books were at first loaned from Mr. Beals's private library and that of 
his son, and others were afterward solicited or borrowed. From the be- 
ginning it was understood that this school should be considered a branch 
of the Central Sunday-school, and not as an independent enterprise. 
Later the school was organized as a mission under the charge of the 
Central School. 

During the winter it was inconvenient to accommodate more than those 
already enrolled, but as the weather became warmer more were per- 
mitted to come, until by May i there was a total membership of fifty, com- 
prising six classes, each under a competent teacher. Mr. Beals was 
obliged to give up his class and act as superintendent. 

The school continued to grow and prosper. Classes were held in all 
of the living rooms, where benches were provided for the Sabbaths and 
stored in the cellar through the week. The need of more room now 
became apparent, and many plans were suggested and considered. At 
one time it was thought that a cheap frame building, somewhat after the 
style of a camp meeting cottage, would answer every purpose, for 
awhile at least, until it should be seen whether the work was to be 
permanent or temporary. The matter was finally brought before the 
quarterly conference, and a committee consisting of Philip Reynolds, E. 
T. Sampson, and Wm. E. Beals was chosen to secure a lot, solicit sub- 
scriptions, and erect a building to accommodate the school. 

A lot on Snow avenue was considered, but it was finally decided to 
purchase two lots, so that in the case of possible future and greater 
need, land sufficient for the purpose would be owned. The two lots were 
accordingly purchased of Thomas Baxendale, June 16, 1888, by Philip 
Reynolds. 

The contract for building the chapel was awarded to Barnabas Snow 
for $1,000. The building was named Franklin Chapel by request of the 
friends of Franklin Reynolds, son of Philip Reynolds, who died about 
the time the school was started. 



FRANKLIN METHODIST CHURCH. 287 

Franklin Chapel was dedicated the following September by presiding 
Elder Jordan, assisted by Rev. Messrs. Hutchinson of the Cential 
Church, J. H. James, of Plymouth, and A. P. Palmer, of New Bedford. 
The next Sunday there was an attendance of eighty- four scholars and 
teachers, and by January i there was a gratifying increase over the 
number at the time of the dedication. 

At the second- quarterly conference a board of trustees was chosen to 
hold tlie property. The mission now became a regular school, and Mr. 
Beals was confirmed as superintendent A prayer meeting was ap- 
pointed for Sabbath evening, and one during the week. These were 
usually led by lay members of the Central Church appointed by its pas- 
tor. It soon became evident that if the influence gained by these meas- 
ures was to be held, there should be preaching also. The pastor was 
unable to assist at a great extent, the work of the mother church de- 
manding all his time. Permission was obtained to have preaching on 
Sunday morning, the regular hour for this service at the Central being 
1:30 P. M. Mr. Frank Borton, of Boston University, preached at the 
chapel until conference most acceptably. 

The members of Franklin Chapel attended the afternoon services at 
the Central Church as before, until conference, when it was thought ad- 
visable to establish the chapel as a separate church. Shortly after, the 
church was duly organized, and Rev. Mr. Borton installed as pastor. 
Mr. Borton's health failing, he went to California to recuperate, and 
Rev. Mr. Keefe, of Boston University, supplied the pulpit until con- 
ference. 

In April, 1890, Rev. Hartley A. Ridgway was appointed to the 
charge. Two years later he was succeeded by Rev. Francis H. Spear, 
the piesent pastor, who has been made to realize that the time appre- 
hended by the committee chosen to purchase the building lot for the 
chapel had arrived. 

There is a present church membership, including probationers, of 
ninety-one, a net increase of twenty-nine over last year; a Sunday- 
school of more than two hundred ; and a working Epworth League of 
one hundred members. The work of both the Sunday-school and the 
league is being sadly crippled by lack of suitable accommodations, and 
they are entering with zest into the plans devised for a more convenient 



288 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

and commodious house of worship. The Sunday-school, under the 
able superintendency of Mr. Benjamin S. Kingman, has already raised 
$300 toward the building fund, and doubled these figures as the school 
pledge. The Church Aid Society is also doing excellent service, and 
will make a liberal donation to the building fund. There is a wide and 
growing field for Montello Methodism, which is destined to yield a rich 
harvest. 

Preparations are being made for the erection of a new church edifice 
bj' this society, and the plans having been made and adopted, we give 
them as near as may be in advance. The building is to be built on 
Snow avenue by the Franklin M. E. Church, from designs made by 
Mackie Bros., builders. There is a basement wall of brick Above this 
the walls are of wood, clapboarded. The roof will be slated. The en- 
trances on either side are conveniently arranged, with a railing at the 
sides continuing down the steps. The extreme length is eighty- five 
feet, the width fift)' feet in the widest part. The auditorium is fifty feet 
long by forty feet wide, with a seating capacity of 300 persons. It is 
wainscoted three feet high with narrow vertical sheathing. Over this 
the walls are plastered. 

The ceiling is gothic in form, having four gables, coming to a point 
over the center of the auditorium. The walls and ceiling will be fres- 
coed, and the woodwork will be painted in tints to match. The ladies' 
parlor is separated from the auditorium b}' folding doors, with a balcony 
over, which increases the seating capacity to 500 persons. The finish 
around the pulpit will be in hard wood. The choir is located in the rear 
and on the same level as the pulpit, and separated from it by a railing 
The main Sunday-school room, lecture room, and primary department, 
below, may be opened into one room, giving seating capacity for 400 per- 
sons. The windows are of stained glass. Stairs lead to the auditorium 
both front and rear. There are closets, a library, fuel room, etc., con- 
veniently arranged. Furnaces will provide the heat. 

The cost of the church, complete, will be in the neighborhood of 
$10,000. It will be an attractive addition to the city's houses of 
worship, and a credit to the young and flourishing society whose new 
home it will be. 

Officers of the Chirch for 1893 — Francis H. Spear, pastor; trus- 
tees: Philip Reynolds, Wm. E. Heals, Barnabas Snow, Benjamin S. 



SWEDISH METHODIST CHURCH. '289 

Kingman, I'rank Herbert Snow, Edwin Sawtell, George E. Norn's; 
recording steward : Charles E Thayer ; stewards : Philip Reynolds, 
William E. Beals, C. E. Thayer, George E. Norris. Mrs. Isabel Snow, 
Mrs. Rebecca Thurston, J. F. Billings, Mrs. B. S. Kingman, J. R. Bart- 
lett, Edwin Sawtell. 

Epzvortli League. — Miss Cora E. Grover; presiding elder. Rev. 
D. A. Jordan ; pastor, Rev. Frank Borton ; superintendents of Sunday- 
schools : William E. Beals, John A. Brownell, Benjamin S. Kingman ; 
stewards : Philip Reynolds, William E. Beals, F. B. Lowe, C. E. Thayer, 
Alice Webster ; recording steward : John A. Brownell ; trustees : Philip 
Reynolds, Barnabas Snow, Frank B. Lowe, E. E. Goodwin, William E. 
Beals. 

Swedish Emanuel Methodist Episcopal Church (Campello). — 
This is a church intended to supply a want felt by a large nnmber of 
the Swede population, who have become very numerous in that section 
of the city known as Campello. A meeting was held one Tuesday 
evening in the middle of September, 1890, in room twelve. Franklin 
building. Presiding Elder S. O. Benton, of Providence, R. L, was pres- 
ent, and organized a church as follows: Rev. S. L. Carlander, pastor; 
O F. Forsgren, local preacher and class leader ; E. P. Holmstrand, C. 
P. Hilstrum, John Aronson, stewards ; Gus Carlson, superintendent of 
the Sunday school ; C. P. Hilstrum, John Aronson, E. P. Holmstrand, 
Augustus Haldin, and Gus Carlson, trustees ; The Pastor, C. P. Hils- 
trum, and Gus Carlson, committee on location of church edifice. Im- 
mediately following the organization, the pastor preached a sermon in 
the Swedish language, which was followed by one in English by the 
presiding elder. The pastor had been preaching for several weeks as a 
misMon, starting at first with only nine members, at the time of the 
church organization it numbered thirty members. 

The church very soon purchased a lot of land on the south side of 
Nillson street, and have erected a building in which they worship. It 
is furnished with chairs, and has a seating capacity of about two hun- 
dred. They have a pulpit, cabinet organ, and have a fair attendance at 
their service. Measures are now in progress looking to the erection of 
more commodious accommodation. Rev. Herman H.Young, the pres- 
ent pastor, is a young man, and is growing popular with his congrega- 



290 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

tion, and with such pastors it is expected this will be a valuable addi- 
tion to the community where it is located. The officers of the church 
for 1893 are: Rev. Herman H. Young, pastor; Charles P. Hilstrum, 
Edward Holmstrom, Alfred Blade, A. Aronson, Swan Pearson, stewards; 
Charles P. Hilstrum, secretary, treasurer and clerk; Charles P. Hils- 
trum, A. Aronson, Augustus Carlson, August Haldin, trustees ; August 
Erickson, superintendent of the Sunday-school, Swan Pearson, sexton. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

The First Baptist Cbureh — Original Membere — Organ)zation--Dedioation o£ Finst 
Meeting House — Rev. James Andem — New Organization — Ministry of Rev. Oscar D. 
Thomas — Second Meeting House — Officers for 1893 — Warren Avenue Baptist Ch iix-h, 
(Campello) — Description of tlie Meeting House — Dedication — Ministry of Rev. Geo. B. 
Lawton — First Swedish Baptist Church (Campello) — Description of the Meeting 
House— List of Pastors—Officers for 1893- -North Baptist Church (Montello)— Free 
Will Baptist Church — Description of the Meeting House — Ministry of Rev. Henry T. 
Barnard — Original Members — Olivet Memorial Church — Officers for 1893. 

rlRST Baptist Church. — This church was constituted January 
10, 1850, and consisted of seventeen members, the names of which 
are as follows : 

Original Members. — Rev. James Andem (pastor), Emma A. An- 
dem, Williams Alden, Persis Packard, Nathaniel Shepardson, Alpheus 
Alden, Priscilla C Aldcn, Edmund R. Wade, Julia Ann Wade, Harriet 
Thayer, Joanna Packard, Olive T. Packard, Caroline F. Packard, Sally 
Hall, A. Amanda French, Frederick L Trow, Jonas P. Jameson. Offi- 
cers of the church : Rev. James Andem, pastor ; Edward S. Packard, 
George F. Parish, deacons ; Alpheus Alden, clerk ; Edmund R. Wade, 
treasurer : Deacon Edward S. Packard, Deacon George F. Parish, Na- 
thaniel Shepardson. F. L. Trow, standing committee. 

Organization. — Previous to the organization of this church in 1850, 
the members belonging in the town had met in a hall, where they had 
preaching from February, 1849. Rev Isaac Woodbur}', of Haverhill, 



FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 291 

Mass., being the first preacher, who preached for four successive Sab- 
baths. The people were ne.\t suppHed with transient ministers, mostly 
from the Newton Theological Institute, among whom was Rev. S. A. 
Thomas, of Dighton, who spent one of his vacations with them. Rev. 
James Andem, of Brookline, commenced to suppl}- their pulpit for one 
year, from October, 1849. During the year 1S50 the church had great 
encouragement to erect a house of worship, the numbers having already 
increased from seventeen members to fifty seven in the short space of 
one year. Its members consisted mostly of young persons, and not be- 
longing to the most wealthy class, their perseverance in erecting and 
sustaining a church is all the more creditable. 

Dedication of the First Meeting-House. — A small but neat 
house of worship was erected by this society in September, 1850, fifty 
feet long, thirty five feet wide, twenty feet high, without steeple or bell, 
costing about two thousand five hundred dollars, which was dedicated 
January 22, 185 I, with the following exercises: I, chant; 2, invoca- 
tion ; 3, hymn, written b)' the pastor, Rev. James Andem (music, by 
Isaac T. Packard), — 

Praise dwell on every tongue, The grace thy love bestows 

Wliile Zioii's courts we throng, — Like streams in fullness flows, 

Auspicious day ! Ancient of days ! 

Let every heart unite Tho\i who on earth once dwelt, 

To hail thy cheennp: light. Make thy pure presence felt 

Chasing dark shades with bright Where humbly we have knelt 

And heavenly ray. In prayer and praise. 

In this thy dwelling-place, 
Let wisdom, truth, and grace 

, In worship blend. 
These courts thy glory 611, 
As dew on Hermon's hill, 
Thy purer love distill, 

And here descend. 

4, reading of the Scriptures ; 5, introductory prayer ; 6, hymn, written 
by Rev. James Andem,- — 

Great God, our Father and our Friend, Great Source of truth, to thee, in prayer, 

Before thy throne thy children bend; We give this house; — make it thy care. 

Let songs of praise before thee swell, Here let thy samts, a goodly vine, 

While in thy courts thy children dwell. Nurtured by grace, be wlioUy thine. 



292 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Be thou their shield and thou their rocl<, — From year to year loud anthems rise 

Be Christ the shepherd of his flocli, — In sacred numbers to the skies, 

And hoary age and blooming youth And prayer ascend froii Zion's hill 

Here drink of living wells of truth. That heavenly grace may here distill. 

Praise to thy name, through Christ thy Son, 
Great God, for what thy love has done ; 
When prai.se on earth is still in death. 
We'll praise thy name with nobler breath. 

7, sermon, by Rev. Pharcellus Church, D.D. ; 8, dedicatory prayer ; g, 
anthem ; lO, benediction, by the pastor. 

The land on which their building stood is on the west side of Mon- 
tello street, and was purchased of Mr. Sidney Perkins for the sum of 
three hundred dollars. 

The second minister ordained was Rev. Richard K. Ashley. The 
ordination was September 29 1852, and consisted of the following: 

I, voluntary, b)' the choir ; 2, reading of doings of council ; 3, read- 
ing of Scriptures and introductory prayer ; 4, the Lord hath chosen 
Zion ; 5, ordination sermon on that occasion was by Rev. J. Aldrich, of 
Middleboro', Mass. ; 6, anthem, " How Beautiful upon the Mountains;" 
7, ordaining prayer, by Rev. I. Smith, of East Stoughton ; 8, charge to 
the pastor, by Rev. N. Colver, of South Abington ; 9, right hand of fel- 
lowship, by Rev. A. E. Battelle, of Marshfield ; 10, address to the peo 
pie, by Rev. Thomas E. Keely, of Kingston, Mass. ; 11, hymn, "We 
bid Thee Welcome in the Name ; " 12, concluding prayer ; 13, dox- 
ology, " Praise God from whom all blessings flow ;" 14, benediction, by 
the pastor. 

Their building was sold at auction, July 13, 1854, to Samuel S. Brett 
and Fearing W. Bent, and was used as an armory for the North Bridge- 
water Dragoons. 

New Organization. — For many years the society had no regular 
church services, until at length new life was infused into tiie Baptist 
brethren, and a new fire was kindled from the remaining embers of the 
old society with gratifying results, and a new organization took place 
under the name of the " First Baptist Church." 

Here follows the record of the new enterprise : 

The movement which had been in progress several weeks, under the 
direction of Rev. G. H. Perry, of Middleboro', resulted in the formation 



FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 293 

of a Baptist church under the above name, and started with a member- 
ship of thirty five. The meeting for organization took place on Tues- 
day' evening, April 17, 1877, the venerable Father Fitz being present 
and taking part in tiie devotional exercises. It was voted that the new- 
church meet the council called for the purpose of extending recognition 
and present the articles of faith adopted. 

On Wednesday afternoon, April 25, 1877, a council assembled in the 
First Congregational Church for the purpose of formally recognizing the 
new organization. It was composed of pastors and delegates from the 
following churches : 

Middleboro' : Rev. G. G. Fairbanks, pastor; Stephen B. Gibbs, J. T. 
Wood, delegates. 

South Abington : Rev. L. B Hatch, pastor ; D. B. Gurney, J, L. 
Corthell, delegates. 

South Hanson : Rev. J. B. Reed, pastor. 

Plymouth : Rev. B. P. Byram, pastor ; A. J. Wliiting, E. C. Turner, 
delegates. 

New Bedford : Rev. C. A. Snow, pastor ; G. H. Perry, George Mat- 
thews, delegates. 

Cochesett : Rev. H. H. Beaman, pastor ; G. W. Hill, H. Merritt, 
delegates. 

Carver: Rev. G. N. FuUerton, pastor; H. A. Lucas, H. C. Corvill, 
delegates. 

Boston : Rev. A. Pollard, D.D. 

Middleboro' : Rev H. Fitz. 

Rev. Mr. Fairbanks was chosen moderator, and Rev. B. P. Byram 
clerk. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Pollard. Statements were pre- 
sented showing the action which had been taken in the organization of 
the church, and it was unanimously voted that the proceedings be ap- 
proved, and that the public service of recognition take place. The order 
was arranged and carried through as follows : 

Invocation, Rev. J. B. Reed, of Hanson ; hymn. Rev. H. H. Beaman, 
of Cochesett ; reading of the Scriptures, Rev. B. P. Byram, of Plym- 
outh; hymn, Rev. R. G. S. McNeille, of the Porter Church. Brockton; 
prayer, Rev. G. G. Fairbanks, of Middleboro' ; sermon. Rev. C. A. 
Snow, of New Bedford ; prayer of recognition, Rev. Dr. A. Pollard, of 



294 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Boston; right hand of fellowship, Rev. L B Hatch, of .South Abington ; 
charge. Rev. H. Fitz, of Middleboro' ; benediction, Rev. G. N. Fuller- 
ton, of Carver. 

The services were all of deep interest, the sermon being an able elu- 
cidation of the text, " He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same 
bringeth forth much fruit." 

The next pastor was Rev. Joshua Tillson, of Hingham, Mass., a 
preacher of the Massachusetts Baptist Convention. 

Mr. Tillson was succeeded by Rev. Oscar Dwight Thomas, of Spring- 
field, Mass. 

Ministry of Rev. Oscar D. Thomas. — The public services at- 
tending the recognition of Mr. Thomas as pastor of the First Baptist 
Church in Brockton took place on Wednesday evening, December i8, 
1878. in Perkins' Hall, Main street. The apartment was neatly and 
tastefully trimmed with festoons, mottoe-, etc., and presented a very 
attractive appearance. A large audience was present to witness the 
services, which were of deep interest throughout. The exercises took 
place in the following order: 

Invocation, by Rev. D. A. Jordan, of the Central Methodist Church, 
Brockton; anthem, by the choir, under the direction of T. G. Nye; 
reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. Z. T. Sullivan, of the Porter Church, 
Brockton ; prayer, by Rev. C. D. Sweet, of Middleboro' ; singing, 
hymn read by Rev. H. I. Kelsey, of the First Congregational Church, 
Brockton ; sermon, by Rev. H. K. Potter, of Springfield ; prayer of 
recognition, by Rev. L. G. Barrett, of South Abington ; singing ; wel- 
come address to the pastor, by Rev. G. G. Fairbanks, of Middleboro' ; 
address to the church, by Rev. G. W. Bosworth, D.D., of Haverhill; 
doxology, by the congregation ; benediction, by the pastor. 

Rev. Oscar D. Thomas is from Springfield, where he held the pas- 
torate of a young Baptist Church for three or four years. His suc- 
cess in the field he left, and the exceedingly favorable impression he 
has made, both among. the people to whom he comes as a minister and 
others in the place whom he has met, encourage great hope that his 
labors here may not only strengthen and establish the ecclesiastical or- 
ganization of which he has now become the head, but may also add 
largely to the Christian forces in operation here for the diffusion of 



FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 295 

religious truth and light among tlie people. Our friends of the Baptist 
Church are to be warmly congratulated on the consummation of their 
relations. 

Second Meeting house. — This church has a neat edifice for church 
worship, occupying a commanding position, at the corner of Belmont 
and Pond streets, seventy-four b)^ forty-one feet floor, with a bell tower 
and spire, one hundred feet high, on the prominent corner, through 
which, as well as at the other front corner, are the entrances to the 
building. The audience room presents an exceedingly attractive ap- 
pearance, the ceiling being carried up under the roof, stained Gothic 
windows admitting light, and handsome pews of ash furnishing the 
sitting accommodations for the congregation. At the southerh' end is 
the preacher's platform, which has been furnished with a neat and 
tasteful desk, chairs, etc., and underneath the floor is arranged a large 
tank or baptistery. At the right of the platform and under an arched 
alcove are the seats for the choir, while on the opposite side is a retir- 
ing-room for the pastor and stairway to the vestry, and over the en- 
trance-ways is located a coniiiiodious gallery. A pretty carpet rovers 
the floor, comfortable cushions are provided for the pews, while har- 
monizing with both is the neat and pleasing fresco that covers walls 
and ceiling. In the recess, in the rear of the pulpit, is the cabinet 
organ, and on the wall is the following : 

" The lord is in his Holy Temple." 

The lot on which the building stands cost two thousand three hun 
dred and eighty-one dollars. The house was built by James Beal, 
master builder, at a cost of about eleven thousand dollars, and has sit- 
tings in the main audience-room for about four hundred and fifty 
people. The vestry will seat about two hundred and fift\' persons. 
The new edifice was dedicated to the worship of God on Thursday, 
March 17, 1 88 1, in the presence of a large and deeply interested con- 
gregation, who came from towns adjoining and from places more re- 
mote. The services were in charge of the pastor, Rev. O. D. Thomas, 
and were arranged in the following order: Voluntary; invocation, by 
Rev. N N. Glazier, of South Abington ; reading of the Scriptures, by 
Rev. J. C. Foster, of Randolph ; singing, by the choir ; prayer, by 



296 HISTORY OB' BROCKTON. 

Rev. G G. Fairbanks, of Middleboio' ; hymn, sung by the congrega- 
tion ; report of the building committee; sermon, by Rev. Dr. Gordon, 
of Boston ; hymn; dedicatory prayer, by Rev. G. W. Bosworth, D.D., 
of Boston ; singing ; benediction. 

The musical part of the services were under the direction of Loyed 
E. Chamberlain, esq , with Miss Minnie Chamberlain at the organ, and 
a well drilled choir, reinforced for the occasion by some of our well 
known singers. 

The report of the building committee was read by the pastor, show- 
ing the church as substantially free of debt, and thanking the many 
who have aided in the enterprise. 

The sermon by Dr. Gordon was founded on the text in John xv. 24: 
" If I had not done among them the works which none other man did, 
they had not had sin," from which the preacher developed the two-fold 
theme, — the approving and reproving character of Christ's works. It 
was an able presentation of the subject, and was listened to with deep 
attention. 

This society is in a flourishing condition, and the numbers are in 
creasing rapidly, — so that the work of the church is not confined to 
this locality, but it has branched out in the good work of the gospel 
ministry. Rev. Oscar D. Thomas had the elements of strength for a 
new church in the northerly portion of the city, where he organized a 
mission church, which originated in the starting of preaching in what is 
known as "Snell's Grove," on North Main street, June 14, 1883. In 
September of that year a Sabbatli-school class held services in a vacant 
store at the corner of Main and Oak streets. In March, 1884, they 
moved to the shop of Bradford Snell. 

In the early part of 1886 Mr. Thomas started a mission in Campello, 
which resulted in establishing of what is now a prosperous church or- 
ganization, having a splendid church edifice erected, conducted by the 
Rev. George B. Lawton as pastor. 

The present organization is as follows, viz., (1893): Rev. Justin K. 
Richardson, pastor; Josiah R. Gurney, Harvey Merritt, Henry A. Willis, 
William E. Perry, deacons ; William E. Perry, W. D. Wilder, F. S. 
Thomas, finance committee; Eugene Remington, clerk ; James W. 
Strachan, treasurer ; William E. Perry, superintendent of Sunday school ; 
E. H. Remington, librarian. 



WARREN AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. 297 

Warren Avenue Baptist Church, (Campello.) — In the early 
part of the year 1886, Rev. O. D. Thomas, then pastor of the First 
Baptist Church in Brockton, established a Baptist mission in Campello. 
At first, services were held in " Huntington Hall," Keith's Block, con- 
ducted by Rev. M. C. Thwing, vi'ho was then pastor of the newly organ- 
ized church at the north part of the city in Montello. There being 
promise of rapid growth, the First Church and the Mission united in 
extending a call to Rev. Geo. B. Lavvton, pastor of the First Baptist 
Church of Billerica, Mass., to organize a church and become its first pas- 
tor. Mr. Lawton's labors commenced March I, 1887. At that time there 
were twenty persons ready to become members of the new church, 
which at the present date has nearly six times that number. Mr. Law- 
ton had previous to this time shown himself to be a strong leader, as 
well as an ably equipped preacher. He had previous to that time a 
somewhat extensive experience as an organizer of churches and build- 
ing. He had been in Campello only a short time before he was in 
search for an appropriate lot of land on which to erect a church build- 
ing, and the lot at the southwest corner of Warren avenue and Market 
street, owned by Henry K. Keith of Kingston, Mass., was selected, and 
the present structure was erected through the efforts, care and good 
judgment of the pastor, which is creditable alike to him as well as an 
addition to the growth and prosperity of that section of the city. 

The church edifice stands on the corner of Warren avenue and Mar- 
ket street. The structure is one hundred and nineteen feet in length, 
and has but one floor. The auditorium, including the tower, is forty 
by sixty one, the chapel thirty by fifty-two feet, and the ladies' parlor, 
including kitchen and pantry, is fifteen by forty feet. The tower is 
eighteen by eighteen on the ground, one hundred and nineteen feet in 
height, including the spire, and is joined to the northeast corner on an 
angle. 

The auditorium is forty by fifty feet on the floor, and twenty- eight 
feet in the walls. Four ten inch trusses are exposed in the ceiling, and 
finished at the sides with brackets. The dado of the auditorium is four 
feet high, and of oak in beaded sheathing on a level with the top of the 
pews. 

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298 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Arising from this to the window stools is plain paneling, finished in 
moulding. The recess of the pulpit is twenty feet high, and in fine ar- 
tistic frescoing are seen the dove descending and a motto, 

"One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism." 

The pulpit rests upon a slide, and through pulleys may be lowered be- 
neath the platform during the baptismal rites. The baptistery is be- 
neath the pulpit and platform. 

The organ is elevated twenty inches above the floor of the room, and 
occupies a space of five by twelve feet on the floor, and is sixteen feet 
in height, the case of which, together with the paneling and fret- 
work, both in work and design, was by John A, Block. The choir 
gallery in front of the organ is calculated to seat a double quartette- 
Its railing, commencing at the pulpit platform, extends in a quarter 
circle to the entrance to the organ, where is a post of novel design. 
From this gallery a door leads to the pastor's room, the baptistery, and 
its waiting rooms, and also to the chapel. The organ was made by the 
" Estey Organ Co." 

The windows of the auditorium are of cathedral glass from Redding, 
Beard & Co., of Boston. The frescoing is by Messrs. Fisher & Sons, 
of Canton, Mass., is tastefully done and harmonizes well with the archi- 
tecture of the room. 

The pews are of circular form, and including the gallery will seat 
four hundred and fifty people, and were furnished by Carroll W. Clark, 
of Boston. The fifty-two burners of the chandeliers are lighted by 
gas, and ignited by electricity. 

Upon the walls of the auditorium is a fresco inscription, as follows : 

"The Word of the Lord ENDORETn Forever," 

and also an open Bible, with a cross and a crown. 

The gallery is above the auditorium at the east end of the building, 
and will seat fifty-seven persons. At the southeast corner is a recess, 
and at its northeast corner a finished room in the tower, which can be 
united with the gallery by opening a panel of three doors. 

The whole building is ventilated by automatic arrangements. The 
entire structure within, as well as without, was designed and built by 
John A. Block, and standing as it now does, in its completion, one of 



WARREN AVENtJE BAPTIST CHURCH. 299 

the handsomest churcli edifices in the city, it does great credit to Mr. 
Block's mechanical abilities and to the liberality of the society. The 
building committee were Lucas W. Alden, George F. Green, Frederic 
\V. Dyer, Charles E. Spinney and Oliver W. Fullerton. 

The cost of the land on which this building stands was twenty-five 
hundred dollars, and the entire cost of the building and land was eight- 
een thousand dollars. 

The house was dedicated on Wednesday evening, February 25, 1891, 
with appropriate and interesting exercises, beginning with a prelude by 
the organist, W. J. Kugler, of Boston, anthem by a quartette, followed 
by a hymn by Rev. John Oldham of the South Methodist Church of Cam- 
pello. Scripture reading and prayer by Rev. J. Brownville of Avon, and 
a solo, " Zion," b}' Mr. M. A. Marks, jr., of Boston ; sermon by Rev. J. 
F. Rapson, of Whitman, from the text. Acts ix. 31, "Then had the 
churches rest * « • a,id vvere edified; and walking in the fear of 
the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied." 
Prayer of dedication was by the pastor. Rev. George B. Lawton. 
Addresses were made by Rev. J. K. Richardson of the First Baptist 
Church, and Rev. F. A. Warfield of the Porter Church, Brockton, then 
followed the dedicatory hymn, after wliich the pastor pronounced the 
benediction. 

Rev. George B. Lawton, the son of Charles and Mary S. (Kelsey) 
Lawton, was born in New Bedford, Mass., March 17, 1845. Received 
his early education in the public schools of Providence, R. L, then took 
a course of theological study with Rev. James Upham, D.D., of Chelsea, 
Mass., and was settled in Ouincy in 1878, where he remained five years. 
In 1883 he was settled in Billerica, from whence he came to Campello, 
where he has been for the past six and one-half years, which position 
he has recently resigned. During his pastorate at this latter place, 
Mr. Lawton has seen a healthy and prosperous church grow up under 
his care. A new and elegant church edifice stands a monument to his 
perseverance and good taste. Soon after receiving his call to settle in 
Campello, Mr. Lawton turned his attention to the church in Cochesett, 
which was established in 1785, and preached in "Grange Hall " in 
West Bridgewater village Sunday afternoons, and has brought the scat- 
tered Baptists together, and erected a church costing about eight 
thousand dollars. Thus doing other good work in his denomination. 



300 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

First Swedish Baptist Church (Campello.) — ^This church was 
organized July 24, 1883, and consisted of eleven members. They held 
their meetings at first in what was known as the " old tavern " or 
"Drake's Hall." After one year they purchased a piece of land of 
Gardner J. Kingman at the corner of Grand and Main streets, for the 
sum of thirteen hundred dollars, which measured about sixty by one 
hundred and twenty feet, on which they erected a house of worship 
forty by sixty feet, which with the land cost seven thousand dollars. 
Of this amount the Massachusetts Baptist State Convention contributed 
the sum of one thousand dollars. The church was built by John A. 
Block in 1885, and dedicated Nov. r i the same year. The building is 
an elongated, square roof, with two towers on the west end of the edifice 
fifty feet in height, with entrances at each of the sides at the back corners. 

At the northwest corner, over the porch in the tower, one reads : 

■^GOD IS LOVE," and " GTID All KARLEKEN." 
At the southwest corner in front is 

"GUD AR TROKAST," 
translated is "God is F"aithful." Upon entering the hall at the north- 
west or front door of the building we noticed a tablet made of Tennes- 
see marble, on which is the following : " FIRST SWEDISH BAPTIST 
CHURCH of Brockton. Dedicated November 11, 1885. John A. 
Block, architect and builder." 

The auditorium is about forty feet square, with seating capacity for 
four hundred and fifty persons. It is furnished with upholstered pews, 
in a circular form. The pulpit is of black walnut, as well as the uphol- 
stered chairs. In the rear of the pulpit and below is a baptistery, 
screened from the view by curtains. Over the pulpit platform on the 
wall is an elegant picture of John baptizing Christ. Music is furnished 
by a cabinet organ. At the front of the church are rooms for the Sun- 
day school, opening into the church by folding doors, and over these 
rooms is a singers' gallery. The interior furnishings are neat, the walls 
finely frescoed and finished into the roof The windows are of stained 
glass. The building is heated b}' furnace and lighted by gas. It has 
also a kitchen in the basement. A nice Bible in Swedish language was 
presented to the church by Miss Klara Linde, who also furnished a wal- 
nut pulpit table I-'our contribution boxes are the gift of Charles E. 
Johnson, who also gave a library of about two hundred volumes to the 
Sunday school. 



NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH. 301 

The first pastor of tlie church was Rev. A. G. Holin ; preached from 
November i, 1884, to May 28, 1886. The second paster was Rev. J. 
M. Erikson, who preached a few Sabbaths. The third pastor was Rev. 
J. S. Cedarberg, from February 4, 1886, to April 30, 1887, when he 
removed to Nebraska. The fourth pastor, Rev. A. A. Rohnstrom, 
preached from August 27, 1887, to October 28, 1889 The fifth pas- 
tor was Rev. O. P. Peterson, preached from March 20, 1890, to August 
30, 1890, when he removed to St. Paul, Minn. The sixth pastor and 
the present incumbent is Rev. Nils E. Nelson, settled October 2, 1890. 
Since the present pastor came to minister to this church the tenth an- 
niversary of the church was celebrated, July 24, 1893. 

Several pastors of Swede churches from other places were present, 
among whom were Rev. J. W. Hgertstrom, of Worcester, Rev. P. A. 
England, of Quincy, and Rev. A. Tgirnlund, of Boston, all of whom 
delivered addresses appropriate to the occasion. The pastor delivered 
a short historical address to the people, giving an account of the progress 
of, and many statistics concerning the church from its beginning. It 
has been highly prospered, and has paid out from moneys received dur- 
ing ten years, the sum of $19,137, and at the present is clear from debt, 
and has a membership of one hundred and ten persons. There has 
been in all since the beginning, including those who have died during 
this decade, two hundred and thirty- four members. 

Connected with the church is the Sunday school, Young People's 
Society, Ladies' Sewing Circle, and Helping Hand, and the church is 
in a flourishing condition. 

The officers of the church for 1893 are as follows : Rev. Nils E. Nel- 
son, pastor; John Johnson, treasurer; Charles E. Johnson, clerk; 
William Anderson, A. M. Sandell, August Swanson, Elof Moberg and 
Swan Swanson, deacons. 

North Baptist Church (Montello). — On the ist day of January, 
1886, Rev. M. C. Thwing was sent to the North End to establish a 
mission. June 3, 1886, this school was organized into a church under 
the name of the " North Baptist Church," with a membership of twenty- 
two persons, as follows: Original members — Ernest S. Mann, Emma 
F. Mann, Hattie A. Hunt, Isabel W. Hayward, Cordelia A. Wade, 
Belle G. Revere, Susie W. Revere, Paul Revere, Lucy T. Revere, Mrs. 



302 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

J. A. Keith, Frank O. Keith. B. Edward Pratt, Abigail A. Pratt, Josiah 
W. Foye, Helen H. Foye, Melvin Hollis, Elden S. Clapp, Emily T. 
Ackerman, Marrietta RoUerson, Clara A. Barker, Anna R. Brown, 
Jonas A. Brown. Officers for t886: M. C. Thwing, pastor; Josiah W. 
Foye, deacon; Jonas A. Brown, clerk; B. Edward Pratt, treasurer; 
Ernest S. Mann, superintendent of Sunday-school. 

The first attempt made looking to the formation of a Baptist church 
in Montello was through the energetic efforts of Rev. Oscar D. Thomas, 
pastor of the First Baptist church in Brockton, when a few people met 
under the " Appletrees," known as " Snail's Grove," and organized a 
Sunday-school; afterwards met in John W. Slack's house, then met in 
Thomas W. Frost's store on Main street, and in the shoe factory of 
Bradford Snell. 

A new chapel was erected, and previous to its completion this school 
met in the same for the first time January 25, 1885. Services were 
held by Rev. O. D. Thomas, students from Newton Theological Insti- 
tution, Rev. Charles D. Upton and others. 

This church has had the following preachers, viz. : Rev. M. C. 
Thwing, Rev. Fred. Snow, who supplied the pulpit until a pastor was 
settled. In October, 1887, the church was recognized as a distinct 
church by the " Old Colony Association." Rev. Enoch H. Sweet began 
his services as pastor January i, 1888, formally installed February 15, 
1888. The sermon of recognition and installation was preached by 
Rev. C. L. Rhodes, of South Boston. Rev. Charles T. Douglas, the 
present pastor, came from Turner's P'alls, Mass., June 15, 1891. 

North Baptist Societv. — The church was incorporated June 4, 
1888, under the name of the "North Baptist Society" Enoch H. 
Sweet, Josiah W. Foye, Ernest S. Mann, Paul Revere, Melvin Hollis 
were the corporate members, who petitioned Loyed E. Chamberlain, 
esq., a justice of the peace, to issue a warrant for a legal meeting for 
the purpose of forming a corporation by which the society could erect 
a building, and be allowed to hold property. The date of the application 
was May 16, 1888. The warrant was issued May 23, 1888, and on the 
4th of June, 1888, a code of by-laws was adopted by the society. 

The officers for 1892 are as follows : Rev. Charles T. Douglas, pas- 
tor ; Jonas A. Brown, clerk ; Nehemiah H. Small, Louis E. Fernald, 



FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH. ■ 303 

treasurers; Josiah W. Foye, Paul Revere, Melvin Hollis, trustees; 
John Emery, collector ; William D. Wilder, chorister ; Ernest S. 
Mann, first superintendent of Sunday-school ; Jonas A. Brown, present 
(1893) superintendent; Josiah W. Foye, Melvin Hollis, deacons. 

Brockton Free Will Baptist Church. — This church was or- 
ganized February 5, 1884, and numbered thirty nine communicants. 
Services were first held, Rev. James Boyd, of Maine, preacher, in 
" Joslyn's Hall," on Center street. The first pastor was Rev. Henry 
T. Barnard. He was the son of Tristram and Mahala F. (Russell) 
Barnard, born in Exeter, Me., April i, 1841 ; graduated at the High 
School, Lowell, Mass., in 1859, and Bates Theological School, Lewis- 
ton, Me.; settled in Ossipee, N. H., 1878, and in Brockton 1884. 
Isaac N. Allen, Cyrus E. Lane, deacons; John Barbour, clerk and 
treasurer; John Barbour, superintendent of the Sunday-school. 

The first movement toward erecting a church was on land of Mr. 
Barzilla Carj', May 27, 1884, at the corner of South Main street and 
Somerset Place. The object of this building was two-fold : first was 
to build a memorial to the daughter of Mr. Cary, Mrs. Helen Augusta 
Gary Clark, who died July 30, 1884, and second to provide a place 
where worship could be held for the Free Will Baptist denomination, 
of which Mr. Cary and his family are members. The church is of 
Gothic architecture, the main audience room is 37 b}' 51, with 20 foot 
ceiling, and accommodates 310 sitters. At the rear is an addition 
15 by 30, furnishing a ladies' parlor 15 by 17 and a kitchen 10 by 15, 
with other conveniences. It is heated by furnace; has gas for lighting. 
It has a chandelier and side brackets, with plenty of light for the main 
audience room, also a platform at the east end, on which is a baptistery. 
The furnishings are in harmony with the building, rich looking and 
comfortable, yet not expensive. A fine English tapestry covers the 
floor, and the pews are of oak with walnut trimmings ; the pulpit is of 
the same, as well as the chairs and the communion table. An Estey 
cabinet organ supplies the music. The audience room is neat and 
inviting in appearance, and is creditable alike to the owner, and the 
church. 

The expense of the building is about thirty-five hundred dollars, ex- 
clusive of land. The builder was J. H. McAloney; Albert Blanchard 



304 • HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

the mason. The painting was done by Daniels & Burgess. The car- 
pets were from H. W. Robinson & Co., and the furniture from Messrs. 
Howard, Clark & Co. Mr. Cary deserves the thanks of the people of 
Centerville for providing such a convenient and comfortable place of 
worship. 

The house was dedicated Sunday, June i8, 1886, at 1030 A. M. 
Rev. Henry T. Barnard, the pastor, preached a sermon. Among those 
invited was Rev. F. A. VVarfield, of the Porter Congregational church. 
The platform was well covered with flowers. A voluntary on organ was 
by Miss Minnie Chamberlain, followed by singing. Scripture reading and 
prayer by Rev. Mr. Warfield. Mrs. Barnard sang a contralto solo. 
The sittings of this church are free. Rev. Mr. Barnard preached three 
years, then Rev. Hibbard Lockhart. 

Rev. Henry T. Barnard is the son of Tristram and Mahala F. (Rus- 
sell) Barnard, was born in Exeter, Me, April i, 1841, graduated in the 
High School, Lowell, Mass., in 1859, and Bates' Theological School of 
Lewiston, Me., settled in Ossippee, N. H., 1878, and in Brockton 1884. 

Isaac N. Allen, Cyrus E. Lane, deacons ; John Barbour, clerk and 
treasurer, and superintendent of the Sunday school. 

Olivet Memorial Church. — The church was closed for about 
one year, when Rev. George B. Peck, D.D., of Boston, organized an 
undenominational church, under the name of the " Olivet Memorial 
Church," July 9, 1893. 

The following is a list of original members of the church: Rufus A. 
Littlefield, Mrs. R. S. Spaulding, James F. Spaulding, Fannie C. Haley, 
William L. Jennings, Bessie F. Haley, William Tucker, Nellie M. Haley, 
Barzilla Cary, Sarah McKenzie, Abbie K. Littlefield, Carrie A. Web- 
ster, Agnes K. Littlefield, Louisa Frances Tilden. 

Officers of the " Olivet Memorial Church " — Rufus A. Littlefield, 
deacon; James F. Spaulding, deacon ; William Tucker, treasurer ; Mrs. 
Louisa Frances Tilden, clerk. 



BETHESDA SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCH. nO.') 



CHAPTER XV. 

Betbesda Swedish Lutheran Church (Campello), First Meeting House — First Clergy- 
man — Madame Nilsson — Officers of the Church — Swedish Evangelical Congregational 
Church (Campello), First Meeting House — Description of the Same — Second Meeting 
House — Officers for 1893 — Officers of the Sunday School — Ministers of the Church — 
Unity Church — Organization — Pastoral Organization — First Meeting House — Descrip- 
tion of the Same — Ministry of Rev. A. B. Goodnough — Dedication — Ministry of Rev. 
John Goriiam Brooks — Ministry of Arthur W. Littlefield — Officers for 189.3 — Present 
Pastor Rev. Pitt Dillingham- Brockton Tabernacle Free Church — St. Paul's Episcopal 
Church — Earliest Rectors — Ministry of Rev. Thomas G. Carver — Resolutions — First 
Meeting House- -Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss — Pastorate of Rev. George Alexander Strong — 
New Meeting House — Laying of Corner Stone — Order of Services — Description of the 
New Church Building — Officers for 1893. 

BETHESDA SwEDLSH Lutheran Church (Campello). — About 
the year 1854 there were a few Swedes who came to the town, find- 
ing employment in the various shoe manufactories. Since that time, and 
up to the present, they have increased in numbers, till at length it was 
deemed advisable among the newcomers to have religious services in 
their native language. After preaching in a hall for a time, a new 
house of worship was erected, on the east side of Main street, in Cam- 
pello, in 1867. The building is about thirty by si.xty feet, with a steeple 
seventy-five feet high. The audience- room contains sittings for about 
three hundred persons. It has a neat pulpit, painted white, with gilt 
trimmings, with a railing around the same. The main building has 
stained glass windows, rendering the whole very pleasing. This church 
has been quite flourishing, and now numbers one hundred and fifty. 
Communicants, 150 members. 

The pastors have been as follows : 

Rev. Henry O. Lindeblad, July, 1869-72 ; Rev. John G. Princell, 
1872-73; Rev. A. Hult, 1873-80; Rev. Michael U. Norberg, 1880; 
Rev. Charles A. Johnson, 1889; Rev. John A. Norling. 

Madame Christine Nilsson, the famous songstress, when visiting this 
country, sang at a concert held in Universalist church, for the benefit 

39 



306 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of this church, in November, 1870, the proceeds of which she ]<indly 
donated to this societ)', to free them from debt. The amount received 
as the benefit of that concert was about two thousand dollars. A street 
has since been named by the city in honor of her beneficent gift to this 
people. 

Mdlle. Nilsson gave her " Swedish Melodies " charmingly. Her coun- 
trymen, a large number of whom were in the audience, seemed perfectly 
carried away by the familiar airs, and when in a second response she 
sang the " Old Folks at Home," and when her own emotion seemed to 
threaten a break-down, it is difficult to describe the feeling which 
seemed to have taken possession of the audience. She was recalled 
amid a storm of applause. 

At the close of the concert, Mdlle. Nilsson was invited to the vestry of 
the church, where the Swedish congregation united in a song of praise 
in their native tongue, she joining with the rest witli much feeling. It 
was a touching scene and many were afi'ected to tears. When the 
singing was ended, the pastor of the congregation addressed her in the 
Swedish language, expressing the profound gratitude of his peojjle for 
her kind and generous interest in their behalf, and the unbounded joy 
they had experienced in meeting her and in listening to her voice. 
After a brief but tender response, she withdrew, and with her troupe 
were soon on their return to Boston, a special train having been pro- 
vided for the trip. The whole affair was full of interest, and the gifted 
songstress has left among our people an impression which will be as 
lasting from the noble and generous feeling it expressed for her humble 
countrymen, as from the splendid tokens of genius which were so abun- 
dantly displayed. 

To the gentlemen who assumed the labor and responsibility of man- 
aging the externals of the concert much praise is to be awarded, in 
taking into account the elements of its success. 

The return trip of the Nilsson party to Boston was made in twenty- 
two minutes, including a stop at South Braintree — full a mile a minute 
— November 17, 1870. 

This is said to have been the first Swedish Church built in New Eng- 
land, and is now fully established under the New York Conference of 
Swedish churches. The society have recently raised their church edi- 



SWEDISH EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 307 

fice. and placed a brick basement, for religious meetings, under the 
same, tiius furnishing them with a large vestry for evening services. 
Sabbath -schools, etc. The entire cost of tlie building is about ten 
thousand dollars. 

List of officers in this church in 1893 are as follows : 
Rev. John A. Norling pastor; J. P. Nelson, clerk; John Staff, J. P. 
Nelson, P. N. Cook, Carl Nyberg, M. Moberg, deacons ; Gust Carlson, 
Emil Smith, Bernard Nilsson, A J. Johnson, Swan Ahlgreen, Charles 
Anderson, John A. Sundberg and Erick Anderson, trustees. 

Swedish Evangelical Congregational Church (Campello). — 
For a long time after a large accession had been made to the popula- 
tion of Swedes in Campello, the Lutheran church was the only one in 
which sermons in their native language were preached. It was during 
the year 1878, when the church was without a settled pastor, a Swedish 
operative named C. W. Holmes, employed in one of the many shoe 
manufactories, became prominent as a reader of religious literature, and 
began to exhort to his countrymen, and it was soon learned that the 
doctrines he set forth were somewhat at variance with those of the 
mother church, and were almost precisely like that of our Congrega- 
tionalist churches. 

Mr. Holmes and a few followers afterward held their meetings in 
Drake's Hall, and was occasionally assisted by traveling clergymen, till 
the spring of 1880, when a call was extended to Rev. Anders Gustaf 
Nelson, a Swedish Evangelical minister, to become their pastor. Mr. 
Nelson accepted the call, and he labored with the new society for about 
two years, during which time the number had outgrown the hall ac- 
commodations, and measures were taken to erect a building of their 
own. The first step was the purchase of a lot of land at the corner of 
Nilsson and Laureston streets in Campello, but a short distance from 
the Swedish Lutheran Church. The land was purchased of Jonas R. 
Perkins, esq , in 1880, on which they erected a house of worship fifty 
by thirty feet, which was completed and dedicated on the day of the 
assassination of President Garfield. It was a neat plain building with- 
out any towers, and had a beautiful grass lawn about the same, neatly 
kept. The interior aspect was pleasing, and contained sittings for about 
two hundred persons. The seats were of ash, in keeping with the en- 



308 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

tire building. They had a neat pulpit, a divan presented by Lyman 
Carlson, and a Smith cabinet organ. The cost of the church was about 
twenty five hundred dollars. 

In the recess back of the pulpit was a large cross, representing the 
crucifixion of Christ, made of cedar, standing on the floor on the arms 
of which were the imprint of the nails and the wounds. On the center 
of the cross was a crown of thorns, made from a thorn tree. Euphorbia 
Spleiidins, which was imported from Palestine and presented to the 
church. Over and above this were the words in Hebrew, Greek, and 
I^atin ; 

Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. 

Directly over the pulpit is the following inscription : 

ETT BARN AR OSS FOOT KNSON AR OSS GIVEN. 

The new church continued to prosper till about the year 1887, when 
the attendants on public worship had outgrown the seating capacity of 
the house, the society had felt an urgent necessity for enlargement. 
The old church was sold and removed, and a new, larger and more 
elegant structure took the place on the same lot of land. The move- 
ment for increased accommodation was immediately begun, and the so- 
ciety received the cordial endorsement and assistance of the neighbor- 
ing Congregational churches, particularly the South Congregational 
Church, and especially the individual assistance of a member of the lat- 
ter church, George Elden Keith, esq., whose assistance was invaluable 
by his kind words of encouragement, and the more substantial aid in 
money contributions cheerfully and liberally bestowed on a worthy 
people, which is duly appreciated by the worshipers in that congrega- 
tion. 

The new church building is a substantial and elegant structure, sixty- 
eight feet in length and forty-eight feet in width, with a tower twenty 
feet square and about one hundred feet in height, at the nortiiwest 
corner of the edifice, and has a porch over the entrance eight feet 
square. The cost of the entire work was sixteen thousand seven hun- 
dred and sixteen dollars and forty-six cents. Upon entering the front 
end, the entrance is through wide double doors, up an easy flight of 
stairs to the vestibule, from which we enter the auditorium, which is a 



SWEDISH EVANGELICAL CONGREGATIONAL CHtJRCH. :WJ 

well carpeted room, with circular pews having walnut trimmings. At 
the southerl}' or opposite end from the entrance is a semi circular nicely 
carpeted platform, on which stands a pulpit of black walnut, with chairs 
to match. At the back of the platform and pulpit is a pipe organ in 
walnut finish and a heavy walnut rail enclosing the choir seats. At the 
northwest corner of the church i.s a room appropriated to the use of the 
" Ladies' Sewing Circle," and another room at the opposite front corner, 
used by the " Young Men's Library Society." The house is heated by 
furnaces and lighted by gas, the walls having brackets, and from the 
center overhead is suspended a chandelier. The windows are of stained 
glass. There are galleries on three sides with panel fronts. In the 
center of the end gallery opposite the pulpit is a clock. 

The seating capacity of the church with the galleries is about eight 
hundred. The pews in this church were contributed by the ''South 
Congregational Church," Campello, 

In the basement is a commodious vestry and Sunday-school room, 
besides a nice room for the " Young Men's Society ;" also a kitchen 
furnished for any use the church may need. The vestry has a neat 
pulpit in the same, and every convenience for evening meetings and 
Sunday-schools. Directly back of the pulpit is a large painting repre- 
senting the crucifixion, Christ upon the cross with the two thieves on 
either side. The church numbers about three hundred members in 

1893- 

The officers of the church for i S93 are as follows: Rev. K. F. Ohl- 
sen, pastor ; Charles A. Nelson, president ; William Allen, secretary ; 
August Challman, treasurer ; Nils P. Thomson, C. A. Lundin, Alfred 
Lee, Richard Anderson, Alfred Nylen and Eric Johnson, trustees ; 
deacons, Frank O. Gustafson, Martin Jensen, August Dean, Andrew 
Sjoyvist and John Anderson, 

Officers 0/ (/le Sabbatli-school. — Superintendent, Charles A. Norling; 
assistant superintendent, C. O. Peterson ; clerk, Albion Carlson ; 
treasurer, John Bergman. 

The second pastor of this church was G. Holmquist, followed by Emil 
Holmblad, A. Nordin, August Pohl, Eric Nelson, and the present pas- 
tor, Rev. K. F. Ohlson. 



310 SlSTOItY OF BROCKTON. 

Unity Church. — On the first Sabbath in May, i88r, Rev. Alfred 
Everett Goodnough, who liad been located at Bridgewater, Mass., com- 
menced reUgious services in Satiicket Hall, over the hotel of that name, 
in Brockton. There were about one hundred and fifty persons present 
at the first meeting. On the 29th of Maj-, 1881, at the close of the 
evening service, a meeting was held of those interested in the formation 
of a Unitarian society ; about one hundred persons were present. Charles 
W. Sumner, esq., was president, and Henry H. Filoon was chosen sec- 
retary, the object being for the purpose of encouraging and promoting 
religious worship of the Unitarian faith, and to become a part of the 
so called Unitarian denomination. 

On the 26th day of June, 1881, the society " Voted, to extend a call 
to Rev. Alfred Everett Goodnough, to become their pastor." The 
members of this society organized and adopted a code of by laws for the 
management of the business affairs of the church, with the following of- 
ficers : Finance committee, Col. John VV. Whipple, Benjamin O. Cald- 
well, Hon. Henry H. Packard, William H. Tobey, Lucius Richmond, 
James H. Cooper, and Dr. Henry H. Filoon. 

The religious and social interests of the church were in charge of the 
pastoral committee which were as follows: Charles W. Sumner, esq., 
Rev. Alfred Everett Goodnough, Henry F. Whitmarsh, Howard T. 
Marshall, Lorenzo D. Hervey, John F. Cooper, Mrs. John E. Howard 
and Mrs. A. E. Goodnough. The following were the committee on 
music: John E. Howard, Sumner A. Hay ward, Elmer W. Walker, J. 
H. Davey, A. P. Hazard, H. A. Cleverly, and Henry S. Porter. 

The following is a list of the earliest and most active members of the 
society : Hon. John J. Whipple, Hon. Henry H. Packard, Dr. Henry 
H. Filoon, James H. Cooper, William H. Tobey, Lucius Richmond, 
Benjamin O. Caldwell, Henry S. Porter, George H. Gould, Warren S. 
Gurney, Charles C. Merritt, Herbert S. Fuller, Oliver O. Patten, Will- 
iam H Wade, Oliver B. Quinby, John F. Cooper, Henry B. Caldwell, 
Alfred W. Jones, Elmer W. Walker, Charles Perkins, George A. 
Wheeler, Linus H. Shaw, Nathaniel B. Sherman, Charles Lambert, 
Charles E. McElroy, A. Cranston Thompson, John E. Howard, Lemuel 
P. Churchill, Lorenzo D. Hervey. Ambrose Lockwood, Walter Brad- 
ford, Andrew B. Holmes, George E. Bryant, John H. Davy, Charles D. 
Fullerton, Emery E. Kent, Jerome B. Briggs, and Charles E. Stone. 



UNITY CHURCH. 311 

The society continued to prosper and increase in numbers till there 
seemed to be a necessity for increasing their accommodations, and be- 
coming a legal organization. Having that object in view, a petition 
was presented to Charles W. Sumner, esq,, a justice of the peace, to call 
a meeting for that purpose, and for choosing a board of officers. 
Agreeably to the call a meeting was held on Friday, November 30, 
1883, which was adjourned to Wednesday, December 5, 1883, at which 
time a set of by-laws was adopted, among which were the following : 

Article I. — The name of this religious Association shall be the Unity Church. 

Article II. — The ohject of this Church shall be the study and practice of pure re- 
ligion. Although it is designed to be known as a Unitarian Christian Church, no doc- 
trinal test shall ever be made a condition of membership. 

Dr. Henry H. Filoon was elected clerk ; Benjamin O. Caldwell, 
treasurer ; Col. John J. Whipple, Benjamin O. Caldwell, Elmer W. 
Walker, Dr. Henry H. Filoon, Lucius Richmond, A, Cranston Thomp- 
son and William H. Tobey, standing committee. 

At this meeting it was voted to purchase a lot of land on Pond street, 
near Belmont street, owned by Rufus P. Kingman, esq., as a site for a 
church building. Messrs. B. O. Caldwell, Lucius Richmond and Will- 
iam H. Tobey were chosen a committee to procure plans, etc., for a 
new church edifice. The lot (eighty-seven by one hundred and ten 
feet) was purchased for the sum of two thousand dollars, and is in a 
central and desirable location. A tasteful edifice of wood has been 
erected, the entire length being eighty-seven feet long, the main por- 
tion being sixty-six feet long, having a covered portico twenty-five feet 
long. It is built in the cottage or Queen Anne style of architecture, 
and has a tower at the southwest corner seventy-four feet high, twelve 
feet square, and another at the northwest corner fifty-three feet in 
height. It has five double windows of stained glass on either side, be- 
side an elegant window in the front or west end of the church, in the 
center of which is the Holy Bible, affording the interior a pleasing and 
cheerful aspect. At the east end of the church over the choir seats is 
a circular window with blue back ground, in the center of which is a 
dove. 

The auditorium has a seating capacity for four hundred persons, with 
aisles three and one-half feet wide, a choir gallery, adjoining which at 
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312 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The pulpit is walnut with furniture to match, with a study in the 
southeast corner ; a vestry, having settees and a piano for Sunday- 
schools, thirty eight by forty feet ; a parlor, thirty-eight by twenty-two 
feet; a kitchen, nine by twelve feet; a library, eight feet square; in 
short, it is an attractive and elegant structure. The interior is neatly 
frescoed in tints, and harmonizes perfectly with the ash pews and furnish- 
ings. The building is heated by furnaces and lighted by electricity. 
The building having been completed, and the society having been duly 
organized, it entered upon its career as one of the permanent institu- 
tions of Plymouth county, and on the ninth day of December, 1884, the 
installation of the pastor, Rev. A. E. Goodnough, and the dedication 
of the edifice to church worship took place in the following order: 

I, The assembling of the council and report of the moderator; 2, 
prayer, by Rev. Edmund Quincy Sewall Osgood, of Grafton, Mass. ; 3, 
Scripture reading, by Rev. John William Quinby, of East Bridgewater; 
4, installation addresses, by Rev. Francis Bickford Hornbrooke, of New- 
ton, Mass., Rev. Howard Nicolson Brown, of Brookline, Mass , and 
Rev. Edward Augustus Horton, of Boston ; installation prayer, by 
Rev. Joseph Osgood, of Cohasett, Mass. ; 6, right hand of fellowship, 
by Rev. William Ladd Chafifin, of North h^aston, Mass. ; 7, charge to 
the pastor, by Rev. Charles Fletcher Dole, of Jamaica Plain, Mass. ; 8, 
address to the people, by Rev. John Farwell Moors, D.D., of Greenfield, 
Mass. ; 9, prayer, by Rev. Henry H. Woude, of Boston, Mass. ; 10, 
benediction, by the pastor. 

Then followed the dedication of the new edifice. 

I, Prayer, by Rev. William Brown, of West Bridgewater, Mass.; 2 Scrip- 
ture reading, by Rev. Courtland Y. De Norniandie, of Kingston, Mass. ; 
3, act of dedication, read by the pastor and people ; 4, sermon, by Rev. 
Brooke Herford, of Boston ; 5, prayer, by Rev. Nathaniel Seaver, jr., of 
Templeton, Mass. ; 6, benediction. 

Order of exercises at the installation of Rev. John Gorham Brooks as 
pastor of the Unity Church, Brockton, Mass., Tuesday, November 17, 
1885, at two o'clock P. M., were as follows: 

I, Organ voluntary ; 2, anthem ; 3, invocation, by Rev. W. L. Chaf- 
fin, of North Easton ; 4, reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. D. M. Wil- 
son, of Quincy; 5, hymn, 



UNITY CHURCH. 313 

Father of the Hving Christ, Amid this raingiert mystery 
Fount of the living Word, Of good and ill at strife, 

Pour on the Shepherd and the flock Help them, God, in him to find 
The Spirit of the Lord ! The Way, the Truth, the Life. 

This way together may they tread. 

That truth with joy receive. 
That life of heaven, on earth begun. 

Through cloud and sunshine live. 

Not chained to creeds or cramped by forms, One may they be in faith and hope, 
AVith eyes that hail the light. As one in works of love. 

In holy freedom keep their souls, Till all be one in Christ and Thee 
Loyal to truth and right. In the Great Church above. 

6, installing prayer, by Rev. C. F. Dole, of Jamaica Plain ; 7, response 
by the choir ; 8, anthem ; 9, right hand of fellowship, by Rev. W. H. 
Lyon, of Boston ; 10, charge to the pastor, by John H. Morrison, of 
Boston ; 11, anthem ; 12, address to the people, by Rev. M. J. Savage, 
of Boston ; 13, anthem; 14, sermon, by Rev. Brooke Herford, of 
Boston; 15, doxology ; 16, benediction, by the pastor, Rev. J. G. 
Brooks. 

Order of exercises at the installation of Rev. Arthur W. Littlefield as 
minister of Unity Church, Brockton, Mass., Tuesday, December 29, 
1 89 1, at 2.30 P. M., were as follows : 

I, organ voluntary ; 2, chant, Ps. 6"] . 

God be merciful unto us and bless us : and show us the light of His countenance, and 
be merciful unto us : 

That Thy way may be known upon earth : Thy saving health among all nations. 

Let the people praise Thee, God : yea, let all the people praise Thee ; 

Then shall the earth bring forth her increase : and God, even our own God, shall 
give us His blessing. 

Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only doeth wondrous things : 
and blessed be his glorious name for ever; and let the whole earth be filled with His 
glory. 

3, invocation, by Rev. W. H. Ramsey, of Middleborough ; 4, anthem, 
" Send out Thy light and Thy truth, let them lead me ; " 5, Scripture, by 
Rev. J. W. Quinby, of East Bridgewater ; 6, sermon, by Rev. Chas. G. 
Ames, of Boston ; 7, prayer, by Rev. Joseph Osgood, of Cohasset ; 8, 
response. 

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314 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Now unto King, eternal, immortal, invisible ; 
Forever and ever, amen. 



the oBly God : Be honor and glory ; 



9, hymn No. 612. " Hymn and Tune Book." 



life that maketh all things new, — 
The blooming earth, the thoughts of 

men ! 

Our pilgrim feet, wet with thy dew, 
In gladness hither turn again. 



One in the freedom of the truth, 
One in the joy of paths untrod, 

One in the soul's perennial youth, 
One in the larger tliought of God ; — 



The freer step, the fuller breath. 
The wide horizon's grander view ; 

The sense of life that knows no death. 
The life that maketh all things new. 
— Samuel LongfeUow. 



From hand to hand the greeting flows. 

From eye to eye the signals run. 
From heart to heart the bright hope glows ; 

The seekers of the Light are one. 

10, charge to the pastor, by Rev. Grindall Reynolds, of Boston; 11, 
right hand of fellowship, by Rev. W. L. Chaffin, of North Easton ; 12, 
address to the people, by Rev. John W. Day, of Hinghani ; 13, closing 
prayer, by Rev. Albert Hammatt, of Brockton; 14, organ response; 
15, hymn No. 803. " Hymn and Tune Book." 

Luther's Hymn. (Translated by Rev. Frederic H. Hedge, D.D.). 



A mighty fortress is our God, 

A bulwark never failing; 
Our helper He amid the flood 
Of mortal ills prevailing. 
For still our ancient foe 
Doth seek to work us woe ; 
His craft and power are great ; 
And, armed with cruel hate, 
On earth is not bis equal. 

16, benediction, by the pastor. 

At the west or front end of the auditorium 
tablet, on which is the following : 

IjNrry Ohurch. 

Organized a. d. 188L 

This building dedicated Dec. 9, 1884 

Rev. A. E. Goodnough, pastor. 



God's word above all earthly powers — 

No thanks to them — abideth ! 
The spirit and the gifts are ours. 
Through Him who with us sideth. 
Let goods and kindred go, 
This mortal life also; 
The body they may kill, 
God's truth abideth still ; 
His kingdom is forever. 



on the walls is a marble 



Rev. John Graham Brooks. 
Installed Nov. 17, 1885. 



Rev. a. W. Littlefield. 
Installed Dec. 29, 1891. 



TABERNACLE FREE CHURCH. 315 

Rev. Pitt Dillingham is the present pastor. 

Officers for 1893 : A. Cranston Thompson, Lucius Richmond, Will- 
iam H. Tobey, Elmer W. Walker, Benjamin O. Caldwell, Henry H. 
Filoon, John E. Howard, standing committee ; Mrs. C. C. Merritt, clerk ; 
William R. Worthing, collector ; James E. Bryant 2d, treasurer ; J. F. 
Cooper, Ambrose Lockwood, Henry C. Caldwell, George H. Gould, 
Mrs. Lucius Richmond, Mrs. C. C. Merritt, Mrs. George Howard, pas- 
toral committee ; A. Cranston Thompson, chairman of music commit- 
tee ; John H. Davey, superintendent of the Sunday-school; Fred W. 
Gurney, secretary, treasurer, and librarian ; William W. Thompson, 
sexton. 

Brockton Tabernacle Free Church. — The first services com- 
menced by this church were held on Friday evening, June 4, 1875, in 
the room formerly occupied by the Board of Trade, under Music Hall, 
at the corner of East Elm and Main streets, Rev. Charles M. Winchester, 
who was connected with the North End mission of Boston was pastor. 
The ch.ief object of this new society was to preach the Gospel to the 
masses, having special regard in and for the young people who attend 
no stated place of worship, and to lead them into moral and Christian 
ways. It was unsectarian, the chief planks in its platform being as 
follows : 

" Repentance toward God ; Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a 
Holy Life." Its motto was, " More faith, more charity, more work. 
The singing was congregational, and the seats free." 

The first meeting was well attended, and apparently by those who 
were interested in the movement. The pastor preached from acts 
viii., 5-8. A large number of young persons were present, who 
listened with the deepest attention, and ample evidence of the need of 
such a church was manifest. The number continued to increase un- 
der the preaching of Mr. Winchester, and Music Hall was required 
in a short time to accommodate the increasing number. 

On Friday, the first day of October, 1875, ^ room in Mercantile 
Building was dedicated to the service of the church ; connected with 
this church was a literary and musical club, and a children's tem- 
perance society, christened by the name of " Brockton Star of Promise 
Cadets," was formed of young people, under twelve years of age, 



316 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

also a Woman's Temperance Working and Praying Band did good 
work. In addition to Mr. Winchester's labors connected with this 
church, he preached in the Alms House every Sabbath afternoon. 

This society continued till February 4, 1877, when the pastor delivered 
his farewell discourse. 

St. Paul's Episcopal Church. — The first services of this denom- 
ination in Brockton were in 1 87 1, when a mission was established. Rev. 
Benjamin R. Gififord, of Bridgewater, Mass., commenced preaching in 
the vestry of Central Methodist Church in Brockton and Music Hall, 
afterward in Perkins Hall, which was neatly fitted, having a chancel, 
altar, lectern, etc., which looked very inviting 

Rev. James H. Sanderson, of Plymouth, was the next preacher, and 
afterwards Rev. J. Nelson Jones, supplied the pulpit for a time. 

Rev. Thomas G. Carver, D.D., of New York city, formerly a chap- 
lain in the army, preached here for a time from August 15, 1875. The 
estimation in which Doctor Carver was held by the people with whom he 
labored may be seen, in the following resolutions unanimously adopted 
by St. Paul's Episcopal Society at a meeting held, June 20, 1878. 

Whereas, Thomas G. Carver, D.D., pastor of St. Paul's Church, Brockton, ha.s ten- 
dered to us the resignation ot liis office as pastor, and 

Whereas, He lias in most friendly manner made it apparent to us that his action in 
this matter is and will be a mutual benefit to our Parish, as well as to himself, there- 
fore, 

Resolved, That while we accept his resignation in the sprit of love and good will we 
personally and collectively appreciate his abilities, and regret his leaving us at this time. 

Resolved, That we tender him our sincere thanks for his ministrations during the past 
three years, and especially for the hearty interest and energy displayed in the per- 
sonal effort so successfully made in the building of our chapel. 

Resolved, That we tender our wishes for his health, happiness, and success in the 
field of labor so recently opened to him. 

Resolved, That the clerk be instructed to convey a copy of these resolutions to 
Dr. Carver, and cause the same to be printed in the Brockton papers. 

The society had a neat chapel costing about two thousand dollars, 
sixty by thirty-five feet in size on Pleasant street, fitted up in good 
taste. St. Paul's chapel was opened for public worship, Sunday, July 
8, 1877. The services were conducted by Dr. Carver, who preached the 
dedicatory sermon from the text, i Samuel vii., 12. Music on that oc- 
casion was by a quartette of vocalists, consisting of Mrs. Edgar E. Dean, 



ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 317 

Mrs. C. F. Weston, Mr. W. D. Packard, director, and Mr. F. James. 
Miss Holbrook presided at the organ. 

The chapel was an unpretentious Httle edifice of the Norman- Gothic 
style of architecture, with a sharp roof, bold gables and gothic windows. 
Over the front door was a projecting entrance, surmounted by a cross. 
The interior was finished with open timbering to the roof; at the chan- 
cel end was a handsome stained window, bearing an emblem of the 
Trinity, beneath which was an elegant altar of walnut and ash. Inside 
the chancel rail, were two richly upholstered chairs, and a lectern, on 
which was a beautiful copy of the Bible, presented to the church. The 
auditorium had sittings for almost one hundred and forty people. The 
pews were cushioned, and the aisle neatly carpeted ; seats for the choir, 
and a place for an organ were located at the southwest corner of the 
room and screened by alow curtain. 

Permanent services have been established here, which supplies a long 
felt want for those who desire the impressive services of the Episcopal 
church, and in a community like Brockton will soon outgrow in num- 
bers their present accommodations. 

Rev. Samuel Hodgkiss was appointed by the Board of Missions, to 
take charge of the St. Paul's Episcopal mission of Brockton, in June, 
1882, and he entered upon his new work on Sunday, July 2, being the 
fourth Sunday after Trinity. This year Alexander F. Burdon, was 
lay reader and church warden. The scholars numbered about forty. 
The number of sittings were 120. 

This church was free from debt in 1884, with sittings for 120, with a 
valuation in church property of $4,000 ; chapel value $1,200. 

In 1885, total value of church property was, $6,700. Alexander F. 
Burdon and Charles Lauton, church wardens. 

In 1886 the vestry of the church in the name of the mission, pur- 
chased a new site for the future use of the church in Brockton, contain- 
ing 16,000 feet of land, at a cost of $10,000. This was by far one of 
the most important moves, that has been made in the temporal interests 
of the church in Brockton, and there is every reason to believe that the 
growth of the church will be rapid in the near future. 

During the year 1887 the vestry spent $500 in repairs on the pres- 
ent edifice, which has been removed to the new site and put in thorough 
order. 



318 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In 1 888 Alexander F. Burdon and David H. Blanchard, were the 
church wardens. 

In 1892 there were 150 famihes connected with this church. Dur- 
this year Rev. George Alexander Strong was in official and ministe- 
rial charge of this church and society, having been appointed November 
8. 1891. 

When the present rector took charge of this mission, the parish had 
been vacant for nine months. His first step was the immediate en- 
largement of the church by means of a rough temporary addition, mak- 
ing more than double the room of the original Tiiis enlarged building 
was first used Christmas Day, 1891. This allowed a much larger at- 
tendance than before. The members have increased to such an extent 
that it became necessary to provide more extended accommodations. 
For this purpose measures were taken for a new church building, 
which was begun by the ground being broken, November i, 1892, 
the foundations prepared, and the laying of the corner stone, in May, 
1893. The following was the Order of Service, at the laying of the 
corner stone of the new St. Paul's Cluircli, Brockton, Ascension Day, 
May 1 1, 1893 : 

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 
V. — Except the Lord build the house ; 
Jf. — Their labor is but lost that build it. " 

V. — Our help is in the Name of the Lord ; 
R. — Who hath made heaven and earth. 
V. — Blessed be the Name of the Lord ; 
R. — Henceforth world without end. 
V. — Lord hear our prayer; 
R. — And let our cry come unto Thee. 
Let us Pray. 

The Lord's Prayer. 
Collects. 

Hymn "202. Thefirst verse being as follows: — 

The Church's one Foundation 

Is Jesus Christ her Lord ; 
She is His new creation 

By water and the word : 
From heaven He came and sought her 

To be His holy bride ; 
With His own blood He bought her 

And for her life He died. 



ST. PAUL'S EPISCOrAL CHURCH. 319 

Reading the list of tlie Deposits in the Corner Stone. 

The Apostles' Creed. 

V. — Behold, I lay in Zion a chief Corner Stone, elect, precious. 

M. — And he that believeth in Him shall not be confounded. 

V. — The stone which the builders refused, 

R. — Is become tlie head stone of the corner. 

V. — This is the Lord's doing : 

R. — And it is marvellous in our eyes. 

All. — Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ. 

Almighty and everlasting God, mercifully be pleased to give thy blessing on our work 
as we place this stone tor a foundation in the Name and Strength of Him Who is the 
tried and precious stone ; and grant that in this and all else that we seek to do accord- 
ing to Thy will, we may have such success as shall be pleasing unto Thee ; througli the 
same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen. 

The stone being laid in place, the Minister said : 

In the faith of Jesus Christ, we lay this Corner Stone, in the name of the Father, and 
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. A?nen. 
V. — Lord, open Thou our lips; 
R. — And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. 
V. — Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. 
R. — As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 
Hymn 190. Be/jmning as follows : 

Glorious things of Thee are spoken, 

Zion, city of our God : 
He. Whose word cannot be broken, 

Form'd thee for His own abode. 
On the Rock of Ages founded, 

What can shake thy sure repose ? 
With salvation's walls surrounded, 

Thou may'st smile at all Thy foes. 

Prayers. 
Benediction. 
The following account of the ceremonies at the laying of the corner 
stone, found in the Churchmati, may be found of interest: 

Holy Thursday just passed will long be regarded as a red-letter day for the people 
of St. Paul's Church, Brockton. On that great festival day was laid the corner stone 
of the new church. Punctually at .5:30 p. m. the procession, composed of clergymen 
and choir, marched from the parish church, and mounted the scaffold where rested the 
corner stone. The prayers were said by the pastor, the Rev. George Alexander 
Strong, and the stone was laid by the Rev. Dean (now Bishop) Lawrence. The music 
was excellent. Later in the evening, service was held in the church, a very large con- 
gregation being present and an excellent sermon preached by Rev. Dean (now Bishop) 



320 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Lawrence, on the lessons to be gathered from the conduct of David, when the three 
mighty men had brought him water, at the risk of their hves, from the wells of Bethle- 
hem, which were by the gate. 

The following description of tliis edifice as it has progressed and is 
still being constructed (1893), is in accordance with the design of the 
church, and will be an elegant structure, when completed. 

Among new churches now being built or planned in this vicinity none is more inter- 
esting to the general public than that of St. Paul's parish, Brockton, owing to the pe- 
culiar relation in which it stood to the late Bishop Brooks. 

When that great leader became bishop of Massachusetts, he found Brockton one of 
the important and growing centres of his diocese, with an absurdly inadequate plant 
and equipment for the work of the Episcopal Church. For some 18 years a mission 
had been established there, liut during much of that time had maintained only a feeble 
aud struggling e.xistence in the face of great difficulties. 

While the place had grown to a city of 30,000 inhabitants, with a suburban popula- 
tion of nearly as many more, the Episcopal church was still trying to get along and do 
its work in this great community with an insignificant wooi'en chapel seating scarcely 
more than 100 people. 

The new bishop, with his characteristic large aud energetic grasp of the situation, de- 
termined at once on a vigorous and aggressive policy at this important point. The rec- 
torship of the parish was vacant at the time, and finding a man to his mind in the per- 
son of Rev. George Alexander Strong, Bishop Brooks arranged that he should take the 
position. 

On November 1, 1891 — less than three weeks after his consecration as bi.shop — he 
made an extended visit to Brockton, and installed the new rector, with orders to try 
and build up the parish, and above all to get a suitable church building started as soon 
as possible. From that time the development of the work went on with rapid strides. 
The old chapel was enlarged by a rough, temporary structure to more than double its 
original size to meet the immediate demand for increased space, a vested choir was in- 
troduced and other improvements made. The society had already a splendid building 
site on Pleasant street, near the corner of Main street, containing 16,000 square feet, 
and valued at $1.5,000, which had been acquired .some years previously, partly through 
the efforts of Messrs. Robert Treat Paine, Edward L. Davis and A. J. C. Sowden of 
Boston, a committee of the board of missions. 

The first steps toward the church building were taken late last spring, when a de- 
sign, submitted by Messrs. Cram, Wentworth & Goodhue, architects of Boston, was 
selected from among others, and the raising of the necessary funds was undertaken. 

During summer and autumn there were many unavoidable delays, but, in November 
the plans having undergone a very careful and thorough revision, and nearly two-thirds 
of the necessary amount of money having been secured, the contracts were awarded 
and work actually begun. 

The extensive excavations were well under way when the extreme weather stopped 
further operations until spring. Meanwhile much material is being accumulated, stone 



ST. PAULS EPISCOPAL CHURCH. 321 

is being cut, and as soon as the season allows, the building will be begun and pushed 
to completion. 

This enterprise, like so many others in Massachusetts, has suffered what seems an 
irreparable loss in the death of Bishop Brooks. From its inception he had given it his 
most cordial, enthusiastic support. A very striking illustration of this is the fact that 
when, as the occasion of Dr. Donald's assuming the rectorship of Trinity, the collec- 
tion was given to Bishop Brooks to use wherever in all his diocese the work seemed to 
him most interesting and important, he sent the whole amount, nearly $1400, to Brock- 
ton to be added to the building fund of the new church. 

Despite the loss of such a friend and backer, the people of the Brockton parish are 
going bravely on with the work, feeling that so only can they show themselves worthy 
of his confidence. 

The design includes three buildings— the church, the parish house and the rectory — 
combined into a single harmonious group, and providing in the most comprehensive 
way for the future needs of the parish. 

The church, which is planned to seat 500, consists of nave and ai.sles, without tran- 
septs, .spacious choir and sanctuary, baptistery, porch tower and appropriate vestries for 
clergy and choir. It will be built of natural seam faced granite, on rubble masonry, 
with trimmings of Nova Scotia brown stone. 

The most striking feature of the e.xterior, after the tower, will be the deeplj' recessed 
arch, with heavy perpendicular mullions, inclosing the three great west windows. The 
baptistery will be an octagonal projection from the north aisle, near the front of the 
church and directly opposite the tower entrance. 

In the interior the seats will be wholly inside the columns, thus giving to all an un- 
obstructed view of the chancel. The roof will be timbered with massive hammerbeam 
trusses and finished in natural wood. The pews and chancel furniture will be from de- 
signs prepared by the architects, in harmony with the rest of the interior woodwork. 
High above the altar will be a large, richly traceried window, which, with the other 
windows, will be filled for the present with plain leaded cathedral glass. In general, 
the architecture of the building is the gothic of the 15th century, developed and freely 
adapted. The principal dimensions of the church are : Extreme length, 128 feet ; 
length of nave, 95 feet; extreme width, 45 feet; width between columns, 32 feet; 
height to ridge, 48 feet. 

The cost of the church proper is to be ,$30,000, but it is intended to build at present 
only the nave, at a cost of $22,000, leaving the chancel and tower, as well as the other 
buildings, to be added at a sub.sequent time. 

The sum of $15,000 is already secured, with some additional subscriptions promised, 
and it is earnestly hoped that, with the help of friends and perhaps of some who would 
gladly honor the memory of the late bishop by carrying on this cherished plan of his, 
the first part of the building can be completed and used, free of debt, in a short time. 

Connected with this society are the Ladies' Church Building Fund 
committee ; Girls' Friendly Society ; the King's Daughters and the As- 
tral Club. 

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322 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The following is the list of officers of St. Paul's Episcopal church, for 

1893- 

Rector, Rev. George Alexander Strong ; wardens, Alexander F. 
Burdon and David H. Blanchard ; clerk, Calvin R. Barrett ; treasurer, 
Edwin H. Blake ; vestrymen, Charles E. Barrett, George Dupree, 
George H. Cash, Samuel Goodwin, William H. Hobbs, J. Arthur Nel- 
son ; choir master and organist, George Shaul ; janitor, Ernest H. 
Cooper. 



CHAPTER XVI. 



First Universalist Church and Society — Officers for 1857 — Pastors — Original Members 
of the Society — Dedication of the First Meeting House — Ministry of Rev. William A. 
Start — Rev. A. P. Cleverly — Rev. Joseph Crehore — Officers for 1872 — New Universalist 
Society, 1880 — Rev. .1. P. Eastman — Incorporation of the First Universalist Parish of 
Brockton — Officers for 1883 and 1884 — Ministers — Installation of Rev. Albert Ham- 
mett — Description of the New Church of 1888 — Dedication of the Same — Services — 
Re-dedication, 1892 — Order of Exercises — St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church — 
Meeting House — Dedication — Exercises — Ministry of Rev. Thomas B. McNulty — 
Ministry of Rev. Michael Doherty — Rev. Edward L. McClure — Church of the Sacred 
Heart — Meeting Hou.se — Dedication of the Same — Description — Ministry of Rev. George 
Alphonso Rainville — Advent Christian Church — African Methodist Episcopal Church — 
Rev. W. N. Berry — Latter Day Saints — First Free Baptist Church. 

rlRST Universalist Church and Society. — The first move 
toward establishing a Universalist parish began in 1855. A ladies' 
circle was formed, and two hundred and fifty dollars raised in one year. 
Soon after this a society was organized, and Rev. A. P. Cleverly was 
settled in May, 1857. He was the first permanent preacher. Meet- 
ings were held in the lower hall of Baker and Kingman's building, 
which stood where "Green street" now is. In 1858, this building 
having been burned, meetings were held in "Tyler Cobb's Hall," 
where the Metropolitan Hotel is, corner of Main and High streets. 

Mr. Cleverly preached till the war broke out. Rev. Joseph Crehore 
was the next preacher for about one year, followed by Rev. William A. 
Start, who was ordained May 20, 1863. 



FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. 323 

This society was organized August 31, 1857, at which time Josiah 
V. Bisbee was chosen clerk ; David F. Studley, treasurer ; Ellis Packard, 
O. O. Patten, Lorenzo D. Hervey, F. O. Howard, William H. Cooper, 
executive committee ; Thaddeus E. Gifford, collector. 

Previous to this time this denomination had no regular preaching, 
and since its organization it had transient preachers until the settlement 
of Rev. William A. Start. 

In 1864 Mr. Start was drafted and entered the army. He was suc- 
ceeded by Rev. Stephen L. Rorapaugh, who was pastor from May, 
1864, to December 16, 1866, when he resigned, though he continued 
preaching till March 24, 1867. 

The next pastor was Rev. Isaac M. Atwood, who took charge in 
May, 1867, to 1872, then succeeded by Rev. S. S. Hebard, April, 
1872. During the pastorate of Rev. Mr. Atwood a costly new edifice 
was erected, afterward known as the " People's Theatre." In conse- 
quence of a lack of interest and other causes, and after struggling with 
many hardships, the society ceased to exist in ;875. Meetings after 
that time were held occasionally, the expenses paid by voluntary con- 
tributions till 1883. 

The following persons composed the society at its formation : Otis 
Hayward, Lorenzo D. Hervey, Ellis Packard, David Hall, David F. 
Studley, F. O. Howard, Amasa O. Glover, Marcus Holmes, Oren Bart- 
lett, Thomas Swift, E. L. Thayer, Jerome Thomas, F. A. Thayer, Luther 
Tower, Martin Packard, Isaac Harris, Waldo Field, Thaddeus E. Gif- 
ford, P^dwin E. Pollard, John W. Hayward, A. B. Marston, Seth Leon- 
ard, Joseph E. Estes, Josiah V. Bisbee, O. O. Patten, Charles E. Tribou, 
Samuel F. Tribou, Elijah Tolman, C. G. Swift. 

The society erected a neat and commodious house of worship on Elm 
street in the month of May, 1863. Its dimensions were sixty feet in 
length, thirty-eight feet in width, and contained sixty pews, capable of 
seating three hundred persons comfortably. The pews were of a circu- 
lar form, with the seats nicely cushioned, floor carpeted, and, in all re- 
spects, the house was complete. In the rear of the pulpit was the 
following inscription upon the wall, which was nicely frescoed : "Behold, 
I bring you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be unto all people." 
Underneath this house was a capacious and convenient vestry. 



324 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The house was dedicated, with appropriate exercises, on Wednesday, 
May 20, 1863, commencing at 10 o'clock A. M., as follows : i, volun- 
tary, by the choir; 2, prayer of invocation, by Rev. E. Hewitt; 3, 
reading of the Scriptures, by Rev. J. G. B. Heath ; 4, anthem, by the 
choir; 5, consecrating prayer, by Rev. A. P. Cleverly; 6, hymn; 7, 
sermon, by Rev. A. A. Miner, of Boston; 8, anthem; 9, prayer, by 
Rev. H.Jewell; 10, hymn; 11, benediction. The sermon was from 
the text in Psalm xxii. 27, 28 : " For the kingdom is the Lord's ; and 
he is the governor among the nations." At the conclusion of these 
services the friends were invited to a most generous repast in the ves- 
try, and the society spared jio pains or expense to secure temporal as 
well as spiritual comfort to their visitors. After a short intermission the 
services of installing Rev. William A. Start as pastor of the church was 
commenced in the following order of exercises : i , anthem by the choir ; 
2, invocation, by Rev. J. Eastwood, of Brighton ; 3, reading of the 
Scriptures, by Rev. M. R. Leonard, of South Dedham ; 4, hymn ; 
5, sermon, by Rev. J. Crehore, of Abington, text, Eph. iv. 12, 13 : 
"For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the 
edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, 
and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the 
measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." The sermon was very 
timely and effective, as well as practical, showing fully the needs of 
a minister, his dependence on the people for support, the minister's re- 
lation to the sorrowing, the various relations of the people, and the 
sources of inspiration to his labor, and the awards as fruits of his toil. 
5, hymn; 6, installing prayer, by Rev. G. H. Emerson, of Somerville ; 
7, charge to the pastor, by Rev. A. A. Miner, of Boston ; 8, right hand 
of fellowship, by Rev. James Eastwood, of Brighton ; 9, charge to the 
people, by Rev. A, P. Cleverly, of Boston; 10, prayer; 11, anthem; 
12, benediction, by the pastor. 

This society owe much of their success to the active, zealous and per- 
severing efforts of Rev. A. P. Cleverly and Rev. Joseph Crehore. 

Officers in 1872 : Ellis Packard, Oliver O. Patten and David F. 
Studley, deacons ; Sumner A. Hayward, clerk ; Alpheus Holmes, super- 
intendent of Sunday school. 

Several changes took place in the affairs of the society from 1872 to 
1877. It was about the last named date that Rev. Samuel L. Beal re- 



FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCE. 325 

moved from Piovincetovvn to Brockton, and undertook the work of bring- 
ing together the elements of the old, and gather a new organization. To 
do this he hired a place of worship in the old Universalist Church 
building, then unoccupied, where he remained a few months, and then 
removed to the "Grand Army Hall," East Elm street, where he re- 
mained for two or three years. His first and chief effort was to organ- 
ize a Sunday school, which he did on the fifth day of June, 1877. In 
1880 this society removed to " Cunningham Hall," a name given to the 
old Universalist church, where he remained about three years. 

On the ninth day of November, 1880, a new and legal organization 
of the society took place under the name of the " New Universalist So- 
ciety," and the success of that society was largely due to Rev. Mr. Beal, 
who retired from the service of the church in August, 1883, and who 
had gathered an assembly representing one hundred families, and a 
Sunday school having a library of about one thousand volumes, a work- 
ing ladies' circle, who owned the organ, and piano, used by the society, 
who have collected and expended several hundred dollars in material 
advantages for the organization, and had seven hundred dollars in bank 
for future enlargement of the church enterprise. Mr. Beal was an ac- 
tive and earnest preacher in the pulpit, and his efforts in behalf of tem- 
perance and other reforms in the city and vicinity are well known. 
He labored vigorously, with tongue and pen, to check the tide of in- 
temperance and vice, and with telling eft'ect. Mr. Beal did excellent 
work on the School Committee in Brockton in 1882. 

On the first of September, 1883, Rev. J. P. Eastman, of Manchester, 
N. H., a graduate of Tufts College, was invited to supply the pulpit, 
and immediately began preaching, and on Thursday, the twentieth day 
of December, in "Cunningham Hall," he was ordained to the ministry 
and installed as pastor of the church. The hall was trimmed with ever- 
greens, and over the pulpit the words " God is our strength." The 
service commenced at two o'clock P. M., and was largely attended. 
Rev. C. R. Tenney, of Stoughton, led the praise meeting, and the ser- 
mon was preached by Rev. W. C. Biddle, of North Cambridge. The 
regular ordination services at seven o'clock were well attended, the hall 
being completely filled. Reading of the scriptures and prayer, by Rev. 
R. P. Bush, of Everett. After the ordination hymn a sermon was 



326 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

delivered by Rev. L. F. McKinney, of Manchester, N. H., which was 
an eloquent discourse. The charge to the pastor was by Rev. C. R. 
Tenney, of Stoughton. The fellowship of the church was by Rev. R. 
T. Sawyer, of Ouincy. Rev. B. F. Bowles, of Abington, delivered the 
charge to the society. After singing, " Jesus, Lover of my Soul," by 
the congregation, benediction was pronounced by the newly ordained 
pastor. 

Measures were taken in the latter part of 1883, to become incor- 
porated under the laws of Massachusetts as a parish. For that purpose 
the following persons entered into an agreement on the thirteenth day 
of November to become a parish by the name of the " First Universal- 
ist Parish of Brockton," viz. : Andrew F. Packard, James L. Hough- 
ton, K. J. Hartford, Frederic M. Atwood, Granville W. Hallett, Almon 
B. Terry, Judah F. Wright, Z. Marshall Wright, Edward W. South- 
worth and Silas H. Murdoch. 

A meeting was called by Andrew F. Packard, one of the above mem- 
bers, to be held on the twenty- second day of November, 1883, at " Cun- 
ningham Hall," East Elm street, for the purpose of organizing said 
corporation, by the adoption of by-laws and election of officers, etc. 
This notification was sworn to before Thaddeus E. Gifford, justice of 
the peace, on the twenty-second day of November, 1883. 

The following is the list of ofificers chosen on that date: Edward W. 
Southworth, president; Andrew F. Packard, clerk; Almon B. Terry, 
treasurer; Frederick M. Atwood, Charles H. Murdock, E. J. Hartford, 
Isaiah F. Wright, Granville W. Hallett, standing committee. 

On the twenty-seventh day of September, 1884, the old board of 
officers resigned and a new board elected, consisting of the following 
members: Alpheus Holmes, president; Moses A. Packard, treasurer; 
John B. Parker, clerk ; William L Douglass, Oliver O. Patten, Edward 
Merritt, Thaddeus E. Giftbrd and Andrew F. Packard, standing com- 
mittee. 

Rev. Joseph Crehore began preaching in April, 1884, and preached 
about one year and a half, till November 15, 1885. On the thirteenth 
day of December, 1885, Rev. L. L. Briggs began his services as pas- 
tor, and resigned June i, 1887. He was succeeded by Rev. Royal T. 
Sawyer, settled June i, 1887, resigned November 21, 1889. He was 



FIRST UNI VERS ALIST CHURCH. 327 

followed by Rev. Albert Hammett, whose installation took place as 
follows : 

Order of exercises at the installation of Rev. Albert Hammett as pas- 
tor of the First Universalist Church, Thursday evening, October 9, 1 890. 
I, organ voluntary; 2, anthem by the choir; 3, scripture lesson and 
prayer, by Rev. John Vanneveer; 4, anthem by the choir; 5, sermon, 
by Rev. J. M. Pullman, D.D. ; 6, anthem by the choir; 7, installing 
prayer, by Rev. W. R. Shipman, D.D. ; 8, welcome to the city, by 
Rev. John Graham Brooks, D.D., pastor of the Unity Church, Brock- 
ton ; 9, address to the parish by a former pastor, Rev. William A. 
Start; 10, Hymn, tune " Mornington," " I love thy church, O God." 

On the thirteenth day of April, 1886, at a regular meeting of the 
parish, the following ofificers were elected : William L. Douglas, presi- 
dent ; Moses A. Packard, treasurer; John B. Parker, clerk; Oliver O. 
Patten, Edward Merritt, W. S. Benson and Andrew F. Packard, stand- 
ing committee. 

At this meeting the standing committee were authorized to consider 
the subject of purchasing a lot for a church. At an adjourned meeting 
held April 27, 1886, the standing committee were made a building 
committee, with full powers to purchase a lot and erect a building. 
The committee proceeded at once to purchase a lot of land on Cottage 
street, on which they built an edifice forty-eight by seventy feet, hav- 
ing a tower eleven and one half feet square, eighty feet in height, 
terminating with an octagon belfry and spire. The architect of the 
church was Waldo V. Howard, of Brockton. The carpenter work was 
done by A. H. Mackey. The masonry by Sampson & Appleton. The 
frescoing was done by Pindkosky, of Boston. There are five stained 
glass windows on either side of the building, besides a large double 
window in the front. The principal entrances are at the northwest and 
southeast corners, with others at the rear corners. At the east end of 
the auditorium is a memorial window, directly back of the choir seats 
and pulpit. It is a circular top of pretty design, having a Bible in the 
center, below which is an inscription as follows : 

In Memoria.m, Lorenzo Dow Hervet, Born July 8, 1817. 
Died April 21, 1886. 



328 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In the interior the prospect is pleasing, without having a showy look. 
There are eighty- six pews of natural colored white wood with uphol- 
stered cushions. The trimmings of the pews are of stained cherry. 
The organ, built by George H. Ryder, of Boston, is at the southeast 
corner, adjoining the choir gallery. The pastor's room is at the north- 
east corner. On the neat semi-circular platform is a black walnut pul- 
pit, with upholstered chairs to match. The other interior furnishings 
are complete, such as a walnut communion table, stands and boxes for 
contributions. The Bible on the pulpit was presented by Hon. Henry 
W. Robinson in February, i88o. In the basement, which is of brick, 
is a large vestry and Sunday school room, furnished with desk, settees, 
etc., to accommodate three hundred persons. The building is heated 
by furnaces and lighted by gas, and has a kitchen and conveniences for 
furnishing refreshments on social occasions This church has been 
prosperous for a short time past under the care of Rev. Royal T. Saw- 
yer, and under the present pastor, Rev. Albert Hammett, the attend- 
ance has largely increased, as well as the church membership, and it is 
largely due to their zeal and untiring energy that the church has arrived 
to its present condition. 

This church is located on Cottage, near Bartlett streets. 

The officers for 1893 are: Rev. Albert Hammett, pastor; William 
L. Douglas, Fred M. Atwood, Hiram M. Wheeler, Oliver M. Patten, 
Thaddeus E. GifTord, Moses A. Packard, parish committee ; Edward 
H. Lambert, clerk; Arthur G. Chevigny, treasurer; Edgar A. An- 
drews, superintendent of Sunday-school. 

Dedication. — The dedication services of the First Universalist 
Church of Brockton, Mass., Friday evening, May 4, 1888, were as fol- 
lows: I, organ voluntary, by Mrs. Cora E. Bailey; 2, invocation by 
Rev. G. H. Emerson, D.D., of Boston ; 3, choir ; 4, Old Testament 
reading, by Rev. John Graham Brooks of the Unity Church, Brockton ; 
5, choir; 6, New Testament lesson, by Rev. R. Perry Bush, of Ever- 
ett, Mass.; 7, choir; 8, sermon, by Rev. William H. Ryder, of Glou- 
cester, Mass, from Joshua xxii. 24: "What have you to do with the 
Lord God of Israel ?" This sermon was spoken of as one of much en- 
ergy, in well chosen words, and a pleasing oratorical effort, closing with 
these words, " What matters it whose altar is credited with the salva- 



FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. 3'J!1 

tion of a soul, so long as the great object is attained ? So let this altar 
be dedicated to one God, one law, one element, one divine event to 
which the whole creation moves ; a memorial which shall live because 
of the Lord God of Israel." 9, hymn, read by Rev. W. P. Burnell ; lo, 
prayer of consecration, by Rev. C. R. Tenney, of Stoughton ; 11, act 
of dedication, by the pastor and congregation. 

Lord, who shall abide in thy Tabernacle? Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill? 

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 

I will wash mine hands in innocency : So will I compass thine altar, O Lord : 1 hat 
I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Thy wordrous works. 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, and the place where Thine honor dwelleth. 

When the Lord shall build up Zion, He shall appear in His glory. He will regard the 
prayer of the destitute, and not despise their supplication. 

This shall be written for the generation to come, and the people which shall be created shall 
praise the Lord. 

And of Zion it shall be said : This and tliat man was born in her, and the Highest 
Hims-elf shall establish her. The Lord shall count, when He writeth up the people, that 
this man was born there. 
As well the singers as players on instruments shall be there ; all my springs are in thee. 

For the Lord hath chosen Zion : He hath desired it for His habitation. This is my 
rest forever; here will I dwell, for 1 have desired it. I will abundantly bless her pro- 
vision : I will satisfy her poor with bread. I will also clothe her ministers with sal- 
vation, and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee. 

Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and 
companions' sakes, I will now say : Peace be within thee. Amen. 

SENTENCE OF DEDICATION. 

1'astor. 

With these heavenward aspirations, and in behalf of the piety and liberality which 
erected this tabernacle, I do solemnly dedicate it to the ministry of the Christian Re- 
ligion in Faith, Hope and Love, consecrating it to the worship of God our Father, in the 
name o£ Christ our Redeemer, and of the Holy spirit of Truth. 

Lord God. let thy ministers be clothed with salvation ; and let thy people rejoice 
in goodness. Amen. 

12, address to the parish by a former pastor, Rev. William A. Start; 

13, hymn, Rev. B. F. Bowles, sung by the choir and congregation, " O 



3^0 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Thou whose own vast temple stands"; 14, benediction by the pastor, 
Rev. Royal T. Sawyer. 

There have been many changes made in the interior and exterior 
since July, 1892, and during the ministry of the present pastor, which 
have added largely to the looks, as well as to the utility of the church, 
and it takes its place among the most comfortable churches in the city. 
A full description of the re- dedication is given herewith 

Re-Dedication. — The exercises at the reopening of the First Uni- 
versalist Church of Brockton, December 18, 1892, is as follows: On 
the cover of the programme was the following : 

WE BELIEVE in the Universal Fatherhood of God, in the Universal Biotheihood 
of Man, in the Supreme Leadership of Jesus Christ, in His Divine Laws of Service — 
(loving one another as He hath loved us — doing as ye would be done bj',) in the Final 
Triumph of all Good over all Evil and in The Life Everlasting. 

The quartette was composed of Mrs. Bertha A. Tyndall, Miss Edith 
Poole, Mr. L. Morton Packard and Mr. T. A. Norris. 

ORDER OF SERVICES. 

1. Organ Voluntary Festival March. 

2. Hymn No. 551, Tune, Hendon. 

They who seek the throne of grace 

Find that throne in every place ; 
If we love a life of prayer, 

God is present everywhere. 

The congregation will please remain standing, and eacli ami all unite in repeating 
The Lord's Prayer. 

3. Anthem, Hearken Unto Me Ye People Arthur Sullivan. 

4. Responsive Reading. 

How amiable are Thy Tabernacles. O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth fur 
the courts of the Lord ; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. 

(People.) Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, 
where she may lay her young, even thine altars, Lord of hosts, my King 
and my God. 
O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God ot" Jacob. 

(People.) Behold, God, our shield and look upon the face of thine aiuiointed. 

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 1 had rather be a door-keeper in the iiouse of 
my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 

(People.) For the Lord God is a sun and a shield : the Lord will give grace and glory ; 
no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly. 



ST. PATRICK'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. 331 

I was glad when they said unto me. Let us go into the house of the Lord. 

( People.) Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 

One thing have I desired ot the Lord, that will I seek after ; that I may dwell in the house of the 
Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, an.l to inquire in his temple. 

(People.) For in the timeof trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion : in the secret of 
His tabernacle shall He hide me ; He shall set me upon a rock. 

The Lord is in His holy temple : let all the earth keep silence before Him. 

f People.) Praise waiteth for thee, Lord, in Zion ; and unto thee shall the vow be 
performed. 
Know ye that the Lord He is God : it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves. 
(People.) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. 

5. Anthem, Lead, Kindly Light Dudley Buck. 

(). ScRtPTURE Lesson and Prayer. 

7. Soi.o, Be Thou With Me Ferdinand Hitler. 

Mk. T. a. Norris 

8. Notices anu Weekly Offering. 

0. Sermon, by Rev. Albert Hammatt. 

10. HvMN No. 347, Tune, Coronation. 

All hail the power of Jesus' name. 

Let angels prostrate fall ; 
Bring forth the royal diadem. 

And crown Him Lord of all. 

11. Benediction, 

St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church — Previous to the year 
1856 the members of this church were attendant on church worship in 
private houses and in the various lialls in the village, and were supplied 
by transient clergymen. During that year Rev. Thomas B. McNulty 
came to the town as a stated pastor, in connection with some others in 
the immediate vicinity, the care of which devolved upon him. 

Here he soon succeeded in gathering a large number of regular 
church worshipers, and during the same year purchased a parcel of 
land for the sum of five thousand two hundred and twenty- five dollars, 
situated on the west side of Main street, near Wales' corner, in the south 
part of the village, and containing about three- fourths of an acre, upon 
which he has caused a large and splendid church edifice to be erected, 
one hundred and ten feet long, fifty feet wide, built in the Romanesque 
style of architecture. The basement is built of Quincy granite. The 
principal story is of brick, trimmed with freestone. The tower and 



332 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

steeple is one hundred and eighty feet in height. The auditory is fur- 
nished with one hundred and forty-six slips, capable of holding seven 
hundred persons. The altar is at the west end of the building, and at 
the east or front end is the choir gallery. The chancel window is made 
of stained glass, with emblematic panes representing the four evangel- 
ists — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The house is furnished with a 
magnificent organ from the manufactory of E. & G. G. Hook, of Bos- 
ton. Upon the side walls are displayed fourteen pictures, representing 
different scenes in the Lord's Passion, painted at great expense in Italy. 
The cost of the church was twenty-five thousand dollars, which, 
together with the land, cost about thirty thousand dollars. The arch- 
ftects were Messrs. Fuller & Ryder, of Boston. Mr. Andrews, of 
Nashua, N. H., was the contractor. The preacher's pulpit, also the 
railing around the altar, was manufactured by Messrs. Howard, Clark 
& Co. In the southwest corner of the house is the sacristy, and in the 
northeast corner is a private room, out of which is the entrance to the 
basement story. In point of durability and style of architecture, when 
built, this house was not surpassed by any in the town. Its position is 
prominent, and makes a bold appearance upon the principal thorough- 
fare in town 

This church was dedicated Sunday, May 22, 1859, and, although the 
weather was quite rainy, there was a large assembly present. The 
services were as follows : 

Bishop Fitzpatrick, of Boston, delivered the sermon ; high mass was 
celebrated by Rev. Mr. Roach, of Randolph; Rey. Mr. Shahen, of 
Salem, officiated as deacon ; Rev Mr. Tallon, of New Bedford, as sub- 
deacon ; Rev. Mr. Haley, of Boston, was master of ceremonies, a num- 
ber of other priests assisting; Rev. Mr. McElroy, of Boston, preached 
at vespers; singing was performed by a choir from Salem. 

The number of attendants on church worship at this place is about 
two thousand. 

Rev. Thomas B McNulty was born in Londonderry, Ireland ; 
fitted for college at Londonderry Academy ; graduated at Foyle College; 
studied philosophy and theology at Irish College, Paris; was ordained 
June 6, 1846, at the parish church of Sulpice, by Monsieur Aflfre, Arch- 
bishop of Paris; came to America in 1853, and after preaching at 



ST. PATRICK'S ROMAK CATHOMC CHURCH. 333 

Lowell, Salem and other places, was appointed to take charge of the 
Catholic Church in Brockton and vicinity. 

When P'ather McNully came to North Bririgewater, now Brockton, 
he began with an audience of two hundred people in T\'ler Cobb's hall, 
corner of Main and High streets. With this small beginning he saw a 
fruitful field, and upon looking over the country, covered by the Bridge- 
waters, Eastons, Abingtons, Mansfield and Tuxboro, he conceived 
and inaugurated a scheme of Catholic development, to which his life 
was earnestly devoted. The number has now grown to over seven 
thousand souls in the immediate vicinity of Brockton. During the act- 
ive portion of Father McNulty's life the number had made his labors 
so onerous that he had the assistance of three priests in parochial duty 
and directing the congregation. For some days previous to his death, 
which occuired August lo, 1885, he had been in a precarious condition, 
arising from a general paralysis of the system, and his death had been 
hourly expected. He was a faithful, conscientious, and zealous priest, 
and highly beloved by his congregation. His remains lay in state till 
the funeral services, which weie attended by members of the city gov- 
ernment, and many prominent citizens. The interior of the church was 
draped in mourning. The Most Rev. Archbishop Williams, of Boston, 
pronounced the Final Absolution. The procession to the grave was 
headed by seventy girls dressed in white, who represented by their 
number the years attained by the dead priest. They were followed by 
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Foresters Society, and the vari- 
ous sodalities of the church. The remains were buried in the Parochial 
Cemetery on Court street. Rcqiiiescat in pact. 

Rev. Michael Doherty succeeded Father McNulty as rector of 
St. Patrick's Church, and was in full charge till his death, which took 
place very suddenly July 3, 1887. He died of a paralytic shock. 
Father Doherty was born in Ireland in 1835. He came to this country 
in 1 87 1, and his first mission was in Brockton, where he remained dur- 
ing his life. His funeral took place from his late church July 5, and 
was largely attended by priests from various sections of the State. 
Solemn requiem mass was celebrated at ten o'clock A. M. The Rev. 
Father Harkins, of Holyoke, acted as celebrant ; the Rev. Father Mor- 
ris, of Brookline, as sub-deacon ; the Rev. Father Doherty, of Haver- 



334 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

hill, as master of ceremonies ; the Rev. Fathers O'Toole and Murphy, 
of West Newton, as Chanters of the Office ; and the Rev. Father Chit- 
tick, of Plymouth, delivered the panegyric ; a procession of different 
Catholic societies followed the remains to the grave in St. Patrick's 
cemetery, Court street. The floral offerings were profuse and fine. 

The Arch diocese of Boston has lost a laborious and exemplary priest 
in the death of this good man. 

Mr. Doherty had many relatives in this country. He was cousin to 
Rev. James Doherty, of Haverhill, also a relative of Bishop Harkin, of 
Providence, R. I., and to Father Harkin, of Holyoke. 

Tlie present rector in charge, as the successor of Father Doherty, is 
the Rev. PMward L. McClure, formerly of Georgetown, Mass., who en- 
tered upon his duties in July, 1887, with Rev. Francis J. Glynn and 
Rev. John McGrail as assistant priests. Miss Lizzie Diamond is the 
organist. 

Church of the Sacred Heart. — On the 30th day of April, 
1893, new and additional facilities were added to the church-going 
people of Brockton by the dedication of a house of worship in which 
the French Catholics can listen to services in their own language. The 
services were very fittingly and impressively conducted, according to 
the Catholic faith. The day was fine, and the exercises began at eight 
o'clock in the forenoon, when Bishop Brady celebrated mass for the 
children. At 10.30 the Bishop, assisted by several priests, made a tour 
of the church, consecrating the new house of worship to God. 

After these services, which were witnessed by a large gathering of 
people of all denominations, solemn high mass was celebrated by Father 
Reynaudier, of Boston, with Rev. Father Fitzpatrick as deacon. Father 
Glynn as sub-deacon, and Father Rainville as master of ceremonies. 
Bishop Brady sat inside of the sanctuary, and preached a most eloquent 
and powerful sermon appropriate to the occasion, after which he ad- 
ministered the sacrament of confirmation to twenty persons. 

The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev Father Bruneault, of 
Holyoke, Mass. The music was of a fine order, the choir being assisted 
by several soloists and an orchestra, rendering the same highly inter- 
esting. Vesper service was at 3 o'clock, and in the evening a concert 
was given for the benefit of the church fund. Among the clergy 



CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART. 335 

present were Rev. Fathers Rainville, McClure, Glynn, Barry, Keegan 
Bruneault, Fitzpatrick, Kelly, Riley, Mahoney, Neagle, Reynaudier, 
Patterson and Bariy. 

When the new pastor came to Brockton, in the middle of May, 1891, 
and was assigned to the pastoral cliarge of the French Catholics of that 
city, there were but a mere handful of church attendants, but by stead\', 
persevering and laborious effort he has brought nearly all of that people 
into his fold. During the first eighteen months Father Rainville held 
services in the basement of St. Patrick's church, on South Main street, 
over which Rev. E. L. McClure has pastoral charge, the latter kindly 
rendering the new pastor every assistance in his church work. 

The congregation steadily increased, so that Father Rainville decided 
to build a church of his own. Accordingly in July, 1892, he purchased 
the homestead of the late Joseph Sylvester (better known as " Esquire 
Sylvester "), situated between Court and Sylvester streets, but later 
owned by the Torrys, which contained about one acre of land, on which 
was the old mansion house, which has been nicely fitted and furnished 
for the pastor's use. The Church of the Sacred Heart (so called in 
honor of the month in which the pastor arrived in the city) is a modest 
appearing building 80 by 42 feet, 34 feet in height, with a tower 100 
feet high. It has a basement of brick, and the main portion of the 
building is of wood. The first mass was celebrated in this church on 
Christmas in 1892. The building is heated by steam and lighted by 
electricity. The interior is quite plain, but with every convenience for 
public worship. A neat altar is erected at the south end of the church, 
on either side of which is a statue, one a patron of the Sacred Heart, 
the other of St. Anne. A handsome pipe organ is to be placed in 
the gallery at the north end of the church. The auditorium has accom- 
modations for about six hundred persons. The cost of the building 
complete is about $8,000. It has already nearly seven hundred com- 
municants. 

The Catholic church is to be congratulated upon having so faithful 
and earnest a worker in the cause to which the new pastor has been 
assigned. He is a popular clergyman for the short time he has resided 
in the city, both among his own people and the English speaking people 
as well. He is obliging, and ready to assist in any good cause, public 
as well as private. 



336 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Rev. George Alphonso Rainville was born in St. Marc, in the Province 
of Quebec, January 26, 1858, and after completing his education for 
the priesthood at the famous Nicolet Seminary, he was ordained May 
20, 1883, at Three Rivers. He filled the position of curate and acting 
pastor in the church of St. Christian, after which he came to the United 
States and located at Marlboro, Mass., under Rev. Father Dumontier. 
Here the executive abilities of the young priest were soon recognized 
by Archbishop Williams, who assigned him to the work of building up 
the parish of Cochituate, a thrifty village near Natick, Mass. While in 
that place he caused a new house of worship to be built, and when that 
work was completed the archbishop placed him in charge of the new 
French parish in Brockton, and there the fruits of his personal efiforcs 
may be seen in his elegant home and the church by its side. 

Advent Christian Church. — This church was organized through 
the efforts of, and during the preaching of Rev. William O. Hale, of 
Worcester, Mass , about the ist of January, 1888. Their first meetings 
were held in the Enterprise Building, and afterwards in Joslyn's Hall 
on Centre street. Rev. S. P. Hayward, of Pepperell, was the next 
preacher, followed by Rev. Charles Goodrich, of Boston, who preached 
twice a month, and other transient ministers supplied the pulpit till 
May, 1 89 1, when Rev. Augustine E. Phelps, of Westfield, was settled 
as pastor. He remained about two years, since which time Rev. Will- 
iam A. Burch, of Whitman, is the settled pastor. The meetings are 
held in the Young Men's Christian Association rooms. Preaching in 
the morning. 

African Methodist Episcopal Church (Colored). — This is a 
mission in connection with the church in Plymoutli, both forming what 
is known as the " Plymouth Circuit," under the official direction of 
New England Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. 
It was first opened in the spring of 1893, with Rev. S. H. Johnson as 
pastor, and is now under the pastoral charge of Rev. W. N. Berry. The 
services are held in Mason's Hall, Centre street. 

Latter Day Saints — Services aie held in James Hall. Clark's 
Block, on the Sabbath, twice a day under the above name. 

First Free Baptist Church — Pastor, Rev. D. G. Donnocker. 
Services held in Crescent Block. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 337 



CHAPTER XVI. 

BIOGRAPHICAL. 

Rev. James Thoiiipsou — Rev. John Porter, Jr. — Rev. Huntington Porter — Rev. 
Eliphalet Porter — Rev. Thomas Crafts — Rev. Asa Packard — Rev. Hezekiah Packard — 
Rev. Joshua Cushman — Rev. Naphtali Shaw — Rev. Theophihis Packard, D.D. — Rev. 
Jonas Perkins — Rev. EHphalet P. Crafts — Rev. Levi Packard — Rev. Austin Gary — 
Rev. Zachariah Howard — Rev. Nathaniel Wales — Rev. Mathew Kingman — Thomas 
Jefferson Snow — Samuel Fuller Dike — Frederic Crafts, A. M. — Deacon Heman Pack- 
ard — Rev. Abel Kingman Packard — Rev. Lysander Dickerman — Rev. Zenas P Wild — 
Rev. Adelbert Frankhii Keith — Professor Henry B. Nason — Hon. Otis Gary — Rev. 
Heman Packard De Forest — S. D. Hunt. 

REV". James Thompson — Was the son of Archibald Thompson, 
who came from Ireland to America in 1724; graduated at the 
New Jersey College, Princeton, N. J., in 1761 ; became a clergyman; 
preached only a short time ; was a preceptor of an academy at Charles- 
ton, S. C. 

Rev. John Porter, Jr. — Was the son of Rev. John and Mary 
(Himtington) Porter ; was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, 
February 27, 1752 ; graduated at Yale College, New Haven, Conn., in 
1770; studied divinity, and became a minister. Soon after the war 
broke out between England and America, in 1775, he received a cap- 
tain's commission and went into the army, where he is said to have been 
a superior officer. From captain he was promoted to major; left the 
army but a short time before peace was declared. He afterwards went 
to the West Indies, and there died. 

Rev. Huntington Porter — Was the son of Rev. John and Mary 

(Huntington) Porter; was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, 

March 27, 1755 ; graduated at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass., in 

1777; married Susannah Sargent, of Haverhill, Mass.; commenced 

preaching at Rye, N. H., in August, 1784, supplying the pulpit till 

December 29, 1784; he was ordained a colleague pastor with Rev. 
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338 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Samuel Parsons. He continued to preach in that place for upwards 
of fifty years. The people of this society were for a long series of years 
remarkable for their unanimity in their religious as well as civil con- 
cerns, and for more than thirty years there was no division, All at- 
tended his church ; union and peace was the prevailing sentiment 
among the people. After that time other denominations sprang up ; 
still he continued to labor until 1828, when the civil contract between 
him and his society was dissolved. He preached occasionally for several 
years after that time, till near the close of his life. 

Rev. Eliphalet Porter, D.D. — Was born in North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, June 11, 1758; was son of Rev. John and Mary 
(Huntington) Porter; graduated at Harvard College, 1777; was set- 
tled as pastor of the "First Church" in Roxbury, Mass., October 2, 
1782. He was called to supply a vacancy caused by the death of 
Rev. Amos Adams, who died in 1775. Of his pastoral labors, we may 
say they were well suited to the times in which he lived. Frequent 
visits for social intercourse were not expected, and for these he had 
neither taste nor fitness ; his manners were grave and did not encourage 
familiarity, nor had he that easy flow of language so essential to sustain 
a conversation on the familiar topics of the day. But in the chamber 
of the sick, or wherever there was affliction which the sympathies of a 
pastor could alleviate, he was a constant and welcome visitor. Says 
one who knew him well : " Few men ever spoke with more meaning 
or to so good a purpose. He did not dazzle, but he enlightened ; and 
the weight of his influence and character, and the remarkable purity 
and uprightness of his life, gave an influence and interest to whatever 
he said, and impressed his sententious remarks deeply on the mind." As 
a citizen, his influence was widely and beneficially felt; he had fre- 
quent calls for assistance and counsel in the secular affairs of the town. 
In the various offices of trust to which he was often called, whether for 
objects of charity or for the promotion of education or religion, they 
were filled with a characteristic caution, prudence, and fidelity, which 
obtained and justified unlimited confidence. In /8i8 he was elected 
Fellow of Harvard College. The period of his connection with this 
institution was one of great difficulty, yet he took his full share of the 
labors and responsibilities incident to his official position. He was a 



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warm, constant friend of the college, and the notices of his death on the 
records of the corporation manifest the strong sense of " the great loss 
our literary and religious community have sustained by the death of 
this learned divine and exemplary Christian, whose intelligence, fidelity 
and zeal in support of the interests of literature, and especially those 
connected with the prosperity of Harvard Universitj', they have had 
uniform occasion to witness during the many years he has been one of 
the members of this board." As a preacher. Dr. Porter exhibited few, 
if any, of the characteristics of a popular preacher of the present day, 
although few modern preachers of to-day are listened to more attent- 
ively or regarded with more reverence than he was. He was not ex- 
citable ; therefore he was not likely to produce excitement in others. 
There was a calmness and solemnity in his manner which gave to his 
discourses a peculiar impressiveness. He never was dogmatical or 
bigoted ; he had clear and settled opinions on the controverted points 
of theology, and was always ready to sustain them ; but he had no taste 
for controversy, and therefore rarely preached on subjects which occa- 
sioned it. He regarded the religious opinions of others without prej- 
udice, and never allowed a difference of opinion to interrupt Christian 
fellowship. Dr. Porter died at Roxbury, December 7, 1833, aged 
seventy-six years. The funeral was held in his church, December 11, 
1833, Rev. Dr. Lowell offering the funeral prayer. Rev. George Put- 
nam, D.D., preached the funeral sermon from Genesis xxv. 8 : " He 
died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years ; and was gathered 
to his people." Rev. John Pierce, D.D., of Brookline, made the con- 
cluding prayer. 

Rev. Thomas Crafts was the son of Dr. John Staple Crafts, from 
Newton; was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton; graduated at 
Harvard College 1783 ; married Polly, daughter of Rev. John Porter, 
December 28, 1786; settled at Princeton, Mass., 1786, and dismissed 
in 1791, and settled at Middleboro'. After remaining at Princeton sev- 
eral years, his physicians decided that his life depended on his leaving 
the ministry and engaging in more active or some out-of-door pursuit. 
He consequently removed to Weymouth, Mass., where he entered into 
commercial business, and was quite successful. After his health had 
become somewhat improved he received a call to preach from the Mid- 



340 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

dleboro' and Taunton precinct, and was installed in 1802, where he en- 
joyed a happy ministry for many years, and there died February 27, 
1 8 19, aged sixty years. His family then removed to North Bridge- 
water, now Brockton. 

Rev. Asa Packard was the son of Jacob and Dorothy (Perkins) 
Paclcard ; was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, May 3, 1758. 
His life was a very eventful one. At the age of sixteen he entered the 
Revolutionary service as a fifer. In an engagement near Harlem Heights 
in 1776, a companion who had made great boasts of his bravery seized 
Mr. Packard's fife, and, handing him his musket in return, fled to a 
place of safety, preferring, it would seem, the music he could make with 
a stolen fife to that made by the balls of the enemy. Mr. Packard, 
thus armed, engaged in the conflict, but soon received a wound which 
nearly proved fatal. Tiie ball entered his back just above the hip, and 
though an attempt was made to extract it, yet so severe was the opera- 
tion that the surgeon feared he would die in his hands, and so was in- 
duced to desist. A severe illness followed in consequence, and when 
sufiSciently recovered he left the army and returned home, and com- 
menced a course of studies preparatory to entering college. The ball 
he received was never extracted, but remained in his back during his 
life. Mr. Packard was a man of great facetiousness, and often alluded 
in pleasantry to the circumstance of his having fought and bled for his 
country. Once in a merry circle he said, " I bear about in my body a 
weighty testimonial of my bravery." To which a jovial companion re- 
plied, " I think from the position of the wound our hero must have been 
playing a retreat." 

"Playing a retreat!" said Mr. Packard; "I had a musket in my 
hand, and was found skillful as a grenadier." 

" I think," rejoined the other, " our friend must have been skilled in 
the motion 'to the right about face!' and must have performed it well 
when he received his wound." 

The joke was appreciated by Mr. Packard and the rest of the com- 
pany. Mr. Packard graduated at Harvard University in 1783; re- 
ceived a call, and settled in Marlboro', March 23, 1785, — a day long to 
be remembered, from the fact that the snow was so deep as to cover 
the tops of the fences, notwithstanding there had been a thaw which 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 341 

settled the snow, so that, in freezing, it became sufficiently solid to bear 
up a team. The people went to the ordination in their sleighs upon 
the crust across lots, over the tops of fences and walls without difficulty. 
The depth of snow was so remarkable that it became and continued for 
a long time a standard of comparison. He was settled on a salary of 
one hundred pounds " and twenty cords of good marketable oak wood, 
cut and brought to the door annually, so long as he remains our min- 
ister." They also voted him a settlement of three hundred pounds, — 
one half to be paid in one year, the other half in two years from his 
ordination. Mr. Packard was a man of sprightly talent, and was noted 
for his readiness rather than for his profundity. He had great conver- 
sational powers, and was remarkable for his eccentricity. His sermons 
were practical rather than doctrinal, and more distinguished for happy 
descriptions of life and manners than for connected views of gospel 
truths. He was liberal in his theological opinions, belonging to what 
is denominated the Arminian school. As Unitarianism developed it- 
self in Massachusetts, he was considered as coinciding with that class of 
his brethren, though later in life his sentiments are supposed to have 
undergone some change. " Perhaps it will be more correct to say that 
he never formed for himself any definite system of doctrinal belief; his 
mind was more distinguished for its readiness than for its method, and 
seemed to have held opinions in regard to different doctrines which 
were not consistent with each other, and which could not have been 
blended into a logical system. Different persons who knew him well 
have, for this reason, claimed him with different denominations, since on 
some points his views seemed to coincide with Unitarians, and on oth- 
ers with the Orthodo.x standard of doctrine." These are the views 
entertained by one of the most distinguished preachers of New England 
on his theological opinions. Mr. Packard remained pastor of the first 
and the only parish in Marlboro' for about twenty years, and the peo- 
ple were happy under his ministry. In the year 1805 an unpleasant 
controversy arose in regard to the subject of locating a meeting- house, 
which ended in the erection of two houses, and ultimately in two par- 
ishes. During this controversy he remained neutral, both parties 
anxious to retain him ; but he continued to remain in the old church, 
and being unwilling to take part in the dedication of the new house, 



342 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

and realizing that a majority had a right to command his services while 
he remained their pastor, he wisely asked a dismission from the church 
and society as the best way of avoiding a public approval of the re- 
moval of the meeting-house, which was the sole cause of the unhappy 
feeling. On March 6, 1806, the matter was brought before the Marl- 
boro' Association, and after due consideration it was decided by them 
that the town had a claim to Mr. Packard in the new house. " The 
association, while they lament the occasion for it, both on their own 
and the people's account, cannot but acquiesce in his determination to 
be dismissed." After much opposition, the West Parish in Marlboro' 
received an act of incorporation, February 23, 1808, by the name of the 
Second Parish in Marlboro' ; on the 23d of March, the same year. Rev. 
Asa Packard, who had labored with the society since his dismission 
from the town, was installed over the West Parish, and retained his 
pastoral relation until May 12, 18 19, when he took a dismission and 
removed to Lancaster, where he resided till his death, which took place 
March 20, 1843, in the eighty- fifth year of his age. He was in his 
usual health in the morning, and on coming into the house, he sat down 
to listen to a letter from a distant brother ; while it was being read he 
sunk back, and immediately expired. 

Rev. Hezekiah Packard, D.D., was born in North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, Mass., December 6, 1761, son of Jacob and Dorothy 
(Perkins) Packard, and was the youngest of ten children ; and of his 
parents and their influence he used to speak with pleasure, affection and 
respect. Being the youngest of the family, he, no doubt, experienced 
the indulgence common to the youngest of a large family. The humble 
circumstances of his father's family accustomed him to habits of active 
industry, rigid economy, and self reliance. Their narrow means, to- 
gether with their discretion, restrained him from associating with other 
lads. One amusement his parents indulged him in had an influence 
they little thought of. He says, " At what precise period I procured a 
fife I do not distinctly remember ; but the acquisition was to me very 
gratifying and delightful. Martial music was very animating to me, 
and I soon learned several martial airs. The tunes sung and played 
during the incipient state of the Revolution had a wonderful influence. 
The exciting remarks made in favor of the Revolution had a thrilling 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 343 

effect upon my mind. I became anxious to attend musters and meet- 
ings for enlisting soldiers. The battle of Bunker Hill had an exciting 
influence. It seemed to electrify the whole community. On that 
memorable day I was in a neighbor's field, hoeing corn, and heard the 
roaring of the cannon. I was then in my fourteenth year. Tlie cap- 
tain of the militia lived near my father's, and as he knew the family were 
Whigs, and that I had some skill with the fife, he appointed me a fifer 
in the company under his command. Soon after this he was drafted for 
five months, and solicited me to go with him as fifer, promising to use 
me as a son, which promise he always kept. Although young and fond 
of home, I never had any scruples or hesitation about enlisting, nor do 
I recollect that mj' parents opened their lips in the way of discourage- 
ment. 

" Distinctly do I remember when my mother took my hand, and said, 
' Hezekiah, remember, praying will make thee leave sinning, and sin- 
ning will make thee leave praying.' These words were to me full of 
meaning and of practical truth. Indeed, the devout desires and earnest 
prayers of my affectionate and pious parents were, as it appeared to me, 
preserved as memorials before God on my behalf; for, though I neg- 
lected prayer when a soldier, my moral habits were in other respects 
correct. I was averse to vices in the army to which youth are ex- 
posed ; no profane word escaped my lips from the time I left my fath- 
er's house till I returned to it again. I was more and more disgusted 
at the profaneness common among the soldiers, and even the officers, 
of the Revolution. My brother (the late Rev. Asa Packard, of Marl- 
boro', Mass.), had already become a soldier in the eight months' service, 
and was stationed at Roxbury. The regiment to which I belonged was 
ordered to Cambridge, and we dwelt in tents near Cambridgeport. 
Soon after we pitched our tents and drew our provisions from College 
Hall, where beef, pork, etc., were kept for our army, and other arrange- 
ments were made for a campaign, and I felt myself a soldier in camp, I 
had a furlough for a day or two to visit my brother at Roxbury. From 
the time we marched into Boston, late in autumn, until the following 
June, Col. Sargent's regiment, in which my name was enrolled, was 
destined to occupy several stations. After being in Boston a few weeks 
we were ordered to Bunker Hill. In the spring of 1776 we were sta- 



344 HISTORY. OF BROCKTON. 

tioned at Castle William, now Fort Independence. Here we remained 
till June, when orders were given for us to march to New York. We 
went to New London by land, and from thence by water to New York. 
The regiment was stationed near Hurlgate. 

" Six miles below the city, upon the banks of East River, opposite to 
our fort, on the other side of the river, the enemy built a fort to annoy 
us, the distance between the two forts being a little over a mile. A 
soldier, soon after the balls and bombs began to fly into our camp, 
walking proudly upon the parapet, boastfully exclaimed that the ball 
had not been made that was to kill him. Not many minutes after a . 
ball came and almost cut him asunder, thus warning others not to ex- 
pose themselves needlessly. This cannonading and bombarding con- 
tinued for several weeks, killing some and wounding some. I remem- 
ber an old man belonging to our camp, who, seeing a bomb fall and 
bury itself in the ground a few rods from him, started hastily toward the 
spot hoping to save the powder, for which he would get a dollar ; but 
just before he reached the place there was a tremendous explosion 
and he was covered with dirt and nearly suftbcated. He received, how- 
ever, no serious injury, and was for a time the subject of facetious re- 
mark. About the same time two young men belonging to the same 
mess found a bomb, the fuse of which had been somehow extinguished, 
and thoughtlessly attempted to open the vent with a pickaxe. This 
rash and inconsiderable attempt was fatal to both. A spark from the 
axe reached the powder, and these young men were awfully mangled 
by the explosion. One expired immediately, the other survived a few 
days. Soon after this there was a general excitement. " Intelligence 
reached us that troops were leaving Long Island, and that the British 
were pressing upon them, orders being given for retreat, and New York 
was evacuated. It was the Sabbath in the last of August or the first of 
September. The heat was extreme, the roads were crowded with 
troops, with men, women, and children, together with cattle, goods, and 
chattels, overspread with thick clouds of dust. The night following was 
dark and rainy. I slept under a blanket with my captain, who had al- 
ways treated me like a son, according to the promise he made when I 
enlisted. 

" The next morning, while the cooks were preparing breakfast, and 
the soldiers were adjusting their packs and cleaning their guns, etc.. 



BTOGRAPHICAL. 345 

after the rain, alarm-guns were heard ; our army was aroused ; the 
enemy were at hand. A detachment of one hundred and thirty-six in 
number, among them my brotlier, was sent out to check the enemy, 
and in a few hours lie was on his way to the hospital at West Chester. 
On the same day was the battle of Harlaem Heights. Our regiment 
was near the center of the line, extending from Hudson to East River. 
The line of battle was not far from King's bridge. The number of killed 
and wounded I do not remember. The sick and wounded were taken 
to the hospital. I visited my brother several times. His wound be- 
came alarming, and his surgeons gave no encouragement. We both 
nearly despaired of his restoration. At the second or third visit I took 
charge of a letter to our parents, in which he took leave of them and of 
the family, and we took leave of each other. I afterward went to the 
hospital, not knowing whether he was among the living, and found him 
somewhat relieved. His body was less swollen ; his hopes of recovery 
revived. After this, as far as my memory serves, we did not see each 
other till we met at home in our father's house. In the autumn of that 
year I was sick, and destined to breathe the polluting, infectious air of 
the hospital, and suffered much for want of things comfortable. Hav- 
ing the itch shockingly, without the means of getting rid of that loath- 
some disease, and being reduced by other complaints without the medi- 
cal aid I required, I thought much of home and a mother's cares ; but 
I was a stranger in a strange land. The hospital was extremely filthy, 
its atmosphere pestilential. My case was so much neglected and my 
whole frame so diseased and shattered that I had serious apprehensions 
I should not long survive. My term of service expired at the end of 
the year ; I was no longer a soldier. 

" Finding myself somewhat better, although still feeble, I set my face 
and directed my tottering steps towards home. The first day I traveled 
about three or four miles toward the object of my affection. About 
the third day on my homeward march I reached the great road from 
White Plains to my native home, and was providentially overtaken by 
my captain's elder brother and his waiter. He had purchased a cheap 
horse before he left camp, and was homeward bound ; but finding me 
feeble, unprotected and solitary, he readily dismounted and allowed me 
the privilege of riding. I rode nearly the whole distance of two hun- 

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346 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

dred miles. I have no remembrance of my friend's riding five miles 
till we reached Easton, Mass., his native town, and where my oldest 
brother then lived. We often received many a good bit on our way, in 
consequence of the piteous and oft repeated story my friend told of the 
poor, destitute and suffering fifer upon the horse, so that people were kind 
to us, cheered and comforted us on our way homeward. My parents 
had not heard a word from me after the battle at Harlaem Heights, ex- 
cept that I was there, but in doubt what to expect. My brother's 
letter not reaching home, the same doubt existed in regard to him. 
After my return from the army I was so reduced in strength, my whole 
frame so diseased and wrecked, that for a long time I was unfit for 
business. I was long exposed to suffering, and unable to labor. I was, 
however, afterwards induced to enlist for six months. That I should 
have again entered the army was a mystery. I was stationed at Prov- 
idence, and afterwards at Newport. Gen. Sullivan, who had command, 
intended to gain possession of Newport, then in the hands of the British. 
After quitting the service I made up my mind to live at home and be- 
come a farmer. But changes and events occurred in our family circle 
which greatly affected my condition and prospects. My father died 
Feb. 2, 1777, aged fifty-si.x. My brother, as before mentioned, being 
wounded, was probably led by that circumstance to change his purpose 
of life. He accordingly fitted for college, and entered Harvard in the 
summer of 1779. In the course of the revival of 1780 did I first receive 
my religious impressions. At a meeting called by my brother, my mind 
was deeply and solemnly impressed. I did feel I had some encourag- 
ing evidence that God in Christ did appeal for me in mercy. The bur- 
den of sin which had borne with oppressive weight upon my soul was 
removed, and I think I found peace in believing. Calmness, peace and 
serenity prevailed in my own mind. Availing myself as I had oppor- 
tunity of the advice and experience of neighbors, I had the reputation 
of taking good care of the farm and rendering it productive. 1 labored 
to the extent of my strength, and made some improvements by sub- 
duing rough parts of the land and building walls. Meeting the appro- 
bation of my neighbors and family, and seeing the good effect of my 
labors, I acquired a fondness for husbandry, and readily devoted myself 
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BIOGRAPHICAL. 347 

" I was well satisfied with my condition and sphere of life, and had 
no idea of relinquishing the pursuits of agriculture until the spring of 
1782. At that time I was afflicted and discouraged by an injury done 
my arm in making wall. Being young and ambitious, I strained my 
arm at the elbow. The injury was such that it disqualified me from 
pursuing my favorite occupation. I showed my arm to several ph}'- 
sicians, but received no encouragement. I then made arrangements for 
acquiring an education, and soon left home and placed myself under the 
instruction of Rev. Dr. John Reed, minister of the West Parish. I pur- 
sued my studies with great diligence, deducting the time I was obliged 
to suspend my studies on account of weak eyes. I was not more than 
a year fitting for college. When fitting I often visited the home of my 
childhood and early youth, and reluctantly denied myself its endear- 
ments. The distance not being more than five or six miles, I could 
easily walk home Saturday night and return on Monday morning. In 
July, 1783, that being Cambridge commencement, I entered college 
with rather gloomy prospects — my small patrimony, in consequence of 
bad debts and fraudulent men, was reduced from five or six hundred 
dollars to a mere trifle ; I had no patron to whom I could go for advice, 
encouragement and help ; I had no place I could properly call home ; I 
had no place to call my home through my college studies ; I had to 
make my way through many difficulties. I spent most of my vacations 
at college, where I had good opportunity for study, and I defrayed the 
expenses of board by keeping a morning school for misses, by the care 
of college buildings, etc. I kept school nine or ten weeks winters. I 
waited in Common Hall more than three years during college life. In 
justice to myself, and for the benefit of others, I can state with all the 
confidence of truth that I passed through college without fine or cen- 
sure, and with a respectable literary character. The first year after 
leaving college I kept a grammar school in Cambridge. The year 
passed very pleasantly, and I found myself in the way of improvement. 
The next year I took charge of the library as assistant ; was one of the 
three who in the course of the year prepared the first printed catalogue 
of the college library. The other two were Rev. Isaac Smith, the 
librarian, and Professor Sewall. At the commencement of 1789 I 
entered the tutorship in the Mathematical Department as successor of 



348 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

Mr. (afterwards Professor and subsequently President) Webber. I con- 
tinued as tutor four years, enjoying enlightened society in college and 
in the town and vicinity of Cambridge." 

In October, 1795, Mr. Packard was ordained over the church in 
Chelmsford, with the prospect of a comfortable and useful ministry, 
where he labored witii conscientious diligence in the work of the min- 
istry eight years, when, receiving an invitation to settle at Wiscasset, 
Me., he asked his dismission, and it was granted by a mutual council 
called July 29, 1802. He was installed at Wiscasset, Me., September 
8, 1802, Professor Toppan, of Cambridge College, preaching the ser- 
mon. He entered upon his new field of labor with a fair prospect of 
comfort and usefulness. When he had been in Wiscasset three or four 
years he was invited to take charge of a private school. The school 
was full, and succeeded so well that in the course of the year a plan for 
an academy was in train. A brick building was erected, costing four 
thousand dollars. He kept this academy several years, and his labors in 
it, and his pastoral and ministerial duties, were too much for his consti- 
tution, and brought on infirmities which have been at times trouble- 
some companions. His labors at this place were terminated by a 
mutual council in the spring of 1830. Again Providence opened for 
him a smaller field of labor and usefulness at Middlesex village, a re- 
mote part of his former parish in Chelmsford, where were living many 
of those who, as parents or children, had been under his preaching 
thirty years before. It was while residing at this place his son, William, 
then a student of Bowdoin College, died, January, i'834. He exercised 
his ministry at Middlesex six years, and in the fall of 1836 dissolved his 
connection with that church. He moved to Saco, Me., November 11, 
1836. During the remaining years of Mr. Packard's life he resided at 
Saco, Me., Salem, Mass.. and Brunswick, Me., making occasional visits 
to each and all of his children. He took a lively interest in passing 
events and social life, and to the last had a cheerful temperament and 
strong social affections. He never secluded himself, nor seemed to feel 
too old to meet and fulfill the claims of society upon him. In his 
eighty -fifth year he took the principal charge of a garden, and in winter 
he used the axe and saw. He participated in all schemes for good, 
mourned with those that mourned, rejoiced with those that rejoiced. 



BrOGRAPHICAL. 349 

The passer-by ever met him with a kind word or bow. He possessed 
great dignity of bearing and character, combined with ease and elegance 
of manners which adorn the most cultivated society, and an ever play- 
ful, genial humor. For nearly fifty years he was connected with vari- 
ous literary institutions, much of the time being engaged in training the 
youtJi. For seventeen years he was a trustee of Bowdoin College, and 
ten years vice-president of the same, and from the day of his admission 
to the university he was a college man to the close of his days, always 
glowing in college scenes, reminiscences, and attachments. He was the 
originator of the Bible Society in Lincoln County, Me. He died April 
25, 1849. Agreeable to his own request, his remains were conveyed to 
Wiscasset for interment, the place where he labored tuent}' years be- 
fore. The funeral took the place of the afternoon service. Rev. Dr. 
Adams, of Brunswick, preaching the sermon. 

The last long journey of his Hfe now o'er; 
His gentle voice and cheerful smile no more 
Shall tell the tale of life's uncertain dream ; 
For he is now in heaven, — a higher theme. 

Rev. Joshua Cushman was born 1758 or 1759, and resided in 
North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Mass. ; graduated at Harvard Col- 
lege in 1787. In the early part of the Revolutionary War, at the age 
of seventeen or eighteen, he entered the militar)' service of the United 
States. A paper found among his papers and books contains the fol- 
lowing account of his services in that war in his own handwriting: 

" I enlisted on the 1st day of April, 1777, under Caleb King, then in 
Bridgewater, Mass., and served in the Ninth Regiment of the Massachusetts 
line. The field-officers were Colonel Wesson, Lieutenant-Colonel Mel- 
len, and Major Badlam. I was in Capt. Bartlett's company. My first 
rendezvous was at Cambridge, near Boston ; then proceeded to Albany; 
thence up the Mohawk to the German Flats ; joined Arnold's detach- 
ment from Gates's army for the relief of Fort Stanwix. After the dis- 
persion of the enemy we joined the Northern army near Stillwater, on 
the Hudson ; thence took ground and encamped on Bemis Heights ; 
was in the decisive battle which led to the capture of the British forces 
in that quarter. After the surrender of Burgoyne we moved down the 
Hudson to Albany, and thence across the country to White Marsh, in 



350 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Pennsylvania. After facing the enemy for a day or two, we went into 
winter quarters at Valley Forge. After the enemy evacuated Philadel- 
phia we moved with the main army under Gates, first to Danbury, then 
to Hartford, Conn., thence to Fishkill. There, and in the vicinity of 
West Point, N. Y., I was stationed with the regiment during the rest of 
my term of service. I was discharged the latter part of March, 1780, 
having completed the term of my engagement lacking a few days, an 
indulgence obtained through the courtesy of the colonel." 

After leaving the military service, he fitted for college, graduated in 
the same class with Hon. John Ouincy Adams, studied theology with 
Rev. Ephraim Briggs, and was ordained as pastor of the Congregational 
Church in Winslow, Me., June 10, 1795, at the age of thirty- six, 
where he remained nearly twenty years. At a little later period after 
his settlement, he adopted the views of that branch of Congregational- 
ists called Unitarians. His ordination sermon was preached by Rev. 
Mr. Whitman, of Pembroke, and the other services of the occasion were 
performed by Rev Mr. Porter, of Roxbury ; Rev. Mr. Porter, of Rye, 
N. H. ; Rev. Mr. Winthrop, of Woolwich, Me. ; Rev. Mr. Ellis, of 
Topsham, Me. ; and Rev. Mr. Calef, of Canaan, Me. The church where 
his ordination took place not being large enough to contain the 
audience, a bower was made, covered with green boughs and supported 
by twenty pillars, interwoven at the sides, and, when filled with people, 
presented quite a unique and picturesque appearance. After his dis- 
missal from the ministry, which was not from any disagreement be- 
tween him and the parish, but from inability to support a minister, he 
continued to preach in that vicinity for a while, but never was installed 
over any society. He soon became an eminent political man, com- 
mencing by representing the county of Kennebec in the Senate of 
Massachusetts (of which Maine was then a part) in the political year 
1 8 10; represented the town of Winslow in the House of Representa- 
tives in 181 1 and 1812 ; was elected on the Executive Council of Mas- 
sachusetts, but declined the office; in 1819 was elected as representa- 
tive to Congress from the Kennebec District, and after Maine was 
separated from Massachusetts, in 1820, he continued in Congress for 
si.x consecutive years. In 1828 he was again elected from his district 
to the Senate, and in 1834 again represented his adopted town of 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 351 

Winslow in the House, and this was the last of his public services. 
" His course was run, liis days were numbered." Being the senior 
member at the opening of the Legislature in January, 1834, it became 
his duty to call the House to order at its first organization ; but his 
health being feeble, he never took his seat again in that body. He 
died at his boarding-house Monday morning, January 27, 1834, aged 
seventy-five years. Immediately upon the opening of the two branches 
of the Legislature, the House voted to adjourn, and the members to 
wear black crape during the remainder of the session as a mark of re- 
spect to the memory of Hon. Joshua Cushman. And the Senate also 
adjourned from a regard to his services and worth. His funeral was 
attended by the members of both branches of the Legislature; and, al- 
though the snow was extremelj' deep at the time, there was a large 
gathering, and the duty of following his remains was consequently 
fatiguing. He was interred at Augusta, Me., and a plain marble slab 
erected to his memory, bearing this simple insciiption : " Our fathers, 
where are they ?" The Legislature of Maine afterwards, however, re- 
moved his remains to the tomb erected for the burial of those who died 
in the service of the government, and his name was engraved on the 
top of the tomb among those who had gone before him. He was a 
good scholar, was imbued with Christian and statesmanlike principles, 
and was a respectable speaker. Progress and reform were among the 
leading traits of his mind. The test of time and the judgment of men 
which truly tries the character and acts of all lias pronounced its ver- 
dict — " A good and faithful servant." 

Tranquil amidst alarms 

It found him on the field, 
A veteran slumbering on his arms, 

Beneath his red cross shield. 

Rev. Naphtali Shaw — was the son of William and Hannah (West) 
Shaw, born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, June 20, 1764. His 
ancestors, as far back as he had any knowledge of them, were pious 
people. When a lad he had but little time for reading, excepting on 
the Sabbath, then he read the Bible and religious books. He was re- 
ligiously educated, and from such works as he had he early received 
religious impressions which proved of the greatest value to him. Of 



352 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

the divine authority of the Scriptures he never had a doubt, and at an 
early period of his life he had determined to make them the rule of his 
faith and practice. At the age of fifteen he enlisted in the service as a 
soldier of the Revokitionary war, for a special service at Rhode Island, 
and again the ne.xt year, with his two older brothers, marched to the 
call of his country to aid in suppressing Shay's rebellion and a threat- 
ened assault on one of our maritime places. In all this he did not have 
to engage in battle. He was, however, always through life patriotic. 
Wiien he came back from military service the last time, being then 
seventeen years of age, he prevailed upon others in his native town to 
unite with him in purchasing a social library, and the first book he 
selected was " Mason on Self-Knowledge," which he always thought 
was of great value to him, and one that no person could study without 
profit. After preparation for college, under the cave of Dr. Crane, a 
physician of Titicut parish, and Rev. Dr. John Reed, of West Bridge- 
water, in 1786, at the age of twenty-two, he entered Dartmouth Col- 
lege, Hanover, N. H., where, after applying himself closely to his studies 
and after a hard struggle arising from limited means and a new state of 
things in the vicinity of the college, he graduated with honor in 1790, 
receiving the bachelor's degree. After this he taught school in Easton, 
Mass , and Boston, as an assistant of Mr. Caleb Brigham, an instructor 
of great celebrity. After studying theology seven months, he was ap- 
probated (as it was then called) by the Plymouth Association of Min- 
isters August I, 1792. He pursued the study of theology under the 
care of Rev. Zedekiah Sanger, D D., of Bridge water, who was in the 
habit of instructing young men for the ministry. Immediately after he 
was licensed to preach, he received a call to preach at Kensington, N. 
H., where they had already heard more than twenty candidates. He 
was ordained at that place January 30, 1793, as pastor of the Congre- 
gational Church, then at the age of twenty-nine years. He remained 
in that place till January 13, 18 13, when, his health failing him, he had 
to ask his resignation. His ministry was pacific and useful, peace and 
harmony were restored, and the cause of education, morals and religion 
were promoted. Upon his resigning his jjastoral labors, his health con- 
tinued such that he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He pur- 
chased a farm in Bradford, Vt., where he continued during the remaining 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 353 

forty years of his life, giving up preaching entirely. In due time he 
united with the Congregational Church in Bradford, Vt., and to the day 
of his death continued a most worthy and exemplary member, highly 
respected by all who knew him. Although an educated man, he was 
far from being dictatorial or overbearing or fault-finding, but habitually 
exhibited that meek, humble and quiet spirit that manifested itself in 
all his actions, and which, in the sight of God, is of great price. 

Rev. Theophilus Packard, D.D., was the son of Abel and Esther 
(Porter) Packard, and was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, 
Mass., March 4, 1769. When he was five years old he removed with 
his father's family to Cummington, Mass., the western part of the State, 
where he lived until he entered Dartmouth College. His early years 
were spent in working upon his father's farm. At the age of twenty- 
one he began to fit up a farm for himself; but, by overtasking his 
bodily powers, he disabled himself in a great degree for that kind of 
labor. Shortly after this his mind became deeply exercised on the sub- 
ject of religion ; and at length so far settled that he became a member 
of the church. He began now to meditate the purpose of devoting 
himself to the Christian ministry ; and, with a view to this, commenced 
his preparation for college under the instruction of his pastor, the Rev. 
James Briggs. He entered college in 1792, and graduated in 1796. 
Immediately after his graduation he commenced the study of theology 
under the Rev. Dr. Burton, of Thetford, Vt., and at the end of six 
months was licensed to preach by the Orange Association, to which his 
theological teacher belonged. His first labors as a minister were among 
the churches in the region in which he was licensed. He went to Shel- 
burne, Mass., to preach as a candidate, early in the autumn of 1798. 
He was ordained on the 20th of February, 1799, the sermon being 
preached by the Rev. John Emerson, of Conway, Mass. The honorary 
degree of doctor of divinity was conferred upon him by Dartmouth Col- 
lege in 1S24. Dr. Packard continued in sole charge of the church at 
Shelburne until March 12, 1828, when his son Theophilus was ordained 
as his colleague The charge was given to the young pastor by the 
Rev. Jonathan Grout, of Hawley, who had performed the same service 
in connection with his father's ordination twenty- nine years before. 

From this time, tlie father and son continued to support the pulpit alter- 
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354 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

nately till February 20, 1842, when Dr. Packard gave notice to his peo- 
ple that he should relinquish all pastoral service, and from that time he 
never received from them any compensation. He was, however, not 
dismissed, but retained the pastoral relation till his death. During the 
fourteen yeai's in which the two were associated in supplying the Shel- 
burne pulpit, they both labored extensively in destitute parishes in the 
neighborhood, and were instrumental, in several instances, in preparing 
the way for a stated ministry. Dr. Packard, having reached the age of 
seventy-three, and finding the infirmities of age were rapidly increasing 
upon him, went, in the spring of 1846, to live with a widowed daughter 
in South Deerfield. Here he remained four years, but returned to 
Shelburne in the summer of 1854. His last sermon was preached in 
Deerfield in November, 1847. He suffered severe injury from a fall 
upon the ice in the early part of January, 1855, and from that time was 
confined to his house, and mostly to his bed. He was afflicted by a 
complication of maladies, from which, during the last few weeks of his 
life particularly, he experienced intense suffering. He died on the 17th 
of September, 1855. The Franklin County Church Conference and 
Benevolent Anniversaries having been appointed to be held on the i8th 
and 19th, his funeral took the place of the conference exercises on the 
afternoon of the 19th, a very large number of ministers being in attend- 
ance. His funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Hitchcock, 
late president of Amherst College. He was married to Mary, daughter 
of Isaac Tirrill, of Abington, Mass., February 9, 1800. He had eight 
children, one of whom, Theophilus, was graduated at Amherst College 
in 1823, and, as has been already noticed, was associated with his father 
in the ministry. Mrs. Packard was living in 1856. Dr. Packard, in the 
course of his ministry, instructed thirty-one students in theology, all of 
whom became preachers of the gospel. 

Rev. Jonas Perkins was the oldest son of Josiah and Anna (Rey- 
nolds) Perkins ; was born in the North Parish of Bridgewater, now Brock- 
ton, October 15, 1790. At the age of seventeen he commenced fitting 
for college at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., having from the time 
of his conversion, at the age of ten, a strong desire to devote himself to 
the ministry of the gospel. He enjoyed the instruction of Rev. Mark 
Newman and John Adams at the academy, and when examined for ad- 
mission to Brown University, offered himself as a candidate for advanced 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 355 

standing, and was received as a member of the sophomore class. He 
graduated at this institution with distinguislied honor in 1813. He im- 
mediately commenced a course of theological studies under the instruc- 
tion of Rev. Otis Thompson, of Rehoboth, Mass., was licensed by the 
Mendon Association, October 11, 1S14, and was invited to preach as a 
candidate for the Union Society of Weymouth and Braintree at the age 
of twenty- four. After preaching a short time he received a unanimous 
call to become their pastor, which call he accepted, and was ordained 
June 14, 1815. With this society he has labored for forty-six years, 
prosperous, united, and happy, and the church under his care has been 
constantly increasing in numbers. At the annual meeting of the so- 
ciety in 1861, he gave them notice that he should resign his pastoral 
charge at his seventieth birthday, the 15th of the following October. 
Accordingly, he preached his farewell sermon on the Sabbath following 
that day, and by the mutual consent of pastor and people and approved 
of a council, his official connection with them was dissolved. At a 
meeting of the church and parish which was held soon after, the follow- 
ing resolutions were passed, showing the estimation in which his labors 
were held by them ; 

Resolved. That we recognize with devout gratitude the goodnes.? of God to this society 
in preserving the life and continuing the labors of our pastor, Rev. Jonas Perkins, so 
many years. 

Resolved, That the union and prosperity of this church and people during his pastorate 
testify to his fidelity and success as a minister of Jesus ChrLst. 

Resolved, That we tender our heartfelt thanks to him as the shepherd of this flock, for 
his constancy and his unwearied efforts to promote our spiritual and temporal good. 

Resolved, That while the dissolution of this relation awakens many tender and painful 
emotions, we are comforted and cheered by the thought that he and his beloved com- 
panion are to spend the evening of their life with us, and that we shall still enjoy their 
counsels, the light of their example, and their prayers. 

Resolved, That we assure him and his family of our continued respect and love, and 
that we fully reciprocate the wish expressed in his farewell discourse, for a mutual and 
truly Christian remembrance until death. 

Mr. Perkins preached his farewell sermon October 21, 1861, taking 
for his text, Ephesians iv. 2, " He gave some apostles, and some proph- 
ets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers." 

He was twice offered a professorship of mathematics in one of the 
colleges of New England, but declined because he thought it his duty 
to continue in the ministry. 



356 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

He continued to live at the old homestead in East Braintree, until 
his death, June 26, 1874. 

Upon the monument which his children erected over his remains in 
the Weymouth cemetery, is inscribed the following, taken from his writ- 
ten farewell to his family : 

With great satisfaotion 1 testify, tliat in the doctrines of grace which I have uni- 
formly preached during all my ministry, I have unvcavering faith as being taught in the 
Holy Scriptures. 

And also the following : 

Descended from a pious ancestry, he became a hopeful subject of divine grace at the 
age of ten years, and ever after maintained a consistent religious character ; was pure 
and gentle, self denying and generous m private life ; and wise, faithful, loving, earnest 
and successful as a minister of Christ. '' He walked with God." 

He married Rhoda, daughter of Simeon and Molly (Gary) Keith, of 
Bridgewater, June 12, 181 5 ; she was born February 16, 1790, and died 
at the old homestead, in Braintree, March 22, 1878. She was in every 
situation the model woman, wife, mother and friend. Her husband in 
a note preliminary to his will, wrote : 

With devout gratitude I reflect on the mafiy years I have lived with my beloved wife, 
whose fidelity and kindness, counsels and labors, have done me good all the days of my 
life ; with whom I have so many times walked to the house of God in company, and 
enjoyed sweet communion at the table of our blessed Lord. 

The inscription engraved on the monument to the memory of Mrs. 
Perkins, is as follows : 

Rhoda Keith, 

Widow of Rev. Jonas Perkins, 

Born in Bridgewater, Feb. 16, 1790, 

Died in Braintree, March 22, 1878. 

In early life a successful teacher, 

Married June 12, 1815, 

For sixty years a worthy member of the 

church of Christ. 

As a wife, faithful and affectionate, 

As a mother, kind, loving and judicious, 

As a friend, ready for every good work 

and word. 

Blessed is her memory. 

Their children were as follows : 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 357 

I — Mary Ann, born April 2, 1816, married Rev. Daniel Wright, jr., 
of Scituate, Mass., April 28, 1851 ; died October 26, 1853. 

II — Martha Bond, born December 20, 1817, married first John Vick- 
ery, March 3 i, 1841, resided in Weymouth, Mass., Fishkill, and Roches- 
ter, N. Y., where he died February 3, 1863. She married second Hon. 
John W. Loud, of Weymouth, Mass., August 24, 1865 ; l^e died April 
22, 1874. She resides at the old homestead in East Braintree, Mass. 

Ill — Josiah, born December 31, 1819, resides in Weymouth; mar- 
ried Hannah Ayers Kingman, of Weymouth, November 20, 1850. 

IV — Jonas Reynolds, born P'ebruary 18, 1822. Graduated at Brown 
University, Providence, R I., in 1841 ; studied law with Timothy Cof- 
fin at New Bedford, and practiced law there; in September, 1849, h^ 
sailed from Boston for California; returning, arrived at New York, July 
I, 1852, resumed practice of law at North Bridgewater, now Brockton ; 
appointed judge of the First District Court, Plymouth County, June 16, 
1874. Married first Jane Avery Holmes, of New Bedford, June 22, 
1854; she died July 31, 1858. Married second Mary Elizabeth Saw- 
yer, of Boston, October 26, 1859. 

V — Nahum Simeon Cary, born June 19, 1824; married Mrs. Mary 
fvloore, of Providence, R. I., November 25, 1845, a machinist and manu- 
facturer. Resides at Norwalk, O., and is an elder in the Presbyterian 
church. 

VI — Rhoda Keith, born November 3, 1826. Graduated at the Mount 
Holyoke Female Seminary. Married Col. Joseph W. Porter, of Lowell, 
now residing in Bangor, Me., January 5, 185 i. She died in Burling- 
ton, Me., November 30, 1875. 

VII — Sidney Keith Bond, born April 14, 1830. Graduated at Am- 
herst College, 1 851; studied theology at Bangor, Me., Theological 
Seminary, graduating in 1857. ^^ ^ Congregational clergyman, a suc- 
cessful pastor at Glover, Vt., eighteen years. Removed to South Roy- 
alton, Vt, 1876. Married Laura L. Brocklebank, of Meriden, N. H. 

Mr. PhRKlNS AS AN INVENTOR. — Besides being a person devoted to 
his profession, he was % man of remarkable ingenuity and mechanical 
talent. Old Capt. Thomas Thompson, the next neighbor of his father, 
who made spinning wheels, large and small, for cotton and flax, for all 
the country around about Bridgewater, used often to tell that when 



3o8 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

" Jonas was just out of petticoats, all the little brooks near his father's 
house run all sorts of mills, and all sorts of gear were attached to in- 
numerable wind mills, which buzzed so loud that no one could sleep in 
a windy night." His father thought his son wasted too much time, but 
when he believed that his " perpetual motion was sure to succeed," he 
gave up to the boy to operate as much as he pleased. 

In 1804 l''^ iniicnted a power loom. In 1 806 he wove his mother some 
towels by only turning a crank. His inventions were the wonder of 
every one in the vicinity of his home. In 1807, when about to leave 
home, he packed his machine in a barrel, making his mother promise 
not to show it to any one. Not long after two very polite gentlemen 
rode up in a nice cliaise, and overpersuaded her to show them the proofs 
of her son's genius. She finally consented, and they spent nearly two 
hours in looking it over. Years after, when she told the circumstances 
to her son, she said that at the time "she thought it took them a good 
while?" When in college, which he entered as a sophomore in 1810, 
he called on Mr. Slater, the great manufacturer at Pawtucket, and talked 
with him about the importance of .such a loom. After some conversa- 
tion, during which Mr. Slater asked him where he lived, and the names 
of his parents, Mr. Perkins began to declare that he had accomplished 
the fact, and invented a power loom ; whereupon Mr. Slater drew him- 
self up to his full height, and said : " Do you think you, a little Yankee, 
can do what all England has been trying to do for centuries ?" Upon 
this the young man felt insulted, and left. Whether Slater or some 
other man sent emissaries to discover the secret is not known ; but Mr. 
Perkins always said that the first power loom he saw in operation liad 
some clumsy and homely attachments he had on his, only because he had 
not the materials or means to employ any others, which he esteemed as 
proof positive that the looms he saw were patterned directly from his. 
He never applied for any patent, because the country was in such a con- 
fused condition, and he had determined to fit himself for a preacher of 
the gospel. 

I have given the story of his inventions, much of it as he used to tell 
it occasionally to his intimate friends. Thirty years ago it was a mat- 
ter susceptible of absolute proof. It is not now too late to give him the 
credit due him for his invention. Judge Mitchell, in his History of 
Bridge water, page 59, says: 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 359 

The Hon. Hugh Orr, * * * invited Robert and Alexander Barr, brothers, from 
Scotland, to construct carding, spinning and roping machines, at his works in East 
Bridgewater ; and the General Court, Nov. 16, 17S6 (Mr. Orr himself then being one 
of the Senate), allowed them two hundred pounds for their ingenuity. * '* * These 
were the first machines of the kind ever made in tliis country. Mr. Slater, with the 
late Mr. Moses Brown, of Providence, came to examine them on Mr. Slater's first ar- 
rival in this country, and before he had commenced any establishment of the kind. The 
circumstances of the visit were communicated to the writer (Judge Mitchell), by Mr. 
Brown himself, who at the same time added that these were the first machines of the 
kind ever made in the United States. 

So that it is possible that not only the spinning machine, but the 
power loom also came from Bridgewater. 

Rev. Eliphalet P. Crafts was the son of Rev. Thomas and Polly 
(Porter) Crafts; was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, No- 
vember 23, 1800. At an early age he, with the rest of the family, re- 
moved to Middleboro'. where he received his early education ; fitted 
for college with his father ; graduated at Brown University, Providence, 
R. I., in 1821 ; studied theology at the theological school of Cambridge, 
where he graduated for the ministry. He was first settled at East 
Bridgewater in 1828, where he enjoyed a happy ministry for seven 
years, and was dismissed at his own request. After regaining his health 
he was installed over the First Congregational Church and Society at 
Sandwich, Mass., in 1839, rninistering to a harmonious and afl"ectionate 
people for about fifteen years. Receiving a dismission, at his request, 
he removed to Lexington, IVIass., where he has been engaged in edu- 
cating young Spanish gentlemen, also supplying vacant pulpits in Lex- 
ington and vicinit)'. 

Rev. Levi Packard was the son of Levi and Ruth (Snow) Packard, 
born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Mass., February 4, 1763. 
His early days were spent under the parental roof in the discharge of 
filial and fraternal duty. At the age of fourteen he became the hopeful 
subject of renewing grace, and was received into the communion of the 
church in his native town. Here he gave himself up to God, it is be- 
lieved, with a " purpose of heart to cleave unto him," which was never 
relinquished. His thoughts were early turned towards the Christian 
ministry, and he longed to devote himself to the work of preaching that 
gospel which he had found so precious ; but his circumstances were un- 



360 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

favorable, and for several j'ears he endured a painful mental conflict on 
the subject. Still he urged the anxious inquiry, " Lord, what wilt thou 
have me to do ? " cherishing the hope from year to year that the Sav- 
iour whom he loved would yet permit him, as an under shepherd, to 
feed his lambs. Having at length attained his majority, he felt at lib- 
erty to devote the avails of his personal labor to the object which lay 
nearest his heart, and which years of doubt and difficulty had but ren- 
dered more and more dear to him. His preparation for college was re- 
tarded by the expedients which he was constrained to adopt for defray- 
ing its expenses ; but at length, at the age of twenty-eight, his eftbrts 
and sacrifices were rewarded, and he graduated with the highest honors 
at Brown University. He then continued his theological studies under 
private instructors, and after having preached temporarily in several 
places, he was ordained at Spencer, Mass., the 14th day of June, 1826. 
A ministry of twenty-seven years in that place leaves but little need of 
any testimony to his personal or official character. He had learned the 
truths of the gospel experimentally, and he preached them in a corres- 
ponding manner. He preached plainly, directly, affectionately, unre- 
servedly, practically. Though he sought not literary distinction, or the 
gratification of intellectual pride, he was not wanting in originality of 
thought; he was not a retailer of other men's ideas; his sermons were 
his own, — the fruits of his own inquiry, solemn meditation, and earnest 
prayer. He shunned no subject on account of its difficulty or its un- 
popularity, but aimed to declare the whole counsel of God. The cross 
was ever prominent in the religious instruction which he gave ; yet, 
while determined not to know anything among his people save Jesus 
Christ and him crucified, he ever remembered that the object of the 
Lord's coming was to destroy the works of the devil, and that the gos- 
pel develops and enforces principles and rules of action applicable to all 
the relations, obligations, and interests of social life. While desirous 
that every sermon should have a Savior in it, he endeavored to give 
each doctrine and precept of revealed religion its place and proportion 
in the Christian system. 

Not constitutionally inclined to controversy, he opposed error, not so 
much by direct attack as by giving his hearers an opportunity to detect 
it for themselves in the light of the truth which shone upon it. Against 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 361 

every violation of divine law, whether in the private walks of life or in 
the high places of public authority, by individuals or communities, he 
bore his honest and fearless testimony, esteeming it comparatively a 
light thing to be judged of man's judgment, and mainly anxious to be 
free from " the blood of all men," even should his faithfulness as a re- 
prover provoke the displeasure of those whose friendship he most highly 
valued, and whom he was most reluctant to offend. At length he — 
having received the impression that he could no longer be useful as a 
pastor — resolved that for their good he would seek employment in some 
other vineyard. His pastoral attachment, however, still survived, mak- 
ing a request " that his last sermon to them should be from his silent 
lips, and that his dust might lie among those with whom he had taken 
sweet counsel, and with whom he hoped to meet in the sanctuary 
above." Mr. Packard was not long allowed to remain idle. He was 
dismissed from his people in Spencer in September, 1853, and was set- 
tled over the Congregational Church in Woonsocket, R. I., in Decem- 
ber of the same year. Here he labored about one year From that 
time lie gradually failed, through the withering power of pulmonary 
disease, until his death, which took place at Stafford Springs, Conn., 
January 11, 1857. The most remarkable characteristic of Mr. Packard 
may Le designated as honesty. In whatever he said or did he was 
sincere, frank, and guileless. No one could hear him preach without 
coming to the conclusion that he felt what he said. There was no 
room for suspicion, and for simplicity of character he may be considered 
as a model ; and during all his last long sickness, says one who was 
seldom absent from his bed of languishing, " he has given us a bright 
pattern of patience and quiet submission to his heavenly Father's will." 

Servant of Christ, well done ! 

Praise be thy new employ ; 
And while eternal ages run, 

Rest in thy Saviour's joy. 

Rev. Austin Cary was the son of James and Hannah (Wales) Cary; 
born in North Bridgevvater, now Brockton, October i, 1809. His early 
life was marked with amiableness and morality, and as is usual with 
children of pious parents, he was from his early years the subject of 
serious impressions. The first he distinctly remembered was when he 

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362 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

was about seven years old ; but, as he advanced in youth, he left the 
Sabbath-school, as is the dangerous custom of many lads when they 
begin to approach manhood. From that time, though extremely fond 
of reading, he neglected the Bible and lost a relish for it. He also, for 
the pleasure of showing what he could say, and of provoking discussion, 
allowed himself to advance objections against its divine origin. As 
the result, he became skeptical, and ultimately an atheist, entirely cal- 
lous to religious impressions. His recovery from this state was peculiar 
and striking. Returning home late at night, he had fallen asleep in the 
wagon, as he was wont to do when thus kept abroad by business. His 
thoughts had not been turned to the subject of God's existence, or any 
kindred subject, either then or for some time before. The night was 
cloudy. As he awoke and looked on the dim objects about him, a 
strong and instantaneous impression was on his mind, — " There is a 
God. He keeps myself and everything in being ; he is here, he is 
everywhere." This sudden and abiding conviction he ascribed to the 
Spirit of God. From that time he became the subject of frequent re- 
ligious impressions. He re-entered the Sabbath-school now as a 
teacher ; but the employment only made him wretched by conscious 
unfitness. These occasional impressions and periods even of wretched- 
ness he concealed. In this state he continued about two years; at the 
end of this time, and near the close of a protracted meeting, he finally 
and forever gave his heart to Christ, and openly avowed himself his 
disciple. Soon after this, in the spring of 1832 and in the twenty-third 
year of iiis age, he began fitting for college with the hope of entering 
the ministry. In 1833 he entered VVaterville College, Me., from which, 
in the sophomore year, he moved to Amherst, where he graduated 
with honor in 1837. The same year he entered the Theological Semi- 
nary at East Windsor, Conn., where he completed his theological course 
in 1840. He soon after received calls from three churches. He ac- 
cepted that from Sunderland, where he was ordained November 11, 
1840. Here he labored with great fidelity and success. He enjoyed 
two special revivals in 1843 and 1849, a"<^ one hundred and thirty-six 
were added to the church during his ministry. 

In the autumn of 1849 '^ pleased God to send distressing sickness on 
all the members of his family, which interrupted his public labors. The 



6I0GRAPHICAL. 363 

last time he preached, he went from the bedside of his wife, then 
scarcely expected to recover, and preached extemporaneously from 
these words: " We all do fade as a leaf." His last public act was on 
a Sabbath subsequent to his last sermon, when he left his sick family 
long enough to baptize six children As his family became slightly 
better, worn out himself with fatigue and anxiety, he was attacked by 
hemorrhage from the lungs, followed by three similar attacks. He be- 
came, however, more comfortable, and his physician entertained the 
hope that, after a few months, he might be restored to a measure of 
comfortable health ; but a typhoid fever set in. and he died soon after, 
on Tuesday, November 27, 1849, ^^ ten o'clock P.M., aged forty years, 
after a ministry of nine years. He was remarkably winning in his 
manners, speedily securing the interest of a stranger, which was usually 
increased and consolidated into friendship by further acquaintance. He 
was always modest and unassuming; he was ardent in his feelings, 
firm and trustworthy in his friendships ; he was social, frank, and 
generous above all shadow of meanness ; he was eminently manly, and 
remarkably unselfish. Before experiencing religion, he was becoming 
more and more absorbed in the love of money ; he was bent upon being 
rich, but grace had effected a complete triumph over this ; his heart was 
not set on property ; money flowed from him freely for every good ob- 
ject. He was firm in his decisions, and in the least as well as the great- 
est matter, where principle was at stake, absolutely inflexible, and yet 
he maintained his convictions and carried through his purposes with 
such suavity that they who yielded to his decision seemed almost to 
suppose that he had yielded to them. He possessed sound judgment 
and strong common sense. With all his warmth of feeling, he had 
great self-control, and few, if any, have seen him thrown off his guard 
by even a momentary passion. He had immense energy, and what he 
undertook he would at all hazards accomplish, and this, with his scru- 
pulous fidelity, caused any matters pertaining to the interests of the 
church which were entrusted to him to be done seasonably and thor- 
oughly, and in whatever he undertook he was almost recklessly unspar- 
ing of himself He own convenience, interests, and health seemed 
literally the last thing he ever thought of Hence he was led unques- 
tionably to an unjustifiable excess of labor, which the remonstrances of 



364 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

friends were inadequate to restrain, and which brouglit iiim to an 
untimely end. As a preacher and writer he had ability, as his prize 
tract on dancing and his report on the desecration of the Sabbath show. 
His peculiar characteristic was unction ; he was a son of consolation 
rather than a Boanerges ; a John rather than a Peter. He spoke to 
the heart, and the peculiar warmth of his soul glowed in his sermons 
and melted the hearts of his hearers. As a Christian he was unusually 
spiritual. He spoke of " free and confiding intimacy with God in 
Christ, and comparing the Christian to a little child flinging his arms 
around his parent's neck, and affectionately whispering his wants in his 
ear." 

As a pastor, he felt an absorbing interest in his people. In his last 
hours any reference to the interests of the church seemed to arouse 
him when nothing else would. He was one of the most active in 
forming and executing plans to promote the general interests of the 
churches in the country ; and few men of nine years' standing in the 
ministry had been called on so many councils, or had so great an 
influence in them. The following epitaph is on his gravestone: 

His uniform Christian deportment, his zeal, fidelity, and success in the cause of 
Christ, have engraven hi.s memoiial imperishably upon the hearts of those who knew 
him. 

Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. 

Rev. Zachariah Howard — Was the son of Robert and Abigail 
(Snell) Howard; born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, May 21, 
1758. For a short time he was a soldier in the Revolutionary army; 
graduated at Harvard College in 1784; settled in the ministry as suc- 
cessor of Rev. Samuel Dunbar, over the First Church in Stoughton,' 
1787, where he died in 1806, leaving no children. His widow died at 
Canton March 11, 1856, aged ninety-five years. 

Rev. Nathaniel Wales — was the son of Thomas and Folly 
(Hobart) Wales ; born in North Bridgewater (now Brockton), April 2, 
1793; studied theology at Bangor Theological Seminary; settled in 
the ministry at Belfast, Me., September 26, 1827. At the time of his 
entering the ministry, the church over which he was settled was sup- 

1 That portion of Stoughton where this church is located was incorporated into a town by the 
uame of Canton February 23, 1797. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 365 

ported partly by missionary aid, and was in a neighborhood wliere he 
met with an unusual opposition from those who differed from him in 
their beUef. Tliey were unusually hostile to the faith his church pro- 
fessed. The wealth, fashion and influence of the place were arrayed 
against its young men, who were early taught not to frequent their 
house of worship. Seldom has a church sprung up with such a strong 
opposition as the one over which he was placed. To breast this influ- 
ence and make progress against it they needed a man of strength of 
mind and moral courage. In Mr. Wales the church found such a man. 
He, having entered the ministry late in life, had the advantage of ma- 
ture years. He had no fear of man ; for having been called of God to 
preach the everlasting gospel, he shunned not to declare the counsel of 
God, however received by men. He warmly embraced the " faith once 
delivered to the saints " — the faith of the Pilgrim fathers — not doubting 
that its faithful exposition and enforcement were God's appointed means 
of spiritual profit. His was no time-serving policy; he had not learned 
that to win souls the offensive features of divine truth must be ignored 
or kept out of sight. 

As a speaker Mr. Wales was bold, emphatic and impressive. He 
grasped the truth with a strong hand, and sent it forth on its mission 
all glowing with the ardor of his own intense feeling. His honest pur- 
poses, his ardent desire to do good savingly, to bless those to whom he 
ministered, could not be- doubted. He sought to make his influence 
tell upon the eternal well-being of his people. He was abundant in 
labor, preaching much in the surrounding towns, striving to win and 
save wherever he went. He was an earnest student, an able preacher, 
a faithful pastor, cheerfully spending and being spent, that he might 
enlarge the boundaries of the Redeemer's kingdom and bring glory to 
Him on whom all his own hopes reposed ; nor did he labor in vain. 
While his ministry was too brief to reap large results, he still made an 
impression on the community in favor of the true gospel and a faithful 
ministry whose influence is felt to this day ; so that the once feeble 
church has, under his and his successors' instrumentality, gathered 
courage and strength till it has grown to be one of the able churches of 
that vicinity. In stature Mr. Wales was above the medium ; he had a 
manly countenance and dignified bearing; the sight of him inspired 



366 fllSTORt OF BROCKTON. 

respect In the warm season of 1828, while returning home from a 
public meeting, he took a severe cold, which fastened upon his lungs 
and brought on consumption. His disease baffled medical skill and the 
most assiduous care. He gradually declined till, on the 20th day of 
January, 1829, he sank peacefully to rest, and a rising light was thus 
early quenched. His early death was one of those mysterious provi- 
dences that try the faith, and one which was sincerely mourned by the 
people of his charge and by numerous friends " Blessed are the dead 
who die in the Lord." "The memory of the just is blessed." Says 
one who was an intimate friend : 

" My recollections of Mr. Wales are very pleasant, and I cherish 
great respect for his memory, and as being a man of more than ordin- 
ary power." 

Rev. Matthew Kingman — Was the son of Eliphalet and Zilpha 
(Edson) Kingman, born in Brockton, February 24, 1807. He was en- 
gaged in early life in teaching school; studied theology at Gilmanton, 
N. H. ; was afterward agent of that institution for one year ; was or- 
dained in the ministry June 26, 1845, at Bethel, Vt. ; dismissed from 
there April 19, 1854; was installed pastor of the First Congregational 
Church in Charlemont, Mass., June 6, 1854 While preaching at Bethel 
the degree of Master of Arts was conferred upon him. He died of old 
age at Amherst, Mass., May 23, 1892, aged eighty-five years and three 
months. 

Thomas Jefferson Snow — Was the son of Jonathan and Huldah 
Snow ; born February 21, 1802, in that part of North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, called Northwest Bridgewater, or West Shares, now Brock- 
ton Heights. He had early in life acquired a fondness for books, and 
his parents, discovering that he had more than ordinary thinking powers 
and a desire for learning, decided to give him a collegiate education; 
he fitted for college under the tuition of Dr. Caleb Swan, of Easton, 
Mass , and Thomas Tolman, esq., of Canton, Mass. ; he entered 
Brown University, Providence, R. I., a year in advance, and graduated 
in 1825 with the usual honors. His natural inclinations were of a 
literary order. He never published works of any kind, but was fre- 
quently employed to deliver lectures. The most of his life was spent 
in teaching, with the exception of three years. He was a very success- 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 367 

ful teacher. He was first principal of Hingham Academy ; afterwards 
principal of Franklin High School in Nantucket, Mass. ; he then 
accepted the principalship of the Milton Academy, Milton, Mass., 
where he taught six years, and was elected honorary member of Har- 
vard College. This position he resigned for the purpose of removing 
West, which was in 1835, when he removed to Michigan City, in the 
northern part of Indiana ; from thence he removed to Kentucky, where 
he resided twelve )-ears, teaching and educating his sons ; but fearing 
to have his sons brought up and coming under the influence of slavery, 
he removed to Illinois in 185 i. He opened a school the same year in 
Peoria, where he taught till his death, October 6, 1851, aged forty-nine 
years. He was buried in the Masonic Cemetery with the honors of 
that order. He held the office of Royal Arch Mason. He left a wife 
and seven children to mourn his loss as a kind friend, a good teacher 
and good counselor; he was a warm receiver and firm advocate of the 
doctrines of the New Jerusalem Church. His eldest son, Hector O. 
Snow, was formerly professor in Shelbyville College; also professor in 
the commercial colleges, Chicago, and was principal of the Tazewell 
High School, Tazewell county. 111. ; his second son, Orin T. Snow, was 
principal of Batavia High School, Kane county, 111. ; Croyden P. Snow 
was principal of the Second District Grammar School, Peoria, 111. ; Her- 
man W. Snow was a teacher in the last named school for seven years, 
when he resigned to enter upon the profession of law, and was settled in 
Peoria, 111., attorney-at-Iaw, member of Peoria bar. 

Rev. Samuel Fuller Dike — Is the son of Samuel and Betsey 
(Burrill) Dike ; was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, March 
17, 1815 ; fitted for college under the instruction of Rev. Daniel Hunt- 
ington, and at the Weymouth and Braintree Academy, Samuel T. Wor- 
cester instructor, and the Bridgewater Academy, Hon. John Shaw, 
instructor; entered Brown University, Providence, R. I., in 1834; 
graduated in 183S; was a preceptor of Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth 
Port, Mass., one and a halt years ; studied theology with Rev. Thomas 
Worcester, of Boston ; completed his studies for the ministry in 1840; 
was ordained as minister of the New Jerusalem Church at the session 
of the General Convention of New Jerusalem Churches at Philadelphia, 
June 7, 1840, by Rev. Thomas Worcester, of Boston; commenced 



368 HISTORF OF BROCKTON. 

preaching as a candidate in Bath, Me., June 14, 1840. At the end of 
the same year he received a call to settle with the society where he now 
labors; this call he accepted, and was duly installed Sunday, October 
10, 1 841. He has continued his labors of love to that church and 
society to the present time. On the Sabbath, June 13, 1847, he was 
made an ordaining minister of the New Jerusalem Churches by the 
General Convention holden in the city of New York. He has been 
president of the Maine and New Hampshire Association of the New 
Jerusalem Churches for nearly twenty years; also superintendent of 
the public schools of Bath for over twenty years, from 1847. 

Frederick Crafts, A.M. — Was the son of Rev. Thomas and 
Polly (Porter) Crafts, born June 5, 1797. In early life he resided in 
the West Parish of Middleboro', Mass., of which his father was pastor ; 
he fitted for college at Pierce Academy, Middleboro' ; graduated at 
Brown University, Providence, R. I., in 18 16; studied law, and was 
admitted to the bar of Plymouth county. He soon left the practice of 
law, and after teaching at Boston, Taunton, and other places was ap- 
pointed principal of the Bridgewater Academy, where he remained till 
1 86 1, when he resigned. He was a resident of Bridgewater at the 
time of his death, which occured at Milton, Mass., April 20, 1874. 

Mr. Crafts first entered upon the study of the law with Eliab Whit- 
man, Esq., who was in practice in North Bridgewater, Mass., now 
Brockton, in May, 18 17; afterwards removed to Providence, R. I., 
returning to his native village in May, 1819. In 1821-2 he was in 
Marblehead, from whence he returned to his early home. In August, 
1822, he entered the law office of Judge Hobart, of Hanover, Mass., and 
in November of that year was admitted to practice law throughout the 
Commonwealth, but finding it not sutited to his tastes, he turned his 
attention to teaching school, which he followed for about forty j'ears. 
Among the many places where he taught, were Barnstable, Walpole, 
Duxbury, Pembroke, Fairhaven and Kingston, in Massachusetts, Provi- 
dence, R. I., North Hempstead, Long Island, Savannah and New 
Orleans. In 1819-20 he became master of the old Grammar School in 
Roxbury. July i, 1828, he received the appointment of principal of 
the " Bristol County Academy," of Taunton, Mass., where he remained 
till June, 1837. Afterward taught the " High School " in that town in 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 369 

1838, remaining one year. Taught in the Hawes Grammar School in 
South Boston, as master, and was first master of tlie Bigelovv School, 
for girls especially. Afterward taught a private school in East Lexing- 
ton, Mass., having a school for "Cubans." In 1855 he received the 
appointment of principal of the Bridgewater Academy, where he remained 
till the breaking out of the civil war in 1 86 1, when he received the 
appointment of Deputy United States Marshal from Captain J. W. D. 
Hall, then Provost Marshal at Taunton. At the close of the rebellion 
he was in the Internal Revenue Department, until failing health com- 
pelled him to retire from all active employment. His death was caused 
by softening of the brain, the result of an accident some years previous. ^ 

Deacon Heman Packard, born in North Bridgewater, now Brock- 
ton, about 1800; was the son of Levi and Ruth (Snow) Packard; re- 
sided in that town teaching school for many years ; at length, his health 
being such that he could not reside in the northern climate, he engaged 
in traveling as colporteur ; for four years he distributed tracts up and 
down the Mississippi among the flatboat and raftsmen coming down 
the river. In the year 1842 he was appointed colporteur for the Ameri- 
can Bible Society in the city of New Orleans, afterwards receiving the 
agency of the Southwest Bible Society and American Sunday-School 
Union, also of the Presbyterian Board of Publication. He was a warm- 
hearted, devoted Christian man, whose whole aim and purpose seemed 
to be devoted to doing good, cheerfully giving of his time and substance 
to that object. He left his native town about the year 1838 or 1840, 
having spent about twenty years in his labor of love. He died January 
12, 1858, at New Orleans. 

At a meeting of the Bible Society, held at New Orleans on the day 
of his death, resolutions were passed expressive of the sorrow for the 
friends of the departed, also, " that in his death the society has lost one 
of its best and truest friends and servants. So long as he lived we al- 
ways felt that it had the earnest, faithful, effectual, and fervent prayers 
of a righteous man ascending to the throne of God's grace in his be- 
half" 

' For a more extended memoir of Mr. Crafts, see an interesting^ volume published by a committee 
of the past-members of the Hawes Grammar School of South Boston, by Oliver B. Stebbins and 
others. 

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370 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Rev. Abel Kingman Packard is the son of Deacon Simeon and 
Harmony (Kingman) Packard ; was bora in North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, Marcli 19, 1823 ; became a member of the First Congrega- 
tional Church in Brockton, November 6, 1836, graduated at PhiUips 
Academy, Andover, August, 1841 ; entered Amherst College the same 
year, and graduated August 14, 1845 ; became principal of an academy 
at Millbury, Mass., where he remained two years ; graduated at An- 
dover Theological Seminary, Andover, Mass., September 4, 1850 ; was 
a resident-licentiate and student one year ; was ordained pastor of the 
Congregational Church at Yarmouth, Mass, December 16, 185 i ; was 
dismissed, at his own request, October 17, 1859, and removed imme- 
diately to Minnesota ; supplied the Congregational Church at St. An- 
thony six months, during the absence of their pastor, and was in.stalled 
pastor of the church at Anoka, Minn., June 14, i860, but now resides 
at Greeley, Col. 

Rev. LysANDER Dickerman is the son of Lyman and Vienna 
(Sproat) Dickerman ; born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, June 
8, 1825 ; began a preparatory course of study with the Rev. Paul 
Couch, of that town ; entered Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., un- 
der the care of Samuel H. Taylor, LL.D. In the autumn of 1847 he 
entered the freshman class of Brown University, Providence, R. I., and 
graduated in 1851 ; was principal of Rockingham Academy, Hampton 
Falls, N. H., two years ; entered the Theological Seminary, Andover, 
Mass., in 1853, and graduated in 1856. And on leaving the seminary, 
his health being poor, he was not settled till April 29, 1858, when he 
was ordained and installed pastor of the Congregational Church in Glou- 
cester, Mass., was dismissed by an ecclesiastical council from the pas- 
torate of that church January 19, i860, and was installed as pastor over 
the Congregational Church and Society in Weymouth, where Rev. Jonas 
Perkins had preached for forty-six years, January 17, 1861. 

Rev. Zenas P. Wild was born in North Bridgewater, now Brock- 
ton, October 16, 1818 ; united with the church under the care of Rev. 
John Dwight, at Campello, Mass., 1837 ; fitted for college at Pierce 
Academy, Middleboro' ; became a member of the Baptist Church at 
North Randolph, Mass., and was there licensed to preach ; afterwards 
studied theology at Thomaston and Watcrville, Me., also with Rev. E. 



Biographical. 3?i 

B. Smith, D.D., of New Hampton, N. H., and Rev. John Newton 
Brown, D.D., graduating in 1844. He then received an invitation to 
preach at Unionville (now Ashland), Mass., where he was ordained in 
March, 1845. With this people he remained two years, laboring with 
great success, large numbers being added to the list of church mem- 
bers. He next became pastor of the Baptist Church in Marblehead, 
Mass., remaining there two years. Receiving a call to settle with the 
Baptist Church in Rowley, Mass., he remained with them three years, 
with satisfactory results; was pastor of the Baptist Church in Billerica, 
Mass., two years; since then settled at West Boylston, Mass.; from 
thence he removed to New York, where he labored as pastor for four 
years, when, his health failing, he resigned the office of pastor and re- 
ceived an appointment from the City Tract Society as city missionary 
April, i860, where he died in May, 1883. He bore an unblemished 
character and was an earnest and faithful preacher. 

Rev. Adelbert Franklin Keith is the son of Franklin and Betsy 
(Bailey) Keith, born in Campello, August 2, 1841. After usual studies 
in the schools of his native village, Mr. Keith fitted for college in the 
North Bridgewater Academy, and became a clerk for three years in the 
treasury department at Washington ; afterward studied theology in the 
seminary at Hartford, Conn., graduating in 1870; settled in Windham 
Conn., from 1870-1875 ; in Danielsonville, Conn., 1875-1877 ; in North 
Providence, 1 877-1 884, and is now at Campello. 

Professor Henry Bradford Nason, Ph.D., M.D., LL.D., son 
of Elias and Susanna (Keith) Nason, was born at Foxborough, Norfolk 
county, Mass., June 22, 1831. In November, 1841, he moved to North 
Bridgewater, Mass., the native place of his mother, who had died the 
year previous. In 1843 he attended a school for boys kept by a Mr. 
Savery at Newburyport, Mass. From 1844 to 1847 ^^ attended the 
Adelphian Academy at North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Mass. In 
December, 1847, he entered Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass., 
graduating in 1851. Entered Amherst College and graduated in 1855. 
On September i, 1855, he sailed from New York to London, Eng., on 
the ship Amazon, having a long passage of thirty five days. He trav- 
eled through Holland, Belgium, up the Rhine to Frankfort, and then to • 
Gottingen, where he was matriculated as a student of philosophy, Oc- 



372 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

tober 24, 1855. While connected with the university he devoted his 
time to chemistry, mineralogy and geology, and also attended lectures 
on physics and botany, graduating in 1857. He then spent a short 
time at Heidelberg and Freiberg, and then visited Berlin, Paris and 
London before returning to the United States. 

He spent the winter of 1857-58 in teaching at the Raymond Col- 
legiate Institute, Carmel, Putnam county, N Y. In April, 1858, he 
was appointed a professor of natural history in the institute. In the 
summer declined an appointment as professor of chemistry and natural 
science in Oahu College, Hawaiian Islands. He accepted an appoint- 
ment to the same chair in Beloit College, Wisconsin, in September, 
1858, and spent a part of each year there, the remainder of the time at 
Troy, until 1866, when he resigned the position at Beloit to accept the 
professorship of chemistry and natural science at the institute, which 
position he still holds. 

From 185s to 1857, while connected with the University, during 
vacations, he made the tour of Europe. In the spring of i860 he trav- 
eled through the southern portion of the United States ; sailed for 
Europe, July, 1861, and traveled through Great Britain ; spent a term 
at Gottingen ; thence to Italy, Sicily and Southern France, spending 
considerable time in the study of volcanic phenomena ; spent the sum- 
mer of 1872 in California, Nevada, and Idaho In the autumn made a 
second visit to California, visiting the mining regions of Colorado and 
Utah. In 1875 made a third trip to California, visiting the Yosemite, 
Northern California and Nevada. He spent the summer of 1877 in 
visiting Northern Europe, Finland and Russia. In 1877 he was ap- 
pointed by President Hayes juror for the United States government at 
the Paris Exposition, and was assigned the department of mineralogy 
and metallurgy. In 1884 visited Northern Europe, the fiords and gla- 
ciers of Norway, extending his travels to the North Cape. 

He has published " Inaugural Dissertation on the Formation of 
Ether," 1857; "Table of Reactions for Qualitative Analysis," 1865; 
translated and revised " Wohler's Handbook of Mineral Analysis," 1868 ; 
"Table for Qualitative Analysis in Colors," 1870; edited Elderhorst's 
" Manual of Blowpipe Analysis," 1873 ; fourth and fifth editions of the 
same, 1875-76; edited "Manual of Blowpipe Analysis and Determin- 



BIOGEAPHICAL. 373 

ative Mineralogy," 1880; compiled "Semi-centennial Catalogue of the 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute," 1S74; and edited "Proceedings of 
the Semi-centennial Celebration" of the same institution, 1874; edited 
" Biographical Record of the Ofificers and Graduates of the Rensselaer 
Polytechnic Institute," 1886. 

In 1857 he received the degree of A.M. and Ph.D. from the Georgia 
Augusta University, Gottingen ; in 1864 the honorary degree of A.M. 
from Amherst College ; in i88o the honorary degree of M.D. from the 
Union University of New York, and the same year the degree of LL.D. 
from Beloit College, Wisconsin. He has been elected fellow of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science ; fellow of the 
London Chemical Society ; fellow of the Society of Chemical Industry, 
England ; member of the American Chemical Society ; corresponding 
member of the New York Academy of Sciences ; member of the Amer- 
ican Institute of Mining Engineers ; member of the Troy Scientific As- 
sociation ; honorary member of the Albany Institute ; member of the 
Norske Turistforenings, Christiania, Norway; elected member of the 
University Club, 1883, and of the Union League Club, New York city, 
1886. 

He united with the South Congregatinal Church at Campello, North 
Bridgewater, Mass, in 1848, and by letter with the First Presbyterian 
Church, Troy, N. Y., in 1866, where he served as trustee for several 
years, and was elected ruling elder in 1874. 

He married, September 7, 1864, Frances Kellogg, daughter of Hon. 
Martin Ingham Townsend, LL.D., ex-member of Congress from Troy, 
N. Y. They had two children : 

I — Henry Townsend Nason. 

II — Louisa Kellogg Nason, deceased. 

Henry Townsend Nason, esq , is a member of the well known and 
highly successful law firm of Townsend, Roche & Nason in Troy. 

Hon. Otis Gary, son of James and Hannah (Wales) Gary, was born 
in Brockton, June 14, 1804. He has been a very active and successful 
business man, engaged in the manufacture of iron castings and foundry 
business. He has been selectman of Foxboro' for several years, and 
represented that town in the Legislature in i860 and 1861 ; senator 
from Norfolk county in 1863-64; justice of the peace since 1852; 



374 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

president of tlie Savings Bank in Foxboro', also of the Loan Fund As- 
sociation ; and vice-president of the Norfolk County Agricultural So- 
ciety, and president of tiie Wrentham National Bank. Mr. Gary was 
president of the day at the centennial celebration of the incorporation 
of the town of Foxboro, on Saturday, June 29, 1878. 

He married, November, 1830, Mary Dodge, daughter of Captain 
Joseph Torrey, of Hanson, Mass. Children : 

I — Mary Ann. born August 15, 1 83 I ; married Arza B. Keith, of 
Campello, Mass., April 25, 1854. 

II — Sarah Thomas, born April 25, 1834. 

Ill — John, born March 20, 1836. Died unmarried at Philadelphia, 
Pa., May 31, 1862. 

IV — Hannah Wales, born January 5, 1840 

V — Charles, born March 7, 1842. Is of the firm of Wood & Cary, 
straw merchants in Philadelphia, Pa. 

VI — George, born February 15, 1844; died May 8, 1849. 

VII — Rev. Otis, born April 20, 185 i. Educated in theEnglish and clas- 
sical schools of his native town, and the High School. Graduated at Am- 
herst College in 1872; after four years' diligent study also at the Theolog- 
ical Seminary, Andover, in 1877, after at hree years' course. Licensed 
to preach by the Derry and Manchester Association at Derry, N. H., 
in 1876. Ordained at Foxboro, Mass., November 15, 1877. Sermon 
by the Rev. Jeremiah Taylor, D.D., then pastor in Providence, R. I., 
and now of Brookline, Mass. Charge was given by the Rev. Nelson G. 
Clark, D D., of Boston. Right hand of fellowship was by the Rev. M. 
L. Gordon, of Osaka, Japan. 

He married Ellen Maria, daughter of Kimball Webster and Mary 
Wilson Emerson, of Nashua, N. H., December 18, 1877. Mrs. Cary 
was formerly a teacher, a graduate of the academy in Francestown, N. 
H., and Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass., and afterwards doing mis- 
sionary work in Kobe, Japan, with her husband. He sailed from San 
Francisco, Ca!., February 7, 1878, and arrived in Yokohama. Japan, on 
the 3d day of March, 1878, and has been engaged in missionary work 
at Kobe, under the direction of the American Board of Commissioners 
for Foreign Missions. 



SCHOOLS. 375 

Heman Packard De Forest ^ is the son of Isaac and Jane Baker 
(Packard) Packard, born August 20, 1839. After receiving the usual 
common school education in his native school district, at the age of fif- 
teen he entered the North Bridgewater Academy, which had then been 
in existence but a short time ; commenced fitting for college in the fall 
of 1856 ; graduated at Yale College in July, 1862 ; entered Yale Theo- 
logical Seminary in September, 1863. Mr. De Forest is now an Ortho- 
doK clergyman ; was installed at Westboro', Mass., August 10, 1871. 

S. D. Hunt was bom in Sudbury, Mass., June 8, 1823 ; son of Sewall 
Hunt; received his education at the academies in Derry, N. H , and 
Framingham, Mass. ; taught high school at Concord, Mass., eight years, 
ending 1854; removed to North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and es- 
tablished the North Bridgewater Academy in 1855. 



CHAPTER XVn. 

Schools — Free Schools — Old School Districts — School Committee of the North 
Parish — School Committee of the Towns of North Bridgewater, and Brockton and the 
City of Brockton to 1893 — Annual Appropriations for Schools — New School Districts — 
Valuation of School Property in 1882 — List of Graduates of the Brockton High School 
— Historical Sketch of the High School — List of Teachers — List of School Buildings — 
Parochial School and Convent— Adelphian Academy — North Bridgewater Academy — 

Private Schools. 

* 

SCHOOLS — For the past two centuries our country has enjoyed a 
system of education that has had no parallel. The progress of ou'' 
country, with all its varied interests, may be attributed to the education 
of her people. There is no one thing in which the happiness and pros- 
perity of society is so much involved as in the proper education, the 
moral training, and discipline of youth, and the many advantages 
arising from the same cannot be too highly estimated or overstated. 
The boldness of the measure aiming at universal education through 

• The name of De Forest is an adopted name in honor of David C. De Forest, who had left a sum 
of money to Yale College to be appropriated to the education of those who should adopt his 
name. 



376 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

the medium of free schools has no precedent in the history of the world. 
Every nation abroad, as well as states at home, are imitating our ex- 
ample. The credit of originating these free institutions is due to our 
Pilgrim Fathers. It was in the cabin of the Mayflower that they 
agreed among themselves to a written constitution of government which 
was the nucleus of all the free governments of the earth. At the 
time they landed on our shores two grand ideas pervaded their 
minds, namely: religion, or the spiritual interest of their people, and 
knowledge, or the education of the young. 

Free SchcjoLS — The fisheries of Cape Cod were early laid under 
contributions for the support of free schools in 1 67 I. At a public fes- 
tival a few years since the following sentiments were offered : " Mackerel 
Schools and Free Schools, the one the support of the other ; " another, 
"The Fishermen of Cape Cod, they get their learning on their own 
Hook." These institutions have long been under the control of the 
government, by them supported and controlled, sanctioned and pro- 
tected by law as much as the right of a person to their own mode of 
worship; and tiie distinguishing feature of the system is in the advan- 
tage of common-school instruction, which is free to all, without dis- 
tinction of race, color, or position, and is secured to every child in the 
State, that the property of the commonwealth shall be subservient to 
equal and adequate instruction. The mass of the people have been 
educated, and we have enjoyed what no other nation has been permitted 
to enjoy, — we have learned for ourselves how to conduct a free gov- 
ernment, and the success of the same may be seen in the progress that 
has been and is now being made in all that contributes to make a nation 
prosperous and happy. 

From earliest time the policy of Massachusetts has been to develop 
the minds of her people and to imbue them with the principles of 
duty. In doing this she has had the aid of the many towns within her 
limits, and has a system which is destined to greater and more elevated 
usefulness than has ever before been seen. 

The city of Brockton has ever been ready to contribute of her public 
funds for educational purposes. Previous to the incorporation of the 
old North Parish tlie people paid their proportional part of school ex- 
penses of the town of Bridgewater, and received a share of the benefits 



SCHOOLS. 377 

of the same. At a meeting of the town of Bridgewater, lield Novem- 
ber 24, 1746, a committee of twelve were chosen "To consult what 
method may be most beneficial to the Town in improving of ye school 
for the filter." Robert Howard and Abiel Packard were chosen on the 
part of the North Parish. The committee made the following report : 
December i, 1746. "Voted that the sum of ;f250, old Tenor, to sup- 
port schooling in the town one year next following, and that the gram- 
mar-school has been kept longer in a precinct than has been useful when 
it comes to their turn, and that the west precinct shall have the improve- 
ment of ye grammar-school the first year, and then the other precincts 
in order shall have the grammar-school according to their proportion of 
ye Tax." We next find a record in the parish books as follows : March 
21, 1747. " At a meeting held this day To chuse a committee to take 
care of the mone)', and gat a scole masture, or a scoole dame, and to 
see if the precinct can agree whare the scoole shall be keept this year," 
it was voted " That Timothy Keith, Robert Howard, and Abiel Packard 
should be a committee to take care of the scoole the year Insewing." 
Also, '■ Voted by the precinct, that the precinct should be devided into 
three scoole Ricks, to begin at Elisha Dunbar's, and from thence to Abia 
Keith's, and from thence to Henery Kingman's all to the South of that 
line to be the South Rick, And the meedal Rick to extend North as far 
as the north side of Abiel Packard's field that Joynes Zacliariah Gur- 
ney's, by an east and west Line from said place. 

" Each peart having Equal parte In the town treasury for draft of 
money belonging to the precinct for the use of the scoole to be drawed 
by the committee for the scoole or their order." For a long time after 
the establishment of the North Parish, or Precinct, there were but three 
school districts, which were divided as above. "The subject of new 
school- Houses was brot to the attention of the parish, August 15, 1748, 
To chuse a man or men to receive the money due from the town to 
maintain a scoole and to dispose of the same in the best method; 
Alsow, To see if the precinct will build one or more scool- houses for the 
use of the Parish scool, and to act anything proper for accomplishing 
the same. The meeting was setteled by the choise of Daniel Howard, 
moderator." 
48 



378 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Old School Districts. — "Voted that Timothy Keith, Abiel Pack- 
ard, and Robert Howard should bee a committee to draw the money out 
of the town treasury this present year, their perporsionabel part for the 
use of the Parash Scools, and to dispose of the same in the way and man- 
ner voted by the precinct last year past." December 9, 175 1, a meet- 
ing was held " To agree How and whare the scoole shall be keept the 
Insueing year. Voted that the scool shuld be keept in three places in 
the precinct; also, Voted that tlie meddal part shuld have the scool the 
first fore months, and the south part should have it the next two 
months, and the north part, which extends from the north line of the 
middle rick as far north as the town extends, should have it the next 
three months." Again, March 28, 1753, the laying out of the money 
and "settelling of the scool" was left to the precinct committee. The 
people of the precinct, feeling dissatisfied with the division, called a 
meeting, which was held March 11, 1784, "To take the minds of the 
precinct respecting the grammar school for the future, and act what 
may be thought proper concerning the same," at which it was " Voted 
to divide the precinct into four Ricks for the Grammar School ; also, 
Voted that Barnabas Howard, Dea. Jonathan Gary, Mr. Matthew 
Kingman, and Ensign Issachar Snell be a committee for the purpose 
aforesaid, and make report at the fall meeting." September 6, 1784, 
the committee for dividing the district into four ricks for the grammar- 
school gave in the following report : 

We, tlie subscribers, being chosen a committee by the North Precinct, in Bridge- 
water, in order to divide said precinct into four parts for the better accommodation of 
the Inhabitants of said precinct to improve the Grammar School, and having considered 
the same, do report as followeth, namely : That a line be drawn from Mr. Zachariah 
Gary's westerly to Ephraim Churchill's, and from thence to Baston Line, and those 
families on the south side of said line to be the South Rick, and those on the north side 
of said line to be the North Rick, and from said Gary's easterly to William Shaw's, 
and from thence to Abington line, to divide the easterly part of said precinct, those 
families on the south side of said Road to be the South Rick, the before-mentioned 

Ricks to be divided North and South by the Country Road. 

Issachar Snell. 
Barnabas Howard. 
Matthew Kingman. 
Jonatuan Gary. 

The above report being read, it was accepted, and'the meeting voted 

"that the Grammar School be keept six weeks in each Rick." "Voted 



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379 



tliat the two Ricks on the west side of the Country Road have the 
Grammar School this year." 

After the above division of the parish into districts, or ricks, the pre- 
cinct committee had charge of the division of the school fund as it was 
drawn from the town treasury, and upon them devolved the duties 
that afterward were assigned to the committee chosen for each district. 

March 4, 1794. The parish " voted to raise £15, to be assessed on 
the inhabitants of the parish, for the purpose of English schooling." 
March 17, 1794 At a meeting of the parish it was "voted to chose a 
Committy in Each English School District to take care of the school 
money, and see that it is well laid out for the benefit of each Destrict." 
The duties of this committee were to procure rooms, teachers, fuel, etc., 
for the schools in their several districts. 



School Committee of the N 
list of the school committee chosen 
from 1794 to 1826 inclusive: 

Lieut. Nathaniel Orcutt, 1794. 

Ensign Howard Gary, 1794, '95, 1802, '04, 

'06, '11, '16, '17. 
Daniel Gary, 1794, '95, 1801. 
Perez Southworth, 1794, '95, 1805. 
Issachar Snell, esq., 1794, '95, '96, '97. '98. 
Icliabod Howard, 1794, '95, '98, '99, 1800, 

'01, '02, '07, '19. 
Levi Keith, 1794, '95. 
Benjamin Howard, 1794. 
Parmenas Packard, 1794, '95, '99, 1802. 
Capt. Lemuel Packard, 1794, '95, 1802,'O8. 
Barnabas Burtis, 1794, '95. 
Lieut. Robert Packard, 1795, '06, '97, '98, 

'99, 1800, '01, '14, '21. 
Daniel Manley, 1795, 1800. 
Ephraim Gole, 1795, 1801, '10, '14, '18. 
Capt. Jesse Perkins, 1796, '99, 1300. 
Lieut. Eleazer Snow, 1796. 
Job Ames, 1796. 
Oliver Howard, 1796, 1803, '05. 
Waldo Hayward, 1796. 
John Wales, 1796, 1804. 
Samuel Dike, 1796, 1803, '07. 
Joseph Hayward, 1796. 1805. 



orth Parish. — The following is a 
by the town for the several districts 

Bliphalet Packard, 1797. 

Moses Gary, 1797, 1814, '16. 

William Brett, 1797. 

Jonathan Perkins, jr., 1797, 1806, '07, '11, 

'13. "16, '19. 
Jeremiah Beals, 1797. 
Rufus Brett 1797. 
Capt. Zebedee Snell, 1797, '98. 
William Shaw, jr., 1797. 
Nathaniel Manley, 1797. 
Deacon James Perkins, 1798. 
Ensign Mark Perkins, 1798, 1804, '00, '08, 

'II, '17, '19. 
Samuel Cheesman, 1798. 
Timothy Ames, 1798, 1800. 
Ebenezer Warren, 1798. 
Seth Kingman, 1798, 1815. 
Jonathan Keith, 1798, 1801, '02, '03. 
Thomas Thompson, 1799, 1813, '19, '22. 
Nathaniel Leach, 1799. 
Zaohariah Gurney, jr., 1799, 1804, '09, '14, 

'18. 
Benjamin, Keith, 1799, 1805, '06, '07, '08, 

'09. 
Asaph Hayward, 1799. 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Japhet Reals, 1799. 

Noah Ames, 1799. 

Josiah Perkins, 1800, '05, 

Amzi Brett, 1800. 

Abiah Packard, ISOO. 

Jonathan Gary, 1800. 

Deacon David Edson, 1800, '08. 

Dr. Philip Bryant, 1800, '08, '09. 

Ensign Jonathan Snow, 1800, '26. 

Micah Shaw, 1801, '06, '13, '22. 

Hayward Marshall, 1801, '10, '14, '24. 

BarziUai Field, 1801, '05, '09, '23. 

Ephraim Jackson, 1801, '04. 

Samuel Brett, jr., 1801. 

Caleb Howard, 1802. 

John Tilden, 1802, '07, '09, '12, '22. 

Lieut. Ephraim Noyes, 1802, '04, '11, '14, 

'17. 
Isaiah Packard, 1802, '08. 
Ensign Asa Jones, 1803, '09, '18. 
Job Bryant, 1803. 
Asa Ford, 1803. 

Cyrus Packard, 1803, '06, '15, '21. 
Thomas Packard, jr., 1803, '10. 
Joseph Alden, 1803. 
Capt. Abel Kingman, 1804, '22, '26. 
John Howard, 1804, 
Daniel Packard, 1804. 
Shepard Perkins, 1804, '09, '17. 
Seth Snow, 1805. 

Zachariah Snell, 1805. 

Abijah Knapp, 1805. 

Perez Crocker, 1806, '17. ' 

Gideon Howard, esq,, 1806, '12, '13, '15, 
'16. 

Oliver Snell, 1806, '10, 

William Edson. 1806. 

Ensign Nehemiah Lincoln, 1807, '09, '12. 

Seth Edson, 1807, '11. 

Noah Cheesman, 1807. 

Samuel Alden, jr., 1807, 

Joseph Brett, 1807, '14. 

Joseph Sylvester, jr., 1808, '14. 

Daniel Howard, esq., 1S08, '09, '11. 



John Ames, 1808. 

Levi Packard, 1808, '13. 

John Burrill, 1809. 

Benjamin Ames, 1809, '14, '19, '23, 

Adin Packard, jr., 1810. 

Eliphalet' Kingman, 1810, '17, '20. 

Barnabas Curtis, 1810. 

Ebenezer Dunbar, 1810. 

Jonathan Beal, 1811. 

Zebedee Snell, jr., 1811, 

Caleb Jackson, 1811, '15. 

Joseph Reynolds, jr., 1811, 

Silas Snow, 1812. 

Turner Torrey, 1812. '14, '17, '24. 

Sylvanus French, 1812, '19, '23. 

Jacob Fuller, 1812, '20. 

Isaac Eames, 1812, 

Shepard Snell, 1812, 

Galen Packard, 1812, "21. 

Alpha Brett, 1813. 

Luke Packard, 1813, '21. 
Josiah Dunbar, 1813, '18. 

Micah Packard, 1813, '17, '23. 

Manley Hayward, 1813. '16, '21. 

Asa Howard, 1815, '22. 

Capt. John Packard, 1815, '10, '19, '20. 

Jeremiah Beals, jr., 1815, '19. 

Lewis Dailey, 1815. 

Capt. Oliver Jackson, 1815, '21, '26. 

James Cary, 1815. 

Howard Packard, 1815, '17. 

Isaac Keith, 1816, '26. 

Enos Thayer, 1816. 

ApoUas Packard, 1816. 

Darius Howard, 1817, '26. 

Ziba Keith. 1817, '21. 

Thomas Wales, 1818. 

Howard Manley, 1818, '23. 

Jacob Dunbar, 1818. 

Ezekiel Merritt, 1818. 

Samuel Packard, 1818. 

Josiah Ames, 1818. 

John Smith, 1818. '24. 

John Crafts, 1819. 



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381 



Jonas Reynolds, 1822. 
Zibeon Brett, 1822, '23. 
Simeon Dunbar, 1823. 
Jesse Perkins, jr., 1823, '26. 
Williams Allien, 1823. 
Hezekiah Packard, 1823. 
Martin Southworth, 1823. 
Martin Dunbar, 1823. 
Isaac Curtis, 1823. 
Sullivan Packard, 1824. 
Charles Packard, 1824. 
Samuel Dike, jr., 1824. 
Caleb Copeland, jr., 1824. 
Zophar Field, 1824. 
Nahun Perkins, 1826. 
Joel Ames, 1826. 



Parmenas Brett, 1819. 
Jabez Kingman, 1819, '26. 
David Ford. 1820. 
Azor Packard, 1820, '24. 
Oliver Leach, 1820. 
Theron Ames, 1820. 
Zenas Brett, 1820. 
Isaac Packard, 1820. 
Nathan Packard, 1820. 
Isaac Hartweil, jr., 1820, '22. 
Nathaniel Wales, 1821. 
David Battles, 1821. 
Azel Gurney, 1821. 
Barnabas Bdson, 1821. 
David Ames, 1822. 
Josiah Brett, 1822. 
William Tribou, 1822. 

This was the commencement of the practice of choosing a committee- 
man in the several districts to manage the affairs independently of the 
town. 

March i6, 1795. The parish came together " to liear the Report of 
a committee chosen to see if they can fix upon any plan that shall operate 
more equally in the division of Grammar-School District." 

The committee appointed by the North Parish of Bridgewater at their meeting in 
November last to consider whether any alterations can be made in the Grammar 
School wricks in said Parish wich will be of more general advantage to the inhabitants 
thereof. Beg leave to make the following reporte, namely : 

Fi7-st,. your committee are of opinion that the South west and South east wricks, as 
to their extent and bounds, remain as they now are. Secondly, your committee are of 
opinion that it will be for the general advantage of the inhabitants of the North west 
and North east wricks to be divided into three wricks, in the following manner and 
form, to wit : The first, or north west wrick to be bounded Northerly and Westerly on 
Stoughton and Easton. Southerly on the South west wrick, and easterly on the river 
whareon Reynolds' saw-mill stands, including also Lieut. Parmenas Packard and Ben- 
jamin Silvester's familys. The Second, or north wrick to be bounded northerly on Stough- 
ton, westerly on Reynolds' mill River aforesaid. Southerly on the Southern wrick, and 
easterly on trout Brook, excluding the before-mentioned families of Lieut. Parmenas 
Packard and Benjamin Silvester, including Daniel Howard, esq,, Gideon Howard, and 
Thomas White, and their familes before mentioned. The Third, or North East wrick to 
be bounded easterly and northerly on Abington and Randolph, westerly on Trout 
Brook, and southerly on the South east wrick, excluding Daniel Howard, esq., Gideon 
Howard, and Thomas White's families, before mentioned. Thirifli/, your committee are 



382 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

also of opinion that, the Grammar-Sohool ought to be kept in the two southern wricks 
every other year, — one-half in the South west wrick, and the other half in the South 
east wrick. We are also of opinion that said Grammar-Sohool ought to be kept in the 
three northern wricks every other year in the following proportion, namely : one-Third 
part of the time in the north west wrick, one-third part in the middle or north wrick, 
and one-third part of the time in the Worth East wrick. Fourthly, your committee are 
furthermore of the opinion that the school in the north or middle wrick ought to be 
kept alternately at the school-House near Nathaniel Snell's and the sohool-H"use near 
the Meeting- House, and that the .school in the South east wrick ought to be kept at or 
between Setli Kingman's Abel Kingman's, and Eliab Packard's and that the School in 
the North east wricks ought to be kept alternately at the school-house near Deacon 
Jonathan Gary's and the School-house near William Shaw's, unless the inhabitants of 
said wrick can agree on a more central place, which we judge to be at or between Ames 
Packard's. Josiah Packard's, Josiah Eames', and Perez Southworth's 
All wich is submitted to Said parish for consederation and acceptance. 

ISSACHAR SnELL, 

. Eleazer Snow, 

Daniel Howard, 
Jesse Perkins, 
Lemuel Packard, 

Comrniitee. 
A treu record. 

Daniel Gary, Precinct Clerk. 

Again, the grammar-school did not suit all the people in the parish; 
for, November 14, 1796, we find a meeting called "To see if some more 
advantageous method cannot be devised for the improvement of the 
Grammar- School," at which it was "voted to postpone the subject to 
the next March meeting." 

March 9, 1797 "Voted to choose a committee of one from each 
school District, to make some alteration in the Grammar-School Dis- 
tricts, and to report at next fall meeting." Daniel Howard, esq., 
Issacher Snell, esq., Waldo Hayward, Capt. Lemuel Packard, Moses 
Gary, Capt. Zebedee Snell, Capt. Jesse Perkins, Jeremiah Thayer, jr., 
Barnabas Curtis, Daniel Manley, jr., were the committee wlio made 
the following report, November 13, 1797: 

The committee appointed to report a plan for keeping the Grammar-School have 
agreed upon the following mode, namely ; 

First, That Said School shall not be kept in a dwelling house. Second, That Said 
School be kept in each English district through the parish, provided they Shall build 
School-Houses and fit them with seats in the same manner the School-house near 
the meeting-house is, and otherwise convenient in the judgment of the Selectmen for 



SCHOOLS. 383 

the time being, and find sufficiency of Fire wood. Third, In case any district shall 
not comply with the foregoing conditions, the school is to be keept m the next Dis- 
trect according to their turn. The school shall be keept first in Issachar Snell's, 2d in 
Jesse Perkins', 3d Jonathan Gary's, 4th Amzi Brett's, 5th William Shaw's, Gth Ichabod 
Edson's, 7th Charles Snell's, 8th Ephraim Cole's, 9th Daniel Manly 's, 10th Capt. Zebe- 
dee Snell's, — all of which is Submitted to the parish for consideration and acceptance. 

The above report was accepted and agreed to by the Parish. 

A trew record. 

Daniel Cart, Parif^h Clerk: 

Previous to the organization of the town, in 1821, the North Parish 
had the charge of the school funds which were set apart by the town to 
them, and the precinct committee were the committee when no others 
were chosen especially for that purpose. The amount was assessed 
upon the inhabitants according to their valuation. We find no syste- 
matic account of the amount appropriated yearly or the manner in 
which it was spent, but presume it was well expended. The schools 
were usually from six to eight weeks in a year, and we should judge 
the people would make the most of their time. We have found occa- 
sionally separate amounts additional to that voted by the town to be 
assessed bj' the parish, as March 16, 179S, "Voted /'15 for English 
Schooling." Also, February 27, 1798, "Voted to raise two hundred 
dollars for the use of schooling." The above vote was reconsidered 
August 19, 1798. The precinct voted sums only when an extra outlay 
had been made or a school-house built. The first appropriations are 
from 1821 to 1825, inclusive, when the sum of six hundred and twenty- 
five dollars was voted. Early the next year (1826) the State passed a 
general law placing the entire care and superintendence of the public 
schools in a town in the hands of a committee, which consisted of three, 
five, or seven persons, whose duty it was to examine into the qualifica- 
tions of teachers, and to visit the several schools at the commencement 
and closing of them. Their duty was to provide books for those that 
failed to provide for themselves, under certain rules, and also to deter- 
mine what books should be used in the schools. 

School Committee of the Town and City of Brockton. — 
The following is a list of the school committee from 1827 to 1864, in- 
clusive, together with the years of their election : 

Eliab Whitman, 1827, '40, '41, '42, '43, '44, '46, '47. 
Linus Howard, 1827, '29, '30, '31. 



384 HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

Dr. Nathan Perry, 1827. 

Rev. D. Huntingdon, 1828, '40, '41, '42, '4:_!, '44, '4o, '46, '47. 

Dr. John S. Crafts, 1828, '29, '30. 

Rev. John Goldsbury, 1828. 

Heinan Packard, 1829, '30, '31, '32, '33, •.■!4. 

Albert Smith, 1829, '35, '38, '39. 

Jesse Perlcius, 1829, '30, '31, '32, '33, '36, '37, '39. 

Jabez Kingman, 1830. 

Erastus Wales, 1832, '33. 

Lucius Kingman, 1834, '35. 

Zibeon Shaw, 1834, '35, '36, '37. 

Joseph A. Rainsford, 1836, '37. 

Isaac Eames, 1838. 

Josiah W. Kingman, 1838. 

Rev. John D wight, 1838. 

Rev. Paul Couch, 1838, '39, '40, '41, '42. '4.3, '44, '45, '46, '47, '48, '49. '50, '51, '52, 
'53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58. 

Rev. A. S. Dudley, 1845. 

Adoniram Bisbee, 1848, '49, '50, '51, '52. 

Rev. William Whiting, 1848, '49, '50. 

Henry A. Ford, 1851, '62, '66, '57, '58, '.59, '60, '61, '70, '71, '72. 

Rev. Henry Baylies, 1853, '54. 

Rev. A. B. Wheeler, 1854, '55. 

Rev. Warren Goddard, 1853. 

George T. Ryder, 1855. 

Charles C. Bixby, 18.55. 

Rev. Charles L. Mills, 1856, '57, '58, '59, '60. 

Elbridge G. Ames, 1869, '60, '61, '62, '63. 

Galen E. Pratt, 1860, '61, '62, '63. 

Rev. Charles W.Wood, 1862, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75, 
'76, '77. 

Augustus T. Jones, 1864, '65, '71, '72, '73, 74, '75, '76, 77, '78, '79, '80. 

Rev. F, A. Crafts, 1864, '65, '66, '67. 

Rev J. L. Stone, 1866, '67, '68. 

Jonathan White, 1867, '68, '69, '76, '77, '78, '79, "80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87. 

Jonas R. Perkins, 1867, '68. 

Rev. E. C. Mitchell, 1868. 

Rev. I. M. Atwood, 1869, '70, '71. 

Darius Howard, 1870, '71, '72. 

Ira Copeland, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75. 

Charles R. Ford, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74. 

Charles D. Brighara, 1870, '71. 

Ellis Packard, 1870, '71, '72, '73, '74, '75. 

Albert Keith, 1870, '71, '72. 



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Loring W. Puffer, 1874, '87. 
Bnos H. Reynold.s 1874, '75, 76, '77, '78. 

S. Franklin Packard, 1874. '75, '76, 77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '8.3, '84, '85, '8G, '87, 
'90, '91, '92, '9.3. 
Alfred Laws, 1874, '75, '7G. 

Cyrus F. Copeland, 1874. '75, '70, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '86. 
Baalis Sanford, jr.. 1875, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83, '84. 
John J. Whipple, 1875, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81, '82, '83. 
Edward Crocker, 1876, '77, '78. 
H. N. P. Hubbard, 1877, '78, '79. 
Rev. Henry E. Goddard, 1877, '78, '79. 
Charles W. Sumner, 1875, '76, '77, '78, '79, '80, '81. 
De Witt Clinton Packard, 1879, '80, '81, '82. 
Patrick Gilmore, 1880, '81, '82. 

Lizzie A. Kingman, elected in joint convention for three years, but declined serving. 
Martha J. Farewell, 1882, '83, '84, '85, '86, '87, '90, '91, '92, '93. 
Samuel L. Seals, 1882. 
David Cowell, 1882, '83, '84. 
Arthur E. Kenriok, 1882, '83, '84, '85. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keilh, ex officio 1882, '84, '85, (mayor). '91, '92. 
Hon. Henry H. Packard, ex officio, 1883, (mayor). 
Hon. John J. Whipple, ex officio, 1886, '87, (mayor). 
Hon. William L. Douglas, ex officio, 1890, (mayor). 
William A. Sanford. 188.3, '84, '8.). 
William Rankin, 1883, 'S-1, '85. 
William H. H. Barton, 1885, '86. '87. 
Francis J. Glynn, 1885, '86. 

Warren A. Reed, 1886, '87, '90, '91. ; 

Roland Hammond, 1886, '87. 
John Kent, 1886, '87. 
Wallace C. Keith, 1887, '90, '91, '92, '93. 
David W. Battles, 1890, '91, '92, '93. 
Arthur V. Lyon, 1890, '91, '92, '03. 

Charles W. Robinson, 1890. '; 

Loyed E. Chamberlain, 1890, 91, '92, 93. 
Horace Richmond. 1890. 
Warren T. Copeland, 1891. '92, '93. 
Fred P. Richmond, 1891, '92, '93. 
George W. Cobb, 1892. 
Warren Goddard, jr., 1893. 

Annual Appropriations for Schools. — This committee was 
also required to make an annual report of the number of schools, schol- 

49 



386 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ars, amount appropriated, and sucli other details as was deemed of in- 
terest to the secretary of the commonweaUh. In these reports from 
North Bridgewater, now Brockton, we find the following reports, which 
we publish to exhibit at a glance the condition of the schools at differ- 
ent dates : 

Y - Number Amount Number 

of Scholars. appropriated. of Schools. 

1827 42.5 S 800 11 

1828 42.5 800 11 

1829 550 800 11 

1830 580 800 11 

1831 593 800 11 

1832 .569 800 11 

1833 669 800 11 

1834 650 1,000 11 

1835 657 1,000 11 

1836 676 1,000 11 

We see by the above returns that prior to the year 1837 the amount 
annually appropriated for the support of the public schools in the town 
did not increase in proportion to the increase in the number of scholars. 
During this year a change was made in the laws regulating the schools 
throughout the commonwealth by the organization of the Board of Ed- 
ucation in June, 1837, and by which all the school committees in the 
several towns were required to make a detailed report of them annually 
of the condition of tb.e schools in their respective towns, which report 
was either to be read in open town- meeting or printed for circulation 
among the inhabitants The effect of these reports has been of univer- 
sal advantage to the commonwealth, as by this system the experience 
of each town is laid open to the others, so that they may be benefited 
by another's experience. By it the several portions of the State are 
brought nearer each other, causing a spirit of emulation to pervade the 
community. It is this that has given the Old Bay State a name worthy 
of being handed down to future generations, and has made her so cele- 
brated for her educational advantages. 

The returns above named were usually made in March or April, and 
presented to the town for their approval. Below we present the reader 
with a copy of the returns from 1838, the year following the organiza- 
tion of the board, to the year 1892, inclusive: 



SCHOOLS. 



387 



No. Schools. 



1838. . . 
1839.. 
1840 . 
1841.. 
1842.. 
1843.. 
1844.. 
1 84.5 . . 

1846 . 

1847 . 
1S4S . 
1849.. 

1850... 

18.51 ... 

1852... 

1853... 

1854 . . 

18.55... 

1850 .. 

1857..- 

1858... 

1859 .. 

1800.. . 

1861 .. 

1862... 

1863.. 

1864... 

1865 

1866... 

1867 .. 

18G8... 

1869... 

1870... 

1871... 

1872... 

1873... 

1874.. 

1875 . . 

1876 . . . 

1877... 



11 
. 13 
. 11 
11 
11 
11 
11 
13 
13 
13 
13 
15 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

18 

19 

18 

19 

19 

19 

20 

21 

21 

21 

25 

26 

26 

27 

■-'7 

29 

33 

35 

34 

38 

38 

37 

38 



Amount appro- 
priated by 
Taxation. 

$1,000.00 

1,188 83 

1,200.011 

1,500.00 

1,. 500.00 

1,500.00 

1.761.56 

1,926.20 

1,920.20 

l,63iMi0 

1,630.00 

2,000.00 

$2,000.00 

2 000.00 

2,600.00 

2,600.00 

3,000.00 

3,000.00 

3,500.00 

3,500.00 

3,000.00 

3,500.00 

3,500.00 

3,500.00 

3,500.00 

3,500.00 

4,500.00 

7,000.00 

7,900.00 

8,000.00 

10,000.00 

10,000.00 

14,250.00 

15,2.50.00' 

10,500.00 

17,500.00 

21, .500.00 

21,599.00 

22,975.00 

25.821.00 



Number of 
Scholars be- 
tween 4 and i6. 

704 
717 



701 
678 
713 
739 
799 
800 
800 
790 
817 
891 

No. Scholars 
between 5 and 15. 

802 

807 

905 

979 
1043 
1124 
1135 
1135 
1191 
1174 
1177 
1203 
1271 
1343 
1302 
1525 
1.525 
1530 
1.537 
1440 
15S9 
1710 
1647 
1820 
1918 
1970 
1941 
2140 



388 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Amount appro Number of 

Year. No. Schools. priated by Scholars be- 

Taxation. tween 5 and 15. 

1878 40 26,025.00 204-") 

187!i 41 24,740.00' 2107 

1880 43 22,700.00 22G7 

1881 49 23,750.00 2457 

1882 . .50 27,023.00 25G4 

1883 58 27,680.04 2775 

1884 61 32,.50n.00 28(i4 

1885 63 49,402.10 3477 

1880 (18 45,500.00 3553 

1887 (i7 45,777.98 3544 

1888 75 49.332.82 3748 

1889 80 50,587.71 3985 

1890 96 67,431.40 4284 

1801 100 00,444.60 4641 

1892 .• 105 76,196.06 4788 

Note. — The reports in ihe .several towns being made in the early part of the year, 
the figures opposite the dates above are, in fact, the record of the preceding year, as, in 
1838, the return being for the year ending in March, it would be the record for 1837, 
and so on to the end of the list. 

For eight years previous to 1864 the town of North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, did not expend as much money per scholar as most of 
the towns in the State. In that year the people, with a commendable 
spirit added one thousand dollars to their appropriation, making it four 
thousand five hundred dollars, wliich sum was divided among the sev- 
eral districts through the town ; also another appropiiation of twelve 
hundred dollars for high- school purposes, making a total of five thou- 
sand seven hundred dollars for schools. To show how the town has 
been in past times, we will present to the reader a few figures for 1863, 
with an appropriation of three thousand five hundred dollars. There 
were in the commonwealth three hundred and thirty-three towns Of 
this number, three hundred and six towns paid more for each scholar 
between the ages of five and fifteen than this town, while there are but 
twenty-si.x towns that did not pay as much. There were 

Four that paid one dollar and over. Ninety- two tliat paid four dollars and a 
Fifty-one that paid two dollars and over. fraction. 

Ninety-nine that paid three dollars and a Thirty-six that ])aid five dollars and a frac- 
fraction. tion. 



SCHOOLS. 389 

Ninelccn that paid six dollars and a frac- One that paid twelve dollars and a frac- 
tion, tion. 

Ten that paid seven dollars iind a frae- Two that paid fourteen dollars and a frac- 
tion, tion. 

Eleven that paid eij^'ht dollars and a frac- One that paid nineteen dollars and a frac- 
tion, tion, the highest town in the State. 

Four that paid nine dollars and a frac- North Bridgewater paid $2,606 per scholar, 

tion. East Bridgewater paid §.3.369 per scholar. 

One that paid ten dollars and a fraction. West Bridgewater paid §3.518 per scholar. 

Bridgewater paid .§3.597 per scholar. 

In comparison with the other towns in Plymouth county, while this 
town, now the city of Brockton, stood second in point of population, 
fifth in valuation, fourth in the number of her schools, yet she paid the 
smallest sum per scholar of any town in the county. At that time the 
public sentiment began to change in regard to the importance of keep- 
ing up tiie schools, and the additional sum appropriated in 1864 gave a 
new impulse to the cause of popular education. September 5, 1864, a 
new high school was opened in the building fortnerly occupied by Mr. 
S. D. Hunt for scliool purposes. The school at the end of the first year 
gave promise of success, and has continued to be such. 

During the first settlement of the North Parish there was but one 
school district, and that included the entire parish. Only one teacher 
was required, and that was usually the minister of the parish, or some 
person sufficiently " larned " to teach the young to " Read, Wright, and 
Sifer," which at that time was all that was deemed necessary for com- 
mon business pursuits, except those intending to enter some professional 
calling. 

As the different portions of the precinct became settled, movable 
schools were held in private dwellings, mechanic shops, and corn- 
houses, or such places as could be best and most easily procured. The 
minds of the people were occupied in agricultural pursuits, clearing 
land, and providing for the support of their families, and such other 
matters as were necessary for subsistence. They were like all people in 
new places ; they had not an abundance of money or means to do with, 
as at the present day, and he was lucky who could be spared from labor 
long enough to get six weeks' schooling in a year. 

New School Districts. — In 175 1 the people saw the necessity of 
a division of the school funds, and for the purpose of dividing the time 



390 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

equally and accommodating all portions of the precinct, voted to divide 
the parish into three school districts, or " Ricks." , Again, in 1784, the 
parish was divided into four districts, or " Ricks," and the school was 
kept in the two westerly districts, which were west of the present Main 
street, the first year, and the two easterly districts to have it the next 
year. Again, in 1795, the two northerly districts were divided into 
three districts, making five in the parish. In 1794 a system of choosing 
a district " committee man" to look after the schools in the several dis- 
tricts was adopted, which served to give new interest in school matters. 
In 1797 a committee of one from each district was appointed to rear- 
range the " keeping of the School." This committee reported against 
Iceeping schools in private houses, and in favor of having schools kept 
in order around the town, provided each district would furnish a school- 
house and find fuel. Various changes were made in the division of 
the territory till 1865, when there were fourteen school districts in the 
town. 

No. I, or Centre. — The first house erected in this district was near 
the old church ; the next was situated just south of where Washburn's 
block now stands, and on the spot where Kingman's brick block now 
stands. The third was located on School street, where the nev/ and 
elegant city hall now stands. The present building was erected in 1 847, 
and is a neat, roomy building, two stories in height, with a cupola and 
bell, and is painted white, with green blinds, and inclosed with a sub- 
stantial fence. Afterwards used for a high school. 

No 2, or "Howard." — This district comprised the northerly portion of 
the town, near Stoughton, now Avon line. The first house erected in 
this part of the city was built previous to 1795, and was removed in 
i860 to give place for a new and larger edifice. The next building 
was erected during the years i860 and 1861, under the direction of 
Lucien B. Keith, Charles S. Johnson, Nathum Battles, Willard Howard, 
and Henry Howard as building committee, who were also the trustees 
in behalf of the district. The building was fifty by thirty three feet, 
with twenty-three feet posts. The contractor and master- builder was 
John F. Beal, of Stoughton, who performed his part in a faithful and 
workmanlike manner. The school-room is thirty five by forty-two 
feet, with seats for eighty scholars, which are of the modern style, fur- 



SCHOOLS. 391 

nished by Mr. W. G. Sliattuck, of Boston. Around the outside of the 
room were seats for sixty scholars more. The rooms were well furnished 
with blackboards. There was a large room in the second story, well 
adapted for public gatherings of any kind, furnished with settees. There 
was also a retiring room in the house, fifteen feet square, with seats for 
those wishing to remain during intermission. In the entry was a large, 
amount of wardrobe hooks and iron sinks for the use of the pupils. The 
arrangement of the house was excellent, and the interior, as well as the 
exterior, appearance reflects great credit upon the building committee. 
The house was dedicated March 20, 1861. with the following exercises : 
Voluntary; invocation, by Rev. N. B. Blanchard; singing by the chil- 
dren; remarks, by Galen E. Pratt, of the school committee; address by 
Mr. Farwell, the teacher at that time; finale, singing, under the direc- 
tion of Robert Sumner, of Stoughton. 

No. 3, "West Shares or North-west Bridgewater" (now "Brockton 
Heights") — This district was provided with a small, neat school house, 
situated upon the road leading from Brockton to Stoughton. It con- 
sisted of a one-story building, painted white, with green blinds. 

No. 4, "Tilden." — This building was situated on the Boston and 
Taunton Turnpike and near the road leading from Easton to North 
Bridgewater Village, and near to the shoe manufactory of 11. T. Mar- 
siiall ; it was a small building, similar to that at the West Shares. 

No. 5, the "Ames" District. — Situated on the road leading to Easton 
from the Centre Village, and near the residence of the late Dr. Fiske 
Ames. 

No. 6, or " Campello " District. — The first school-house in this village 
was one of the first in the town ; was erected previous to 1784. This 
was sold at auction, and removed by Maj Nathan Hayward to the 
north part of the town in 1842, and a new one erected by Bela Keith, 
twenty eight by eighteen feet, at an expense of about five hundred 
dollars, one story in height, painted white. In 1854 this house was 
raised, and one story added, and in 1862 a new house was built by Otis 
Cobb, costing four hundred and fifty dollars, situated south of the old 
building. These two buildings have long since given place to one large 
and more commodious building. 

No. 7, or " Copeland " — There have been three houses in this district, 



392 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The first was built about 1800. A neat and tidy house was erected in 
1852: one-story building, painted and blinded, and was an ornament to 
that portion of the town, when compared to the old red school-house 
of ancient days. This district is situated about one mile east from the 
village of Campello, on the east side of Salisbur}' River and the bounds 
of which extend to West Bridgewater line. 

No. 8, or " Shaw's" — This district was one of the early formed, the 
old house being built previous to 1794. The next house was erected 
in 1843, costing about five hundred dollars, one story high and painted ; 
located on or near the same spot that the old house stood, which is near 
to what is called " Shaw's Corner." 

No. 9, or " Cary Hill." — This is one of the oldest districts in town, a 
house having been built previous to 1794. It was situated in the north- 
east part of the town, upon a high spot of land called "Cary Hill." 
First house burned in Marcn, 1840, rebuilt by Marcus Packard, in July, 
same year, costing four hundred and twenty- five dollars. 

No. 10, the " Field District." — The school in this district was situated 
on a prominent height of land, on the south side of Prospect Street, be- 
tween the houses of John Field and the late Joseph Brett. They have 
a new house, erected within a short time. 

No. II, or " Sprague's." — This portion of the town has had two 
school-houses. The first was built about 1800; the second was built in 
1852, under the care of Chandler Sprague, esq., and was a neat, two- 
story building, with a cupola containing a bell, the whole painted white, 
with green blinds, and was located in a very sightly position on a prom- 
inent street. 

No. 12, or " North Wing." — This is a comparatively new district. It 
was formed of a portion of the Centre District, being set apart from 
them in 1846. At first a large, two- story house was erected, but of 
late it has increased in numbers to such an extent that in a few years a 
second house was erected for the primary department, and both became 
well filled with pupils. The new and elegant school building, known as 
the "Perkins School," takes the place of the last two. 

No. 13, or "South Wing." — This, like the North Wing District, is 
also a new district, they having been set off by themselves at the same 
time the Centre was divided, and the North Wing taken from them in 



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393 



1846. A new school-house was erected near the residence of Mr. 
Sumner A Hayward, on the east side of Main street, and has quite a 
large school. 

No. 14, or "Snow's." — This district comprises the territory between 
West Shares and Tilden Districts. The house was situated near the 
First Methodist Church, on the turnpike, and has been erected but a 
few years. 

ESTIMATED VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY, JANUARY 1, 1882, 

Schools. School Lot. Buildings. Furniture. Apparatus. 

Gary $100 $500 $100 $16 

Shaw 100 1,500 100 16 

Howard 500 2,000 300 16 

Pro.spect 500 • 2,000 400 16 

Hancock 150 1,200 225 16 

Marshall 100 500 75 16 

Ames 50 300 50 13 

Belmont . . 500 1,800 350 30 

Park Street 1,000 1,800 375 20 

Copeland 200 800 200 13 

Sylvester 200 500 50 10 

Ashland . 250 500 50 10 

Spring Street 1,000 1,800 375 20 

Centre Primary 1,000 1,900 375 20 

Sprague 1,000 7,500 800 30 

Whitman 4,000 14,000 1,300 30 

Huntington 1,500 14,000 1,300 30 

Perkins . . 1,500 12,000 1,300 30 

High School 5,000 8,000 500 200 

Union 500 9,500 800 

Packard 500 2,300 475 

$19,650 $84,400 $9,500 $542 
LIST OF GRADUATES OF THE BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL. 

1867. 

N. Waldo Bradford. Charles Q. Manley. Mary W. Lyon. 

Elbridge L. Brown. Charles F. Reynolds. Alice M. Packard. 

William P. Burden. Granville W. Tinkham. Sarah F. Packard. 

Warren Goddard. Edward C. Wood. Alice A. White. 

Edward D. Hall. R. Augusta Brett. Emma White. 
Ezra T. Kimball. Alice M. Keith. 
50 



394 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



David W. Battles. 
Ellis F. Copelaud. 
Heniy L. French. 
Charles A. Leach. 



Charles H. Bates. 
Charles S. Field. 
George Clarence Holmes, 
('hester V. Keith. 
Joseph 0. Snow. 
Hugh H. Smith. 

Henry M. Dunham. 
Hervey Dunham. 
Frank A. Dunham. 
Henry E. Goddard. 
Edwin D. Hathaway. 



William F. Field. 
Forrest F. French. 
Emery Gill. 
Rufus Henry Kimball. 
Patrick Gilmore. 
Floras C. Reynolds. 

Ida E. Andrews. 
Anna L. Barry. 
Addie L. Crocker. 
Louisa F. Howard. 
Isabel Keith. 
Georgianna F. Peterson. 



Mary ('. Copeland. 
Abbie M. Holmes. 
Minnie C. Johnson. 
Ella M. Kimball. 
Lillian F. Packard. 
Idella M. Stevens. 
Linzie F. Trow. 



1868. 
John F. Muir. 
Herman W. Perkins. 
Walter L. Sawyer. 
M. Addie Hall. 
Florilla M. Hall. 

1869. 
Fannie B. Bradford. 
Lizzie M. Clapp. 
Mattie A. Copeland. 
Addie F. Field. 
S. Nellie Foss. 
Mary E. Kingman. 

1870. 
• Elmer C. Packard. 
Lyman Shaw. 
Marcia L. Alden. 
Alice Cary. 
Eliza S. Eaton. 

1871. 
E. Bradford Southworth. 
Lyman C. Tilden. 
Louisa R, Bailey. 
Hattie P. Beal. 
Helen A. Cary. 
Clara B. Cobb. 

1872. 
Laura D. Pierce. 
Asa E. Goddard. 
Helen Cushman. 
Josephine M. Hall. 
Rosaletta M. Hall. 
Lizzie J. Jones. 
Marian H. Packard. 

1873. 
Walter S. Hayward. 
Edwin W. Reynolds. 
Fred. P. Richmond. 
Alice M. Field. 
Louisa Cary. 
Mary A. Cole. 
Abbie A. Dunham. 



Cynthia Hamilton. 
Julia B. Hayward. 
Isabella A. Howard. 
Rosa E. Kingman. 



Abbie Leach. 
Annie Leach 
Ella D. Packard. 
Florence L. B. Peterson. 
Emily C. Wood. 



Jennie Hollywood. 
Ella Holmes. 
Fannie S. Kimball. 
Ida F. Kingman. 
Hattie Sawyer. 

Louise J. Crocker. 
E. Jennie Goldthwait. 
Addie B. Leavitt. 
Grace A. Murray. 
Franklin S. Reynolds. 



Mary A. Sawyer. 
Henry F. Burrill. 
Charles Eaton. 
Lucius M. Leach. 
L. Eliot Packard. 
Mary E. Hayward. 



Inez M. Rogers. 
Annie P. White. 
J. William Baxendale. 
William H. Bryant. 
D. Frank Cooley. 
Austin M. White. 
Gardner F. Packard. 



SCHOOLS. 



39r) 



Louise G. Allen. 
Annie M. Howard. 
Edith JI. Howard. 
Fred. R. Frencli. 
Frank B. Paoliard. 
Annie L. Kendall. 



E. Mabel Morey. 
Anna M. Trow. 
Benjamin W. Cobb. 
Wallace C. Keith. 



Lizzie F. Estes. 
Minnie Ida Estes. 
Mary A. Hall. 
Nellie Packard. 
Henry C. Gurney. 



Annie L Churchill. 
H. Maria Holmberg. 
Edith Leach. 
Anna M. Ponitz. 
Nellie D. Sewall. 
Louise Carr. 
Lillie E. Blanchard. 



Mattie M. Allen. 
L. Ella Holmes. 
Jennie H. Packard. 
Mattie H. Studley. 
Winifred S. Bennett. 



Mary L. Bullard. 
Susan E. Manley. 
Lucy H. Fuller. 
Ellen M. Kingman. 
Nellie W. Packard. 



1874. 

Fannie E. Howard. 
Jessie B. F. Little. 
Hattie B. McLaathlin. 
Eliza T. Wilder. 
Clara B. Gill. 
Charles 0. Emerson. 
Elmer R. Gorham. 

1875. 

Arthur E. Kendrick. 
Mary E. Pinkham. 
Edgar B. Stevens. 
Anna W. Howard. 

1876. 

J. Emil C. Lagergreen. 

Frank A. McLauthlin. 
Lizzie F. Cushman. 
Ellen Manley. 
Mary C. PuSer. 

1877. 

Laura D. Gill. 
L. Etta Prescott. 
Elber C. Bryant. 
Oliver L. Congdon. 
James Dorgan. 
Edwin L. Emerson. 
D. Everett Hall. 

1878. 

Edward T. Ford. 
Charles F. Jenny. 
Charles W. Packard. 
Fannie E. Abbott. 
Terrie L. Brownell. 
Walter H. Cleveland. 

1879. 

Sophia G. Thomas. 
George H. Bryant. 
L. Jennie Clark. 
M. Etta Eliot. 
Herbert L. Hayden. 



Joseph M. Hollywood. 
C. Wesley McCoy. 
William S. Packard. 
John G. Parrott. 
Joseph H. Perkins. 
Loyed E. Chamberlain. 



Helen M. Packard. 
Seth E. Foss. 
William H. Porter. 
James B. Pointz. 



Henry L. Emerson. 
John Gilmore. 
Austin Keith. 
Albert Manley. 
Harry C. Severance. 

Nathan Hayward. 
C. Herbert Kingman. 
J. Robert McCarty. 
Harry L. Marston. 
Dennis Murphy. 
John Kent. 
John J. Saxton. 



Carrie E. Perkins. 
Emma F. Straffin. 
Mary A. Tighe. 
Walter J. Keith. 
Bernard Saxton. 



Julia W. Peckham. 
Nellie M. Poole. 
Hattie E. Porter. 
William H. Sanford. 
Annie K. Severance. 



396 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Belle Rankin. 
Horace Richmond. 
Minetta E. Snow. 
Annie N. Thompson. 



Eunice 0. Blanchard. 
M. Agnes Brigham. 
Adam Capen Gill. 
Lillian M. Gurney. 
Marion H. Harris. 



Cora F. Battles. 
Robert E. Bray ton. 
Charles A. Briggs. 
Annie L. Burke. 
Fannie B. Clark. 
Nellie D. Ilayward. 
Mary S. Howard. 
Ellen M. Kendall. 



Susie L. Bowen. 
Emma W. Hall. 
Carrie L. Hawkins. 
Lucy C. Holbrook. 
Jennie H. Richmond. 
S. Emma Thompson. 
Florence E. Jones. 
Edward F. Barry. 
Lucv E. Ben,son. 



Allen F. Brett. 
Arthur L. Copeland. 
Hattie M. Dunbar. 
Lottie R. Keith. 
Francis C. Kingman. 
S. Franklin Beals. 
Frank B. Buck. 
Hattie E. Holmes. 



John Kelliher. 
Ada F. Lawson. 
Herbert L Mitchell. 
Jennie A. Packard. 
Lizzie J. Packard. 

1880. 

Kitty P. Jones. 
Julia A. Mann. 
Berthia Manley. 
Kattie F. Parker. 
Jennie M. Sewall. 

1881. 

Louis H. Ridgway. 
Marian F. Smith. 
Annie B. Clark. 
Emily B. Crowell. 
Fred M. Bi.xby. 
Merton F. Copeland. 
Helen M. Deane. 
Ida E. Frazer. 

1882. 

Maria C. Coots. 
George W, Emerson. 
Charles C. Fitzgerald. 
Patrick H. Gegan. 
Emma E. Hall. 
Laura P. Hall. 
Mary F. Hayward. 
George E. Horton. 
Harry E. Howland. 

1883. 

Lena S. Howes. 
Albert K. Joslyn. 
Lillie M. Keith. 
Minnie E. Lewis. 
Ella P. Osborne. 
Alice M. Packard. 
Alice G. Pettee. 
Ella D. Youngquist. 



John E. Tighe. 
Arthur E. Southworth. 
Sarah R. Thompson. 
Ida B. Wheeler. 



William F. Brooks. 
M. Francis Buckley. 
Maggie E. Hannigan. 
Norman B. Shaw, 



William Gilmore. 
Arthur E. Keith. 
Mary A. Kent. 
Florence W. Lambert. 
Frances E. Sproul. 
L. Maude Studley. 
Effie A. Tinkham. 



Elisha W. Morse. 
Eda R. Packard. 
Nora F. Russell. 
R. Minnebel Southworth. 
Mary E. Sullivan. 
Evan W. Thomas. 
Bernard B. Winslow. 
J. Alice Wiswell. 



Mary E. Brooks. 
Nellie M. Lewis. 
Thomas B. Riley. 
Alice M. Snow. 
Wesley S. Snow. 
Lottie F. Swain. 
Hattie White. 



SCHOOLS. 



397 



David Brayton, jr. 
Lillian M. Estes. 
Chester G. Hill. 
Ella L. Johnson. 
Hannah J. Leonard. 
Wilfred B. Littlefield. 
Minnie E. Moors. 



Florence J. Capen. 
Frank E. Gurney. 
Bertha B. Jones. 
Steve R. Jones. 
Michael J. Owens. 
Henry F. Parker. 
James P. Stiff. 
Susie K. Wales. 
Hattie E. Seals. 
Edward S. Bryant. 
Carrie E. Churchill. 

Of the above number, Ber 
Brown University, Frank E 

Fred Warren Gurney. 
Francelia Mason. 
Agnes Richmond. 
Abbie Louise Holmes. 
S. Josie Norris. 
Abbie Louise Sylvester. 
Marion Everett Dean. 
Carrie Dudley Hanson. 
Mary Mabel Holbrook. 
Hattie A. Ames. 
Alice M. Brownell. 
Josie W. Casey. 
C. Lottie French. 
Alice P. Manley. 

Jennie Hilton Ford. 
Agnes Aloott Howard. 



1884. 
Eve B. Presoott. 
Minnie B. Wentworth. 
Lena M. Baker. 
Lucia E. Cole. 
Ada Baxter. 
Lizzie C. Brett. 
Arthur E. Clark. 
AdelbertM. FuUerton. 

1885. 
Lois A. Dunbar. 
Nellie M. Fobes. 
John T. Hannigan. 
Harry E. Jones. 
Kattie M. Kelleher. 
Frank A. Laws. 
Mabel Lovell. 
Grace E. Mitchell. 
Hattie A. Packard. 
C. Ernest Perkins. 
Anna G. Smith. 
Minnie Stewart. 



Edward Gilmore. 
Hattie A. Hayward. 
George A. Holmes. 
Nellie M. Howes. 
J. Arthur Jenkins. 
Clarence L. Packard. 
Louis B. Rich. 



Alice K. Tribou. 
Jesse A. Wheldon. 
Sarah E. Wright. 
Oscar C. Davis. 
Florence A. Drake. 
Edmund G. Fanning. 
Annie F. Fitzgerald. 
Herman S. Hewett, 
Lizzie L. Jackson. 
Maggie L. Saxton. 
Stanford W. Vincent. 



tha E. Jones, entered Wellesley College, Henry F. Parker, 
Gurney and Steve R. Jones, Amherst college. 

1886. 

Frank E. Cobb. 
Alma J. Cook. 
Mary G. Fuller. 
May A. Hartwell. 
Bertha 0. Leonard. 
Hattie C. Monroe. 



Sadie S. Palmer. 
Abbie K. Reynolds. 
Maria E. Smith. 
Mdlie J. Anglem. 
Rufus H. Carr. 
Everett G. Duncklee. 
Annie L. Gardner. 
Jennie F. llowland. 
Mattie A. Peck. 
Susie R. Simmons. 
Everett B. Wilbar. 
Everett M. Willis. 
Ella Barter. 
Dennis Buckley. 

1887. 
Harry Clinton Crocker. 
Ernest Ezekiel Leonard 



Fred A. Packard. 
John T. Reilly. 
Nettie D. Reynolds. 
Joseph D. Tripp. 
LiUie W. Tripp. 
Chester H. Wilbar. 
Maud B. Mowry. 



Charles Henry Fanning. 
Edward Howe Lambert. 



398 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Mary Zilpha Kingman. 
Mary Emily Snell. 
Arthur Loring Beals, 
Merton Stiulley Grurney. 
Colin Scott Pitblado. 
Kate Weston Hayes. 
Lizzie Lee Jones. 
Annie Gertrude Packard. 
Winnifred Faxon White. 



Thomas Joseph Barry. 
E.stell Blanche Carleton. 
Mabel Ruth Holmes. 
Warren Prince Landers. 
Bmeline Leonard Reed. 
Thomas Mathew Reilly. 
Dessie Maud Simonds. 
Fanny Church Stetson. 
Eva Louise Warfield. 
Frank Sawin Bailey. 
Mertie May Ba.xter. 
Charles Angler Brigham. 
Charles Pray Holland. 
Ralph Russell Littlefield. 
Nellie Abhott Swain. 
Charles Huston Barden. 

Bdson Linwood Ford. 
Bertha Frances Howard. 
Etta Luella Jacobs. 
William Francis Kane. 
Lettie Mabel Kingsley. 
Edward Lyman Perkins. 
Carl Parkhurst Wilbar. 
Lena Jane Hall. 
Edith Agnes Snell. 
Helen Everett Wade. 
Jennie Parker Ames. 
Mabel Hannah Capen 
Stephen Bartiett Collins. 
Edgar Byram Davis. 
Albert Frank Doyle. 



Robert Spurr Weston. 
Evelyn Josephine Foley. 
Edith Frances White. 
Ella Crocker. 
Lucy Gertrude Murpliv. 
Carrie Agnes Wade. 
Frank Sayward Farnum. 
Gertrude Marion Loring. 
Josie Clara Saxton. 
Ephraim Herbert Ripley. 

1888. 

Elizabeth May Chevigny. 
Alice Ethel Cole. 
Jerry Finbar Collins. 
Alma Elizabeth Connor. 
Anna Maria Creeden. 
Emily Louise Eaton. 
Lizzie Alice Emerson. 
Bertha Frances Field. 
Emeline Josephine Hair. 
Mabel Helena Herrod. 
Edgar Whitfield Jenney. 
John Emil Johnson. 
Sarah Louise Lincoln. 
Edith Claramond Monroe. 
Clarance Leslie Randall. 
Sabin Mann Rankin. 

1889. 

Edna Roberts Frazier. 
Ellen Carey Howard. 
Herbert Stone James. 
Grace Russell Kingman. 
Bertha Mabel Macker. 
Adele Millard. 
Walter Tyler Packard. 
Mary Abbie Scott. 
Bertha Louise Shaw. 
George Herbert Snow. 
Daniel Clifford Stone. 
Eugene Albert Tebbetts. 
Patrick Francis Walsh. 
Minnie Earle Wade. 
John Bernard Casey. 



Herbert Thurston Lovell. 
Orrie Ashley. 
Mary Augusta Brown. 
Clara Isabel Dunbar. 
Edgar W'inthrop Farwell. 
Lucy Olive Pratt. 
Nellia Augusta Churchill. 
Lizzie Wallace Spear. 
Charles Shepard Cooper. 



Etta May Reynolds. 
Frank Joseph Sexton. 
Alice Gertrude Simmons. 
Mary Anna Simmons. 
Mary Jane Criramni. 
Helena Lamson Gurney. 
Clinton Minot Snow. 
Nellie Sargent Soule. 
Clara May Lincoln. 
George Leonard Reed. 
Alice Mary Smith. 
Adelaide Louisa Stevens. 
George Earle Taber. 
Ella Augusta Thompson. 
Edward Alton Willis. 



Emma Peabody Choate. 
Emma Louise Fish. 
Alice Leonard Gibbs. 
Chester Harlow Gould. 
Mary Ann Hickey. 
Fred Merton Holmes. 
Arthur Leslie Keene. 
John Charles Kelly. 
Nellie Isabella McElaney. 
Arthur Bradford Murdock. 
Lena Mary Powell. 
Clarence Carter PuiFer. 
Herman Warren Tower. 
Annie Eloise Wade. 
Adenia Elliott White. 



SCHOOLS. 



399 



Susie Gary Beals. 
Luoy Adaline Burke. 
Jessie May Colby. 
Owen Francis Davis. 
Effie May Bldridge. 
Bertram Carver Richardson. 
Harry Browning Russell. 
Stephen Albro Sherman. 
Albert Ellsworth Thomas. 
Edith Adams Hall. 
Katie Frances Johnson. 



Ellinor Louise Barret. 
Abbie Otis Delano. 
Nellie Matilda Nelson. 
James Edward O'Reilly. 
Helen Augusta Dunham. 
Mattie Snyder Fanning. 
Sumner Tingley Packard. 
Harry Thomas Stiff. 
Frank Wallace Clapp. 
Chandos Burton Connor. 
Walter Theodore Crosby. 
Myron Leslie Fuller. 
Walter Wilson Fullerton. 
Eva Blanche Holbrook. 
Lester Sumner Howard. 



Inez Bstelle Draper. 
Grace Marion Jordan. 
Lillie Dolbeare Leach. 
Hattie Sroczynska Novina. 
Saddle Maude Perkins. 
Jennie Kendall Rogers. 
Katherine Frances Sweeney 
Annie Mildred Washburn. 
Lizzie Agnes Woodman. 
James Ellis Ames. 
Frederic Joseph Anglim. 
Harvey Studley Gurney. 
Joseph Hewett, 



1890. 

William Henry Barden. 
Otis Henry Bates. 
George Herman Gary 
Hattie Howard Cooper. 
Laura Jane Field. 
Lettie White Foye. 
Lillian Adelaide G-aynor. 
John Edwin Gifford. 
Katie Louise Kent. 
Arthur Merton Hazard. 
Daniel Francis McNamara. 

189L 

Ruth Carr Lothrop. 
Ina Louise Rice. 
Alida Culver Shaw. 
Clara Frances Smith. 
Lawrence GreenmanWeston 
Annie Belle Bradford. 
Paulina Parker Brown. 
Lydia Emma Carr. 
Frank Warren Clark. 
Charles Luther Cliftbrd. 
Annie Thayer Damon. 
Grace Leeta Frame. 
Sarah Louise Hervey. 
Jesse Lillian Holmes. 
Joseph Briggs Howland. 

1892. 

Edna Georgina Littlefield. 
Carrie Low Sweetser. 
Willliam Albert Bullivant. 
Frederic Keith Ellsworth. 
Herbert Arnold Faulkner. 
Lizzie Horton Bradford. 
Edith Lillian Colburn. 
Florence Ella Doane. 
Mary Elizabeth Dudley. 
Helen May Field. 
Nannie Leland Pierce. 
Nellie Frances Sullivan. 
Lucia Woodman Sylvester. 



Lowell Manley. 
Bessie Gary Packard. 
Emily Foster Packard. 
Granville Lyon Packard. 
Millie Seabury Power.s. 
Nellie Frances Thresher. 
Embert Lawrence Tribou. 
Bessie Lee Valler. 
Annie Edith Murphy. 
Ralph Motley Leach. 



William Edward McClintock 
Cora Adelle Morse. 
Charles Milton Park. 
Mattie Copeland Pierce. 
.Gerry Adams Pratt. 
Charles Francis Reed. 
Mary Louise Reynolds. 
Evelyn Adelia Ripley. 
Mary Farris Ripley. 
Maria Simmons. 
Francis Edward Smith. 
Martha Lillian Smith. 
Kittie Wright Stetson. 
Alice Atherton Thatcher. 
Arthur Agassiz Wilbur. 



Jennie Gertrude Holt. 
Susie Frances Howes. 
Annie Augusta Keith. 
Maude Whittier Murdock. 
F'lorence Gertrude Nye. 
Alice Lily Oldham. 
Hattie Lewis Peterson. 
Robert Albin Anderson. 
Charles William Appleton. 
Casper Briggs Carpenter. 
Sidney Arthur Davidson. 
Elmer Herbert Fletcher. 
John Edward Gilgan. 



400 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Lester Carl Holmberg. 
Frank Allen Howard. 
Wesley Elias Monk. 
William Melcher Prescott. 
William Edmund Price. 
Nellie Agnes Clarety. 



Sarah Elizabeth Wright. 
Henry Irving Allen. 
Alice Howard Filoon. 
Inez Mabel Gill. 
Fanny Andrews Hall. 
Effie Mildred Hay ward. 



William Grover Allen, 
Ellen Louise Browne, 
Nellie Josephine Brown, 
Hattie Ruth Byram, 
Evelyn Augusta Cross, 
Sanford Keith Gurney, 
Alice Mellen Keith, 
Cora Belle Leach, 
Gerda Nelson, 
Laura Louise Porter, 
Sydna Ellen Pritcliard, 
Edward Dennis Powers, 
Hellen Morton Ransden, 
Mabel Brownell Reynolds, 
Charles Franklin Richmond, 
Ida St. George, 
Alice Catherine Smithick, 
Emma Talbot Walker, 
Jennie Elizabeth Warfleld, 
Minnie Gertrude Baohelder. 
Anna Louise Beal, 
Annie Reynolds Douglas, 
May Evelyn Dunham, 
Herman Weston Marshall, 



Charles McCarthy. 
Norman Shaw McKendrick. 
Frederic Albert Parmenter. 
John Grant Powers. 
Edward Sheehy. 
Robert Jones Stedman. 



1893. 

Harry Richmond Allen, 
Horace Clinton Baker, 
George Everett Boiling, 
Isaac Henry BuUard, 
Alice Samantha Chamberlain 
Nellie Crowley, 
Harry Souther Caldwell, 
John Francis Cody, 
Alice Ethel Douglas, 
Edith Francilla Fullerton, 
Fannie Barrett Fulton, 
Gertrude Elizabeth Gardner, 
Alma Genevia Hallamore, 
Evelyn Lewis Hibbard, 
Cora Agnes Howard, 
Stephen Lovell Hall, 
Harry Nickerson Holbrook, 
Frederick Leroy Howard, 
Russell Morton Keith, 
Henry Francis Lewis, 
Leon Linden Nelson, 
Thomas O'Donnell, 
Ralph Sumner Vinal, 
Shepard Everett Wilbar, 
Nellie Maria Young, 



Everett Wilbur Luther, 
Mary Agnes McCarthy, 
James Edward MoLeod, 
George Franklin Neal, 
Hugh Orr, 
Annie Edith Parker, 
Edna Isabelle Parmenter, 
Alice Lillian Pierce, 
Catherine Sophia Pratt, 
Charles Chapman Packard, 
William Henry Powers, 
Mary Ellen Ripley, 
Katie Rourke, 
Martin Elbert Reynolds, 
Theresa Louisa Shepard, 
Agnes Elizabeth Stevens, 
William Groton Smith, 
Bertha Coombs Taber, 
Jennie Davis Thayer, 
Annie Amelia Thibadeau, 
Byron Tibbetts, 
Lyman Sanford Tribou, 
Arthur Harold Washburn, 
Warren Ambrose Weeks. 



Historical Sketch of the High School. — The constitution of 
Massachusetts contains the declaration " that wisdom and knowledge as 
well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being 
necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties, and as these 
depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in 
the various parts of the country and among the different orders of the 
people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates in all future 
periods of this Commonwealth, to cherish the interest of literature and 



SCHOOLS. 401 

the sciences, and all seminaries of them, especially at the University 
at Cambridge, public schools, and grammar schools of the towns." 

In Brockton opportunities had been afforded for obtaining at private 
expense some knowledge of the more advanced branches of study by 
the Adelphian Academy of the brothers Silas L. and L. F. C. Loomis, but 
in March, 1864, the first steps were taken towards the free instruction 
of the children of the town in a high school supported by the people. 
The warrant for the annual meeting of that year contained an article, 
" To see what measures the town will take to establish a high school." 
This article was referred to a committee consisting of Jonathan White, 
Charles W. Wood, Chandler Sprague, Augustus T. Jones, and Henry 
A. Ford. 

On the 28th day of April, 1864, the committee reported at the town 
meeting; of which the following is an extract. 

With reference to the iiKiuii-y, Is it expedient to estabhsh a high school at the present 
time? Your committee early came to a unanimous conviction that, aside from the re 
quirements of the Statutes of the Commonwealth, the highest material, social and moral 
interests of the town, based, as they are so universally recognized to be, on the educa- 
tion of the people, imperatively demand a more advanced and comprehensive course of 
instruction than can be obtained in our common grammar schools. A large majority of 
the towns of the size of North Bridgewater, have established such schools, and are 
already reaping the benefits of them in the higher tone of morals, culture, and social in- 
fluence which pervade their communities. The fruits of the public policy which this 
town has so persistently prosecuted in the past are too apparent and well known to 
need further elucidation, and your committee would not only recommend, but urge upon 
the town the adoption of immediate measures by which the youth of this town shall 
enjoy as good advantages as are aftbrded by other towns of even less importance in the 
Commonwealth. 

The report of the committee was accepted, and the town " Voted to 
instruct the School Committee to establish a high school," and passed 
the necessary appropriations for carrying the same into effect. This 
action occurred at the time when President Lincoln was calling for more 
troops, needed for General Grant's advance through the Wilderness, 
which resulted in the capture of Richmond. 

This school was opened September 5, 1864, under the principalship 
of J. G. Leavitt, a graduate of Waterville College, Maine, who success- 
fully administered its affairs for two years, when he was succeeded by 
Alfred Laws, a graduate of Dartmouth College, who remained in charge 

51 



402 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

until July, 1868. From September, 1868, to March, 1869, Edward W. 
Rice, a graduate of Williams College, was principal ; succeeded by 
Alonzo Mcserve, a graduate of the Bridgewater Normal School, who 
continued in charge until December, 1870, when he accepted a position 
in Waltham, and was followed in February, 1871, by Edward Parker, 
jr., the present incumbent. Mr. Parker is a graduate of Bowdoin Col- 
lege, and for a time principal of the High School in Biddeford, Me. 

There have been several lady assistants connected with the school, 
viz.: Lizzie P. Pease, winter term 1864-5; Cornelia Eddy, August, 
1865, to April, 1866; Louisa M. Thurston, January, 1866, to close of 
fall term; Clara W. Wood, September, 1871, to December; Ida M. 
Blake, December, 1871, to March, 1872; Eliza P. Hood, September, 
1873, to July, 1874; Abbie Leach, March, 1872, to July, 1873; Lilla 
Barnard, September, 1874, to March, 1875 ; beside the present assist- 
ants, Sarah J. Pettee, who began service in January, 1867, and Mary E. 
Poore, whose service began in September, 1874. In September, 1883, 
W. Edgar Perry, a graduate of Colby University, was engaged as a 
teacher, and was sub-master. Mr. Perry was elected principal of the 
Winthrop Grammar School in May, 1889, and the present sub-master, 
Mr. Harold C. Childs, a graduate of Brown University, became his suc- 
cessor. Mr. Eleazer Cate, a graduate of Dartmouth College, and of the 
Bridgewater Normal School, was elected a teacher of science in June, 
1889, and entered upon his work in September of that year, and re- 
signed to accept a similar position in the High School at Fall River. 
Preston Smith, of Leominster, Mass., succeeded Mr. Cate in 1892. 
Miss Isabella S. Home was elected teacher in 1890, and resigned in 
1892. Miss Margaret W. Lovejoy was elected in 1890, and resigned 
to accept a position in the High School in Haverhill, Mass. 

The apartments used by the school were the same that had been oc- 
cupied by the North Bridgewater Academy on North Main street, 
which had been enlarged at the end of the second year to accommodate 
the increased number of pupils. In December, 1871, after the comple- 
tion of the Whitman School house the Centre School building was re- 
fitted for the use of the High School. The accommodations of this 
building soon proved inadequate for the needs of the school, and an ad- 
dition was made to the east side of the building, increasing the seating 



SCHOOLS. 403 

capacity from eighty to one hundred and twenty-six pupils. In Sep- 
tember, 1883, an additional school-room was provided in the court- 
house building, then situated on East Elm street. This room, called 
the " Annex," seated sixty pupils, under the care of the sub master. 

In the school report of 1884 we find that up to that date one thou- 
sand and fourteen pupils had attended the High School, while the grad- 
uating classes numbered four hundred and fifty. The relative pro- 
portion of graduates to the number entering the school has been larger 
than in most other high schools. 

LIST OF TEACUERS IN 1892. 

HIGH SCHOOL. 

Date of Election. Date of Election. 

Edward Parker 1871 Helen L. Thomas , 1890 

Harold C. Child.s ..... 1889 Leliella M. Snow 1891 

Preston Smith 1892 Mabel M. Taylor 1892 

Sarah J. Pettee 1866 Mabel L. Baker (substitute) 1892 

Mary E. Poore 1874 Josephine Howard (substitute) 1892 

Alma F. Silsby 1887 Daniel W. Packard 1892 

HUNTINGTON SCHOOL. 

John I. Rackliffe 1884 Abbie S. Beals 1889 

Elizabeth M. Stebbins 1891 Esther Beaman 1873 

Helen M Packard 1880 Emma W. Hall 1884 

Lena A. Wakefield 1884 Lillian M. Swift 1885 

Alice A. Averill . .1883 L. Jennie Clark 1886 

Jennie M. Rackliffe ^ . . 1886 

SPP.AGUE SCHOOL. 

Arthur N. Whitney 1892 Bertha C. Leonard 1889 

Cora E. Grover 1892 Hattie F. Paul 1889 

Annie L.Burke 1882 Alice K. Tribou 1889 

IdaE. Carruth 1890 Mary Z. Kingman 1890 

A. Frances Merriam 1891 

WINTHROP SCHOOL. 

William T. Carter 1890 Harriet D. Gordon 1890 

Cora E. Grover 1892 Amy H. Stockbridge 1890 

E. Francis Gove 1S82 Lizzie A. Davie.s 1890 

Clara A. Emerton 1891 A. Maud Woodward 1889 

Addle E. Wentworth 1886 



404 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



UNION SCHOOL. 



Date o£ Election. Date of Election. 

M. Sylvia Donaldson 1873 Lizzie P. Brown 1885 

H. Anna Triggs 1887 Mabel F. Grover 1892 

Mary A. Browne 1889 Minnie M. Pierce 1892 



PERKINS SCHOOL. 



William H. Hoblis 1885 Annie C. Alwood 1892 

Elizabeth A. Kingman 1863 Angie M. Fearing 1890 

Lennie W. Bartlett 1884 Florence E. Abbe 1891 

WHITMAN SCHOOL. 

Frank W. Jones 1884 Clara E. Loker 1886 

Georgia A. Calef 1874 Mary L. Hunt 1886 

HANCOCK SCHOOL. 

William D. Davis 1892 Susan M. Snow 1890 

PROSPECT SCHOOL. 

Loyal Barton 1891 M. Ellen Hannegan 1880 

MARSHALL SCHOOL. 

Isabelle F. Newell 1889 Ellen Manley 1890 

SHAW .SCHOOL. 

Mary A. Chadbourne... 1884 Lillie B. Andrews 1891 

GARY SCHOOL. 

Angle B. Ellis 1891 

WARREN AVENUE SCHOOL. 

Lucy A. TJpham 1881 Marion F. Smith 1883 

Myra D. Copeland 1885 Carrie G. De Bacon 1892 

Susan B. Holmes 1892 Emma M. Maguire 1891 

. HOWARD SCHOOL. 

Ella M. Willis 1892 Susan M. Turner 1890 

Myra Gushing 1891 

SYLVESTER SCHOOL. 

Hattie M. Jennings 1884 Mattie A. Peck 1889 

Geneva Nelson 1892 Lucy G. Murphy 1891 



SCHOOLS. 405 

PACKARD SCHOOL. 

Date of Election. Date of Election. 

Ellen Wood 1870 Harriet M. Brettun 18!ll 

Susie P. Cobb 1892 Lizzie H. Drew 1892 

BELMONT SCHOOL. 

Cora H. Alger 1886 Anna G. Smith 1888 

Cordelia W. Tilton 1887 Lena I. Farnham 1888 

COPELAND SCHOOL. 

Effie L. Washburn 1890 Fanny H. Burgess 1892 

Edith F. White 1891 

GROVE SCHOOL. 

Anna E. Gove 1890 Annie H. Weston 1892 

FOREST AVENUE SCHOOL. 

Sadie S. Palmer 1889 

WALNUT STREET SCHOOL. 

Annie L. Kendall 1882 Emily J. Hare 1890 

Gertrude Barton 1885 Amy W. Watkins 1891 

KEITH SCHOOL. 

Lucie A. Stetson 1889 H. Maria Anthony 1884 

Annie G. Packard 1889 Myra A. Safford 1885 

ASHLAND STREET SCHOOL. 

M. Jean Rollins 1891 Ella Crocker 1891 

PARK STREET SCHOOL. 

Myra E. Brown 1880 Hattie A. Ames 1889 

KINGMAN SCHOOL. 

Lillian W. Hammond 1892 

Lizzie F. Trow, substitute. 

J. F. Shepardson. teacher of music. 

Mary B. Titcomb, teacher of drawing. 



406 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 
TABLE OF ATTENDANCE. 

FOR THE FOUR WEEKS ENDING DECEMBER 23, 1892. 



SCHOOL. 


Niimber 
Enrolled. 


Averajre No. 
BelongiTig. 


Average Daily 
AtteTidance. 


Per cent. oC 
Attendance. 


High. 

Huntii]g:ton 

Sprao'ue 


314 

515 

369 

394 

287 

307 

196 

81 

63 

59 

71 

54 

26G 

129 

160 

175 

192 

113 

48 

43 

180 

188 

93 

99 

48 


309 

503 

355 

378 

283 

293 

193 

77 

45 

59 

67 

50 

258 

125 

154 

171 

185 

104 

47 

38 

170 

176 

84 

95 

45 


300 

469 

325 

345 

264 

272 

182 

70 

36 

56 

61 

42 

237 

114 

140 

159 

170 

96 

45 

34 

157 

165 

75 

88 

41 


97.13 
93.2 
91 8 




91 7 




91.7 


Perkins . 


92 62 




94.04 




90.9 


Prospect* 


84. 


Marshall 


94.5 


Shaw 


90.89 


Gary 


78. 




91.9 




91.5 


Sylvester 


90 93 


Packard 

Belmont 


92.89 
92 03 


Copeland 


62.6 


Grove 

Forest Avenue 

Walnut Street 

Keith 


92. 
88.3 
92.39 
93.08 


Ashland Street 


89. 


Park Street 


92.35 


Kingman 


93. 


Total 


4,444 


4,206 


3,950 


93,91 



Parochial School and Convent. — In 1886 orders were sent 
out by the archbishop of Boston that parochial schools should be erected 
in certain towns and cities. Brockton was one of the places, and Rev. 
Father Doherty, then pastor of St. Patrick's parish, began to look about 
to find suitable ground. The place on Lawrence street, east of the rail- 
road, seemed to please most, and negotiations were closed and work was 
soon commenced. 

The building progressed finely, but in July of the year the school was 
first occupied Father Doherty died, and the supervision of the work fell 
to Father Glynn, pastor pro tem. Under him everything went smoothly 
and rapidly toward completion, until in August, 1887, the school was 
finished and ready for occupancy. The school as it now stands is a 

*The poor attendance at the Prospect School is due to the prevalence of Diphtheria. 



SCHOOLS. 407 

substatitial looking brick building, two stories high, built of pressed 
brick with brown free stone trimmings, and is alike an ornament to the 
city as it is a monument to the energy and zeal of the Catholics. 

It cannot be said there was complete unanimity among the Catho- 
lics regarding a parochial school, and there was some little backward- 
ness in sending children there at first. The school, however, has been 
its own argument against the prejudices, and is now in a most flourish- 
ing condition, having 450 pupils. The 450 pupils represent one- third 
of the Catholic children of the city, but as the rooms are all full, the 
other two-thirds must wait till another parochial school is built for them. 
Of the 450 pupils attending 275 are girls, 175 boys ; the small propor- 
tion of boys being easily explained by the fact that a rule of the sisters' 
school is that no boy over fourteen \'ears shall attend. 

St. Patrick's parochial school has eight rooms, each presided over by 
a sister, the Sister Superior hearing two or three of the advanced classes 
in one of the large halls and superintending the whole. From the 
little tots who are learning their a, b, c's to the young ladies who are 
taking the same as a high school course, all seem excellently taken care 
of, and parents are much pleased with their progress in their studies. 
There can. however, be but very little difference in their lessons and 
those given in public schools, comparison showing that scholars of the 
parochial school may be a little ahead of the same grade in the public 
school in some studies, and correspondingly behind in others. Differ- 
ent text books are used altogether, but no material variation can be seen. 
Little more religion enters into the programme of the sisters' school (for 
a parochial school is always a sisters' school) than in the public schools. 
There is a class in catechism, Catholic hymns are sung, and it is natural 
that, sisters and pupils being of the same religion, the teachers should 
inquire into and see that those under their charge attend to their re- 
ligious duties. 

One thing noticeable in all sisters' schools, is the entire separation of 
the boys from the girls. This is usual in all Catholic schools, and St. 
Patrick's parochial is no exception. The boys are taught in rooms oc- 
cupied by boys alone, one-half the play-ground is reserved for them, 
and in this particular case the east side entrance is for them to come 
and depart by, while the girls are confined to the use of the west side. 



408 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

If a boy behaves badly he may be punished by being compelled to sit 
in a girls' room or play on their side of the ground, and if a little girl 
should be so unladylike as to misbehave she must take her punishment 
by associating with boys for awhile. 

Conspicuously upon entering a room in the parochial school is seen 
the " Roll of Honor," written on the blackboard, with the names under 
it of the pupils wlio are fortunate enough to be on this list. To have 
one's name on the " Roll of Honor " seems to have a distinction worth 
striving for, judging from the numbers seen, and it requires work, too, 
for one must have been perfect in lessons and deportment the week 
previous to merit this reward, not to mention that they must have had 
no absent or tardy marks against their names. 

One advantage of the sisters' school — and surely it is an advantage — 
is the sewing class. Every Friday afternoon books are put away in the 
girl's rooms, work in another phase is brought out, and industrious 
fingers ply the needles, always under the kindly direction of the careful 
teachers. Specimens of the girl's handiwork are shown, and pretty 
laces, tidies, fancy work and plain sewing give evidence of their dili- 
gence as well as of the spirit of their true femininity. The parochial 
school, like the public, has its visiting days, when the sisters are espe- 
cially glad to have visitors, but any day that the school is open parents 
and friends — as well as the curious, if there be any — are at liberty to 
visit and are cordially welcomed. 

The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. — With the advent of a 
parochial school came another new feature, for though seen more or less 
upon our streets from various places and on various missions, not until 
August, 1887, could any sister of charity claim this city as her home. 
The parish having built a school it was necessary there should be teach- 
ers for it. Then it was these sisters were sent for, and without an- 
nouncement of any kind a quiet body of these true women came here 
to their duties. Meeting them on the streets as they go to and from 
school and church, with their quiet, unobtrusive manner, their modest, 
sombre costume, in an unostentatious way they have become part of the 
city. 

Among sisters, as many other organizations, there are different or- 
ders. Those who are now in this city, and belong to St. Patrick's par- 



SCHOOLvS. . 409 

ish, are Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, and liave for their patron saint 
Vincent de Paul. They come from Louisville, Ky., where the mother 
home is. To become a Sister of Charity of Nazareth it is necessary to 
be a woman of good moral character, and to be between the ages of 
sixteen and twenty- eight years, no one being taken who is under sixteen 
or over twenty-eight. The dress of the order is entirely black, except 
in house or school, when the black bonnet is removed and the white 
one, which is always worn underneath, is shown. A white linen rol- 
ling collar around the neck also relieves tlie sombreness of the cos- 
tume. 

In the convent on Bartlett street the twelve sisters who comprise the 
little band in this city are happily at home. Nine are busy at the school 
all day, and the other three find plenty to do at the convent, one or two 
being busy with music pupils. The convent is conveniently and com- 
fortably arranged, and the sisters cheerful and contented. Everything 
here is as regular as clockwork from the time the sisters rise in the 
morning until they retire at night. There is a time for work, for prayer, 
for recreation and for meals. Work is reduced to a minimum, as each 
sister has her alloted share to do every day. The whole is managed 
by the Sister Superior, who is the head of the house as well as of the 
school. 

There is a pretty little chapel in the convent, and every week-day of 
the year mass is said by one of the priests. The altar of the chapel is 
pure white, tastefully draped with white, and on either side are statues 
of different saints in white marble. On the altar, too, are always fresh 
flowers, gathered from the little conservatory that is on the east side of 
the convent. In a niche in the front hall is a large French bisque statue 
of Mary, mother of Christ, before which a red taper is always kept burn- 
ing. 

The convent itself is nicely situated, and a valuable piece of church 
property. Beside being a credit to the parish it is a compliment to the 
foresight and business abilities of the pastor. Rev. Father McClure. 

Adelphian Academy. — About the middle of August, 1844, two 
young men, brothers, who had just finished their collegiate studies, came 
into town, entire strangers, without letters of introduction or money, 
and opened a school in a building owned by Major Nathan Hayward, 

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410 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

south of the hotel and quite near the " Old Unitarian Church." They 
commenced with thirty students, September 4, 1844, and steadily in- 
creased in number as follows : the first term they had forty-six students ; 
second term, fifty ; third term, ninety-six ; fourth term, sixty-nine ; 
fifth term, one hundred and twenty- one. The second year the building 
proved inadequate to their wants, and the church above named was pro- 
cured for the same purpose. The school continued in favor and was 
doing well, when a meeting was held to consider the propriet)' of erect- 
ing a suitable building for the permanent establishing of the academy. 
Three thousand dollars was agreed upon as the amount needed to ac- 
complish the object. Failing to get enough subscribed, the project was 
abandoned for a time. Struggling against adverse circumstances, and 
after much thought and many solicitations to go elsewhere, they con- 
cluded to remain at North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and to make 
that town a permanent home. A small hillock of about four acres, a 
short distance north of the railroad depot, was purchased, which they 
called Montello, upon which they erected buildings suitable for the pur- 
pose, involving an expenditure of nearly ten thousand dollars. The 
friends of the enterprise made them a dedicatory visit soon after the 
completion of the buildings, and presented them' with a valuable bell 
for the academy building. In the spring of 1847 '^n ^^^ of incorpora- 
tion was granted to the proprietors with corporate powers. The fol- 
lowing is a copy of the act : 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assem- 
bled, and by Authority of the Same as follows : 

Silas L. Loomis, L. F. C. Loomis, Nathan Jones, and their associates and successors, 
are hereby made a corporation by the name of the Adelphian Academy, to be estab- 
lished in the town of North Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth, with all the pow- 
ers and privileges, and subject to all the duties, restriction.s, and liabilities set forth in 
the forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes. 

This corporation had permission to hold real estate to the amount of 
fifteen thousand dollars, and personal estate to the amount of ten thou- 
sand dollars, to be exclusively devoted to the purposes of education. 

Approved March 11, 1847. 

The following were elected officers of the institution : Joseph Syl- 
vester, president ; Lafayette C. Loomis, secretary ; Silas L. Loomis, 
treasurer ; Hon. Jesse Perkins. L. C. Loomis, Josiah W. Kingman, Ed- 



SCHOOLS. 411 

win H. Kingman, David Cobb, Newton Shaw, Silas L Loomis, George 
Clark, Caleb Copeland, Franklin Ames, and Isaac Eames, trustees. 

This institution continued to increase in numbers until a high school 
was thought of being established in the town, which the Messrs. Loomis 
supposed might injure their school, when they concluded to close it as 
soon as it might be done without too great a sacrifice. Thus the acad- 
emy was brought to a close is 1854. after a term often years from its 
commencement. During this time they had gathered a library of over 
one thousand volumes and a cabinet of over ten thousand specimens. 
The following are among those that had taught in that institution: 

Prof. Silas L. Loomis, A.M., M.D , was a surgeon in the United States 
army ; Prof. L. C. Loomis, A.M., M.D., was president of the Wesleyan 
Female College, Wilmington, Del. ; J. E. Marsh, A.M , M.D., 
surgeon in the United States army ; Rev. Horace C. Atwater, A.M. ; 
Hon. Isaac Atwater, A.M., chief justice of Iowa; Rev. J. H. Burr, 
A.M.; Rev. Daniel Steele, A.M. ; J. Mason Everett; E.A.Kings- 
bury ; Maximilian Hall ; B. A. Tidd ; Miss Emma L. Loomis ; Miss 
Susan T. Howard ; Otis S. Moulton ; Annie E. Belcher; S. M. Saun- 
ders; Emery Seaman ; O. W. Winchester, A.B. ; Mrs. Mary A. Win- 
chester. 

The building formerly used as an academy has since been removed to 
the cornel' of Centre and Montello streets, near the railroad depot, and 
is used as a manufactory. It was a three-story building, painted white, 
with green blinds, and crowned with a cupola for a bell. 

North Bridgewater Academy. — This institution was founded by 
Mr. Serene D. Hunt, in May, 1855, and was assisted at different times 
by the following teachers : Mrs. Hunt, wife of the principal ; Miss Mary 
H. Clough, Miss Clara Kingman, Miss Sarah B. Fiske, Miss E. Marion 
Hurlbut, Miss Helen Eveleth, Edwin Hunt, A.B., Miss Hattie F. 
Stacy, and Miss Julia M. Howard. 

Mr. Hunt first purchased the building previously used as a house of 
worship by the " New Jerusalem Society," at an expense of two thou- 
sand dollars, and remodeled it into a well-arranged and comfortable 
school-room, and fitted it with modern desks and chairs, of the most 
approved kind, sufficient for ninety-six scholars, at an additional ex- 
pense of upwards of three thousand dollars. The first term commenced 



412 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

with seventy-five scholars; the second term had over one hundred 
scholars ; and the average of attendance for the first five years was sev- 
enty-five scholars per term. After the breaking out of the rebellion, 
for the last four years of its existence, it had an average of over sixty 
pupils, and the last two terms were larger than for several terms pre- 
vious. The building has since been purchased by Charles C. Bixby, 
esq., and appropriated to other uses. 

Private Schools. — Among the most prominent of these institu- 
tions in the town was Mrs Nathan Jones' school. We take pleasure in 
recording the fact that for more than thirty years Mrs. Jones kept 
a private boarding-school for children of both sexes at her residence ; 
and few there are to be found of the old persons, natives *f the town, 
who have not attended " Mrs. Jones' School " at least for one term. 

Deacon Heman Packard kept a select school at the north end of the 
town, on Prospect Hill, fcr several years previous to his leaving town 
for New Orleans, which had a good reputation. 

Rev. E. Porter Dyer kept a select sciiool in the town in 1835 and 
1836. Mr. Dyer became an orthod'ix Congregationalist clergyman, 
and preached at Abington, Hingham and Shrewsbury, Mass. He was 
born in South Abington, Mass., now Whitman, August 15, 1813 ; 
graduated at Brown University in 1833 '> studied theology at Andover, 
Mass. After preaching in various places as above he retired to his 
native town, where he died April 22, 1882. 

If we are asked to compare the present condition of the schools of 
Brockton with the past, under the old district system and as a town, 
our reply would be simply a marked and rapid advance in many re- 
spects Ever since the establishment of the High school, the pupils 
have been stimulated to greater exertion, while the standard of educa- 
tion is higher than ever. When we compare the amounts appropriated 
to school purposes during the last decade following the inauguration of 
the city government in 1882, we find $27,023.00 the amount for that 
year, and ten years later $76,196.06 is the amount appropriated to the 
uses of schools. In 1882 we find fifty schools, and in 1892 there were 
one hundred and five schools in the city. In 1882 there were 2,564 
scholars between the ages of five and fifteen, and in 1892 there were 
4,788 scholars, or not quite double the number of pupils, thus showing 



SCHOOLS. 413 

a liberal advance in the amount per scholar within a very few years. 
At present, judging from the reports from year to year of the doings of 
the school committee, the schools of the cit)' of Brockton bear favora- 
ble comparison with others similarly situated throughout Massachu- 
setts, or elsewhere. We notice an improvement in the school build- 
ings, the methods of ventilation, the comfortable furnishings, and a 
desire on the part of the management to improve the condition and 
character of the scholars in every possible manner, which is done by 
procuring the best teachers to be found, and by adopting the best 
methods of imparting instruction, in looking after the habits and morals 
of the scholars, and striving in every way to make good children and 
better men and women, that the whole community may be elevated to 
a higher position in society. 

A glance at the official list of those who have had the care of the 
schools, those who compose the school board, we cannot fail to observe 
that the confidence of the people has been deservedly placed upon the 
best persons for the official oversight of the interests of the schools, and 
we should only be doing our duty as a faithful and impartial chronicler, 
of the educational interests of the city and its success, if we should refer 
to some of those who have been and still are entrusted with the respon- 
sibilities of the schools. In the days when the town was divided into 
small school districts, and few in number, the duties of a school com- 
mittee were very light in comparison with those who now have the 
charge. Usually the care was intrusted to the village pastor, the phy- 
sician or the lawyer of the town. The methods of teaching were much 
more simple than in later times, and the labor of looking after the teach- 
ers was much lighter than now. To day school committees are com- 
posed of persons from every walk in life, and the choice of school offi- 
cers is not confined to the few educated persons, as formerly, but they 
are selected from the professional ranks first, and others are selected for 
their sound judgment in businsss matters, such as is required in the 
erection and furnishing school buildings, and other matters pertaining 
to the welfare of the schools. 

The confidence reposed in those who have heretofore been on the 
school committee lists may be seen in the selection made, and the long 
terms they have served. Under the old condition of things in North 



414 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Bridgewater as a town, we find such men as the Rev. Paul Couch, pas- 
tor of the First Congregational church, having served the town faith- 
fully for twenty-four years, from 1S38. Rev. Daniel Huntington, pas- 
tor of the South Congregational church in Campello, held the office for 
nine years, dating from 1827. Rev. Charles W. Wood, pastor of the 
same church at a later period, held the office of committee for sixteen 
years, from 1862. Eliah Whitman, esq., was on the board for eight 
years, his first year being 1827. Later we find Augustus T. Jones, edi- 
tor for many years, and a graduate of Yale College, serving on the 
board for twelve years, between 1 864- 1 880. Also Henry A. Ford, 
who by his early training, education and experience in school teaching, 
rendered him well qualified to be a member of the committee, between 
1851 and 1872, interruptedly for eleven years. Cyrus F. Copeland 
was an efficient officer for thirteen years. Baalis Sanfoid, jr., was also 
a valuable member of the board, one who by his early associations and 
educational training was well qualified to fill the position to which he 
was elected for ten years successively from 1875. Hon. John J. Whip- 
ple was an active member of the school committee from 1875 to 1883, 
and by virtue of his office as mayor of the city he occupied the posi- 
tion of chairman in i886-'87. The following persons have also been 
chairmen of the board of school committee by virtue of their offices as 
mayor, viz. : Hon. Ziba C. Keith, Hon. Henry H. Packard, Hon. Al- 
bert R. Wade, Hon. William L. Douglas. 

We should not fail to mention another name, of one, who by his ex- 
tensive erudition and legal practice was peculiarly fitted to guide and 
advise in all matters pertaining to the management of schools. Hon. 
Jonathan White was a member of the committee for fifteen years, be- 
tween 1867 and 1887, and a portion of that time filled the position of 
vice-chairman of the same, and one who has also filled many other 
offices in the town and city of his adoption, as well as in his senatorial 
district. 

We may be pardoned if we mention another, who has for a long time 
served the town and city in various ways. He was educated in his 
native town of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and has had large 
experience as a teacher and as a business man. The name of S. Frank- 
lin Packard, esq., has been on the list of the school committee for 



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SCHOOLS. 415 

twenty years, several years of which he has been vice-chairman of the 
board, and his advice and services have been of great value to the city, 
and an honor to himself. Mr. Packard was elected in 1874, and has 
been re-elected to the present time, and is the present incumbent as 
vice-chairman. 

Mrs. Martha J. Farwell, the only lady on the school committee, was 
elected in 1882, and has given the city the benefit of a well trained 
mind and active labors in the conduct and management of schools, and 
particularly in connection with the evening schools of Brockton. She 
has had a continuous service for twelve years, and is a valued member 
of the board. In 1S85 the school interests of the town had become so 
large that it required a great amount of personal attention, which a 
large committee could not so advantageously attend to for the good of 
the schools. The time having arrived when it seemed advisable that 
a superintendent be appointed, the committee succeeded in finding one 
to occupy that position in the person of Barrett B. Russell, esq., a native 
of Dartmouth, Mass., who has had the general supervision of schools 
under the advice and direction of the committee, for about eight years. 
That the committee made no mistake in the selection of a person for 
that position is generally conceded, and the length of time he has been 
in the city is the best evidence of his being the right man in the right 
place. The system and manner in which the committee and superin- 
tendent have conducted the various schools is generally commended. 

Mr. Russell has had large experience of the kind required in the suc- 
cessful management of schools, having received his early education at 
Dartmouth Academy, in his native town. Graduated at the Normal 
School in Bridgewater, Mass., and immediately commenced upon pri- 
vate courses of study in chemistry and the languages. Taught school 
in Dartmouth and vicinity, also in Randolph and Dedham, eight years 
in the Normal School, and was principal of the Oliver school in Law- 
rence for upwards of five years. Removed to Brockton in January, 
1885. 

SCHOOL COMMITTEES OF THE CITY OP BROCKTON FROM 1882 TO 1893. 

1882. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keith. Mayor, Chairman, ex-offlcio. 
Hon. Jonathan White, Vice- Chairman. 
Baalis Sanford, jr., Secretary. 



416 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



MEMBERS. 

Term Expires, 1883. Term Expires, 1884. Term Expires, 18 

Rev. Samuel L. Seal, S. Franklin Packard, Baalis Sanford, jr., 

.\rthur E. Kendrick, Cyrus ¥. Copelaiid, Jonathan White, 

De Witt Clinton Packard. Mrs. Martha J. Farwell. David L. Cowell 

■ 1883. 

Hon. Henry H. Packard, Mayor, Chairman, ex-ojficio. 
Baalis Sanford, Secretary. 



Term Expires, 1884. Term Expires, 1885. Terra Expires, 1886. 

S. Franklin Packard, Baalis Sanford, jr., William A. Sanford, 

Cyrus F. Copeland, Jonathan White, William Rankin, 

Mrs. Martha J. Farwell. David L. Cowell. Arthur E. Kendrick. 

1884. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keith, Mayor, Chairman, ex-qfficio. 
Hon. Jonathan White, Vice- Chairman. 
? • ' Baalis Sanford, jr.. Secretary. 

.MEMBERS. 

Term Expires, 1885. Term Expires, 1886. Term Expires, 1S87. 

Jonathan White, William A. Sanford, S. Franklin Packard, 

Baalis Sanford, jr.. William Rankin, Cyrus F. Copeland, 

David L. Cowell, Arthur E. Kendrick, Mrs. Martha J. Farwell. 

This year a superintendent of schools was appointed, who is also secretary of all 
standing and appointed comraittee.s. The regular meeting-' are held on the last Tues- 
day in each month, at 7:30 p. m. 

1885. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keith, Mayor, Chairman, ex-qfficio. 
Hon. Jonathan White, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 



Term Expires, 1885. Term Expires, 1886. Term Expires, 18 

Wm. A. Sanford, C. F. Copeland, Jonatlian White, 

A. E. Kendrick, S. F. Packard, W. H. H. Barton, 

William Rankin. Martha J. Farwell. Francis J. G-lynn. 

B. B. Russell, Secretary of the Committee and Superintendent of Schools. 

1886. 

Hon. John J. Whipple, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio. 
Hon. Jonathan While, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 




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SCHOOLS. 



417 



Term Expires, i8 
C. F. Copeland, 
S. F. Packard, 
Martha J. Farwell. 



Term Expires, i 
Jonathan White, 
W. H. H. Barton, 
Francis J. Glynn.* 

1887. 



Term Expires, 
Warren A. Reed, 
Roland Hammond, 
John Kent. 



Hon. John J. Whipple, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 



Term Expires i8 
Jonathan White, 
W. H. H. Barton, 
L. W. Puffer. 



MEMBERS. 

Term Expires i8 
Warren A. Reed, 
Roland Hammond, 
John Kent. 

1888. 



Term Expires i8 
Martha J. Farwell, 
S. F. Packard, 
Wallace C. Keith. 



Hon. Albert R. Wade, Mayor, Chairman, cx-ojjicio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 



Term Expires i8 
Warren A. Reed, 
Roland Hammond, 
John Kent. 



MEMBERS. 

Term Expires i8 
Martha J. Farwell, 
S. F. Packard, 
Wallace C. Keith. 

1889. 



Eerm Expires 1890. 
Charles W. Robinson, 
Fred P. Richmond, 
Loyed B. Chamberlain. 



Hon. Albert R. Wade, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 



Term Expires 18 
Martha J. Farwell, 
S. F. Packard, 
Wallace C. Keith. 



Term Expires 1890. 

Chas. W. Robinson, 
Fred P. Richmond, 
Loyed E, Chamberlain. 

1890. 



Term Expires 1891. 
Warren A. Reed, 
A. V. Lyon, 
David W. Battles. 



Hon. William L. Douglas, Mayor, Chairman, ex-ojficio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chaii-m,an. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 



' Resigned November 30th, and the vacancy filled December 8th by the joint convention of both 
branches of the city government by the election of Loring W. Puffer. 
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418 



HISTORy OP BROCKTON. 



MEMBERS. 

Term Expires 1890. Term Expires i8qi. Term Expires i8<}2. 

Chas. W. Robinson, Warren A. Reed, Martlia J. Farwell, 

Fred P. Richmond, A. V. Lyon, S. F. Packard, 

Loyed E. Chamberlain. David W. Battles. Wallace C. Keith. 

1891. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keith, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 

ItlEMBERIr:. 

Term Expires iSiji. Term Expires 1892. Term Expires 1893. 

Warren A. Reed, Martha J. Farwell, Fred P. Richmond, 

A. V. Lyon, S. F. Packard, Loyed E. Chamberlain, 

David W. Battles. Wallace C. Keith. Warren T. Copeland. 

1892. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keith, Mayor, Chairman, ex-qfficio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 

MEMBERS. 

Term Expires 1892. Term Expires 1893. Term Expires 1894. 

Martha J. Farwell, Fred P. Richmond, A. V. Lyon, 

S. F. Packard, Loyed E. Chamberlain, David W. Battles, 

Wallace C. Keith. Warren T. Copeland. George W. Cobb. 

1893. 

Hon. Ziba C. Keith, Mayor, Chairman, ex-officio. 
S. F. Packard, Vice- Chairman. 
B. B. Russell, Secretary. 

MEMBERS. 

Term Expires 1893. Term E.xpires 1894. Term Expires 1895. 

Fred P. Richmond, A. V. Lyon, Martha J. Farwell, 

Loyed E. Chamberlain, David W. Battle,s, S. F. Packard, 

Warren T. Copeland. Warren Goddard. Wallace C. Keith. 

B. B. Rufisell, Superintendent of Schools. 

The following statistics are inserted to show to future generations the 
present condition of the city, its population and growth. 

Population o£ Brockton Vjy census of 1890 27,272 

Estimated population May 1, 1892 30,324 

A.ssessed valuation May 1, 1892 $19,172,307 



SCHOOLS. 419 

Number of children between five and fifteen years of age, May 1, 

1892 4,788 

Number May 1, 1 891 4,647 

Number May 1, 1890 4,284 

Number May 1, 1889 3,985 

Number May 1, 1888 3,748 

Number May 1, 1887 3,544 

Number May 1, 1886 3,319 

Increase durinf; the year 141 

Number of children attending school during the year ending May 

1,1892 4,97<i 

Number of teachers regularly employed 108 

Increase during the year , 5 

Number of different teachers employed during the year 129 

Number of school houses occupied at date ... 2(i 

Number of school houses occupied January 1, 1892 2G 

Number of school rooms occupied at date 101 

Number of school rooms occupied .Ianuar_v 1. 1 892 99 

Number of children attending per last report 4,390 

The birthplaces of 3,946 pupils are : 

Brockton 1,913 

Other towns of Massachusetts 1,318 

Other States of the Union 419 

Sweden 81 

England 47 

Nova Scotia 42 

Canada . 39 

Ireland 28 

New Brunswick 20 

Scotland 14 

Prince Edward's Island 10 

Denmark 3 

Newfoundland 3 

Russia 3 

New Zealand .* 2 

Grermauy 2 

Italy 1 

France 1 

The birthplaces of 6,552 of the parents are : 

Children having both parents born in Brockton Ill 

Children having one parent born in Brockton 693 

Parents born in other towns of Massachusetts 2,630 

Parents born in other States of the Union 1,247 



420 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Parents born in Ireland , 541 

Parents born in Sweden 347 



Parents born in England 

Parents born in Canada 

Parents born in Nova Scotia 

Parents born in Scotland 

Parents born in New Brunswick 

Parents born in Prince Edward's Island . 
Parents born in Newfoundland. ...... 

Parents born in Italy 

Parents born in France 

Parents born in Germany 

Parents born in Russia 

Parents born in Cape Breton 

Parents born in Denmark 

Parents born in Poland 

Parents born in Portugal 

Parents born in Moravia 

Parents born in Wales 

Parents born in Malta 

Parents born in New Zealand 

Parents born in West Indies 



226 

223 

157 

71) 

57 

43 

26 

21 

9 



CHAPTER XIX. 



MASONIC. 



Paul Revere Lodge F. & A. Masons — Original Petitioners — First Officers — List of 
Past Masters — Officers for 1892 — First Meetings in " Kingman's Block" — Dedication of 
the New Masonic Hall in City Block — Description of the New Lodge Rooms — Bay 
State Comraandery of Knights Templar — Original Members — Officers for 1892 — 
Brockton Council Royal and Select Masters — Past Masters — Officers for 1892 — Satucket 
Royal Arch Chapter — Original Members — First Officers — List of High Priests — Officers 
for 1892 — St. George Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons — Charter Members — Formal 
Organization — Ceremonies — Past Worshipful Masters — Officers for 1892. 

I\A ASONIC. — Paul Revere Lodge of Free and Accepted 
/ \ Masons. — This lodge was instituted February 5, 1856, and is 
in a flourishing condition, with a prospect of extended usefuhiess under 
its excellent officers. 




•"rc^n.i,.it.a,.K:y. 






MASONIC. 421 

On the first day of January, 1856, a small band of Masons met in 
the hall of the Massasoit Lodge of Odd Fellows, to consider the ex- 
pediency of organizing a lodge of Free Masons, in the town of North 
Bridgewater. As the result of that meeting, a petition was sent to the 
Grand Lodge for the requisite authority, and on the fourth day of Feb- 
ruary following, a dispensation was received empowering the petitioners 
to work. 

The original petitioners were Lucien B. Keith, George Clark, Lorenzo 
D. Hervey, Robert Smith, Alexander Hichborn, Jonas R. Perkins, esq., 
Augustus Mitchell, David Cobb, Thomas May, Samuel Howard and 
Hiram Packard. 

The following were the officers at the formation of the society : Lucien 
B Keith.W. M.; George Clark, S.W.; Lorenzo D, Hervey, J.W.; Augustus 
Mitchell, S. D. ; Alexander Hichborn, J. D ; Robert Smith, treasurer; 
Jonas R. Perkins, secretary; Hiram Packard, S. S; Thomas Mayhew, 
tyler. 

The past worshipful masters from 1857 to 1889, are as follows: 

Lucius B. Keith, Augustus Mitchell, George Clark, Peter F. Holly- 
wood, Charles C. Bixby, 1864-65 ; Enos H. Reynolds, 1866-67 \ Baalis 
Sanford, 1868-69; Francis M. French, 1870-71 ; Samuel F. Howard 
1872 ; Ferdinand Smith, 1873-74 ; John S. Fuller, 1875-76; Fred L 
Trow, 1877-78; A. Cranston Thompson, 1879-80 ; John A. Jackson 
1881-82; Edward Parker, 1883-84; David W. Battles, 1885-86; D. W 
Blankinship, 1887 88 ; Francis E. Shaw, 1889-90; Herbert L Mitchell 
1891-92; Albion H. Howe, 1893-94. 

The following are the officers for 1892 : Herbert L Mitchell, W. M 
Albion H Howe, S. W. ; William H. Emerson, J. W. ; Bradford E 
Jones, treasurer; Fred R. French, secretary; J. Emil C. Lagergren 
chaplain; J. Melvin Sampson, marshal ; Calvin R. Barrett, S. D.; Orlando 
S. Taber, J. D ; Howard L Beal, S. S. ; Bernard B. Winslow, J. S 
Arthur D. Copeland, L S. ; Henry C. Gurney, organist ; George E. 
Bryant, tyler. Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at 
Masonic Hall, City block. Main street. 

The leading spirit in the movement to establish a Masonic lodge in 
North Bridgewater, now Brockton, was the ever- to-be-remembered 
father in Masonry, Lucien B. Keith, who was the first master of the 



422 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

lodge. Around his name cluster many precious memories, and in his 
life were exemplified the principles and character of that noble institu- 
tion as in few others. 

The results of the first year were satisfactory, six new members hav- 
ing been admitted. The second year of its history brought the great 
financial crisis that crippled so many institutions and led to so many 
disasters. But the young lodge, with the mantle of a great name upon 
it, went steadily forward, and April 6, 1857, was duly constituted by 
the Grand Lodge. The year 1861, which thrilled the country with its 
first experience of civil war, called hundreds of the young men into the 
country's service. Many of these had been intending to join the 
fraternity, and now as they prepared to leave their homes and friends 
for the battle field, they desired to unite themselves with the Masons be- 
fore departing. About one hundred were admitted, but, alas, how 
many never returned. Since the close of the war, the lodge has had a 
steady and healthy growth, the roll of membership now numbering up- 
ward of two hundred and fifty members. This lodge first met in King- 
man's block. Main street in 1857. 

In November, 1867, this organization had fitted for their use ad- 
ditional apartments in that block, at an expense of twenty-five hun- 
dred dollars. The furnishings were rich and elegant, floor beautifully 
carpeted, heavy black walnut seats luxuriously upholstered surrounded 
the room, besides chairs, desks, etc., were of grand design, and models 
of excellent taste. The entire upper story of the building was devoted 
to the purposes of the lodge. 

There they held regular meetings for a long time till the erection of 
"City Block" in 1881, when they sought quarters more fully meeting 
their wants, numbers, and their finances. Here the four Masonic 
orders, have their headquarters, which are large and elegant. 

Dedication of the New Masonic Hall. — The dedication of the 
new hall took place Tuesday afternoon, May 10, 1881, in accordance 
with the ancient Masonic usage, the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts 
officiating. The distinguished visitors arrived in town on the mid-after- 
noon train, and were met at the station by John A. Jackson, Edward 
Parker, jr., and Charles C. Bixby, constituting a committee of reception. 
Taking hacks the party drove directly to the hall, which was filled in 



MASONIC. 423 

every available part with members of the fraternity, a large number 
being from other towns and cities. The representatives of the Grand 
Lodge in attendance were : G. M. Samuel C. Lawrence, of Medford ; 
D. G. M., Edwin Wright, of Boston ; G. S. W., F. Lyman Winship, of 
Boston ; G. J. W., Nathan S. Kimball of Haverhill ; G. S., S. P. 
Cheever, of Chelsea ; G. T. Samuels Wells, of Boston ; G. M., F. D. 
Ely of Dedham ; G. Chap., H. L. Kelsey, of this town. The grand 
officers were accompanied by D. D. G. M.'s John B. Thayer of the 
Nineteenth Masonic District and Jonathan Bigelow of the Second 
District. After being formally announced and received with the honors 
due their high rank in the order, the grand officers at once proceeded 
to the simple yet impressive service which has been observed from the 
early years in the dedication of Masonic lodge rooms. At the con- 
clusion of the formal ceremonies their formalities gave place to more 
social exercises, and many availed themselves of the opportunity of an 
introduction to the officers of the Grand Lodge, and of inspecting the 
new hall and its appurtenances, to which all had free access. The dis- 
tinguished guests were given a ride about town, under charge of the 
committee, which was rendered very delightful by the beautiful sun- 
shine and balmy breezes of a beautiful spring day. On returning from 
their drive, they were escorted to supper at the " Brockton House," 
while the visiting brethren, were entertained in the banquet hall of the 
Lodge. In the evening, a reception was given to the fraternity and 
their ladies at which the visiting representatives of the Grand Lodge 
and delegates from the neighboring lodges were present. 

The brotherhood were out in force, and with them were wives, daugh- 
ters and sweethearts who came with countenances aglow with anima- 
tion and interest to inspect the elegant quarters of the fraternity and to 
unite their congratulations with those of the representatives of the 
Grand Lodge and of the visiting brethren in view of all that was pre- 
sented to their admiring sight. The assembly gradually centered in the 
main hall, and at half- past eight some four or five hundred were seated 
in readiness for the more formal exercises. These were introduced by 
W. M. John A. Jackson, who in a few words announced P. M. Edward 
Parker, jr., as master of ceremonies for the evening. Past Worshipful 
Parker in a biief address referred to the pleasant circumstances under 



424 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

which they were gathered, saying that the new apartments had been 
planned not only for the formal work of the lodge, but for social gath- 
erings as well, and that it was the purpose of the lodge, as opportunity 
might present, to provide such entertainments as should often introduce 
the ladies to their apartments, and instead of breaking up the home life, 
as had too often been charged upon the Masonic order, bring home life 
to their halls. He concluded by introducing to the assembly Gen, S. 
C. Lawrence, Grand Master of the order in Massachusetts. 

Grand Master Lawrence was warmly received, and returned his hearty 
thanks for the generous reception tendered to him and his associates of 
the Grand Lodge. This, he said, was his first visit to Brockton, and 
he counted it a happy day in his experience that he had the oppor- 
tunity of coming to a town concerning which as a centre of so much 
industry and thrift and marvelous progress he had heard so much. He 
had been profoundly impressed with all that he had seen since coming 
within our borders — our numerous factories, the evidences of business 
activity everywhere presenting themselves, the elegant school buildings, 
stores and residences which the town possessed, and the thousand 
indications of enterprise and success to be seen on every hand. Surely 
in such a community the Masonic institution can but flourish, and after 
seeing all these exterior tokens of prosperity, he was not surprised that 
Paul Revere lodge is flourishing so finely. He enlarged upon the influence 
of Masonry in developing the best interests of the people, and upon 
the important work being done by this noble institution in cultivat- 
ing the social and more refined elements of society. He expressed 
his great pleasure in seeing the fair sex so fully represented, and now 
that old prejudices against the order are dying out, the principles of 
Masonry are becoming more and more honored and loved, not only 
by our fellow men, but among the ladies, who are now so often 
seen inside our lodge rooms. General Lawrence closed his very 
happy remarks by again congratulating Paul Revere Lodge on their 
new apartments and on all the evidences of prosperity they were 
presenting. 

A song, with musical accompaniment, was then given by Miss Mary 
Packard very acceptably, after which P. M. Charles C. Bixby was intro- 
duced as the chronicler of a brief historical sketch of Paul Revere 



MASONIC. 42r) 

Lodge, from which we derived many particulars of the dedicatory exer- 
cises, and the success of tlie organization. 

The address of Past Worshipful Bixby, was full of interest, and 
was given with much fervor and a pathos of feeling that often touched 
the feelings of the audience. He paid a beautiful tribute to Judge 
Jonas R. Perkins, who had so faithfully served the lodge as its secretary 
for the term of sixteen years. 

Description of the New Lodge Rooms. — The new suite of 
apartments numbers fourteen in all, the more important being the main 
lodge room, the Knights Templars prelate's room, armory, banquet 
hall and reception room. The former of these stands first in size, ele- 
gance and lu.xuriance of outfit. It is a large and commodious hall, the 
fine proportions of which, combined with the style of its artistic deco- 
rations and of its furnishings, at once produce impressions that grow 
upon the visitor the more its details are inspected. The ceiling and 
upper walls exhibit the frescoer's art in unusual richness. In the center 
of the ceiling is a representation of the starry canopy of the heavens ; 
at various points in the inner border are other Masonic emblems, while 
toward the walls are more fanciful and elaborate figures that in colors 
and shapes perfect the harmony of the grand design. On the sides of 
the room, high up above the rich dadoes, are four statue representations 
of P'aith, Hope, Charity and Silence. These under the illumination of 
the gas jets present an exceedingly fine effect. 

The furnishing and fittings of the hall are of a character to comport 
with the artistic decorations. The east, or the seat of the Worshipful 
Master, is almost regal in its appointments On the semi-circular plat- 
form approached by five broad steps is the master's chair, a magnificent 
piece of furniture, while at its front and right is an elegant pedestal 
supporting one of the " three lights." On either hand are other chairs, 
and overhanging is an ornamental arched canopy prettily frescoed. The 
chairs for the wardens are similar in style, though in some respects less 
demonstrative in surroundings, while in the " North " is a platform 
slightly raised, for the organ In their appropriate positions are desks 
of pleasing pattern for the secretary and treasurer, and around the 
hall are handsomely upholstered seats for the members, accommo- 
dations being provided for 200 or more. The floor is covered with 



426 ■ HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

a beautiful Brussels carpet, modest in style yet rich in effect, and 
four elegant chandeliers of shining brass give abundant light to the 
apartment. It would be difficult to mention any particular either in the 
quality of the decorations or the preparations for the comfort and con- 
venience of the members that is not fully met by the careful thought 
of the committee. 

Opening out of the main hall is another large apartment for the 
special use of Bay State Commandery of Knights Templars. It is to be 
known as the prelate's room, and is handsomely adorned and furnished. 
A side door leads to the armory, where in a line of beautiful black 
walnut cases with glass fronts are kept the uniforms of the Sir Knights. 
In this room are also the large black walnut cases that contain the ban- 
ners of the lodge and commandery. 

The easterly section of the story is occupied by the banquet hall, a 
roomy apartment some seventj' feet in length by forty in width. It is 
light and airy in style, its frescoing presenting a very cheerful tint, and 
the chandeliers being of a very graceful pattern. The floor is left un- 
carpeted, and a raised musicians' platform also suggests that the hall 
will be at times devoted to dancing. A kitchen is conveniently arranged 
near at hand, and a separate stairway leads directly to the ground on 
Ward street. 

We have not space to describe minutely the tyler's corridor, or 
the several smaller apartments fitted up as accessories to the main 
hall. All are conveniently arranged and in harmony with the rest. 
The last room that the visitor leaves, as it is the first he enters, is 
the reception room, fitted up in the same elegant style that has al- 
ready been noted. A beautiful Brussels carpet covers the floor, a 
handsome black walnut library table occupies the center, luxurious arm- 
chairs invite the stay of those who enter, a magnificent mirror stands 
over the mantel, the windows are shaded with curtains of a soft and 
agreeable tint, and hung about the walls are a long line of portraits of 
the past masters of the lodge. A glance through an open door shows 
a commodious coat room, and near at hand is a stairway leading 
to a retreat provided for the special accommodation of those who 
delight in the dreamy incense of the fragrant Havana. Altogether, the 
social apartments present attractions that are no less complete than are 
the arrangements for the work of the lodge room. 



AtASONIC. 427 

It is needless to say that the plans and prosecution of the work of 
fitting up this fine hall, and its appurtenances have required the labors 
and attentions of an efficient committee They have given their efforts 
in season and out of season to accomplish the mission entrusted to their 
hands, and the successful result of their labors is apparent in every 
detail connected with the undertaking. The committee was com- 
posed as follows : — Baalis Sanford, jr., C. C. Bixby, A. C. Thompson, F. 
L. Trow, John A. Jackson, Edward Parker, jr., D. W. Blankinship, H. H. 
Filoon and R. T. Soliis. The work of carrying out the plans of the 
committee has been intrusted chiefly to Mr. F. L. Trow, a practical 
carpenter, whose large experience as a worker in wood, together 
with his warm interest in the welfare of the lodge, have insured thorough 
and tasteful work from beginning to end. The frescoing, as we have 
before stated, was done by Whittaker Brothers of Boston, and their 
skill as artists is apparent wherever the touch of their brushes is seen. 
The tables, mirrors and armory furnishings were from the establishment 
of Howard, Clark & Company, and the elegant furniture outfit of the 
two main halls was furnished by W. H. Tobey. All the carpeting 
was from the store of H. W. Robinson & Company, and embraces 
patterns entirely new. The draperies are from Messrs. H. W. Robin- 
son & Co.'s and they are worthy of their reputation ; the altar and 
pedestal attest the excellent work done at A. C. Thompson's; the 
canopies are from the hand of John A. Jackson; and the gas fixtures 
from the well-known establishment of N. W. Turner & Company, of 
Boston. 

Bay State Commandery of Knights Templars. — A special as- 
sembly of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island 
was called to meet at Brockton, Mass., June 24, 1874, for the purpose 
of constituting the " Bay State Commandery." The day was all that 
could be desired, a gala day for Brockton ; bright uniforms and beauti- 
ful banners made a grand display, which, together with fine music, the 
scene was not soon forgotten. The assembly met in Music Hall, where 
were the ceremonies. A banquet was served in Murray Hall, which 
was in the style for which the citizens of Brockton are famous. This 
was the first public introduction of Knights Templars Masonry into the 
town. 



428 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

List of original members: Baalis Sanford, jr., Davis Snow Packard, 
Everett Austin Packard, Henry Copeland, John O. Emerson, Joseph 
W. Freeman, Henry W. Gammon, John Smith Fuller, Leonard Church 
Stetson, George F. Coughlin, Henry B. Wood Hiram C. Alden, Will- 
iam H. Alden, Jason G. Howard, Enos Hawes Reynolds, Lewis Porter, 
George Richardson Thompson, Albion Harrison Howe, James H. 
Cooper, Edward Oman Noyes, Charles A. P. Mason, Thomas Reed, 
Allen Crocker, Elbridge Wilson Morse, Rufus E. Brett, Charles Chancy 
Bixby, Frank Morton, J. Winsor Pratt, George B. Coggswell, Henry 
Herbert Howard, Jonas Reynolds Perkins, Lysander Bradford Howard, 
Francis Mortimer French, George Edward Freeman, David Brayton, 
Edgar Everett Dean, Samuel Bond Hinckley, Oscar Calkins, Theodore 
Meyers House, A. J. Gove, George Brett, Charles Francis Porter, Fred. 
L. Brett, Edward Parker, jr. 

Listof first officers : Edward Parker, E. C. ; Baalis Sanford, jr., general ; 
Henry H. Packard, captain gen. ; Theodore M.. House, prelate ; Hiram C. 
Alden, S. W. ; Enos H. Reynolds, J. W. ; John O. Emerson, treas. ; H. 
Herbert Howard, recorder ; George R. Thompson, sword bearer ; Henry 
W. Gammons, standard bearer ; James H. Cooper, W. ; Joseph W. Free- 
man, E. Austin Packard, John S. Fuller, C.'s of G. ; Albion H. Howe, 
sentinel. The past eminent commanders are: Edward Parker, jr.; 
Baalis Sanford, jr., Henry H. Packard, Charles C. Bixby, A. Cranston 
Thompson, Elmer W. Walker, Veranus Filoon, Edward S. Powers. 

Officers for 1892. — George F. Walker, E. C. ; David W. Battles, gen- 
eral ; Albion H. Howe, captain general ; Francis E. Shaw, prelate ; John 
A. Jackson, S. W. ; Ira A. F. Burnham, J. W. ; A. Cranston Thompson; 
treasurer ; Baalis Sanford, recorder ; E. Frank Packard, standard bearer • 
Herbert L. Kingman, sword bearer ; Herbert I. Mitchell, warden , 
Howard L Beal, third guard ; Charles F. Andrews, second guard ; 
Charles Peterson, first guard ; George E. Bryant, second sentinel ; Henry 
C. Gurney, organist. Meetings are held the third Monday in each 
month at Masonic Hall, City block. Main street. 

Brockton Council, Royal and Select Masters. — Chartered 
April, 1884. 

Veranus Filoon, T. I M. ; A. Cranston Thompson, Dep. ; Edward S. 
Powers, P. C. W. ; Davis S. Packard, Treas. ; Baalis Sanford, jr., Rec. ; 





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Charles C. Bixby, C. of G. ; Edward Parker, jr., Con ; Rev. Samuel 
Hodgkiss, Chap. ; Enos H. Reynolds, M. ; James Edgar, St. ; Stephen 
VV. Leighton, Sent. Meet on the third Friday of each month, in 
" Masonic Hall," City block, Main street. Tiie following have been 
past thrice illustrious masters: V^eranus Filoon, 1884 86, A. Cranston 
Thompson, 1886 88, Edward S. Powers, 1889. 

Officers for 1892 : Edward Parker, T. I. Master; David W. Battles, 
deputy ; Baalis Sanford, P. C. of Work. ; John A. Jackson, treasurer ; 
Elmer W. Walker, recorder; Henry M. Kingman, capt of guard; 
Francis E. Shaw, con. ; Charles C. Bixby, chap. ; Charles F. Andrews, 
steward ; George E. Bryant, second sentinel. Meetings are held on 
the third Thursday of each month at Masonic Hall, City block. Main 
street. 

Satucket Royal Arch Chapter — The following persons 
petitioned for a chapter of Royal Arch Masons, which was granted 
December 7, 1869: Charles C. Bixby, Baalis Sanford, jr., Francis M. 
French, Enos H. Reynolds, Loring W. Puffer, Francis B. Washburn, 
Davis S. Packard, Francis A. Thayer, Samuel B. Hinckley, L. Brad- 
ford Howard, Alfred Laws, Rufus E Brett, Allen Crocker, Jonas R. 
Perkins, Peter F. Hollywood, Francis M. Sylvester, E. I. Packard, W. 
S. Gurney, James H. Cooper, Henry A. Brett, Edgar E. Dean, E. 
Wilson Morse, William W. Cross, Benjamin R. Clapp, J. D. Mitchell. 

The following is a list of the first officers : Baalis Sanford, jr., H. P. ; 
Charles C. Bixby, K. ; Francis M. French, S. ; Alfred Laws, C. of H. ; 
Enos H. Reynolds, P. S. ; E. Austin Packard, R. A. C; James H. 
Cooper, M. 3d V. ; Davis S. Packard, M. 2d V. ; Charles A. P. Mason, 
M. 1st V. ; Francis A. Thayer, treas ; Jonas R. Perkins, sec; George 
G. Withington, chap. ; John Underhay, S. S. ; Veranus Filoon, J. S. ; 
Hiram D. Kendrick, tyler. 

The following have been high priests, Baalis Sanford, jr., 1869-70; 
Charles C. Bixby, 1872 74; Edward Parker, jr., 1875-77 ; A. Cranston 
Thompson, 1878-80; Veranus Filoon, 1881-83 ; D. N. Blankinship. 
1884 85 ; David W. Battles, 1886-89, Albion H. Howe. 

Officers for 1892 : John A. Jackson, M. E. H. P. ; Herbert L Mitchell, 
E. K. ; Albert Manley, E. S. ; Fred R. French, sec; David W. Battles, 
treas.; George M. Copeland, chap. ; Francis E. Shaw, C. of H. ; Henry 



430 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Hartwell, P. S. ; Charles B. Lawrence, R. A. C. ; Nathan E. Leach, M. 
of 3d V. ; Frank C. Crocker, M. of 2d V. ; William H Emerson, M. of 
1st V. ; Orlando S. Taber, S S. ; Ethan Allen, J. S. ; Henry C. Gurney, 
organist ; George E. Bryant 2d, tyler. Meetings are held at Masonic 
Hall, City block, Main street, on the second Friday of each month. 

St. George Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (Cam- 
PELLO) — Chartered February 20, 1878. This lodge held its first meet- 
ings in Good Templars' Hall, in Keith's block, Main street, Campello. 
Upon the completion of Goodall's block, they took apartments in that, 
and when "Kingman Block" was erected, they engaged rooms in the 
same, and fitted them in fine style, at an expense of twenty-eight hun- 
dred dollars. The following were the charter members: Fred W. Park, 
Damon Kingman, Thomas VV. Child, Elmer L. Keith, Peter Dalton, J. 
E. Merchant, George A. Haven, Howard P. Keith, Charles H. Dalton, 
Horace B. Rogers, George M. Skinner, H. A. Monk, William Richards, 
H. N. P. Hubbard, George Stevens, Lyman E. Keith, William S. Green, 
J. M. Hyde, Flavel B. Keith, and Gardner J. Kingman. 

The ceremonies and services incident to the formal organization of 
St. George Lodge, F. and A. M., took place on Tuesday afternoon, 
April 16, 1878, and were witnessed not only by a large gathering of the 
fraternity but by many who are not united by the mystic tie of this 
ancient craft. The officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts 
arrived at the central station on the noon train from Boston, and 
were escorted by a committee to the Brockton House. They consisted 
of M W. Charles A. Welch, of Waltham, grand master ; R. W. Abram 
H. Howland, of New Bedford, deputy grand master; R. W. William 
H. Chessman, of Boston, grand senior warden ; R. W. Irving B. Sayles, 
of Millbury, grand junior warden ; R. W. Charles H. Titus, of Boston, 
acting grand chaplain; W. Joseph Winsor, of Boston, as grand sword 
bearer; W. Henry J. Parker, of Boston, as grand secretary; R. W. 
Tracy P. Cheever, of Boston, as grand treasurer ; W. Samuel A. Bates, 
of Braintree, as senior grand deacon ; W. Brother Kelly, as junior grand 
deacon ; Frank E. Jones, of Boston, grand tyler. At one o'clock, Bay 
State Commandery of Knights Templars, E. C. Baalis Sanford, jr., 
commanding, formed their lines in front of Kingman's block, and re- 
ceived the visitors with the usual honors, after which, led off by the portly 



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form of F. A. Nash as marshal, and taking step to the stirring notes of 
Martland's band, they took the Grand Lodge under escort, and directed 
their march to Campello. The fresh coating of gravel that covered a 
large portion of the street, and the dust that arose from other sections, 
detracted somewhat from the pleasures of the march, but the lines were 
well preserved and the parade attracted many spectators along the 
street. Arriving at Campello, the visitors and escort were received 
with a cordial welcome and invited to an elegant collation spread in 
Huntington hall by the lodge and their lady friends, to which it is 
needless to add the dust- covered company did ample justice. 

At the conclusion of the repast, the Grand Lodge was opened indue 
form in one of the ante-rooms, and at the appointed time was ushered 
into the principal hall of the lodge, a pleasant apartment neatly fitted 
up for the uses of the order. The ceremonies of constituting the new 
lodge then proceeded in ample form, the members of the new organiza- 
tion being ranged in line upon one side of the hall, witnessing with 
much interest the outpouring of corn, wine and oil, indicative of plenty, 
prosperity and peace, the unfolding and presentation of the charter, 
and the other rites prescribed for the occasion. The above cere- 
monies having been concluded, the Grand Lodge, with the newly 
constituted St. George Lodge, the Sir Knights, band, and other visitors, 
proceeded to the church, which had been kindly granted for the serv- 
ices attendant upon the installation of the newly elected officers. 
In the church was gathered a large assembly of ladies and gentlemen, 
who with the different ranks of the Masonic order present in their rich 
regalias, formed a very brilliant and attractive audience. The Grand 
officers occupied seats upon the platform in front of the pulpit, the 
exercises being in charge of Grand Master Welch. After prayer 
by Chaplain Titus and singing by a quartette under the direction of N. 
N. Gurney, who, by the way, carried through all the musical portions of 
the services with great acceptance, the officers elect were successively 
introduced and having taken the prescribed obligations were invested 
with their appropriate insignia, the ceremony being accompanied by a 
brief charge to each respecting the nature of their duties. The list of 
officers was as follows:— W. M., H. N. P. Hubbard ; S. W., William 
Richards; J. W., H. A. Monk; T., William S. Green ;S., Flavel B. 



432 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Keith ; S. D., George M. Skinner; J. D., Thomas W. Childs ; S. S., 
Fred W. Park ; J. S., Lyman E. Keith ; M., Gardner J. Kingman ; 
chap., G. A. Haven; organist, L. D. Stinchfield ; I. S., J. M. Merchant; 
tyler. C. H. Dalton. The services were brought to close by an address 
from Grand Master Welch, who, while congratulating the new organi- 
zation on tiie auspicious circumstances which attended their formal 
admission into the sisterhood of lodges, at the same time counselled 
them to be true to the great principles of the order, and always to 
have more regard to the character of those whom they should admit 
within their doors than to having large numbers added to their roll or a 
rapid increase in material strength. The charge was very impressively 
given, and was listened to with marked attention. Returning to the 
hall, the Grand Lodge was closed in due form, the lines were again 
formed and the homeward march was taken, the procession arriving at 
the station just in season to transfer their distinguished visitors to the 
train for Boston. 

In the evening a very pleasant Masonic sociable was held at Hunt- 
ington Hall, by St. George Lodge and their friends. Nearly two 
hundred were present, among whom were delegations from several 
neighboring lodges. Every effort was made by the hosts to make it a 
thoroughly enjoyable time, and all present could testify how fully they 
succeeded. Porter's band furnished music for those who delight in 
tripping the light fantastic, while others found ample resources for 
amusement in various games. A reading by Mrs. William Snell added 
much to the interest of the occasion. About eleven o'clock the com- 
pany adjourned to the supper room, where a fine collation was fur- 
nished, consisting of cold meats, cake, hot coffee, etc. It was indeed a 
happy gathering, and many a wish was expressed that the future may 
bring other occasions as successful and enjoyable as those which had 
attended the formal organization of St George Lodge of Campello. 

Since 1878 there have been the following past worshipful masters: 
H. N. P. Hubbard, 1878-79; William Richards, 1879; H. A. Monk, 
1880; Thomas Childs, 1881-82; Rufus P. Keith, 1883-84; Myron F. 
Thomas, 1885-86; Nathan Washburn, 1887-88; Roland Hammond, 
1889. The lodge numbers about one hundred members. 

Officers for 1892 : William H. Thayer, W. M. ; Merton E. Holmes, 
S. W. ; Charles B. Lawrence, J. W. ; Rufus P. Keith, treasurer ; Ber- 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 433 

ton C. Winslow, secretary; George A. Haven, chaplain; J. Emery 
Merchant, marshal ; Myron L. Keith, S. D. ; F. H. Reynolds, J. D. ; 
Nathan E. Leach, S. S. ; Joshua T. Baker, J. S. ; Lyman Eldridge, L 
S. ; Alfred Lawson, organist ; Josiah A. Perkins, tyler. Regular meet- 
ings held on the first Wednesday in each month in Masonic Hall, King- 
man Block, Campello. 



CHAPTER XX. 

ODD FELLOWS AND OTHER SOCIETIES. 

Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Massasoit Lodge No. 69 — Original Petitioners — 
First Members — Surrender of Charter — New Organization — First Officers — Description 
of Lodge Rooms — List of Past Grands — Purchase of Land for New Building — Nemasket 
Encampment, I. 0. of 0. F. No 44 — Original Members — Officers in 1871 — Officers in 
1892— Canton Nemasket— Officers for 1892— Electric Lodge No. 204— Beatrice Lodge 
No. 28, Daughters of Rebeccah — Original Officers — Officers for 1892 — Benevolent and 
Protective Order ot Elks — Knights of Honor, Brockton Lodge No. 218 — Royal 
Arcanum, Brockton Council No. 848 — American Legion of Honor, Excelsior Council 
No. 16 — Sons of Veterans, James A. Garfield Camp No. 17 — Woman's State Relief 
Corps — Brockton Soldiers' Aid Society — Freedman's Relief Association of Brockton — 
Franklin Debating Association — Pi Beta Society — Knights of the Maccabees — United 
Fellowship, Star Council No. 16 — United Order of the Golden Cross, Garfield Com- 
mandery No. 1.58 — United Order of the Golden Cross, Volunteer Coramandery No. 13, 
(Campello) — Odd Fellows' Relief Association — Electric Relief Association, I. O. of 0. 
F.- Odd Fellows' Death Benefit Association — Ancient Order of United Workmen, 
Campello Lodge No. 30 — Ancient Order of United Workman, Brockton Lodge No. 54 
— Junior Order United American Mechanics, Satucket Council No. 6 — Ancient Order 
of Hibernians, Division No. 1 — Massachusetts Catholic Order of Forresters, St. Thomas 
Court No. 29 — Red Cro.ss, St. Jean De Baptiste — Sons and Daughters of the Maritime 
Provinces — Knights of Pythias, Damocles Lodge No. 16 — Harmony Lodge No. 27— 
Brockton Division No. 11, Uniform Rank K. of P. — Sons of St. George, Earl Shafts- 
bury Lodge No. 188— Order of ^gis, Brockton Lodge — P. F. Y. B. O., Brockton Com- 
mandery No. 61 — Improved Order of Red Men, Pequot Tribe —Order of the Interna- 
tional Fraternal Alliance, Sunbeam Assembly No. 53. 

INDEPENDENT Order of Odd Fellows, Massasoit Lodge No. 
69. — This organization is the oldest of the secret societies of Brock- 
ton. It has an existence of nearly a half century, and is now in a flour- 



434 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ishing condition. The original petitioners to the Grand Lodge of Massa- 
chusetts for a charter, which was dated March 29, 1845, were Robert 
Smith, Lorenzo Dillingham, A. S. Dudley, Cephas W. Drake, Waldo 
Bradford and James F. Packard, of whom the latter is the only sur- 
vivor. Among the first officers of the association were Robert Smith, 
N. G. ; Thomas S. Mitchell, V. G. ; Cephas W. Drake, secretary ; and 
Waldo Bradford, warden. Among the earl)' members who joined the 
order at this early date were Ellis Packard, Samuel Webster, Lorenzo 
D. Harvey, Aaron B. Drake, Elisha B. Leach, Benjamin S Green, 
Amasa S. Glover, Caleb H. Packard, Isaac H. Hartwell, Benjamin R. 
Clapp, George R. Whitney, Oliver B. Hervey, Oakes S. Soule, Noah 
Chesman, Weston Winch and Horatio E. Paine. The past " Grands" 
of this order previous to 1871 were: Robert Smith, Lorenzo D. Her- 
vey, Aaron B. Drake, Ellis Packard, Isaac T. Packard, Oliver B. Her- 
vey, Horatio E. Paine, Weston Winch, Charles Stoddard, Robert 
Stoddard, Charles L. Hauthaway, Noah Chesman and Darius Fobes. 

February 2, 1871, this lodge surrendered their charter and other 
property to the Grand Lodge, in whose possession it remained for a 
short time, when Sewall P. Howard, Joseph W. Freeman, Isaac P. Ga}'- 
nor, E. Ellis Packard, Francis A. Fowler, Walter Scott, H. Herbert 
Howard, G. E. Minzey and Rufus E. Brett took degrees in a lodge at 
Stoughton, and then withdrew, and in connection with the following 
surviving members of the original lodge petitioned for a new dispensa- 
tion. The following is a list of the petitioners, viz. : Noah Chesman, 
Lorenzo D. Hervey, Horatio E. Paine, Oakes S. Soule, George R. 
Whitney, Benjamin R. Clapp, Oliver B. Hervey and Daniel Perkins. 

The charter was granted, and on February 16, 1871, the Massasoit 
Lodge was re-instituted by Rev. A. St. John Chambre, deputy. The 
first meeting was held in a hall in the Tyler Cobb building, which stood 
on the site of Hotel Metropolitan, corner of Main and High streets. 

The first officers elected were : Noah Chesman, N. G. ; L D. Her- 
vey, V. G. ; Rufus E. Brett, secretary ; Oakes S. Soule, treasurer ; O. 
B. Hervey, W. ; E. E. Packard, C. ; F^. A Fowle, O. G. ; W. F. Strat- 
ton, I. G. ; Sewall P. Howard, R. S. N. G. ; J. W. Freeman, L. S. N. 
G. ; Walter Scott, R. S. V. G. ; E. C. Stone, L S. V. G. ; George E. 
Minzey, R. S. S. ; I. P. Gaynor, L. S. S. ; George R. Whitney, chap- 
lain. 



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The lodge continued to meet in "Cobb's" Hall till 1876, when they 
removed to the spacious rooms which they had fitted for their use, at 
an expense of four thousand dollars, in " Howard Block," on Main 
street. The assembly hall is thirty-five by fifty feet, and sixteen feet 
in height. 

In connection with this room is a commodious banquet hall, and 
other small rooms, beside a kitchen and closets. The hall is carpeted 
with fine brussels by the "Beatrice Daughters of Rebeccah, No. 28." 

At the south end or head of the hall is the chair and desk of the 
noble grand, over which hangs a beautiful canopy of scarlet velvet. 
Directly opposite, at the north end of the hall, is the chair and desk of 
the vice-grand, having a canopy of blue velvet. On the left of the 
main entrance is the chaplain's desk and chairs, the gift of William H. 
Savage. Over these is an elegant canopy. The Bible used by the 
chaplain was a gift from the Stoughton Lodge, No. 72. Directly op- 
posite the chaplain on the east side of the hall is the seat of the past 
grand, also overhung with a beautiful velvet canopy, with chairs and 
desk presented by Hon. John J. Whipple, ex- mayor of Brockton, and a 
member of the Nemasket Encampment. In the center of the assembly 
hall is a large marble slab, presented to the lodge byjohn O. Emer- 
son, January i, 1877. 

Among the past grands are : 

J. W. Freeman, July 6, '71 — January 4, '72. 

Sewall P. Howard, July 2, '72 — January 2, 't^i- 

H, E. Paine, January 2, 'ji — July i, '73. 

H. H. Howard, July i, 'ji — January i, '74. 

J. J. Whipple, January i, '74 — January i, '75. 

J. O. Emerson, January i, '75 — July i, '75. 

J. S. Paine, January i, '^6 — July i, '"jb. 

A. B. Loring, July i, '^6 — January i, '"jj. 

Charles W. Sumner, January i, '"]"] — July i, '"jj. 

Walter Scott, July i, '"]"] — August i, '78. 

R. E. Packard, July i, '79 — July i, '80. 

A. P. Starratt, January I, '81 — January I, '82. 

Elvvyn Dickerman, January i, '82 — July i, '82. 

J. M. Jenney, July i, '82 — January i, '83. 



43G HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

J. J. Whipple, January i, '83 — July i, '83. 

W. E. C. Thomas. July i, '83 — January I, '84. 

N. T. Soule, January i, '84 — July i, '84. 

D. P. Kenney, July i, '84 — January i, '85. 

C. E. Lambert, January i, '85 — July i, '85. 

A. R. Wade, July i, '85— January i, '86. 

C. M. Holbrook, January i, '86 — January i, '87. 

Fred Wood, January i, '87 — July i, '87. 

George F. Garland, July i, '87 — July i, '88. 

W. A. Spurr, July I, '88 — January i, '89. 

George O. Thayer, January i, '89 — July I, '89. 

The lease of the hall expiring in 1886, it was renewed for five years. 
The apartments are rapidly becoming too limited for the association, 
and measures were recently taken with an eye to something more am- 
ple and commodious. It was deemed advisable to choose a committee 
for the purpose of negotiating for the site of a new Odd Fellows hall, 
to be built at an early day. 

Rufus E. Packard, Arthur P. Starratt, Charles M. Holbrook, Joshua 
M. Jenney, Sewall P. Howard were chosen ; they decided upon the lot 
of land on Belmont street just west of Hotel Belmont, where the Sher- 
man house now stands, and owned by G. A. Perkins. The purchase 
was effected in the early part of June, the price paid being $1 1,000. 

The present membership is about three hundred, and the list of offi- 
cers for 1892 is as follows: O. L. Dunton, N. G. ; Frank M. Bump, 
V. G. ; W. S. Howes, R. S. ; W. E. C. Thomas, P. S. ; W. H. Savage, 
treasurer. Meetings are held on Thursday evening at Odd Fellows 
Hall, Howard Block, Main street. 

Nemasket Encampment, I. O. of O. F., No. 44. — Chartered Aug- 
ust 2, 1871. Instituted October 9, 1871. 

Petitioning members : J. W. Freeman, H. F. Borden, Walter Scott, 
Rufus E. Brett, Sewall P. Howard, H. Herbert Howard, E. E. Packard, 
W. F. Stratton, George E. Minzey. 

Officers at the organization, 1871 : Henry F. Borden, C. P. ; Wal- 
ter Scott, S. W. ; Rufus E. Brett, scribe ; Sewall P. Howard, treasurer ; 
H. Herbert Howard, J W. ; E. E. Packard, guide; W. F. Stratton, I. 
S. ; George E. Minzey, O. S. ; A. St. John Chambre, H. P. 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 437 

Officers for 1892 : Albert C. Wood, C. P. ; F. A. Hoyt, H. P. ; Wil- 
liam C. Shaw, S. W. ; Henry L. Phillips, F. S. ; W. E. C. Thomas, R. 
S. ; Nathan Howard, treasurer. Number of members about one hun- 
dred and thirty. 

The meetings of this encampment are held at " Canton Hall," 13 
North Main street, on the second and fourth Mondays of each month 

Canton Nemasket. — Was mustered June 29, 1886, and now num- 
bers nearly one hundred members. 

The officers for 1892 are as follows, viz. : Frank C. Coombs, Com. ; 
Leroy E. Foster, lieut. ; William C. Shaw, ensign ; Merton M. Maloon, 
clerk ; Zenas W. Lewis, acct. ; Charles Peterson, standard bearer. 

Meetings are held at " Canton Hall," North Main street, on the first 
and third Wednesday of each month. 

Electric Lodge, No. 204. — Instituted November 26, 1890. 

Walter B. Knight, N. G. ; Harry L. Marston, V. G. ; Henry T. 
Anglim, recording secretary; Thomas M. Orr, permanent secretary; 
Andrew W. Crawford, treasurer. 

Beatrice Lodge, No, 28, Daughters of Rebeccah. — This lodge 
was instituted on Tuesday, February 15, 1876. Officers of the Grand 
Lodge officiating. 

The following is a list of the officers elected at the first meeting: N. 
G., Col. John J. Whipple ; V. G., Mrs. Emehne F. Allen ; R. S., Mrs. 
Emeline H. Gould; F. S., E. M. Shaw; treasurer, Mrs. H. B. Cald- 
well; R. S N. G., Mrs. Augustus B. Loring; L. S.N. G., Mrs. William 
H. Savage; W., H. H. Howard; C, Mrs. H. M. Bartlett ; R. S. V. G., 
John O. Emerson ; L. S. V. G., J. S. Paine ; L S., Augustus B. Loring ; 
O. S., O. B. Hervey. 

The following is a list of officers for 1892 : Effie A. Lewis, N. G. ; 
Mary Hunt, V. G. ; Abbie Savage, P. S. ; Mary Temple, F. S. ; Lin- 
nie Brown, treasurer; Ida Wood, chaplain; George O. Thayer, R. S. 
of N. G. ; Julia Reynolds, L. S of N. G. ; George W. Wilbur, R. S. of 
V. G. ; Mabel Bumpus, L S. of V. G. ; Mrs. Ida Merrill, con.; Alice 
Jones, W. ; Fred Merrill, G. ; Alonzo L. Garvin, O. G. 

Number of members, nearly two hundred and fifty. Meetings are 
held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in " Odd Fellows 
Hall," Howard Block, Main street. 



438 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks — Brockton 
Lodge No. 164. — This organization was instituted at " Red Men's Hall " 
by D. D. E. G. R. John H. Dee and the following suite: Est. Ld. Kt, 
George Richards, New Bedford ; Est. Loy, Kt., J. A. Waterman, Boston ; 
Est. Lect. Kt., T. J. Murphy, Lawrence; secretaries, G. W. Rankin, of 
Fall River, and H. A. Plimpton, Lynn ; treasurers, Grand Treasurer 
James O. Gray and J. A. Doyle, of Lynn ; tyler, J. A. McLane, Boston ; 
G. E.. F. M. Chase, Fall River; E., Fred S. Hall, Taunton ; L G., J. 
B. G. McElroy, Boston; organist, J. H. Galligan, Taunton; chaplain, 
B- F. Wells, Boston. 

The institution of the new Lodge, with the initiation of members and 
installation of the officers- elect, occupied the time until a late hour. 
The officers who were installed were as follows : 

John G. Whipple, exalted ruler ; E. L. Low, esteemed leading 
knight ; John A. Jackson, esteemed loj'al knight ; Walter Rapp, 
esteemed lecturing knight ; M.C. Van Hoosen, secretary ; A. A. Sonne- 
mann, treasurer; trustees, E. A. Chase, Charles Howard, A. C. Ladd. 

Over one hundred guests were present at the ceremonies, represent- 
ing the lodges at Boston, New Bedford , Fall River, Taunton, Lynn, 
Lowell, Providence, Newport and New York. The formal exercises 
completed, the company, numbering over two hundred in all, adjourned 
to the banquet hall, and until an early hour feasted on the good things 
of mind and matter that were provided. The banquet, which was got- 
ten up by Landlord Wade of the Metropolitan Hotel and served by a 
corps of colored waiters, was very nice in every respect. The tables 
were decorated with fruit and flowers, and each napkin bore a pretty 
rosebud button-hole bouquet from Florist Gray. 

Simpson Spring ginger ale, a gift from F. A. Howard & Co., and 
Monogram cigars, presented by Brewer and Swift, added the finishing 
touches to the most excellent repast. While the banquet was in pro- 
gress the Elks' orchestra of seven pieces, with Mr. W. F. Burrell as 
director, assisted by Mr. C. Mackinlay and Mr. Mace Gay and mem- 
bers of the City Theatre orchestra, rendered the programme in splendid 
style from their place on the platform behind a screen of potted plants. 

Exalted Ruler Whipple rapped the company to order when fires had 
been lighted upon the altar of the fragrant weed, and made a welconi- 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 439 

ing address to the visiting Elks. When he had said all manner of 
hospitable things to the guests, he introduced " Judge Bixby of the 
municipal court" as toastmaster. Everybody sang " For he's a jolly 
good fellow" as Mr. Bixby arose. He disclaimed the title that had 
been given him, and modestly said that he was only a second hand 
justice of a second-hand court. In a glowing eulogy upon the Order 
of Elks he said it was a slave to no party, a bigot to no sect. In pur- 
suit of its chosen object, he said : " Avarice loses its purse and benevo- 
lence finds it." In concluding, the brainy young lawyer toasted the 
Brockton lodge in this sentiment : " May its growth, unlike mine, be 
ever upward." 

Exalted Grand Ruler Dee was the first called upon, and made an 
earnest address upon the objects of the order, which now numbers 
over 20,000 members. He invited all to go to Haverhill Wednesday 
night at the institution of a new lodge there, and wished Brockton 
lodge many happy returns of the day. There was great applause 
when Mr. Bixby read the following telegram: 

Brockton Lodge of Elks : Boston, April 14, 181t0. 

We wish the new lodge success. May it live long and prosper. 

( Signed.) Brown, Stovey, Brouthers, Radbourne. Kelly, 

Brother Elks of Brotherhood Ball Club. 

Allen O. Myers, of Cincinnati, Ohio, editor of the Social Session, the 
official organ of the order, made an address that sparkled with wit, 
eloquence, and flowery oratory. Then Mr. Walter Rapp sang a couple 
of songs ; Mr. Dudley H. Prescott, of Boston, gave clever musical imi- 
tations; "Andy" Leavitt, the old-time minstrel, created great fun 
with his banjo and songs and there were responses to toasts by Mr. 
Charles A. Dustin, Mr. M. C. Van Hoosen, Mayor Newhall, of Lynn 
— who had come out on the midnight train just to be present — General 
Abbott, of Fall River, Mr, DevoU, of Fall River, Mr. Carson, of New 
Bedford ; and songs by Messrs. Rogan, of Taunton, and F'rank Chase, 
of Fall River. It was a very jolly, sociable, and happy season for 
everybody. 

Brockton Lodge of Elks starts oft" with between ninety and one hun- 
dred charter members, as follows : 

John J. Whipple, J. P. Morse, E. M. Lowe, F. M. Bixby, I. H. Har- 
ris, W. B. Cross, James W. Brown, Dr. W. P. Chisholm, Howard C. 



4-10 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Potter, H. G. Balkam, W. L. Emery, A. D. Dimmick, H. W. Reynolds, 
Dr. E. A. Chase, A. H. Sonnemanu, John A. Jackson, A. VV. Packard, 
Charles Howard, VV. W. Cross, Frank E. Angerer, Walter Rapp, W. 
H. Cary, S. H. Rich.E. T. Packard, E. S. Lincoln, W. C Mackinlay, C. 
H. Wilson, L. Fremont Wade, C. A. Dustin, A. C. Thompson, E. H. 
Yorke, Henry C. Tovvne, J. W. Woodworth, Walter L. Keith, Charles 
F. Porter, Dr. E. E. Dean, C. H. Goldthvvaite, R. D. Currier, M. C. 
Van Hoosen, A. Q. Miller, J. M. Hollywood, A. C. Ladd, W. F. 
Field, E. O. Noyes, Horace B, Rogers, George B. Anderson, Charles 
L: Wales, W. B. Foster, C. E. McElroy, W. H. Whitten, Elmer C. 
C. Packard, G. W. R. Hill, Veranus Filoon, W. H. Shaw, George 
R. Washburn, George C. Coughlin, Ellis C. Fales, Fred M. Dennie, 

B. W. Crosby, Dr. D. E. Brown, E. F. Maguire, James E. Bliss, 
James F. Casey, A. C. Wakefield, Zimri Thurber, Henry S. French, 
David H. Gibbs, Allen E. Packard, Howard L. Aiken, A. M. Brewer, 

C. D. Fullerton, Fred A. Baker, H. L Gibbs, O. B. Quinby. Charles 
F. Kneil, Fred S. Tolman, N. R. Packard, Fred Packard, A. E. Davis, 
George E. Bickford, H. M. Walker, H. F. Crawford, F. A. Keniston, 
Frank H. Washburn, W. V. Burrell, Gould E. Parker, Charles How- 
ard. George B. Cogswell, North Easton ; W. A Mudge, Norwood ; 
Harvey H. Pratt, Abington ; Robert O. Harris, East Bridgewater ; 
Harry D. Reed, North Abington ; A. E. Tirrell, East Weymouth ; 
J. N. Faulkner, Kingston; F. M. Harrub, North Plympton ; John 
Peach, Avon ; Frank Foss, Saco, Me.; H. H. Hobbs, Avon ; Henry 
A. Peach, Randolph; S. F. Glennen, Braintree ; Dudley H. Prescott, 
Boston. 

The committee who had charge of the arrangements for the insti- 
tution and banquet were as follows: 

Reception Committee — John J. Whipple, John A. Jackson, M. C. 
Van Hoosen, J. E. Bliss, F. S. Tolman, E. A. Chase, W. B. Cross, 
Allen E. Packard, W. P. Chisholm, F. A. Kenniston, G. W. R. 
Hill, R. O. HarrLs, E. M. Low, Walter Rapp, S. H. Rich, Charles 
Howard, A. M. Brewer, E. S. Lincoln, N. R. Packard, W. H. Cary, 
W. B. Foster, A. C. Thompson, H. F. Crawford, W. A. Mudge. 

Banquet Committee — John J. Whipple, E, M. Low, Walter Rapp, 
John A. Jackson, W. B. Cro.ss. 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 4-11 

The Older of Elks was first instituted in the city of New York, 
in 1867, by a few gentlemen of the theatrical profession, who, with 
many doubts and fears as to its feasibility, founded an organization 
designed to be charitable and protective in character, and which 
should include in its ranks the brain-workers in the literary, 
dramatic and musical professions, while at the same time the door 
was not closed to those in other walks of life who should be in 
sympathy with the objects of the fraternity. The fame of the good 
work spread. Our sister cities founded branches from the parent 
stem, and to-day the fraternal chain lias two hundred and thirty 
links, each representing a city or town of importance, and the chain 
extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and from the great 
lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. 

The animal from which the Order derives its name is the Ameri- 
can Elk {Cervus Canadensis), and the title commended itself to the 
founders, for the reason that the splendid quahties of this monarch 
of the glen were so marked. The Elk is described as strong of 
Hmb, fieet of foot, keen of perception, and at the same time gentle, . 
timid and unaggressive, save Vi'hen attacked. Its prototype in man 
should be quick to hear the cry of distress, fleet of foot to succor 
the unfortunate, and by his strength exercise a protective interest for 
the weak and defenseless. 

The Order is purely a charitable organization, seeking to do its 
charity in silence, so that the proud spirit that suffers in secret, fear- 
ing more the blush of shame that comes of asking than the 
pangs of hunger, may feel that never will its sore need, nor the 
manner of its alleviation, be published to the world, and that the 
faults, the frailties, the necessities, and the help extended will remain 
as sacred confidences, never to be divulged. And this fully explains 
the reason for the secrecy of the organization. 

Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity are the watchwords 
of the Order, and Humanity its keynote; and daily and hourly do 
the prayers of the widow and orphan ascend to the throne of Grace, 
craving blessings upon the magnanimous and beneficent Order of Elks. 

The following are the officers for 1892: 

56 



44J HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Walter Rapp, E. R,; Fred M. Bixby, E. L. K.; H. H. Hobbs, E, 
L. K.; Dr. F. L. Weir, E. L C; George W. R. Hill, sec.; A. H. 
Sonnemann, treas.; Charles Wilson I. G.; Ellis B. Holmes, tyler. 

Meetings are held on the first and third Thursdays in each month 
in Elks' Hall, 13 North Main street. 

Knights of Honor, Brockton Lodge, No 218. — Instituted Jan- 
uary 27, 1876. Charter members: George R. FuUerton, Henry H. 
Filoon, James R. Drew, W. W. Kidder, H. N. P. Hubbard, George W. 
Reed, Eli A. Chase, James H. Cooper, Charles O. Wilbur, Myron H. 
Packard, Frederic E. French, S. B. Hinkley, Leonard C. Stetson, Au- 
gustus B. Loring, Edward O. Noyes, George C. Holmes, John S. 
Fuller, Charles Roundy. 

Officers for 1892: William F. Jones, P. D. ; William Shaw, D. ; 
George A. Richardson, Asst. D. ; Dauphin K. Carpenter, R. ; Ellery 
C. Gaboon, F. R. ; Elmer W. Walker, treasurer ; Stephen Snow, chap. ; 
Ethan Allen, guide ; Thomas Clarkson, sentinel ; George E. Minzey, 
guard ; Rufus E. Packard, Orlando S. Taber, Robert R. Bartlett, trus- 
tees. 

Meetings held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 
"Pythian Hall," 57 Centre street. 

Royal Arcanum, Brockton Council, No. 848. — Instituted 
August 21, 1884. L. Morton Packard, R. ; Daniel J. Terhune, P. R. ; 
Joseph W. Terhune, V. R. ; Charles N. Swift, O. ; T. G. Nye, jr., sec- 
retary ; David W. Blankinship, Col.; Charles Perkins, treasurer; 
Charles O. Bates, G. ; George M. Copeland, chaplain ; Allston Hol- 
brook, W. ; Alfred G. Churchill, O. S. Charter members : Charles 
Perkins, Daniel J. Terhune, L. Morton Packard, Allston Holbrook, 
Samuel J. Gruver, George M. Copeland, Joseph W. Terhune, Frank H. 
Wales, Charles H. Shannon, E. H. Shannon, Charles O. Bates, Charles 
N. Swift, T. G. Nye, jr., Alfred G. Churchill, Fred. M. Atwood, John 
Barbour, Frank Plummer, J. Porter Scudder, Henry E. Adams, W. L. 
Draper, Luther C. Howe, Willis E. Webster, David W. Blankinship, 
George F. Garland, J. C. Henry, C. C. Fisher, George S. Adams, E. P. 
Butler, W. H. Bailey. 

Officers for 1892: Henry E. Garfield, R. ; William A. Chaplain, V. 
R. ; George F. Thresher, O. ; Robert L. Williams, P. R. ; Thomas G. 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 443 

Nye, jr., Sec. ; Charles E. Thayer, Coll. ; Charles N. Swift, Treas. ; 
Joseph P. Thompson, Chap. ; Nathan Robbins, G. ; Clifford A, Swain, 
W. ; Henry W. Colburn, sentinel. 

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each 
month at " Pythian Hall," 57 Centre street. 

American Legion of Honor, Excelsior Council, No. 16, was 
instituted April 24, 1879. Officers: Baalls Sanford, C. ; Dr. William 
Richards, V. C. ; Lucius F. Alden, O. ; Col. John J. Whipple, P. C. 
Rev. Z. T. Sullivan, C. ; George T. Prince, Sec. ; William Keith, Col. 
Edward O. Noyes, Treas. ; S. F. Cole, G. ; William F. Field, W. 
George R, Thompson, S. 

Members: Eli A. Chase, William Keith, George C. Holmes, C. D. 
Fullerton, John J. Whipple, Daniel S. Tolman, Hamilton L. Gibbs, S. 
Frank Cole, A. Eliot Paine, Edward O, Noyes, W. J. Jenks, John B. 
Tobey, John O. Emerson, Baalis Sanford, jr., Lucius M. Leach, Otis 
Cobb, Henry Tliompson, George M. Skinner, Daniel T. Burrell, Rufus 
L. Thatcher, W. B. Foster, George E. Bryant, Josiah R. Drew, George 
T. Prince, Elmer W. Walker, Nathaniel T. Ryder, William F. Field, 
John Kendall, Solomon Leighton, Walter Bradford, Dr. William Rich- 
ards, Horace B. Rogers, John N. Reed, Thomas W. Childs, George W. 
Stevens, Meletiah Tobey, Charles E. Ripley, Milliard H. Poole, Z. T. 
Sullivan, William H. Tobey, Lucius F. Alden, George M. Copeland, 
George H. Jameson, George R. Thompson, Frank L. Boyden, Rufus 

E. Packard, James Porter, Elijah Hamilton, Abbott W. Packard, Albert 

F. Small, John A. Jackson, C. Frank Copeland, Elmer Fullerton, David 
Bra)^ton, Charles Tolman, Harrison C. Thomas, Metcalf B. Sumner. 

Officers for 1892 : Abijah W. Hurd, Com. ; George M. Copeland, V. 
Com. ; Frank H. Reynolds, Sec. ; Elmer W. Walker, Treas. ; George 
W, Stevens, Coll. 

Meetings at " Red Men's Hall," Main street, on the second and 
fourth Thursday of each month. 

Sons of Veterans. — James A. Garfield Camp, No. 17. Origi- 
nal members: Frederick C. Parker, Charles A. Dustin, George L. Til- 
ton, E. H. Tilton, Edward E. Tilton, Fred. W. Doane, Martin T. Pack- 
ard, William C. Andrews, Fred. S. Alden, Linus H. Shaw, Norman 
B. Shaw, Rufus E. Tilton, Frank E. Shaw, Charles McElroy, C. A. 



444 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Stiirtevant, Samuel Shaw, Arthur P. Hohnes, Harry H. Wilhs, George 
Loring. 

The above named persons, together with thirty-one others, were 
mustered into the order of Sons of Veterans February 19, 1883. Voted 
to surrender charter and apply for admission to the "Sons of Veterans 
of the United States of America," May 16, 1884. Constituted a camp 
of the "Sons of Veterans," to be known as Gen. James A. Garfield 
Camp, No. 17, located at Brockton. 

The name of this organization has been changed to " R. B. Grover 
Camp," organized March i, 1891. 

Officers for 1892 : E. B. Estes, Com. ; George C. Lake, S V. Com. ; 
Henry F. Chamberlain, J. V. Com. ; George C. Lake, Harry A. Low- 
ell, Carlton S. Beals, camp council; Stephen S. Alden, Chap.; F. E. 
Huntress, 1st sergt. ; Obed Lyon, O. S. ; Harry A. Lowell, S. of G. ; 
L. Grant Beard, C. S. ; E. C. Ackerman, musician ; Austin Packard, C. 
G. ; E. H. Ripley, C. of G. ; Barton E. Derry, P. G. 

Meetings are held every Tuesday in the rooms of Grand Army of 
the Republic Hall, 35 East Elm street. 

Woman's State Relief Corps. — Department of Massachusetts, 
auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic ; was organized October 
28, 1879, by Sarah E. Fuller department president and Melvina A 
Beale as the department secretary, of Cambridge, Mass., and is known 
as the Fletcher Webster Relief Corps, No. 7, of the city of Brockton. 
S. Agnes Parker, A. H. Dickerman, M. Ada Pratt, Ellen F. Holmes, 
Margaret Hanson, Susie Trask, Bessie F. Hunt, M. Estes, Ellen Parks, 
Elizabeth Tribou, Augusta Hunt, Hattie A. Porter, Flora B. Palmer, 
Sarah E. Osborne, Minnie F. Estes, Susan E. Hall, Amy E. Hall, Mary 
F. Southwick, Eliza M. Holloway, Eva T. Porcheron, H. A. Grant, 
Hattie A. French, Phebe M. Gibbs, Sarah B. Kidder, Olive M. Hen- 
derson, Mary E. Davenport, M. T. Hollis. 

Officers for 1892: Mrs. Margaret E. Andrews, president; Mrs. 
Sarah J. Leach, S. V. P. ; Mrs. Delia F. Chamberlain J. V. P. ; Mrs. 
William H. Thorn, treasurer ; Mrs. Rachel Kingman, chaplain ; Mrs. B. 
Ellis Savery, secretary.; Mrs. Mary L Bumpus, conductor ; Mrs. George 
B. Ford, assistant conductor; Mrs. Mary Cordeau, guard. Meetings 
are held on the second and fourth Friday of each month, at " Grand 
Army Hall," 35 East Elm street. 



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Brockton Soldiers' Aid Society. — Agreeably to a notice pre- 
viously given, the ladies of Brockton, feeling a deep interest in the wel- 
fare of those who had gone forth to fight the battles of our country, 
met at the chapel of the First Congregational church, and organized 
themselves into a society under the name of Soldiers' Aid Society, and 
made choice of the following officers: Mrs. George Wilbur, president; 
Mrs. H. W. Robinson, vice president; Mrs. Clara C. Wheldon, secre- 
tary and treasurer ; Mrs. Henrj^ Howard, Mrs. A. Harris, Mrs. 

Snow, Mrs. Elijah Tolman Mrs. Darius Howard, Mrs. M. J.' Clark, Mrs. 
Russell Alden, directors. 

The society held its meetings every Tuesday, in the Engine Hall, on 
Elm street, for the transaction of business. The object of the society 
was the collection of clothing and packages, such as are needed by the 
soldiers, and forwarding them to their proper places Much good was 
accomplished by them. During the first year of this society's exist- 
ence, the amount contributed in cash by the different societies was 
$278.43, the amount of clothing and other goods sent to the Sanitary 
Commission at Boston amounted to $800, making a total of $1,078.43. 
During the year ending October, 1863, the amount of goods, clothing, 
supplies, etc , sent to the Sanitary Commission at Boston was $827.45, 
the amount of cash contributed was $176 05, making a total of $1,003.50. 
During the year ending October, 1864, the amount sent to the Sanitary 
commission at Boston was $1,327.11. The amount of cash contributed 
in various ways, including the proceeds of the sanitary fair for soldiers 
of $800, was $1,034, making a total of $2,361.11 ; the handsome sum 
of $4,443.04 being contributed for the benefit and relief of the soldiers 
up to October, 1864. 

Freedmen's Relief AsbOciATioN of Brockton. — July 8, 1864, 
an association was formed under the above name as an auxiliary to the 
National Freedmen's Relief Association of New York city, having for 
its object the improvement of the freedmen of the colored race, by 
raising money, clothing and necessary material for their relief, and 
teaching them civilization and Christianity, to imbue their minds with 
correct ideas of order, industry, economy, self-reliance, and to elevate 
them in the scale of humanity by inspiring them with self-respect. The 
following was a list of the officers : Augustus T. Jones, president ; A. 



446 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

B. Keith, vice-president; Mrs. E. L. Clark, secretarj' ; Francis French, 
treasurer ; J. R. Perkins, George Copeland, Capt. Henry French, 
Thaddeus E. Gifford, A. T. Jones and A. B. Keith, e.xecutive committee. 

Franklin Debating Association. — A society was organized 
during the winter of 1836, with the above name, for the promotion of 
useful knowledge and debating. The last question for discussion was, 
" Are dancing-schools, balls, cotillion parties, etc., worthy the support 
and encouragement of the community?" The decision has not as yet 
come to the writer's notice. 

Pi Beta Society. — This society was estabhshed September 17, 1844, 
and was in active operation about eight years. Its object was the 
mental improvement of its members, for the accomplishment of which, 
beside the literary exercises of its regular meetings, it had a reading- 
room, and a cabinet of natural history of nearly two thousand specimens, 
and a library of two hundred volumes, most of which were presented 
the first six months, and had addresses from distinguished speakers 
from time to time. During the active term this society was in existence 
it had gathered one thousand volumes and ten thousand specimens of 
cabinet curiosities of various kinds. 

The Messrs. Loomis, of the academy, had the care of the society, it 
being connected with the Adelphian Academy. 

The officers of the institution, in 185 i, were Charles R. Ford, presi- 
dent; Jacob Emerson, jr, of Methuen, recording secretary ; John H. 
Bourne, of Marshfield, corresponding secretary ; Caleb Howard, treas- 
urer ; Silas L. Loomis, librarian ; L. F. C. Loomis, superintendent of 
cabinet ; Jacob Emerson, Charles R. Weeden, Lavoice N. Guild, 
prudential committee, besides many honorary members. 

Knights of the Maccabees. — This order was first introduced into 
Canada, where it was instituted and organized August 7, 1878, the ob- 
ject of which is " Brotherhood, and to make provision for deceased 
members." A "Tent " in Brockton was organized May 26, 1879, with 
the following officers : 

F. M. Tinkham, Excellent Sir Knight Gen. Com. ; Rev. S. M, Beal, 
S. K. Gen Com. ; A. M. Turner, S. K. Lieut. Com. ; W. A. Broderick, 
S. K. Prelate; E. S. Willis, S. K. Record Keeper ; N. J. Spinney, S. K. 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 447 

Finance Keeper ; L. S. Hamilton, S. K. Sergt. ; C. H. Saunders, S. K. 
M. at A. ; Alva N. Ward, S. K. M. of G. ; T. J. Lee, S. K. 2d M. of G. ; 
James Foley, S. K. Sentinel; Thomas G. Palmer, S. K. Picket. 

Members: George G. Whitten, E. E. Willis, H. L. Willis, C. H. 
Chase, C. H. Holt, L. W. Hamm, A. C. Gardiner, F. E. Osborne, I. S. 
Foster, E. Bradford Southvvorth, L. F. Champion, E. C. Holmes, W. B. 
Packard, Denton Crane, W. H. Rounds, G. D. Jones, Chester Peckham. 
This society had a short existence. 

United Fellowship. — Star Council, No. i6, organized Sep- 
tember 1 8, 1 882. William F. Jones, P. D. ; Dr. E. Arthur Dakin, D. ; 
Dr. William P. Chisholm, V. D. ; Charles W. Kingman, C. ; Charles D. 
FuUerton, secretary ; William S. Noyes, treasurer; Mary Smith, I. ; E. 
Bradford Jones, G. ; Eunice Blanchard W. ; O. S. Sweetser, Minerva 
Chisholm, Mary C. Puffer, trustees ; C. S. Simpson, Hattie S. Faxon, 
Emma Blanchard, Jessie Crooker, Fannie D. Leonard, Mary L. Pack- 
ard, W. F. Jones, social committee ; E. E. Kent, O. S. Sweetser, N. 
Hayward, committee on hall ; Dr. E. Arthur Dakin, and Dr. William P. 
Chisholm, medical examiners. The object of this society was social and 
mutual aid, and had but a short existence. 

United Order of the Golden Cross. — Garfield Command- 
ERY, No. 158. — This commandery was instituted by J. H. Morgan, 
deputy grand commander of Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Septem- 
ber 25, 1881. The objects of this order are to unite fraternally all ac- 
ceptable persons for social pleasure and improvement ; to give moral 
and material aid, by encouragement in business and aid when in dis- 
tress, and provide a fund for the family of a deceased member. The 
following were oflficers for 1892: Mrs. Louisa Ham, N. C. ; Mrs. E. C. 
Kelley, V. N. C. ; Mrs Betsy Gorham, prelate; Mrs. Nettie C. Palmer, 
K. of R. ; Charles O. Scudder, F. K. of R. ; Gideon C. Kelley, treas. ; 
Martin M. Keith, herald ; Mrs. Martha Keith, W. I. G. ; James K. 
Greer, W. O. G. ; William A. Parmenter, P. N. C. 

Meetings are held at " Red Men's Hall " on the first and third Fri- 
day evenings each month. 

United Order of the Golden Cross. — Volunteer Command- 
ery, No. 13, (Campello. Organized January 10, 1889.) 



448 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Officers for 1S92 : Melvin N. Derrick, P. N. C. ; George M. Ryder, 
N. C. ; Miss Nellie Hopkins, V. N, C. ; Miss Lillian Bell, prelate ; Dr. 
T. F. Allen, K of R. ; John Reed, F. K. of R. ; M. E. Holmes, treas. ; 
Harry E. Staples, herald ; Miss Bessie Huntington. W. I. G. ; M. A. 
Kingman, W. O. G. 

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, 
at " Franklin Building," 1 102 Main street, Campello. 

Odd Fellows' Relief Association. — Aside from the sick bene- 
fit association in connection with Massasoit lodge, there is a society to 
which all Odd Fellows residents of Brockton, who have taken the scar- 
let degree and are of an age under fifty, are eligible, whose sole object 
is mutual benefit and assistance in case of sickness, by the payment of 
ten dollars a week to each member while sick. 

This organization is known as "The Odd Fellows Relief Association 
of Brockton." It was organized June 6, 1884, and had at that time 
members, as follows: O. B. Appleton, R. H. Aldoes, H. G. Braston, 
S. S. Brill, J. B. Barlett, J. A. Belcher, L. F. Bird, J. B. Beckley, Otto 
Carlson, Walter Chamberlain, Otis Cobb, Clark Dexter, L. D Doten, 
C. M. Delano, D. B. Edson, VV. D. Faulkner, B. W. Geary, George F. 
Garland, E. W. Gorham, L. J. Goodridge, R. C. Gibbs, C. M. Holbrook, 
E. B. Hayward, F. P. Hartwell, Merton E, Holmes, G. C. Holmes, J. 
C. Jones, H. W. Johnson, J. M. Jenney, E. B. Kitchen, D. P. Kenney, 
J. W. Lane, D. H. Leach, C. E. Lambert, J. A. Mayo, H. H. Poole, R. 
E. Packard, J. C. Powers, O. L. Paul, O. W. Pillsbury, H. S. Phillips, 
G. M. D. Packard, F. H. Packard, C. H. Porter, Philander Pratt, F. C. 
Perry, George T. Randall, G. H. Rogers, W. R. Rogers, L. E. Smith, 
W. A. Spurr, H. W. Stetson, W. E. Seshong, S. O. Thayer, J. E. Tem- 
ple, C. J. Vinal, W. W. Washburn, Fred Wood, A. C. Wood, W. E. 
Webster, H. E. Williams, C. E. Washburn, W. E. C. Thomas. 

Officers for 1892: Daniel P. Kenney, Pres. ; Wendall S. Holmes, 
V. Pres. ; A. I. Kent, Sec. ; Fred Wood, Treas. ; Daniel P. Kenney, 
Wendall S. Holmes, A. I. Kent, Fred Wood, W. H. Caldwell, E. W. 
McAllister, Ed C. Andrew, directors. 

Directors meet on the fourth Friday of each month, at Caldwell's 
studio, 143 Main street. 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 449 

Electric Relief Association, I. O. O. F. — Organized May 6, 
1891. 

Officers for 1892: A. W. Crawford, Pres. ; G. E. Fisher, V. Pres. ; 
H. B. Babbitt, Sec. ; E. F Maguire, Treas. ; A. W. Crawford, G. E. 
Fisher, H. B. Babbitt, E. F. Maguire. Thomas M. Orr, C. E. Eldridge, 
A. M. Hamblett, directors. This association has nearly one hundred 
and fifty members, and hold their meetings on the first Friday of each 
month in " Odd Fellows Hall," Howard Block, 95 Main street. 

Odd Fellows Death Benefit Association. — Organized 1891. 
Edward W. McAllister, Pres.; Fred A. Hoyt, V. Pres.; W. S. Howes, 
Treas. ; C. L. Bonney, Sec. ; Edward W. McAlister, Fred A. Hoyt, 
W. S. Howes, C. L, Bonney, O. B. Bray, W. C. Shaw, L. A. Hunt, 
directors. 

Ancient Order of United Workmen. — Campello Lodge, No. 
30, organized July 8, 1 88 1. Charter members: J. N. Reed, P. M. 
W. ; Jesse H. Averill, M. W. ; William H. Carpenter, F. ; L. D. Doten, 
O. ; H. F. Packard, R ; Eugene B. Estes ; Augustus Davenport ; M. L. 
Keene, G. ; Frank W. Osborne, I. W. ; J. H. Miles, O. W. ; Albert P. 
Hardy, Frans L. Braconier. 

■' Eternal Truth, Justice, Honesty and Mutual Aid." 

This organization is established " for the encouragement and support 
of brothers in sickness, out of employment, or on travel, to the amount 
of two thousand dollars. For the practice of charity, the inspiration of 
hope, and the protection of all good." Constituted by the Grand 
Lodge of Massachusetts, Caleb H. Sprague, G. M. W. ; Hugh Doherty, 
G. R. 

Officers for 1892 : Frank H. Davis, P. M. W. ; George E. Taber, M. 
W. ; W. H. Rollins, foreman ; Andrew Benson, overseer ; John N. Reed, 
recorder; Winsor S. Knowles, receiver; George F. Hayward, Fin. ; 
George F. Holmes, guide; O. M. Holmberg, I. W. ; Frank O Kjel- 
lander, O. W. 

Meetings of this association are held on the first and third Tuesdays 
of each month at A. O. U, W. hall, Franklin building, Campello. 

Ancient Order of United Workmen. — Brockton Lodge, No. 

54. Instituted June 29, 1885. 

57 



450 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Officers for 1892 : Samuel B. Connor, P. M. W. ; Albion C. Colby, 
M. W. ; Harry E. Allen, foreman; Robert P. Mooney, overseer; Her- 
bert R. Ludden, recorder; George W. Prentice, receiver; Frank S. 
Howard, Fin. ; Almond F. Mantz, guide ; George W. Latham, I. W. ; 
Frank W. Smith, O. W. 

Meetings are held in " Red Men's Hall," 86 Main street, on the sec- 
ond and fourth Fridays of each month. 

Junior Order United American Mechanics — Satucket 
Council No 6. — This council was instituted at James' Hall, by offi- 
cers of the State Council, February i, 188 1. There were about thirty 
members present, and others proposed to join. The following is the 
list of officers for 1 892 : 

Herbert L. Tinkham, T. P. C. ; Samuel H. Benson, C. ; Charles 
Phinney, V. C. ; Fred. M. Harris, R. S. ; Winfield S. Benson, F. S. ; 
David F. Brigham, Treas. ; Herbert L. Tinkham, W. S. Benson, K. C. 
Ames. 

Meetings held the first and second Mondays of each month at 21 
Williams Place. 

Ancient Order of Hibernians — Division No. i. — Organized 
January 9, 1875. Officers for 1892 : 

Edward Sheehy, Pres. ; Timothy ¥. Roach, Vice-Pres. ; John Roach, 
R. Sec. ; Brien J. McSweeney, F. Sec. ; James G. Wild, Treas. 

Meetings on the first and third Sunday of each month, at 47 Centre 
street. 

Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters — St. Thomas 
Court No. 29. — Organized and constituted on Thursday evening, 
Februar)^ 17, 1881, in Hibernian Hall, bj' the Worthy High Chief 
Ranger Sullivan, of Boston, with the following officers: Patrick Gil- 
more, C. R. ; Daniel Connolly, V. C. R. ; James P. Conley, R. Sec. ; 
Philip McDonald, F. Sec. ; Patrick McCarthy, Treas. ; Thomas J. Smith, 
S. C. ; Thomas Nolan, J. C. ; John Morton, I. S. ; David Burke, O. S. ; 
Charles L. McCann, James Dorgan, Patrick Brennan, Trustees; Bene- 
dict Donovan, M. D., Physician. 

The Massachusetts Court, Order of Foresters, above named, is simi- 
lar in its objects to the Knights of Honor, one thousand dollars being 



ODD FELLOWS, ETC. 451 

secured to the lieirs of the deceased member or whoever is designated. 
There were about thirty members belonging to this organization, who 
met in Hibernian Hall twice every month. The name of " St Thomas " 
was given in honor of Rev. Thomas B. McNulty, who has for a long 
time been the pastor of St. Patrick's Church. 

Officers for 1892 : 

John E. Saxton, C. R. ; Thomas F. Smith, V. C. R. ; John Corcoran, 
R. S. ; John Shea, F. S. ; John Milton, T. ; Edward Cox, S. C. ; George 
Ryan, J. C. ; William Gilmore, C. ; Patrick Flynn, I. S. ; John Farrell, 
O. S. 

Meetings are held on second and fourth Thursdays of each month, at 
" Foresters' Hall," 57 Centre street. 

Red Cross — St. Jean De Baptiste. — Organized July 7, 1890. 
Officers for 1892 : 

Lojis Lattinville, Pres. ; T. A. Deschamps, Vice-Pres. ; Napoleon 
Legare, Rec. Sec. ; Isaac Senecal, Asst. Sec. ; Pierre Millet, Fin. Sec. ; 
J. O. Tongas, M. ; Joseph F. Duprey, First Asst.; Edward Lalrie, 
Sec. Asst. ; Pierre St. Martin, Pierre Millet, J. A. Deschamps, Trustees. 

Meets every Sunday at two o'clock P. M., at " Laster's Protective 
Union Hall," 54 Main street. 

Sons and Daughters of the Maritime Provinces. — Organ- 
ized December 2, 1891. Officers for 1S92: 

Neil Currie, P. P. ; Robert D McNiel, P. ; Frank E. Richardson, 
V. P. ; J. T. Hendricken, Fin. Sec. ; Orrin Stewart, Rec. Sec. ; A. 
Dakin, Treas. ; James Dee, Chap. ; Alexander Ballum, Marshal. 

Meetings held at " Ryder's Hall," on the third Tuesday of each 
month, at 246 Main street. 

Knights of Pythias — Damocles Lodge No. 16, — Organized 
March 30, 1886. Officers for 1892 : 

G. C. Robbins, P. C. ; George Campbell, C. C. ; C. L. Mitchell, V. C. ; 
W. A. French, P. ; G. R. Whitcher, K. of R. and S ; E. C. Dewyer, 
M. of F. ; G. A. Wood, M. of E. ; P. E. Pierce, M. at A. ; Hosea King- 
man, P. B. Hancock, F. B. Gardner, Trustees. 

Meetings every Tuesday evening in " Pythian Hall," 57 Centre street. 

Harmony Lodge No. 27. — Instituted December 5, 1888. Officers 
for 1892 : 



452 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Frank B. Stevens, P. C. ; N. D. Packard, C. C. ; Charles A. Parris, 
V. C. ; Henry E. Powell, P. ; Charles W. Potter, K. of R. S. ; John J. 
Wilde, M. of F. ; Herbert Packard, M. of E. ; Homer S. Wood, M. of A. 

Meetings every Thursday evening in " Canton Hall," Main street. 

Brockton Division No ii. Uniform Rank, K. of P. — Organ- 
ized April 15, 1887. Officers for 1892: 

Gerge P. Burgess, Capt. ; Phillip E. Pierce, Lieut. ; William E. Mes- 
sick, Herald; Henry E. Leonard, Rec. ; Charles C. Vinal, Treas. 

Meetings held every Friday evening at " Pythian Hall," 57 Centre 
street. 

Sons of St. George — Earl Shaftsbury Lodge No. 188. — In- 
stituted December 15, 1885. Officers for 1892: 

William Fox, P. P. ; Thomas G. Fox, P. ; Orlando Johnson, V. P ; 
Henry Starkey, Sec. ; Fred. Sykes, Treas. ; Arthur J. Bettridge, Messen- 
ger ; Joseph Early, Chap. 

Meetings on first and third Fridays of each month in " Ryder's Hall," 
246 Main street. 

Order of tEgis — Brockton Lodge. — Organized February 25, 
1891. Officers for 1892: 

Winifred A. Haley. P. P.; Bernard C. Pratt, P.; Ellen J. Farrell, 
V. P. ; Melvin F. Broad, Sec. ; William F. Buckley, Treas. ; G. P. Hill, 
John W. Blackey, W. V. Allen, Trustees. 

Meetings held on the first and third Thursdays of each month in 
"Savings Bank-Block," 13 North Main street. 

P. F. Y. B. O. — Brockton Commandery No. 61. — Organized 
April I, 1889. Officers for 1892: 

C. P. Sears, P. C. ; J. W. Pratt, W. C. ; F. E. Wentworth, V. C. ; 
J. Mandeville, Sec. ; A. H. Baker, Treas. ; Mrs. Elizabeth P. Battles, 
Prelate ; N. E. Kelley, M. ; Hiram Gray, Guard ; J. J. Whipple, 
J. Mandeville, and J. W. Hayward, Trustees. 

Meetings on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at " Good 
Templars' Hall," Bay State Block, Centre street. 

Improved Order of Red Men — Pequot Tribe. — Organized Feb- 
ruary, 1887. Officers for 1892: 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 453 

W. H. Davis, P. ; George W. Loring, S. ; Charles B. Packard, S. S. ; 
J. B. Eldridge, J. S. ; Arthur G. Knapp, C. of R. ; George W. Prentice, 
K. of W. ; J. W. Brown, George W. Loring and George W. Prentice, 
Trustees. 

Meetings iield at " Red Men's Hall," " Clark's Block," every Tuesday 
evening. 

Order of the International Fraternal Alliance — Sunbeam 
Assembly No. 53. — Officers for 1892: 

Henry W. Clayton, S. ; Mrs. E. L Haskell, Ex-S. ; V. C. Thomas, 
V. S. ; Mrs. L. Eagan, Clerk; E. L. Haskell, Treas. ; W. H. Clayton, 
Serg't-at- Arms ; C. Gilson, D. Keeper. 

Meetings at n Lawrence street. 



CHAPTER XXL 

MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES, 

Philomathian Association — Alpha Epsilon Literary Society — Brockton Athenseum — 
St. Patrick's Literary and Benevolent Society — Libraries — North Bridgewater Library 
Association — Library Association— North Bridgewater Agricultural Library Association 
— Brockton Public Library — Sabbath Schools — Female Beneficence — Music— Band Music 
Campello Brass Band — Thespian Society — Union Musical Association — Union Musical 
Society- -World's Peace Jubilee — Society of Progressive Spiritualists — Spiritualist 
Society — The Woman's Mission Society — Brockton Woman's Suffrage Association — 
Enterprise Association, Campello — Campello Sportsmen's Club — City Bicycle Club — 
Brockton Bicycle Club — Brockton Fancier's Club — Fire Department — Fire Engines — Fire 
Alarm — Special Fire Police — Brockton Firemen's Relief Association — Brockton Gas 
Light Company — Edison Electric Illuminating Company — Jenny Electric Light and 
Povvfer Company — Brockton Street Railway Company — East Side Street Railway Com- 
pany (Electric). 

PHILOMATHIAN Association. — The above was the name of an 
association connected with Mr. S. D. Hunt's academy, the object 
of which was mutual improvement. It was formed in 1855, soon after he 
opened his school, and was in existence till the close. Weekly meetings 
were held by the members, at which exercises, consisting of debates, 



454 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

declamations, lectures, essays, critiques, and the reading of a paper pub- 
lished monthly by the association, was read. 

Alpha Epsilon Literary Society. — Organized April 14, 1874. 
The society is composed of graduates of the High School of Brockton, 
associated for literary exercises and as a debating club. The first five 
members at its organization were Frank E. Packard, Frederic R. 
French, Benjamin W. Cobb, Arthur E. Kendrick, and Loyed E. Cham- 
berlain. The meetings of this society were held in the High School 
room, on Tuesday evenings, and were well attended. Here follows a list 
of the earlier members: Frank E. Packard (1874), B. W. Cobb (1875, 
deceased), Fred R. French (1874), A. E. Kendrick (1875), L. E. Cham- 
berlain (1875), James Poyntz (1875), W. C. Keith (1875), Edgar B. 
Stevens (1875), E. Kingman, jr., H. C. Severance (1876), J. E. C. 
Lagergreen (1876), S. E. Foss, (1875), John Gilmore, jr. (1876), George 
Woodward, E. L. Emerson ( 1877), Charles F. Jenney (1878), J. Rob- 
ert McCarthy (1877), C. H. Kingman (1877), W. S. Bennett (1878), 
Edward T. Ford (1878), Horace Richmond, H. N. Packard, E. H. Foss, 
H. I. Mitchell, A. C. Gill, Willie E. Porter, George H. Bryant, W. J. 
Keith (1878), Fred K. Tribou, R. E. Brayton, W. F. Brooks. 

In 1880 the number had reached thirty-five members. Social enter- 
tainments are held yearly. 

Brockton Athen.hum — Organized 1884. This society meets 
twice every month for literary improvement and progress of the arts 
sciences, and promotion of thinking, and the consideration of current 
questions of the day. 

Officers: Loyed E. Chamberlain, esq., president; Charles E. Robin- 
son, vice-president; Warren A. Reed, secretary and treasurer. 

Members: E. Bradford Jones, Dr. Henry H. Filoon, Albert F. 
Poole, Herbert H. Chase, Henry C. Gurney, Henry T. Anglim, Waldo 
V. Howard, Frank G. Jaeger, William E. Beals, William F. Jones, B. 
Frank Simmons, B. Ellis Eaton, William J. Loheed, George C. Howard, 
Russell S. Beale, Frank A. Dunham, C. E. Small, Eliot L. Packard, 
Emil A. Lagergreen. 

St. Patrick's Literary and Benevolent Society was organ- 
ized 1871 for the purpose of rendering assistance to such of its mem- 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 455 

bers as might be needy, and also furnish reading matter for such as de- 
sired it. 

Libraries — The first public or social library in Brockton was raised 
by subscription about 1781, and was kept for most of the time in 
private houses. The last librarian was Col. Edward Southworth, and 
the library was given up. 

In 1842 the Legislature appropriated fifteen dollars for the use of 
every school district in the Commonwealth that should raise an equal 
amount for the purchase of a school district library. With this encour- 
agement many of the districts raised the requisite amount and pur- 
chased libraries. 

At a regular town meeting, held March 30, 1857, the town "voted 
to purchase a town library, the amount not to exceed $1,400, or one 
dollar on every poll paid in the town." For this purpose the following 
committee were chosen, namely, Edward Southworth, jr., C. C. Bixby, 
Dr. Alexander Hichborn, David L. Cowell, Ellis Packard, Jonas R. 
Perkins, Lucius Gurney 2d, Jonathan White, and M. L Keith, who 
proceeded in the selection and purchase of such books as were thought 
suitable to the wants of the community. The library was well selected, 
and consisted of many of the best works extant. Many persons, not 
wishing that the town should have any library, raised an opposition to 
the plan, and as the result the town "voted. May I, 1857, that all 
books, effects, and appurtenances of the town library be placed in the 
hands of the selectmen, to be disposed of in the best manner for the 
interest of the town." And in accordance with these instructions the 
selectmen sold the library of books, that cost eleven hundred and 
eighty-three dollars, to an association called the North Bridgewater 
Library Association. The price for the entire lot was six hundred 
dollars. 

North Bridgewater Library Association. — This association 
was formed by a few individuals for the purpose of holding a library. It 
was organized under a statute made for such purposes July 1 1, 1858. 
Each member paying five dollars becomes a stockholder, and an additional 
one dollar annually entitles him to all the rights and privileges of a 
member of the association. It had over two thousand volumes, and is 
in a flourishing condition. The officers at the organization of the asso- 



456 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ciation were: David L. Cowell, president; Rufus L. Thatcher, vice- 
president ; Augustus Hayvvard, secretary ; David L. Studley, treasurer ; 
Henry A. Ford, John L. Hunt, Alpheus Holmes, Charles B. Crocker, 
Darius Howard, Edward South worth, jr., Lorenzo D. Hervey, Charles 
Curtis, jr., Washburn Packard, directors. 

Library Association. — Prior to the year 1847 the town of North 
Bridgewater had not enjoyed the privilege of many literary or scientific 
lectures or social gatherings. During the winter of that year the prin- 
cipals of the Adelphian Academy, feeling an interest in the matter, and 
the want of some elevated and improving intercourse for the multitude 
of young people in the town, proposed and finally arranged a series of 
social levees or gatherings, composed mostly of members of the school. 
The exercises consisted of brief essays and addresses, interspersed with 
music and a season of social conversation. 

This association was reorganized in October, 185 1, or a new one 
formed under the old name ; and a series of useful lectures was given 
by able lecturers, together with excellent musical entertainments. 

North Bridgewater Agricultural Library Association. — 
An association under the above name was formed April 3, 1859, the ob- 
ject of which was to obtain a library of agricultural books, papers, etc., 
such as would tend to the improvement of agricultural pursuits. The fol- 
lowing persons were its officers : Chandler Sprague. esq., president ; Isaac 
Kingman, vice president ; Alpheus Holmes, treasurer and librarian; 
H. W. Robinson, secretary. 

Brockton Public Library. — The city has a good public library in 
the Satucket Block, corner of Main and Elm streets, containing upwards 
of 16,000 thousand volumes. This library was established in 1867, and 
is supported wholly by taxation, for the free use of all the inhabitants 
of the city. Mrs Eliza Perkins gave $500 by her will, for the purchase 
of reference books. The annual appropriation of the city is $4,800, and 
one-half the dog tax. The only other source of revenue is from fines 
and the sale of catalogues. The library has an annual circulation of 
55,000. It has no library building, but occupies rooms in a brick block. 
It contains files of the local papers. The teachers of the high school 
are allowed unrestricted use of the library, and all the teachers except 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. A" 

those of the primary schools, are allowed teachers' cards, on which they 
may draw five books at a time, to be kept out four weeks for use in the 
schools. The library is managed by a board of nine trustees, three of 
whom are appointed annually by the mayor and alderman of the city. 
The officers for 1892 are Myra F. Southworth, librarian; Lizzie H. 
Williams, assistant librarian ; Jonathan White, John G. Brooks, Henry 
H. Filoon, for one year; David W. Battles, Edward Parker, jr., Horace 
Richmond, for two years ; Frank E. Packard, Fred R. French, Wallace 
C. Keith, for three years, trustees. 

Sabbath Schools. — The first Sabbath school in Brockton com- 
menced in May, 18 18, through the efforts of JVIrs. Huntington, the wife of 
the pastor. The school consisted of one hundred and seven girls and 
seventy-eight boys. These were divided into classes of from four to 
eight persons, according to their ages, the males under the care of 
teachers of their own sex, and the females under the care of teachers of 
their sex, the whole number under the direction of the superintendent. 
The time allotted for the school was during the intermission between 
the morning and afternoon services on the Sabbath, and was usually one 
hour long. 

The book's in use during the early part of its existence were the New 
Testament, Emerson's " Evangelical Primer, " and "Hymns for Infant 
Minds." Most of the scholars, during the first term, were well versed 
in the primer, and in addition to that for the first sixteen Sabbaths they 
had committed thirty-two thousand six hundred and seventy-four 
verses of Scripture, and twenty-seven thousand three hundred verses of 
hymns which were recited. 

As further specimens of individual diligence on the part of the young- 
er members of the school, we publish the following : 

A girl eight years of age, recited 402 verses of Scripture, and 236 
verses of hymns. Another girl, ten years of age, recited 1,408 verses 
of Scripture, and 1,464 verses of hymns. Another eleven years of age, 
recited 995 verses of Scripture, and 1,558 verses of hymns. Another, 
thirteen years of age, recited 1,885 verses of Scriptures, and looo verses 
of hymns. Another girl, seven years of age, recited 2,191 verses of 
Scripture, comprising the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, and nine 
chapters of Luke, besides 287 verses of hymns. It is with pleasure we 

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458 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

record of this little girl that, when a pecuniary reward was presented 
her by a relative for her exemplary diligence, she generously sent the 
amount, by the hand of her pastor, to the treasurer of the American 
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, for the education of 
heathen children. Another girl, five years of age, recited the whole of 
" Assembly's Catechism," with proofs, 12 verses of Scripture, and 100 
hymns. 

The first term of the Sabbath scliool closed with public religious ex- 
ercises on the day of the annual meeting of the Bridgewater Evangeli- 
cal Society. The sacred music on that occasion was performed princi- 
pally by the scholars. 

The report of their attention and improvement was received with 
much satisfaction by the society, and a Testament or religious tract 
presented to each scholar as a reward for past, and encouragement for 
future exertions. 

The religious exercises of the day were closed with the following 
hymn, composed for the occasion and sung by the children. 

When shall we thus meet again ? Of our httle blooming band. 

When shall we thus meet again ? Some may feel death's icy hand ; 

When the dreary waiters past. From each friend on earth we love, 

When is hushed the northern blast, Early make our long remove ; 

When new verdure clothes the plain, And among this favor'' train, 

Then may we here meet again. Never! — Never meet again ! 

But what changes first may come! Let us then with care improve 
Of our happy number some, Lessons taught in Christian love ; 

Round a much lov' parent's bier, Let the truth their lips impart, 
May lei fall the parting tear, Dwell in every grateful heart. 

And in orphan grief complain, That, their labor's not in vain 
Ere we thus shall meet again. We at last may meet again. 

When our wastmg years shall be 

Lost in vast eternity, 
Where the saints immortal reign, 

Then'may we all meet again ! 

Female Beneficence. — A number of young ladies in the North 
Parish of Bridgewater have for a year past been associated under the 
name of " The F'"emale Society in North Bridgewater for Promoting 
Christian Knowledge." They meet statedly at the home of their pas- 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 459 

tor, and are questioned by him in some Scriptural subject previously ar- 
ranged for examination. They spent the afternoon or evenings together 
about once a fortnight, and the time not occupied by the regular recita- 
tions is improved in various reading or conversation, while the mem- 
bers employ themselves in braiding straw, knitting, or needle work. 
The avails of their industry are devoted to charitable purposes, and they 
have as the result of their diligence hitherto presented their pastor. Rev. 
Daniel Huntington, a New Year's gift of forty dollars, to constitute him 
a life member of the American Bible Society. 

There are at the present time schools connected with all the churches 
in the town, together with extensive libraries of well-selected books. 

Music. — According to the universal custom in early times, there 
was nothing but congregational singing. Tunes were few, and for want 
of books the exercises were read a line at a time and then all would join 
in singing; then the good deacon would read another line, and thus the 
service was " deaconed " through the whole of the verses. 

The first music book in the country was brought by the Pilgrims, 
and entitled "Ainsworth's Version of the Psalms." This gave way to 
the " Bay Psalm Book," the first book printed in America, which went 
through seventy editions, and in 1758 was revised and republished by 
Rev. Thomas Prince of Boston. 1 

Previous to 1765 or 1770 there were no choirs in the churches, and 
as these were formed the custom of lining or " deaconing " the hymns 
grew into disuse, but not until after a good deal of determined opposi- 
tion. The custom had been introduced by the Westminster Assembly 
of Divines, and hence could not easily be surrendered. 

The first choir in what is now Brockton was established about 1801 
under the leadership of Maj. Daniel Cary, a notecf singer of that day. 
Previous to that time there were no seats specially provided for singers. 
Those who had thought of forming a choir in 1801 asked that seats 
might be provided for them. 

January 12, 1801, we find an article in the parish records for meet- 
ings as follows : 

' In i6qo there were but six tunes known in the province, namely, "Oxford," " Litchfield," "York," 
" Windsor," " St. David's," and " Martyrs," and no new hymns could be introduced without a vote 
of the church. The first tune book especially devoted to music was published by Rev, William 
Walter in 1721, and was the first music with bars printed in America. 



460 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

" To see if the parisli will erect, or suffer to be erected, seats for the 
singers, in the front of pews in the front gallery." January 19, 1801, 
" Voted to erect seats in the front gallery for the singers, in front of the 
front pews." Also, " Voted that the above seats for the singers be 
erected in ' snrkerler forme' " 

Maj. Daniel Gary, Moses Gary, and Gol. Galeb Howard were " chosen 
a committee to git the above seats built." The above seats were specially 
set apart for the use of those who had become " lamed" in the rules 
of " music k." 

Oliver Bryant. Josiah Brett, Isaac Packard, John Field, John. Gobb, 
and Luke Lincoln were "choristers" in the parish until the town was 
incorporated. Since that time Thomas J. Gurney, then living in Abing- 
ton, was invited to lead the choir and teach them to sing, in 1829, who 
was the first person who received any compensation for services in sing- 
ing. Gommencing in 1829, Mr. Gurney continued to lead the choir 
and teach singing schools until 1840, when he removed to Abington. 
From that time the choir of the First Ghurch has been led by Mr. Seth 
Sumner, who became celebrated for his success in teaching singing 
schools in the immediate vicinity, and Messrs. Isaac T. Packard, of this 
town, Whiting, Brown and Appleton, of Boston, and Edmund Packard. 

When the Porter Ghurch was formed in the town, in 1850, Mr. 
Gurney was invited to take charge of their choir, which he continued 
to do till 1864, when he resigned. Mr. T. Emerson Gurney was 
organist at the Porter Ghurch from 1850 to 1855; Mr. Joshua V. Gurney 
from 1855 to 1858. 

The First Gongregational Ghurch had the first organ, in their old 
church, which was exchanged for a new one in 1854, for their new 
house. At one tim« there were four organs in the churches : namely, 
in the First Gongregational Ghurch, Porter Evangelical Ghurch, Second 
Methodist, and the Gatholic Ghurch. 

There was a musical society formed in the county of Plymouth, called 
the Old Golony Musical Society, which was for the benefit of singers 
throughout the county. Bartholomew Brown, esq, was leader; Rev. 
Daniel Huntington was president. The society fell through for want 
of support. Mr. Huntington was a man of fine musical talent, and did 
much to elevate the standard of church music in the first part of his 
ministry, when so little attention had been paid to ruleable music. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 461 

The next musical club formed for the purpose of improving the sing- 
ing was the Calcott Singing Society, which was about 1827 or 1828, 
and included the four Bridgewaters. Rev. Daniel Huntington was their 
first president; Nathan Lazell. of Bridgewater, was leader. ■ 

Next in order was the Union Harmonic Society ; tliat was in exist- 
ence about 1835. From that time to the present it would be impossible 
to give a full detail of the various singing schools, rehearsals, clubs, etc. 
But probably no town in the county has given more attention to music, 
or been more successful in the production of talented singers and highly 
entertaining performances than Brockton. The church music of this 
city is of the highest order, and much time is devoted to the improve- 
ment of the singing throughout all the societies. 

This town has sent forth some e.xcellent teachers of music and per- 
formers of instrumental music, among whom are Thomas J. Gurney, T. 
Emerson Gurney, George T. Atherton, and William H. Faxon, who have 
made music a profession. Seth Sumner has been the most prominent 
instructor in music tiie city ever had. 

Band Music. — About the year 1840 a few individuals met together 
for the purpose of drill and practice in music upon various brass instru- 
ments, drums, etc , under the lead of Samuel M. Holmes, and by the 
name of the North Bridgewater Brass Band. They met every week 
or oftener for practice, and were very successful, so that after a time 
they were engaged in all the surrounding places to play upon public 
occasions, and their fame soon spread abroad, and it is at present one 
of the best bands of the kind in that section. A large delegation of this 
band joined the Twelfth Massachusetts Regiment in the Rebellion of 
1861. 

Soon after this band was formed, another was organized at Campello, 
under the lead of Martin L. Keith. The following persons were among 
the members of that band, namely : Charles P. Keith, Theodore Lilley, 
Sylvanus Keith, Albert Keith, Bela B. Hayward, Jarvis W. Reynolds, 
James C. Snell, Thomas French, Lucius Hayward and Harrison Bryant, 
Thomas Jackson, H. Martin Hayward and Caleb H. Packard. This 
company continued only about six months, when some of the number 
joined the Centre Band. 



462 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

About the same period there was another band at the " West 
Shares," under the leadership of Elhs Packard, which continued about 
a year, and was then given up, some of its members joining the Centre 
Band. 

The members of this band that joined the Twelfth Massachusetts 
Regiment received the highest praise from General Sherman, and it is 
said that this was his favorite band, and was conducted under the leader- 
ship of William J. Martland. 

Campello Brass Band. — The Campello Brass Band was organized 
August 7, 1877, with the following seventeen members: Fred H. Pack- 
ard, D. Gary Keith, Myron L Keith, O. Hayward, H. A. Monk, John 
Monk, Frank Monk, G. E. Packard, D. G. Berry, J. B Pratt, Frank 
Alden, A. J. Guild, H. N. Hunt, Frank Brown, Myron Thomas, Lyman 
Garlson, T. H Loring. Mr. S. G. Perkins, of Brockton, was engaged 
as leader and teacher, and for about two months regular meetings were 
held. The majority of the players were young and inexperienced, 
several of them knowing nothing of reading music, and meeting with 
unforeseen difficulties, the interest died out, and from Nov. 8, 1877, to 
May 17, 1878, no general gathering of members took place. About 
the latter date, however, Mr. George E. Kinsley was employed to direct 
them, and a good number of the original company, with others who 
were unwilling to see the experiment end in failure, commenced a second 
series of meetings for practice, which has been continued with pleasant 
results. The membership comprises the following players : William 
Swanson, first E-flat cornet; Otho Hayward, second E-flat cornet; 
Arthur Peckham, first B-flat cornet; Lyman Garlson, second B-flat 
cornet; Frank Alden, first B-flat clarionet; M. L. Keith, solo alto ; 
John Monk, first alto ; Wendell White, second alto; Daniel Berry, first 
tenor; August Hellburg, second tenor ; Andrew Guild, baritone ; Frank 
Brown, trombone; Charles Martin, tuba; Corydon Andrews, E-flat 
bass ; Frank Monk, E-flat bass ; Melvin Washburn, bass drum ; Nor- 
man Cobb, snare drum ; William Joyce, cymbals. 

Thespian Society. — In February, 1836, a company of gentlemen 
and ladies were organized into a society, under the above name, for the 
purpose of giving dramatic performances. The orchestra consisted of 
fifteen members, and was under the leadership of Sihon Packard. The 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 463 

songs, duets, and choruses were of a high order, and were performed 
before crowded assemblies. A slight fee was asked, to pay expenses of 
scenery, and expenses only. 

Union Musical Association. — About the ist of May, 1864, a 
new musical association was formed, under the above title, for the pur- 
pose of improvement in singing, practicing choruses, oratorios, etc. It 
was regularly organized, with a constitution and by-laws. The follow- 
ing were the officers: Henry W. Robinson, president; Charles R. Ford, 
vice-president; F. A. Thayer, secretary; Sumner A. Hayward, 
treasurer; James Porter, librarian; Charles J. F. Packard, William H. 
Faxon, Samuel McLauthlin, Thomas Leonard, S. Franklin Packard, D. 
B. Lovell, trustees; William H Faxon, musical director. 

Union Musical Society, organized April 6, 1869. Sumner A. 
Hayward, president; Ziba C. Keith, vice-president; Charles J. F. 
Packard, treasurer and librarian ; Hiram Wilde, of Boston, musical 
director. Consisted of about two hundred members. Met Friday eve- 
nings in the vestry of the First Church. 

World's Peack Jubilee. — On the seventeenth day of June, 1872, 
there was a large musical gathering of the best talent to be found in this 
and other countries assembled in Boston under the above name, con- 
sisting of upwards of twenty thousand voices and one thousand instru- 
ments, under the leadership of Patrick S. Gilmore, esq., and was called 
the greatest musical festival of modern times. 

The interest which the people of Brockton felt may be seen in the fol- 
lowing list of persons who took part in the same. 

Soprano — Hattie E. Allen, Alice B. Ames, Lucy Atherton, Jennie 
Bancroft, Mrs. J. O. Battles, Mrs W. R. Bowen, T. Buckley, Louise R. 
Bailey, Lizzie Battles, Mary Borden, Helen Bemis, Lydia Brayton, 
Helen Cary, Mrs. Geo. C. Cary, Martha A. Copeland, Laura Cary, Mrs. 
E. E. Dean, Abbie F. Dunham, Mrs. B. F. Dunham, Mrs. Anna Far- 
well, Nellie Foss, Emma L Fullerton, Mrs. Fred. Hartwell, Belle How- 
ard, F'annie A. Holmes, Alice Hudson, Jennie P. Hollywood, Mrs. N. 
Capen Howard, Adelia E. Howard, Mrs. M. L. Hayden, Mrs. Edwin 
Howard, Mrs, Thomas Jackson, Mrs. B. E. Jones, Mary Jones, Lizzie 
Jones, Jennie H. Keith, Lizzie Keith, Mrs. Albert Keith, Fannie S. 



464 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Kimball, Mrs. A. W. King, Martha Mead, Mrs. C. J.F. Packard, Mary 
L. Packard, Mrs. Benjamin Packard, Lucy S. Packard, Ella D, Packard, 
Mrs. C F. Porter, Mrs. C, T. Peckham, Mrs. Agnes Parker, S. A. Plum- 
mer, Mrs. H. A. Paine, Amanda M. Perkins, Mrs. O O. Patten, Mrs. 
H. H. Robbing, S. E. Reynolds, Rebecca D. Reynolds, Mrs. William 
Snell, Florence E. Snell, Mrs. Emeline Snell, Alice A. Sawyer, Mrs B. 
Snow, A. M. Snow, J. W. Snow, Mrs. C. E. Stone, Mrs. C. A. Tolman. 
M. A. Tucker, Mrs. S. V, Tuck, A. L. Thayer, Mrs. Anna B. Tabor, 
Mrs. Geo Thatcher, Mrs. J. M. Washburn, Mrs. Elvira Willis, Mrs. 
W. H. Wade, Mrs. Bradford G. Wild, Emma White, Mrs. G. E.Wood- 
bury. 

,^//^j_Mrs. L. W. Alden, Mrs. F. E. Allen, Alice Allen, Mrs. B. F, 
Battles, Mrs. J. F. Beal, M. A. Brett, Susie Burrill. Delia Bingham, 
Emily C. Gary, Mrs. D, H. Cobb, M. B. Copeland, Hattie A. Cushman, 
Mrs. I. A Dunham, Dorcas Dunbar, Mrs. W. L. Field, Ada F. Field, 
Lottie A. Fuller, Sarah E, P"uller, Ella J. FuUerton, Mrs. N. N. Gurney, 
Mrs. J. V. Gurney, Mrs. J. L. Grew, Mrs, C. H. Goss, Mrs. C. E, Ham- 
mond, Mrs. P. B, Hancock, Lora S. Hayward, Julia B. Hay ward, Mrs. 
Marcus Holmes, 2d, Mrs. Hannah B. Holmes, Belle Holmes, Alice M. 
Keith, Carrie Keith, Georgiana Keith, Mrs. D. P. Kenney, Mrs. D. 15. 
Lovell, Dora Macomber, A. W. Mowry, Mrs. T. Newell, Mrs. Harrison 
G. Phillips, L. Jennie Reynolds, Zilpha Reynolds, Mrs. J. W. Richards, 
Mrs. Elizabeth Sargent, Hattie M. Sawyer, Mrs. E. M. Sewell, Ella 
Seaman, Mrs. Annie E. Snow, Mary Sturtevant, Mrs. F. A. Thayer, 
Mrs. A. C. Thompson, Nettie P Wait, Carrie White, Mrs. F. E. White, 
Emily C. Wood. 

Tenors — Frank Allen, Geo. W. Allen, J. S. Allen, Sidney Allen, Jesse 
Billings, W. R. Bowen, J. T. Burke, Benjamin Clark, Hiram Curtis, 
Charles Daniels, B. F. Dunham, F. A. Dunham, E. B. Fanning, Wm. 
H. Faxon, S. L. French, N. H. Fuller, Geo. H. Fullerton, F. Goodwin, 
T. J. Gurney, N. N. Gurney, Fred. Hartwell, Fred. E. Holmes, Lemuel 
L. Holmes, Edwin Howard, E. L. Howard, Z. C. Keith, Charles Lowe, 
E. C. Mayhew, M. McCann, George McQuinn, C. J. F. Packard, S. F. 
Packard, J. M. Packard, W. D. Packard, Harrison G. Phillips, F. B. 
Porter, C. L. Reynolds, O. B. Reynolds, J. W. Richards, H. E. Snow, 
S. W. Snow, F. A. Thayer, A. C. Thompson, Geo. Tolman, Bradford 
Wild, J. C. Wood. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 4fio 

Bases — L. VV. Aldeii, N. A. Battles, Charles H. Gary, George C. Gary, 
Everett Glark, Otis Gobb, G. M. Gopeland, H. M. Dunham, John Far- 
rell, jr., G. E. Field, W. F. Field, M. Fitz, G. R. Ford, N. H. Fuller, G. 
W. Gardner, Wm. Hammond, Geo. F. Hayward, S. A. Hayvvard, Albion 
Holbrook, S. A. Holbrook, Elmer W. Holmes, Marcus Holmes, 2d, N. 
G. Howard, G. T. Jackson, Melvin James, Geo. M. Keith, R. P. Keith, 
Thomas Keith, Elbridge Lincoln, D. B. Lovell, Samuel McLauthlin, F. 
B. Meade, H. F. Nash, W. M. Nash, T. B. Norton, W. H. O'Neill, B. 
Packard, F. H. Page, Benj, Perkins, G. F. Porter, T. G. Prescott, A. F. 
Poole, F. S. Reynolds, L. M. Reynolds, Lucius Richmond, George E. 
Russell, Wm. A. Sanford, Edward J. Stevens, R. L. Thatcher, J. M. 
Washburn, L. G. Wood. Total 201. 

Society of Progressive Spiritualists. — A society with the 
above name was organized on the 7th day of April, 1878, with officers 
as follows : H. F. Bird, president ; Dr. F. Webster, vice-president ; E. 
G. Sparrow, secretary ; Nelson Huckins, treasurer ; Nelson Huckins, 
Dr. F. Webster and A. Ames, trustees ; L. W. Hill, collector. Meet- 
ings in Gunningham Hall. 

Spiritualist Society. — A society under this name has been organ- 
ized in 1884, having the following officers, viz.: Rev. Samuel L. Beal, 
president ; William Osborne, vice-president ; James A. Kent, secretary 
and treasurer ; Theodore Loring, Gharles Delano, W. Dickerman, and 
James A. Kent, executive committee; Mrs. M. A. Dickerman, Mrs. 
Rogers, and Mrs. Arabel Ames, auditing committee. 

The Woman's Mission Society is connected with the Gongrega- 
tional Ghurches of the city. President, Mrs. Albert Keith; vice-presi- 
dents, Mrs. George li. Martin, Mrs. F. A. Warfield, Mrs. John T. 
Blades; secretary, Mrs. George G. Gary; treasurer. Miss Mary K. 
Keith ; executive committee, Mrs. C. Bradford, Mrs. O. Grossman, Miss 
Gornelia Eddy, Mrs. S. Foss ; collectors, Mrs. Jane P. Reed, Mrs. Minot 
Niles, Mrs. Gharles Gurtis, Mrs. Almiron Leach, Miss Annie Moors, 
Miss Mary G. Keith. 

Brockton Woman's Suffrage Association. — On Monday, 

October 2, 1876, the friends of female suffrage met in Lower Music 

Hall, David L. Gowell, esq., presiding, to listen to an address by Miss 
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4GG • HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Matilda Hiiidman, after which a form of constitution was presented, 
which set forth the objects of this organization, whose principles may 
best be told in the two following articles : 

" 1st. Beheving in the natural equality of the two sexes and their 
consequent right to equal elective and legal privileges, and in the 
wrong inflicted upon women by withholding the same, resulting in in- 
calculable loss to society, the undersigned agree to unite in an associa- 
tion to be called ' The Brockton Woman's Suffrage Association.' 

" 2d. The object of this Association shall be to effect by moral and 
political effort, changes in public sentiment, resulting in the acknowleged 
right of suffrage for women, and placing her in all respects on an equal 
footing with man." 

This constitution was adopted, and twenty-five names placed upon 
the list of members. The officers elected were Mrs. Lydia B. Willis, 
president ; Mrs. Milley Este)', Lewis Ford, Rev. S. L. Beal, Mrs. Jason 
Packard, vice-presidents; Richard Humphrey, treasurer; Rev. C. M. 
Winchester, secretary. The president, treasurer, secretarj', Edward E. 
Bennett, and Ellen Slade constituted the executive committee. 

Enterprise Association, Campello. — This is an association of 
persons leagued together for the purpose of beautifying and ornament- 
ing the village with shade and ornamental trees, and otherwise improv- 
ing the appearance of that portion where they reside, and in which they 
have a deep interest. 

Campello Sportsmen's Club. — Several parties interested in shoot- 
ing and practice in glass-ball matches met together and formed a club 
under the above name. President, Henry F. Thayer ; treasurer, Frank 
P. Keith ; secretary, J. D. Fiske. The secretary, treasurer, president, 
Howard P. Keith and J. E. Carr were executive committee. Members: 
Henry F. Thayer, Frank P. Keith, J. D. Fiske, J. E. Carr, Howard P. 
Keith, Manuel P. Nevis, Charles E. Tribou, Charles E. Martin, Paul 
Hartwig, Henry B. Wood, Alton M. Thayer, Charles J. Turner, Walton 
E. Keith, Joseph A. Jennings, Harry A. Copeland, Stephen M. 
Thresher, W. Dexter Pierce, William F. Ryder, Japhet B. Packard, L. 
Sumner Packard, Warren R. Thayer, Edward Baker, O G. Tinkham. 

The ground used for practice by the club was a lot east of the river 
at Campello, on land belonging to Nathan Keith. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. ' 4G7 

City Bicycle Club is the largest organization of the kind in South- 
eastern Massachusetts. It was formed in 1881. President, William 
Briggs ; captain, George P. Johnson ; secretary and treasurer, Fred. M. 
Bixby. Tiieir present headquarters is in Theatre Building, East Elm 
street, which was opened to their use January i, 1883. Starting with 
fourteen original members, it has increased to forty, and growing in 
numbers. 

This city has two other clubs, the " Brockton " and " Union." 

Brockton Bicycle Club, organized June i, 1879, twenty-two 
members. William H. Bryant, president; Fred. B. Howard, secretary 
and treasurer; F. H. Johnson, captain. 

Brockton Fanciers' Club. — Organized November 11, 1878. This 
is an association of persons interested in the improvement of poultry, 
pigeons, and pets, etc., and in holding exhibitions for the purpose of 
encouraging the special raising of the best varieties. President, William 
Rankin; vice-president, J. W. Freeman; corresponding secretary, 
Abbott W. Packard; recording secretary, R. W. Shaw; treasurer, W. 
F. Field ; executive committee, Bradford Wild, G. T. Randall, W. H. 
Sylvester, L. A. Tower, of Brockton, and Ozias Millett, of South 
Abington. 

Fire Department. — Water is the grand agent that nature has pro- 
vided for the extinguishment of flames, and the different ways and 
means for applying it with effect have been sought for in every civilized 
country. In the absence of more suitable implements, buckets and 
other portable vessels of capacity at hand have always been seized to 
throw water upon fire, and when used with celerity and presence of 
mind in the early commencement of a fire have often been sufficient, 
but when a conflagration extends beyond their reach the fate of the 
burning pile too often resembles that of the ships of " yEneas," — 

"Nor bucket poured, nor strength of human hand. 
Can the victorious element withstand." 

Hence the necessity of some device by which a stream of water may 
be forced from a distance on flames Ingenious men of former days 
were stimulated to an unusual degree to invent machines for that pur- 
pose. The first machine used for throwing water upon fire was the 
common syringe. Fire was the most destructive agent employed in 



408 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ancient wars, lience every effort that could be made by ingenuity for 
protection from the assaults of pitch, oil and fire, that were thrown from 
the ramparts, was made. 

Tiie introduction of fire engines was an important event in the 
country, and indicates a certain degree of refinement in civilization, and 
an advanced state of the mechanic arts. If we review the progress of 
fire-engines in modern times, from the syringe to the splendid engine 
of to day, we cannot fail to observe that progress marks the age. At 
first was used the single cylinder, then the double cylinder and air- 
chamber, which was first used in 1825.1 

Fire-Encines. — The first fire engine in Brockton was purchased by 
subscription in 1827, and was owned by a private company. The fol- 
lowing is a copy of the original subscription paper : 

This proposes a method of obtahiing a fire eagiae, to be kept near the road betwixt 
the Old Meeting House and Mr. Whitman's office, for the use of the inhabitants of Nortli 
Bridgewater, who are hable to sntt'er loss by fire. And to accomplish said object, twenty- 
three shares, vahied at twenty dollars each, are offered to those who may become ini. ■ 
ested to become proprietors thereof. Each subscriber will annex to his name ' i^'* 
many shares he takes, and if less than one, what part. And we, the subscribers, do sev- 
erally feel under obligations to pay, agreeably to our subscription, to the proprietors, 
treasurer, or agent duly authorized by a majority of the proprietors to receive their 
money, and to procure their engine. 

North Bridgewater, February 10, 1827. 

No. of 
Subscribers' names. Shares. 

Eliphalet Kingman Or- U 

Bela Keith 

Ephraim Howard 

William Faxon " 

Nathan Jones '" 

David Packard " 

John Packard " 

Nathaniel H. Cross " 

Charles Packard " 

Hiram Atherton '' 

Azor Packard One-quarter 

Josiah W. Kingman " 

Benjamin Stoddard " 

John Crafts '' 

Thomas Wales Three-quarters 

Nath. B. Harlow . . .One-quarter 

Sidney Perkins " 

' 'rhe first fire-engine in use in tllis country was imported from Holland for the city of New York 
in December, 1731. 



.Subscriber's names. 
Eliab Whitman 


No. of 

Shares. 

One. 


Edward Sout.hworth 


(( 


Jabez Field - " 


Benjamin Kingman 

John Wales 


it 




Rosseter Jones "' 


Micah Faxon *' 


Nathan Hay ward " 

Arza Leonard .... . . '' 


Azel Wood " 




a 


Zibeon French *' 




John Battles '' 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 4G9 

This engine was called the "Union No. i," and was a bucket- tub to be 
filled by hand. The machine passed out of the proprietors' hands to 
the town, on condition that the town would put the engine in perfect 
order, and keep it in order for use at fires. They also furnished a hook- 
and ladder carriage, with hre hooks, ladders, chains, etc. 

The above constituted all the facilities for extinguishing fires previous 
to 1845. At that date the town, finding the alarms of fire growing 
more numerous as new buildings were erected, and were so near to- 
gether, " voted to procure two new and improved suction fire-engines." 
This vote passed February 9, 1846. The town appropriated one thou- 
sand dollars, provided the citizens would subscribe one thousand dollars 
more. The subscription was promptly raised, and Benjamin Kingman 
and Amasa Edson appointed a committee to purchase the machines. 
Previous to this time the management at fires was under the direction 
of " fire wards" appointed by the town. 

The two engines were manufactured by Messrs. T. & E. Thayer, 
costing seven hundred and fifty dollars each, and were completed and 
received February 6, 1847. O"^ of them was called "Protector," and 
was kept in the Centre Village ; the other, called " Enterprise," was 
located at Campello. 

The "fire department" of 1865 was organized by an act of incorpo- 
ration by the Legislature of Massachusetts, March 18, 1846, and at the 
time of the receipt of the two new engines consisted of the following: 
one old engine, the " Union," Capt. Henry L. Bryant ; " Protector, No. 
No. 3," Capt. B. P. Lucas, — motto, "We will endeavor;" "Enterprise, 
No 2," Capt. Aaron B. Drake — motto, "Always ready;" one hook- 
and-ladder carriage, with the fi.xtures, and one old and two new engine 
houses. 

In 1850 the town purchased a large engine of John Agnew, of Phila- 
delphia, Pa., costing seventeen hundred dollars, which was called the 
"Protector No. 3." The old engine of that name was changed to 
" Relief No 4," — motto, " Our aim the public good." In May, 1853, 
a new machine was purchased by private subscription, by the name of 
" Independence No. 5," — motto, " Still live." About the same time, 
the " Relief No. 4," was sold to the town of Randolph, and located at 
South Randolph. In the fall of 1853 a new engine was purchased of 



470 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

L Button & Co. of Waterford, N. Y., named " Mayflower No. 4," which 
name was changed to " Columbian No. 5," — motto, " On the alert." 

In the spring of 1861 the town voted to sell " Protector No. 3," which 
was done during the year, by exchange with William Jeffers, of Paw- 
tucket, for one of his engines, using the same name and number In 
1854 '' Enterprise Engine No. 2 " was transferred to the " West Shares," 
or Northwest Bridgewater and the name changed to " Niagara No. 6." 
During that year a new engine was purchased of L. Button & Co. of 
Waterford, N. Y., to take the place of the old engine, adopting the same 
name, and was located at Campello In 1865 the "Niagara Engine" 
was sold to go to South Easton, and a new engine was purchased at 
Charleston, named " Hancock No. 1." 

In 1865 the fire department of Brockton consisted of "Hancock En- 
gine No. I," Capt. Isaac H. Hartwell, located at the " West Shares," — 
motto, " Our aim, the public good ; " " Enterprise Engine No. 2," 
Capt. William Stevens, located at Campello, — motto, " Always ready ; " 
" Protector Engine No. 3," Capt. Henry B. Packard, located in Centre 
Village, — motto, " We will endeavor;" "Columbian Engine No. 5," 
Capt. E. Z. Stevens, also located in the Centre Village, — motto, " On 
the alert; " and one hook-and-ladder carriage and three engine houses. 
On Saturday, October 21, 1865, the fire companies made a trial of fire 
engines for a silver trumpet. " Protector" took the prize, playing hor- 
izontally two hundred and twenty feet. 

The fire department as constituted in 1884, consisted of three fire en- 
gines, with fifteen men each, three extiuguishers, one hook-and-ladder 
company and one hand engine. 

The board of engineers were Davis R. Eldred, assisted by Nehemiah 
S. Holmes, Charles A. Eaton, Zenas L. Marston, and Alexander Fan- 
ning, Nehemiah S. Holmes, clerk. 

The fire department of Brockton has ever had a good reputation for 
efficiency, and when it is considered how many wooden buildings there 
are, compactly located, the city has been remarkably fortunate in not 
having many conflagrations. 

The fire department of Brockton is often referred to as being one of 
the most efficient and best managed of any in the county. At present 
it consists of four steam fire engines, three chemical engines, and one 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 471 

hand engine, with sufficient hose and supply wagons, witli the follow- 
ing details on the ist of January, 1893. 

One Amoskeag Steam Fire Engine. 

Three Silsby Steam Fire Engines. 

One Babcock Aerial Ladder Truck and portable water tower. 

One City Ladder Truck. 

Two Double Tank Babcock Chemical Engines. 

One Double Tank Holloway Chemical Engine. 

One Two Horse Hose Wagon. 

Two One Horse Hose Wagons. 

Two Two Horse Supply Wagons. 

One Hand Engine and Hose Reel. 

One Hand Hose Reel at City Farm. 

One Horse and Buggy for the Chief Engineer. 

One One Horse Hose Reel. 

The following is a list of engineers of the fire department for 1892 
In the resignation of Charles A. Eaton in the early part of the year, and 
who was one of the best known officers in the department, the place 
was temporarily supplied by Charles L. McCann in a very able manner. 
An ordinance having been passed by the city council for a permanent 
chief, Harry L. Marston, one who had been connected with the depart- 
ment for years, was appointed, October 5, and is now the chief engineer 
of the same, with the following assistants: Charles L. McCann, first as- 
sistant ; Willis A. Downs, second assistant ; Frank F. Porter, third as- 
sistant ; Francis W. Smith, fourth assistant; Stanton F. Bourne, fifth 
assistant. 

Fire Al.\RM. — The city has an excellent system of fire alarms 
through its territory, in charge of Harry L. Marston, superintendent, 
which facilitates the getting to fires at the earliest possible moment. 

Brockton Special Fire Police — This is an organization of per- 
sons appointed by the mayor and aldermen, whose duty it shall be, as 
soon as an alarm of fire is given, to repair to the spot designated by the 
fire alarm, and take charge of the personal property in and around the 
burning buildings, subject to orders from the chief engineer. 

This is a very valuable aid to the fire department, and prevents de- 
predation and all sorts of mischief. 

The force of 1883 was as follows : 



472 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



David Eldred, captain ; Thomas W. Kennedy, first assistant ; Arthur 
P. Alden, second assistant; Alden W. Skinner, clerk and treasurer ; 
Clarence Gill. David Glover, and Michael O. Neil. Members, William 
Brett, John Dean, George F. Tinkham, Alexander Fraser, John S 
Perry, E. J. Hartford, Oliver L. Joy, Rufus E. Packard, Elmer L Fel- 
lows, Charles N. Hudson, Melvin F. Packard, John H. Raymond, J. 
Emery Merchant. 

Brockton Firemen's Relief Association. On Friday evening 
January 21, 1887, a meeting of about seventy-five members of the fire 
department was held at the Central station, and organized into an as- 
sociation by the above name. Chief Engineer Charles A. Eaton was 
chosen president ; Engineer Charles L. McCann vice-president ; Calvin 
R. Barrett secretary ; Engineer Frank F. Porter, treasurer. For audi- 
tors Samuel H. Howland, Stanton F. Bourne, and Edward J. l^arry. 

The present association was legally formed as a corporation June 7, 
1887, as follows: 

We whose names are hereto subscribed, do by this agreement associate ourselves with 
the intention to con.stitute a corporation according to tlie provisions of the one hundred 
and fiftie'h chapter of the Public Statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachu.setts, and 
the acts, in amendment thereof, and in addition thereto, The name by which the cor- 
poration shall be known ia " Brockton's Firemen's Relief Association." The purpose for 
which the corporation is constituted is for the mutual aid and assistance under casual- 
ties to which their public duties as firemen of the city of Brockton may expo.se them. 

The place within which the corporation is established or located is the city of Brock- 
ton within said Commonwealth. 

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand this seventh day of June in the 
year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven. 



Charles A. Eaton. 
Stanton F. Bourne. 
S. Harvey Reed. 
Edward E. Fairbanks. 
Bennie C. Leonard. 
Frank E. Richardson. 
Benjamin L. Clark. 
Henry P. Baker. 
Horatio D. Snow. 
Joseph B. Nye, jr. 
Lyman J. Wilbur. 
Edward J. Barry. 
Fred W. Place. 



Charles L. McCann. 
Augustus E Chase. 
John W. Totman. 
Charles F. Davis. 
W. H. Jacobs. 
S. H. Sanford. 
Fred E. Child. 
Fred Leighton. 
Samuel H. Huggon. 
H. H. BiUings. 
Nathaniel G. iSawyer. 
Patrick J. Collins. 
Edward Stone. 



Frank F. Porter. 
Calvin R. Barrett. 
Horatio Corbett. 
Fred H. Moore. 
Eugene F. Braley. 
Frank Tinkham. 
Rioliard Westcoat. 
Chester Vinal. 
George P. Nye. 
Edgar O. Smith. 
A. H. Emerson. 
John A. Livingstone. 
Horace B. Emerson. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 473 

John F. Nilson. Alvin F. Leonard. J. Frank Sturgi.s. 

Patrick Reardon. Thomas V. Barnes. Charles H. Wilbur. 

John S. Makepeace. C. F. Edgecourt. Walter E. Keith. 

Samuel H. Rowland. A. W. Chandler. Charles E. Reynolds. 

Daniel G. Berry. Willis A. Downs. John W. McGowan. 

J. F. Monk. W. P. Chamberlain. Charles E. Clark. 

John Griffin. Charles F. Chevigny. H. T. Merritt. 

William M. Cash. B. A. Packard. 

The first meeting after the incorporation was held September 29, 
1887. at which the following officers were elected: Clerk, Calvin R. 
Barrett ; directors, Samuel H. Sanford, Charles Reynolds, Lyman J. 
Wilbur, Augustus E. Chase, Fred Moore, Joseph B. Nye, jr., Barnabas 
A. Packard, P'red Leighton, Charles A. Eaton, Charles L. McCann, and 
Benjamin Clark; treasurer, Frank F. Porter. 

At a meeting held immediately after the above Charles A. Eaton was 
elected president, and Charles L. McCann vice-president. 

Brockton Gas Light Company. — During the year 1858 several 
of the citizens in the thickest settled portions of the town began to 
discuss the subject of a better means of lighting the stores, factories, and 
dwelling houses ; or, in other words, the people wanted more light, and 
as is always the case when people wish for light it can be had. For 
this purpose a few public-spirited individuals were called together July 
22, 1859, to see what measures it was thought best to adopt. Subscrip- 
tion papers were opened, and stock taken to the amount of twelve thou- 
sand dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each. A com- 
pany was organized September 5, 1859, with the following officers : 
William F. Brett, president ; David F. Studley, treasurer ; Noah Ches- 
nian, H. W Robinson, and Jonas R. Perkins, esq., directors. 

The present officers are Warren A. Reed, president ; Wallace C. 
Keith, vice-president and general manager ; Fred P. Packard, treasurer; 
Eugene H. York, superintendent. Office on Montello, near School 
street. 

The Edison Electric Illuminating Company. — This company 
organized March 5, 1885, with a capital of one hundred thousand 
dollars, for the purpose of conducting business in Brockton. The follow- 
ing is the list of officers : President, Charles G. White, of Boston ; clerk 
and treasurer, William L. Garrison ; John Balch, superintendent and 

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474 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

manager ; Charles G. White, James P. Tolman, Frank J. Coburn and 
G. R. Richardson, of Boston, directors. 

On Monday evening, October i, 1883, at quarter-past six o'clock P. 
M , the above system of lighting was successfiily introduced into the 
city of Brockton, and has now become one of the principal institutions 
of the city. The reputation of Brockton is second to none in intro- 
ducing the best and newest of all improvements, and in sustaining all 
well-directed enterprises. That there is a growing feeling in favor of 
electricity in Brockton is evident by the increased demand for its intro- 
duction into private houses and stores, and that it will come into general 
use we have no doubt. 

The central station or headquarters of this company is at the corner 
of Montello and Lincoln streets, where the company are provided with 
a commodious brick building and steam-power of the most improved 
kind. 

Jenny Electric Light and Power Company, of Brockton, 
organized May 2, 1884, capital fifty thousand dollars, located at the 
corner of Montello and Crescent streets. George E. Keith, president ; 
Henry E. Lincoln, clerk and treasurer; George K. Keith, Henry E. 
Lincoln, Ziba C. Keith, Col. John J. Whipple, directors. Works in a 
building one hundred by thirty five feet, on Montello, south of Crescent 
street. 

Brockton Street Railway Comtany. — This corporation was 
dulv organized January 8, 1881, with the following officers : George F. 
Hall, Henry Towle and Fred. Nourse, of Boston, Charles R. Ford and 
Ziba C. Keith, of Brockton, directors. George F. Hall was elected 
president, and Fred. Nourse clerk. The capital stock was forty thou- 
sand dollars. 

The cars ran over the road for the first time on Wednesday, July 6, 
1 88 1, and commenced regular trips from the beginning, being well pat- 
ronized. Cars were decorated on the occasion of opening of the road, 
which at first extended from Clifton avenue, near the southerly boundary 
of the town in Campello. through the main thoroughfare of the city as 
far as the manufactory of Enos H. Reynolds, at the north end. Trips 
were made every twenty minutes. At first six box and three open cars. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 475 

and thirty- nine horses, were required to run the road in a proper 
manner. 

At the commencement of running the horse-cars, there was a line of 
large omnibuses running from Campello to Brockton, which the railroad 
company purchased, including tlie horses, coaches, harness, etc., belong- 
ing to Pendar & Rogers The company also leased the stables of the 
proprietors for five years for the purposes of the new railroad. Horace 
B. Rogers immediately took the management of the road as superin- 
tendent, for which position he was admirably qualified, and under whose 
direction the road has proved a success. In the early part of 1884, the 
people of East Stoughton wishing for accommodations and convenient 
connection with Brockton, the company extended their track to the 
Randolph line, thus making a complete line from Randolph, through 
the main streets of East Stoughton and Brockton to West Bridge- 
water. This corporation is ver\- judiciously managed, has proved re- 
munerative to the stockholders, and tends very much to equalize the 
different sections of the city, by opening up the vacant lands, and add- 
ing to tlie growth of the same. 

East Side Street Railway Company (Electric) — This company 
was first talked of in 1887, and was so far completed as to run to the 
corner of Main and Crescent streets, and also to the corner of Ward and 
Main streets, from Bumpas' corner and Shaw's corner, at the east sec- 
tion of the city. It was organized with a capital of forty- five thousand 
dollars, divided into four hundred and fifty shares, with the following 
officers: Albert F. Small, president; Ira Copeland, vice-president; 
Lester F. Holmes, treasurer and clerk ; Albert F. Small, Ira Copeland, 
Lester F. Holmes, George I. Sylvester, Joseph C. Snow, Wallace C. 
Flagg, and Everett C- Hall, directors. 

The cars run on the above lines till i8go, when the company were 
given permission to run on Main street, thus making a complete circuit 
line. When this had been completed, and the cars began running on 
Main street, everybody seemed to be in a happy mood, and the day was 
celebrated by a grand jubilation, Friday, September 5, 1890. Invita- 
tions were given out to about one hundred people, who gathered at the 
Metropolitan Hotel at six o'clock P. M. 



47G HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

A few minutes later two of the handsome motor cars of the entertain- 
ing company, each with an extra car attached, came coursing down 
Main street before the curious eyes of hundreds of pedestrians, who re- 
aHzed then for the first time that the East Side had finally "' got there." 
The large company and Martland's band filled the cars, and, with sound- 
ing of trumpets and a few sporadic cheers from people along the street, 
the cars bowled along for the first formal trip over the completed road. 
The first train was in charge of Asst. Supt George Morse and G. B. 
Austin, the road's electrician, while L. R. Porter, the Centre street fish 
dealer, handled the second train. 

Everything went off" merrily. The cars rode easily, the band played 
inspiringly, and the houses of the East Side gave up their mhabitants to 
gaze at the party. The trip was made without accident or hindrance, 
and the Metropolitan Hotel was again reached thirty-five minutes after 
the start, the distance covered being four and one- half miles 

The parlors of the hotel were lull of social life for the next half hour 
or so. Here are some of the gentlemen who were present : Mayor 
Douglas ; Ex Mayor Whipple and Wade ; Ex-Aldermen Thompson, 
Connolly, Jackson, Gruver, Weston, Hall and Monk ; Aldermen Pack- 
ard, Harris, Morse, Low, Jones. Wilbar and Jordan ; Pres. W. W. Cross, 
Treas. C. R. Fillebrown, and Supt. H. B. Rogers of the Brockton Street 
Railway Company ; President Thompson ; Directors Leach, Perkins, 
Flagg, George H. Kingman, and A. F. Small, and Supt M. E. Peter- 
son of the East Side Company ; Citj' Messenger Gardner ; J. W. Brett, 
representing the Sprague Motor Company ; A. A. Dunbar, superin- 
tendent of streets ; H. A. Balkham, general manager of Edison Electric 
Illuminating Company of Brockton ; A. B. Loring, E. O. Noyes, Clin- 
ton M. Packard, D. B. Edson ; Messrs. Thayer, Hand, and Daly, select- 
men of Randolph ; Messrs. C. D. Nash, Hersey, and Jenkins, of Whit- 
man ; Mr. Pierce, of Texas; Mr. Mansfield, of the Thomas Houston 
Company of Boston ; H. C. Bush, Alabama ; Mr. Barnes, superintend- 
ent of the electric road at Plymouth ; W. B. Ferguson, of Boston, one 
of the largest holders of East Side stock ; J. N. Taylor, of Boston, a di- 
rector of the East Side Company ; C. E. McElroy, C. Ellis Stone, W. 
H. Shaw and Mace Gay. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 477 

When the dining room was opened the tables were quickly filled. 
They were arranged in horseshoe form, and looked very handsome with 
decorations of flowers and the prettily trimmed fancy dishes with which 
the table was filled. The moment that the company was seated there 
was a fusilade that sounded like firecrackers, but which was produced 
by the pop of the corks from the bottles at the plate of each guest. But 
it wasn't champngne. The menu embraced several kinds of salads, cold 
meats of all kinds, a great variety of relishes, and a large list of sweets, 
ices and fruits. It was satisfactory in a large degree, and Landlord Wade 
was congratulated on the spread. 

Mayor Douglas was the first to speak. His opening expression, that 
the East Side had '' got there," struck his hearers just right, and they 
pounded the tables and applauded to express their indorsement of the 
sentiment, It had taken energy and enterprise and perseverance to get 
the road where it is to-day, he said, but he believed the company would 
be very successful in the future. He considered the East Side street 
railway a great benefit to the city of Brockton. It helped the working 
people get to and from their homes and shops, stimulated building and 
increased land values. For the remarkable increase of last year the 
railroad deserved some credit. He hoped the day was not far distant 
when the East Side would reach out in every direction and bring the 
neighboring towns closer to us. The greatest objection to day to the 
electric roads were the poles and wires, and these he believed would 
be done away with in time, science was advancing with such rapid 
strides. 

The ne.xt speaker was Mr. G. W. Mansfield, of Boston, who is con- 
nected with the Tiiompson- Houston Company, and is also a member of 
the syndicate which has taken the East Side road. He is a young man 
of pleasing personality and pleasant voice, and he must have discovered 
the weakness of the inhabitants of the city of Brockton in the short 
time that he has been here, for he tickled the assemblage by telling 
them what a remarkable place the city of Brockton is. Seriously, Mr. 
Mansfield said, the syndicate never realized the magnitude of what they 
had undertaken until they had driven about the city of Brockton. Then 
they saw so much building going on, so many evidences of energy, en- 
terprise, thrift and success, that they realized that they had taken quite 



478 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

a burden upon themselves, and one under which they would have to 
band to give the public of such a place what they would want. 

He had in the line of his business — the examining of railroad proper- 
ties — traveled extensively throughout the United States, but he had 
never been so impressed with the possibilities of any city as he had with 
Brockton. All sections have their centres, and Brockton was the nat- 
ural centre of this section. He believed that in the future Brockton 
would be the largest centre in Southeastern Massachusetts, if not the 
largest between Boston and Long Island Sound. He felt there was a 
tremendous future before the city, and was certain that it would be im- 
proved and taken advantage of by the live class of workers that make 
up this community. Brockton's present standing was due in a large 
degree to the fact that everybody works here. It was observation of 
all these potent facts that impressed the syndicate, and made them feel 
that they had got to do something commensurate with the enterprise of 
the city. The syndicate had put their money into the East Side road 
with the expectation of getting an honest profit, Every man in it is 
convinced that his dollars are well invested, but that to remain so the 
company must keep pace with the growth of the city. The outside 
capital thus brought in was bound to be an influence for good for the 
city. 

The road proposed to extend in different directions ; to reach out and 
bring the towns which naturally look to Brockton for assistance and ad- 
vice nearer to her. These towns connected with Brockton would en 
hance the value of both, and their interests, now foreign, perhaps, would 
soon be common. The street railroad was the great modern developer 
of real estate, as it makes property accessible. He believed the prop- 
erty on the East Side would double in value. He trusted the authori- 
ties of the towns near by would be as liberal with them as possible, else 
the roads could not be built. In closing he said, electrically speaking, 
that he had never met 27,000 people exhibiting such high potential as 
the people of Brockton, and the syndicate would try to keep their po- 
tential to the same point. 

Messrs. Daley and Hand, of Randolph, and C. D. Nash, of Whitman, 
spoke of the desire for an electric road in their towns and closer con- 
nection with Brockton, and hoped the day was near at hand when it 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 479 

would be accomplished. Ex- Mayor Whipple spoke pleasantly of the 
prospects of having the near-by towns connected. 

It was a jolly time and a very happy christening of the now fully de- 
veloped road. 

The officers for 1892 were as follows ; A. Cranston Thompson, presi- 
dent ; Alfred A. Glasier, clerk and treasurer ; Fred B. Howard, assist- 
ant treasurer ; Wallace C. Flagg, A. C, Thompson, G. H. Campbell, 
Alston Burr, and G. H. Mansfield, directors. 

Since the above was written the desires of those present from Ran- 
dolph and Whitman have been realized by a line to both places, and 
many more lines are contemplated to the adjoining towns and villages, 
which will soon be built, thus making Brockton a centre of street rail- 
way travel. 



CHAPTER XXn. 
MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETIES CONTINUED. 

North Bridgewater Board ot Trade — The Swedish Benevolent Society — United Order 
of Independent Odd Ladies, Cascade Lodge No. 13 — Laurel Lodge No. 21 — Northern 
Legion, Hancock Lodge No. 2 — New England Order of Protection, Mayflower Lodge 
No. 4 — Banner Lodge No. 81 — Order of the Helping Hand, Brockton Tent No. 15 — 
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers, Howard Colony No. G9 — Order of the Iron Hall No. 
890— Sisterhood Branch No. 897 — Campello Branch 932— Grand Array of the Republic, 
Fletcher Webster Post No. 13, Patriotic Dead — Temperance — Sinclair Band of Hope — 
North Star Division No. 88 — Independent Order of Good Templars, Fraternal Lodge 
No. 24 — Temple Lodge, Campello — Old Colony District Temperance Union — Brockton 
Temperance Union — Good Samaritan Society — Woman's Christian Temperance Union 
Crystal Rock Juvenile Templars — St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society — People's 
Temperance Union — Good Samaritan Division No. 60, Sons ot Temperance— Harrison 
Lodge No. 248, I. 0. of G. Templars— St. Patrick Total Abstinence Cadets. 

NORTH Bridgewater Board of Trade. — This was an organiza- 
tion having for its object the following: " In order to promote 
the efficiency and extend the usefulness of the business men of North 
Bridgewater, and in order to secure unity and harmony of action in 
reference to any initiated or prospective enterprises affecting its welfare, 



480 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

and especially in order to afford a fund of counsel to secure the proper 
consideration of all questions pertaining to the financial, commercial and 
industrial interests of our community, this association on this 29th day 
of March, 1871, is hereby formed." Meetings were held in Mercantile 
Building. 

At a meeting held on Wednesday evening, April 5, 1871, the follow- 
ing officers were elected: Ellis Packard, president ; Henry W. Robin- 
son, Albert Keith, vice-presidents; Ira Copeland, secretary; George E. 
Bryant, treasurer ; directors, Oakes S. Soule, EL. Thayer, Edward 
Southworth, jr , Rufus P. Kingman, Enos H. Reynolds, Eben G. Rhodes, 
Charles F. Porter, Nelson J. Foss. Edward Crocker, Charles R. Ford, 
William W. Cross, Davis S. Packard. 

The Swedish Benevolent Society of Brockton, organized 
January 3, 1882. The aim and object of this society is to promote 
friendship and true patriotic love between all of Scandinavian birth or 
nationality, to encourrge virtue and honesty, to promote honor for our- 
selves and our native and adopted countries, to advise and assist each 
other in need and sickness, according to circumstances governed by a 
code of by-laws adopted by this society January I I, 1882. 

The following were the officers of the society March 29, 1882 : Frank 
H. Lawson, president; Sophia Johnson, Andrew Benson, vice-presi- 
dents; G. H. Olstrom, secretary; Charles Hellberg, assistant secretary; 
A. J. Rydqvist, treasurer; Hugo Slettengreen, Gus. A. Hellberg, Sigrid 
Wennstrom, reception committee; Martin Lofstrom, musical director. 
Meet in Clark's block the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 
at eight o'clock P. M. 

United Order of Independent Odd Ladies. — Cascade Lodge, 
No. 13. — Organized February 29, 1888. Miss Melinda H. Dickerman, 
P. W. L.; Mrs. Darius Howard, N. L.; Mrs. Henry H. Bromade, V. N. 
L.; Mrs. Isabella Simmons, chap.; Mrs. Ada Pratt, R. S.; Mrs, Alvin 
Sears, L. R.; Mrs. Rachel Kingman, F. S.; Mrs. Lucinda K. Holmes, 
treas ; Mrs. Carrie Nevins, con.; Mrs. Etta Faunce, guard; Miss Minnie 
Hodge, S. W.; Miss Annie Thomas, J. W.; Mrs. Susan Hall, R, H. S.; 
Miss Eunice Church, L. H. S.; Mrs. Alvira Packard, S. R.; Mrs. Mary 
F. Ripley, J. R. Meetings are held in Red Men's Hall, 36 Main street, 
on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 481 

United Order of Independent Odd Ladies — Laurel Lodge, 
No. 21. — Organized March 17, 1890. Mrs. Amelia V. Sturtevant, P. 
L; Mrs. Ellen M. Keith, N. L.; Mrs. Abbie J. Pufter, P. N. L; Mrs. 
Letitia Moore, chap.; Mrs. Mary Winson, R. S.; Mrs. Agnes Moody, F. 
S.; Mrs. ICdith J. Kelley, treas.; Mrs. Frances Braley. con.; Mrs. 
Wheeler, guard; Mrs. D. Anna Garvin, S. W.; Mrs. Mary Temple, J. 
W.; Mrs. Annie F. Bosvvorth, R. A.; Mrs. Kate Gould, L. A.; Mrs. 
Helen R. Bird, S. R.; Mrs. Emily W. Lothrop, J. W. Meetings are 
held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at Good Templars' 
Hall, Centre street. 

Northern Legion. — Hancock Lodge, No. 2. — This is a branch 
of the Northern Legion organized by Porter B. Hancock, December, 
1888. Its officers were as follows: Charles F. Porter, past chief com- 
mander ; James W. Brown, chief commander; Myron C. Van Hoosen, 
viceroy; Samuel Crowell, chancellor; Thomas G. Nye, jr., recording 
secretary ; Charles F. Prentice, financial secretary ; Portus B. Hancock, 
treasurer ; Charles Sanders, chaplain ; Edward T. Tremaine, guard ; 
George Stoddard, sentry; Jerry C. Gray, Nathaniel D. Toppan and 
Charles Perkins, trustees. Meetings were held in Pythian Hall, Centre 
street, on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. 

New England Order of Protection. — Mayflower Lodge. 
No. 4. — Frank B. Stevens, J. P. W.; Robert P. Turner, W.; Mrs. Lizzie 
F. Swallow, V. W.; H. F. Burrill, secretary ; Orlando B. Bray, financial 
secretary; C. E. Eldridge, treasurer; Mrs Lottie L. Eldridge, chap.; 
Herbert F. Wheeler, guide; Mrs. Carrie F. Small, G.; Irving A. Minzy, 
sen.; Alfred E. Woodward, JohnW. Hayward, Rufus T. Ellis, trustees. 
Meetings on the second and fourth Friday evenings, at Canton Hall, 
Main street 

Banner Lodge, No. 81. — Organized March 21, 1889. Thomas M. 
Orr, W.; A. M. Bosworth, V. W.; Andrew H. Baker, secretary; Lee 
L. Farnham, financial secretary ; W. D. Winston, treasurer ; Mrs. Sarah 
A. FuUerton, chap.; George E. Leonard, guide; Fred. W. Fuller, G.; 
Mrs. Lucy A. Macomber, sen. Meets first and third Fridays in Canton 
Hall, Savings Bank Block, Main street. 

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482 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Order of the Helping Hand. — Brockton Tent, No. 15. — 
Organized February 25, 1890. William D. Hanlon, jr., P. G.; William 
A. McKendrick, G.; E. B. Battles, asst. G.; M. F. Beard, R.; George L. 
Whitten, P.; C. E. Perkins, M.; F". Elmore Constans, physician ; L. A. 
Smith, E. C. Hall, J. J. Whipple, trustees. Meets fourth Friday of each 
month, at room 5, Savings Bank Building, 13 North Main street. 

United Order of Pilgrim Fathers. — Howard Colony, No. 
69. — Instituted May 16, 1886. George W. Holbrook, ex. -gov.; Henry 
Clayton, gov.; Lilian B. Knight, lieut.-gov.; Henry F. Burrill, sec; Mrs. 
Rachel A. Kingman, coll.; Charles E. Eldridge, treas.; Mrs. Ella M. 
Gushing, chap.; Thomas F'arnum, S. at A.; Mrs. Thomas Farnum, D. S. 
at A.; Chandler Ross, S. inner gate; Herbert L Kingman, S. outer 
gate ; William L. Puffer, Emil Lagergren, John W. Hayvvard, trustees. 
Meetings held first and third Monday of each month at K of P. Hall, 
57 Centre street. 

Order of the Iron Hall, — Branch No. 890. — Instituted Oc- 
tober 31, 1888. C. W. Potter, P. C. J.; W. E. Fosdick, C. J.; Thomas 
Lavin, V. J.; A. E. Smith, P.; R. E. Leavitt, acct.; Fred M. McCauley, 
adj.; A. M. Brigham, cashier ; L. Warren Howard, H.; F. S. Frazier, 
W.; A. W. Place, V.; W. O. Carver, M. A. Kingman and E C. Cahoon, 
trustees. Meetings were held on the first and third Thursdays of each 
month at Good Templars' Hall, 40 Centre street. 

Sisterhood Branch, No. 897. — Instituted November 13, 1888. 
Helen R. Bird, C. J.; A. V. Sturtevant. V. J.; H. M. Clarke, adjt.; 
Pauline R. Nutting, acct.; Lucy C. Knowlton, cashier; Grace Kingman, 
P.; Laura A. Tinkham, H.; Ellen M. Keith, W.; Annie M. Davey, V.; 
Elizabeth B. Battles, P. C. J.; Dr. Lucy S. Carr, med. examiner; O. R. 
Tallman, A. Pettingill, C. B. Newcomb, trustees. Meetings were held 
on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 13 North Main 
street. 

Campello Branch, No. 932. — Instituted December 31, 1888. 
Fred R. Hayward, C. T.; Brice H. Waugh, V. J.; Winsor S. Knowles, 
adjuster; H. Earnest Knowles, acct.; Arthur H. Knowles, cashier; 
Joshua Reed, prelate ; Bernard E. Waugh, herald ; Charles D. Pitts, 
watchman ; Frank M. Haven, vidette. Meetings were held the first 



MISCELLANEOtJS 0RGANIJ5ATI0NS. 



483 



and third Fridays in each month at Franklin Building, i io2 Main street, 
Campello. 

Grand Army of the Republic. — Department of Massachusetts. — 
Fletcher Webster Post No. 13. This post was named in honor of the 
colonel of the Twelfth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, in which 
there were a large number from Brockton in the army. 

It was organized July i, 1867, with the following charter members: 
Uriah Macoy, James A. Packard, Amasa S. Glover, Ephraim Tinkham, 
E. Z. Stevens, Howard Keith, Charles L. Sproul, AsaF. Crosby, George 
W. Andrews, Thomas Doyle, Herbert Phillips, Clarence E. Hartwell, 
L. B. Andrews, William F. Robinson, J. T. Lurvey. 

A. S. CUSHMAN. [l. S.] 

Following are the names of the executive officers of the post since its 
formation : 

Term of Office. Commander. Adjutant. 

1 807 Uriah Macoy C. E. Hartwell. 

1867 A. B. Holmes. E. T. Cowell. 

1868 A. B. Holmes. J. P. Chipman. 

1869 George W. Leach. Charles W. Mitchell. 

1870 G-eorge W. Leach. Charles E. Osgood. 

1870 Bzekiel Packard. Charles E. Osgood. 

1871 George W. Leach. Thomas Clarkson. 

1872 George M. Skinner. Charles E. Osgood. 

1873 George M. Skinner. Charles E. Osgood. ■ 

1873 Henry A. Willis. Charles D. Packard. 

1874 William H. Wade. Charles D. Packard. 

1874 George H. Fullerton. W. W. Kidder. 

1875 George M. Skinner. W. W. Kidder. 

1876 W. W. Kidder. Henry R. Brosing. 

1877 W. W. Kidder. Henry R. Brosing. 

1878 W. W. Kidder. Henry R. Brosing. 

1879 Alfred C. Monroe. Edward A. Trask. 

1880 Alfred C. Monroe. W. R. Bunker. 

1881 Alfred C. Monroe. W. R. Bunker. 

1882 Alfred C. Monroe. W. R. Bunker. 

1883 George A. Grant. W. R. Bunker. 



484 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



MEMORIAL TO THE PATRIOTIC DEAD WITH THEIR RESTING PLACES. 
LTnion Cemetery — Centre Street. 



Charles E. Alherton, 
Greoige E. Allen, 
W. A. Allen, 
James F. Andrews, 
Lyman Allen, 
John Burns, 
Thomas B. Broadhiirst, 
H. A. Barnes, 
J. N. Brett, 
George F. Bunker, 
WiUard Bryant, 
Horace Clark, 
J. W. Crosby, 

Crapo, 

Frank Dunbar, 
Frank Drake, 
Leander Dnrant, 
Henry Edson, 
Josiah Edson, 
• Walter T. Fuller, 
Charles Fraunce, 
Asbury Foss, 
D. F. Fullerton, 
B. N. Gardner. 



Christopher Brannigan, 
Philip Burns, 
Patrick Collins, 
Timothy Connolly, 
James Donahue, 
Philip Donahue, 
B. Duvire, 
Michael Early, 
William Flannigan, 



Albert D. Hunt, 
Harry Hunt, 
George E. Holmes, 
L. M. Hamilton, 
Alex. Hitchborn, 
L. P. Howard, 
A. S. Hamilton, 
John E Hollis, 
Orrin 0. Holmes, 
Walter Holmes, 
Elli.s Howard, 
J. Johnson, 
H. M. Jackson, 
L. F. Kingman, 
Thaddeus Keith, 
M. M. Keith. 
George W. Leach, 
J. Leavitt, 
Fred Moan, 
R. E. Mathews, 
H. Henry McClure, 
Charles E. Nelson, 
Henry F. Nash, 
Charles E. Osgood, 
John W. Filoon. 



S. T. Packard, 
Richard Packard, 
Morrill Perkins, 
W. F Packard, 
George F. Packard, 

Randall, 

Dixon Rochester, 
Gardner Reynolds, 
W. F. Robinson, . 
John S. Stoddard, 
Charles Strummett, 
John Sanford, 
Frank Sanford, 
S. A. Smith, 
A. A. Spaulding, 
William Stevens, 
George H. Sti ry, 
J. S. Tannatt, 
Albert Thompson, 
George Thompson, 
Franklin Ward, 
Willis Whipple, 
Henry L. Winter, 
Richard Wilbur, 



St. Patrick's Cemetery — Court Street. 



William Griflin, 
James Grady, 
J. Hannigan, 
T. J. Kneelamd, 
Thomas Maloney, 
David McGuire, 
David Murphy, 
Patrick Mclntee, 
John Mclntee, 



Michael McDonald, 
Edwin McGrane, 
Thomas Monahan, 
William O'Brien, 
D. O'Brien, 
Timothy Regan, 
Philip Russell, 
P. Riley, 
John Sullivan. 



Old Burial Ground. 
Caleb Badger, Daniel W. Ross. 

Cemetery — Ashland Street. 
Austin Packard, Charles T. Packard, George A. Perkins. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 48ii 

Thompson Cemetery — Summer Street. 

William Shepardson, Fred Robinson. 

Melrose Cemetery, Brockton Heights — Pearl Street. 

A. O. Drake, Frank Goodwin, C. H. Philips, 

A. J. Frost, Augustus Hall, Hiram Thayer. 

E. L. Thayer's Cemetery — Pleasant Street. 

Joseph 0. Estes, Thomas Dean. 

Cemetery at Marshall's Corner. 

Clarence Calkins, John R. Mills, Nathan Packard, 

David W. Graves, George W. Pope, Daniel W. Willis, 

Arthur Humphries, J. H. Packard, George H. Williis, 

Galen Manley. Stillman Dunbar. 

The post have assisted at the following ceremonies and celebrations : 
Dedication of soldiers' monument at Boston, September 17, 1877 > dedi- 
cation of soldiers' monument at West Bridgewater, July 4, 1879; 
dedication of soldier's monument at I^^aston, May 30, 1882; Webster 
centennial at Marshfield, October 12, 1882. 

TemI'ERANCE. — Previous to 1800 it was a common custom to use 
liquors as a beverage; and even till about 1830 it was the practice to 
have it at public gatherings, weddings, ministerial associations, auctions, 
raisings, military parades and such occasions were not complete with- 
out their punch. 

It was also indispensable that those who acted the part of bearers at 
funerals should have something to stimulate or keep up their spirits. 
All the grocery stores in the country kept liquor for sale as much as 
they did molasses. Upon an e.xamination of some of the old account 
books of those who kept groceries, we found about one-half the charges 
were for rum, gin, brandy, etc., which were included in the list of neces- 
saries of life. 

The first item we find recorded in regard to restricting the open sale 
of intoxicating liquors, was " to post the names of those who were re- 
puted as 'drunkards,' or 'common tipplers,' in the houses of those that 
held licenses for retailing liquor," which duly devolved upon the select- 
men, as well as to forbid their selling to such persons. 



486 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Previous to 1820 licenses were granted by the Court of Sessions in 
each county to a certain number in each town to sell liquor, subject to 
the approval of the " Fathers of the Town. " After that date they were 
granted by the county commissioners. 

The first eftbrt we find recorded of an attempt to stop the peddling of 
"ardent sperit " was October 8, 1 800, when the parish, at a meeting 
held on that day, "voted that there be no peddlers of liquors and carts 
on the green, and that the parish committee see that the above order is 
complied with." This vote was passed for a special occasion — that of the 
ordination of Rev. Asa Meech, October 15, 1800. 

Again September 23, 1812, the parish "voted that the parish com- 
mittee keep the green clear of carts and sellers of liquor," etc. 

February 5, 18 13, a society was formed in Boston under the name 
of " Massachusetts Society for the Suppression of Intemperance," the 
object of which was to discontinue and suppress the too free use of ar- 
dent spirits and its kindred vices, profaneness and gaming, and to pro- 
mote temperance and general morality. This society labored hard 
against the tide of public opinion till 1825, when the subject began to 
be discussed so freely that a still more efficient method was proposed, 
and new means were taken to spread the fearful effects of intoxication 
before the people. 

A meeting was held by a few individuals during the year, which re- 
sulted in the foundation of the American Temperance Society, whose 
grand principle was abstinence from strong drink, and its object, by light 
and love, to change the habits of the nation with regard to the use of 
intoxicating liquor. On February 13, 1826, the society was regularly 
organized, officers chosen and a constitution prepared. 

The society employed agents to travel through the country preach- 
ing and delivering temperance lectures, arousing the people to the evil 
effects of liquor. Among those engaged in that calling were Rev. 
Nathaniel Hewett, Rev. Joshua Leavitt, and Daniel C. Axtell. These 
men came to this town and gave lectures to arouse the people of the 
town to a sense of their responsibility, and which had its effect. 

In 1829 we find the following on the records of the town, in answer 
to a call for a town meeting, " to see what measures the town will take 
to prevent the too frequent use of ardent spirits." 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 487 

March 9, 1829, "voted to raise a committee of twenty persons, to 
prevent the improper use of ardent spirit." The following persons were 
chosen as that committee: 

Jo.seoh Sylvester, esq., Deacon Jonathan Perkins, Perez Crocker, 

Darius Howard, Lieut. Ephraim Cole. Jesse Perkins, esq., 

Isaac Keith, Micah Shaw, Benjamin Ames, 

BHphalet Kingman, Nathaniel Ames, Edward Southworih, 

Deacon Jacob Fallen, Ensign Mark Perkins, David Cobb. 

Lieut. Isaac Packard, Capt. Abel Kingman, Caleb Howard, esq., 
Silas Packard, esq., Joseph Packard. 

Again, Monday, April 6, 1829, "voted to direct the selectmen to 
post up the names of such persons as, in their judgment, drink too 
much ardent spirit." 

Also, made choice ef the following persons, to constitute a committee, 
to give the selectmen information of such persons as above named ; 
namely, — 

Edward Southworth, Micah Shaw, Capt. Ziba Keith, 

Thomas Wales, Isaac Curtis, Turner Torrey, 

Martin Cary, Capt. Thomas Thompson, Mark Perkins, 

Lieut. Isaac Packard, Lieut. Ephraim Cole. 

Again, February 26, 1830, an attempt was made to reduce the num- 
ber of persons licensed to sell liquor. The town " voted to leave the 
subject of license to the selectmen." 

In 1840 the " Washingtonian Movement" commenced, which was 
started in Baltimore by a few individuals. At this time there was a 
complete overhauling of the temperance question. Speeches were made, 
picnics were frequent, and every effort was made to induce people to 
join in the enterpise. Societies were formed among the children, "cold 
water armies ' were organized, who held meetings for mutual benefit 
and social intercourse. 

Next came the " Maine Law," which originated in Portland, Me , by 
Neal Dow. This caused a new movement among the temperance 
people. Votes were passed at nearly every town meeting to prosecute 
and bring to the law those who violated the same, by using or selling 
liquor. 

March 15, 1847, the town "voted that the selectmen be instructed 
to take effectual measures to suppress the sale of ardent spirits within 
the town." 



488 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

There was another division of the Sons of Temperance in the town, 
called the Crystal Fount Division, in 1847, which is not in existence at 
the present time. 

March 10, 1S48, " voted to choose seven persons to prosecute to con- 
viction, if practicable, those who deal in intoxicating drinks." 

April 10, 1848, in town meeting, Messrs. George VV. Bryant, esq., 
George B. Dunbar and Alpheus Holmes were chosen a committee to 
draft a set of by- laws for the action of that meeting, and who submitted 
the following report, namely : 

Whereas, It appears to the inhabitants, in town-meeting assembled, that, in order to 
preserve the peace, good order, and internal police ot the town, it has become necessary 
to avail ourselves of the advantage of making Town By-Laws for the suppression of 
intemperance agreeably to authority vested by the Legislature ot Massachusetts. 

TJierefore he it enacted by the town of North Bridr/ewater. in legal meeting assembled : 

Sec. 1. That no person within said town shall presume to be a retailer or seller of 
Cider, Strong Beer, Ale, Porter, or any other fermented liquors, in less quantities than 
twenty-eight gallons, and that delivered and carried away all at one time, under pain 
of forfeiting the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars for each offence. 

Sec. '2. All forfeitures incurred under the foregoing shall be put to such use as the 
town shall from time to time direct. 

March 19, 1849, a committee of seven were chosen to prosecute all 
violations of the liquor law with unlimited authority. 

March 11, 1850, at a meeting held this day it was "voted that any 
person who shall prosecute to conviction, any person guilty of the viola- 
tion of any law regulating the sale of spirituous or fermented liquors 
shall receive from the treasurer of the town the sum of twenty five dollars 
for the expense attending said prosecutions, the same to be paid on ap- 
plication, after having been approved by the selectmen." 

During the month of May, 185 1, Rev. Henry Morgan came into 
town, and created no little enthusiasm througliout the town on the sub- 
ject of temperance. His cause was the theme of conversation in the 
parlor, workshop, and by the way. Parents, cousins and friends joined 
in the work with children and youth. The clergymen, also, rendered 
valuable aid ; so that, when Mr. Morgan left town, it was with a 
cheerful heart, and a list of seventeen hundred signers to the pledge, 
which was more names, in proportion to the population, than he 
had obtained in any other town. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORaANIZATIONS. 489 

Among those who were especially entitled to credit for being 
active in the labor of procuring signers to the pledge, were Gardner 
J. Kingman, Joseph Vincent, Ellis V. Lyon, Frederic Packard, 
Lucretia A. Drake, Alma F. Leach, Bradford E. Jones, Ellen A. 
Howard. Martha A. Packard, and Rethia Hayward. 

The citizens of the town held a public meeting at Satucket Hall, 
September I o, 1851. The meeting was called to order by George B. 
Dunbar, and Dr. Henry Eddy chosen president, and the following reso- 
lution was passed : 

Resolved, That the friends of temperance in this town are in favor of enforchig tlie 
law for the suppression of the sale and use of intoxicating drinks, now and always, by 
every means in their power, both legal and moral, and that, too, against the whims and 
moans of a consciencele.«s class of persons who are willing for a few dollars to scatter 
destruction among their fellow-citizens. 

January 21, 1852, a mammoth petition, containing one hundred and 
twenty thousand names in favor of the " Maine Law," was presented to 
the Legislature of Massachusetts. Many friends (one hundred and 
twenty-six) of the temperance movement repaired to Boston from 
Brockton, to join in a procession that was formed at Tremont Temple, 
to accompany the roll to the State-House. 

March i, 1852, " voted to instruct our town representative to vote 
for the bill to prohibit the manufacture and sale of intoxicating drinks, 
as originally reported to the Senate by the committee, and that he also 
be instructed to oppose the sending of the bill to the people for their 
ratification." 

A public temperance meeting was held at the vestry of the Methodist 
Church, August 9, 1852, Dr. Henry Eddy, president, at which a com- 
mittee of forty-two were chosen to inform of, and furnish evidence of, 
violations of the new and stringent law for the suppression of the sale 
of intoxicating liquors. 

March 20, 1854 "voted to exclude alcoholic drinks from the fire 
department." Also, " voted that any member of the same that shall 
become intoxicated while on duty at a fire shall be excluded from the 
department." 

Sinclair Band of Hope. — Organized in 1858. This association 
was under the direction of the superintendent of the Porter Church 

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490 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Sabbath -school, the object of which was to encourage the young to 
abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors, tobacco, and profanity. 

North Star Division, No. 88, Sons of Temperance. — This 
division was instituted February 23, 1859, and was known by the above 
name. " The design of this association is to shield all classes from the 
evils of intemperance, afford mutual assistance in case of sickness, and 
elevate their characters as men." The charter of this association was 
surrendered December 4, 1863. 

Independent Order of Good Templars. — Fraternal Lodge 
No. 24. — Many of the earliest efforts of the temperance cause were ac- 
cording to the methods of the Independent Order of Good Templars. 
Every representative of the Good Templar ideal is an apostle of temper- 
ance ideas and principles, and their influence is more widely felt than 
that of most any other order. 

This lodge was constituted September 22, i860, by the Grand Tem- 
ple of the Independent Order of Good Templars of the State of Massa- 
chusetts, who granted unto the following members to be a lodge, located 
at North Bridgewater ( now Brockton ) under the name of Fraternal 
Lodge No. 24 : 

Charter Members. — Isaac T. Packard, George R. Whitney, Clement 
Ells, C. F. Sylvester, C. G. Keeney, Charles W. Gardner, H. F. Perkins, 
D. T. Soper, L. Preston Howard, John W. Porter, Robert Clifford, H. C. 
R. Sherman, Isaac Littlefield, Elizabeth F. Gardner, Catharine P. Cobb, 
Elizabeth Pierce, L. W. Harmon, A. P. Kingman, Charles N. Pierce, 
Ephraim Bailey, Hannah Bailey, Jennie Bryant, John Filoon. 

Officers.— Isaac T. Packard, W. C. T. ; Catharine P. Cobb, W. V. T. ; 
H. C. R. Sherman, Chap. ; C. F. Sylvester, Sec. ; Hannah Bailey, A. S. ; 
C. G. Kenney, F. S. ; A. P. Kingman, Treas. ; Charles W. Gardner, 
Mar. ; Maria Fletcher, D. M. ; Jennie Bryant, J. G. ; John W. Potter, 
O. G. ; Lydia Fuller, R. H. S. ; Hattie E. Dealing, L. H. S. ; George 
R. Whitney, P. W. C. T. 

A new charter was granted and a new lodge constituted May 20, 
1867, with the following membership: Rufus L. Tiiatcher, Alpheus 
Holmes, H. H. Filoon, Benjamin P. Lucas, Frank Hervey, N. W. Stod- 
dard, O. B. Hervey, R. L. Thatcher, jr., Pauline B. Whitney, Wealthy 
Packard, Catherine P. Cobb, George R. Whitney, Joseph M. Hyde, 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 491 

Julia Hyde, Charles W. Gardner, Betsy Copeland, Abigail Holmes, 
Hannah Bailey, E. S. Fletcher, M. K. Hayward, George M. Copeland, 
Nelson Marble, Elizabeth F. Gardner, L. E. Packard, George B. Dun- 
bar, W. Lithgow, G. W. S. ; E. S. Mitchell. G. W. C. T. 

Officers for 1892. — Walter Hayward, C. T. ; Mrs. Jennie Holmes, V. 
T. ; Miss Minnie H. Chamberlain, Sec. ; W. L. Hathaway, Fin. Sec. ; 
Frank Richardson, Treas. ; Howard Slocomb, M. ; Alice Capen, A. S. ; 
Mrs. L. K. Holmes, C. ; Florence Page, G. ; E. B. Morse, Sen. ; John 
Parker, P. C. T. ; Josie Luther, S. of J. T. ; Hannah Bailey, D. G. C. 
T. Meetings are held in Good Templars' Hall, Bay State Block, No. 
53 Centre street, every Friday evening. 

Temple Lodge, Campello, was instituted August 7, 1871. First offi- 
cers : William H. Rounds, W. C. T. ; Elena Macoy, W. V. T. ; George 
H. Haven, W. C. ; S. Nellie Foss, W. S. E. C. ; Nathan H. Washburn, 
W. A. S. ; Joseph R. Reach, W. F. S. ; Edmund B. Fanning, W. Treas ; 
William H. Thayer, W. M. ; Lydia C. Davenport, W. D. M. ; Emily C. 
Wood, W. I. G. ; George C. Sawyer, W. O. G. ; Mary G. Washburn. 
W. R. H. S. ; Rebecca M. Davenport, W. L. H. S. ; George Churchill, 
P; W. C. T. ; George P. Hawkes, G. W. S. ; George S. Ball, G. W. 
C. T. 

Officers for 1892. — Clifford Chase, C. T. ; Florence Hayward, V. T. ; 
Lester Stetson, P. C. T. ; Alice Stewart, S. ; Amanda Perkins, Asst. S. ; 
Fred Tinkham, F. S. ; Josiah A. Perkins, J. ; John Parkinson, M. ; Jen- 
nie King, D. M. ; Alice Mullein, C. ; Bessie Greenleaf, G. ; Russ H. 
Gilbert, Sen.; Lillian Shurtleff, S. J. ofT. Number of members, 177. 
Meetings held Monday evenings at Good Templars' Hall, Bay State 
Block, 53 Centre street. 

Another organization known as Eagle Wing Division No. 109, was 
instituted at Campello, January i, 1861, which lived only a short time. 

Old Colony District Temperance Union. — August 14, 1863, 
the State of Massachusetts was divided into thirty districts, and in each 
was formed a District Temperance Union. Such an one was formed, 
incuding North Bridgewater, now Brockton, East and West Bridge- 
water, Lakeville and Carver, and was known as the Old Colony District 
Temperance Union. George B. Dunbar was vice-president and Rev, 
William A. Start, secretary and treasurer. 



492 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Brockton Temperance Union. — Rev. Samuel L. Beal, prest. ; 
Mrs. L. B. Willis, David Seabiiry, vice-pres. ; Mrs. W. W. Packard, 
sec; W. A. Broderick, treasurer; Eleazer Cole, marshal; George W. 
Eastoii, Lewis Ford, Mrs. F. E. Osborne, F. C. Gardner, Mrs. H. L. 
Collier, Alplieus Holmes, N. J. Spinney, executive committee; Mrs. W. 
W. Packard, Mrs. F. E. Osborne, Mrs. G. V. Scott, Mrs F. L. Stone, 
Miss Mary Anna Gardner, G. V. Scott, Frank E. Johnson, N. J. Spinney, 
Frank Lincoln, entertainment committee. 

This union was organized by Rev. C. M. Winchester, October 9, 
1875, who was, by its constitution, made its perpetual president, and 
who, until February, 1877, managed its affairs. On the 17th of that 
month Rev. S. L. Beal was chosen president ; Rev. C. M. Winchester, 
vice-president ; R. F. Eaton, Miss Eva M. Bates, Herbert L. Willis, 
secretaries ; Thomas Keith, organist. Music, readings, speeches, tem- 
perance discussions, and kindred exercises formed the basis of the meet- 
ings, which attracted a large number of young people, and the signa- 
tures to the pledge amounted to three hundred and fourteen, and a 
membership of two hundred and fifty-five was secured under and during 
Mr. Winchester's management. 

On February 3, 1877, Mr. Winchester being about to leave town, re- 
signed, and on the 17th of the same month a committee consisting of 
Lewis Ford, Mrs. W. Packard. Mrs. L. B. Willis and C. F. Woodbury, 
were elected February 10, 1877, to revise the constitution. On the 17th 
a new constitution was adopted, among which are the following articles : 

First. The object of the union shall be the reformation of any and all persons who 
sell or use intoxicating drinks, and to help each other to watch and guard against the 
encroachments of a common foe. We will diligently labor, using such lawful means 
and measures as may seem to us most effective in creating a healthful public sentiment 
which shall rout this monster enemy. Intemperance, from our firesides and social circles, 
the church and the State. And while we deem it important to guard against any par- 
tisan or sectarian feeling or discussion in our deliberations, we believe it the right and 
privilege of any one to proclaim against any and everything standing in the way of the 
onward march of the cause we have espoused. And we invoke the help of Almighty 
God that we may be enabled to attack the enemy whenever or wherever we may find 
him, without fear or compromise. 

Second. Any person may become a member of the union by assenting to the con- 
stitution, taking the pledge, and paying the sum of twenty-five cents, each member 
contributing to the funds of the union from week to week, as his or her means will 
allow. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 493 

Third. Pledge: I solemnly promise, with the help of the Lord Jesns Christ, that I 
will not make, buy, sell or use any spirituous or malt liquors, wine or cider as a bever- 
age. And I will use my best endeavors to induce all others to form and keep the same 
good resolution. 

At this meeting the following officers were chosen : Rev. S. L. Beal, 
president ; William E. Houghton, IVIrs. Fannie Winchester, Mrs. Clara 
Packard, C. F. Woodbury, treasurer ; H. L. Higgins, marshal. 

For some reason the Union met at Concert Hall, November 30, 1879, 
when the Union was dissolved, as appears by the following resolution, 
which was adopted: 

^'Resolved, That in view of the present condition of the Temperance cause in our 
midst, and in view of the importance of concentrated effort, we, as a society, disband, 
hoping by oneness of action in the general movement already inaugurated in Brockton 
to effect the more speedy triumph of our cause." 

A committee, consisting of W. A Broderick, Lewis Ford, and Mrs. 
W. W. Packard, were appointed to settle the affairs of the Union. 

Good Samaritan Society. — This was an organization established 
October, 1876, in the interest of general reform work, particularly tem- 
perance, lectures, and entertainments, literary and musical ; a reading 
room was established, and regular club meetings were held in the read- 
ing room on Wednesday evenings. The different religious societies 
kindly co-operated in their efforts at reform work of every kind with 
this society. The society had the names of over six hundred on their 
pledge, very few of which have ever been violated. 

A similar organization was established at Campello, doing the same 
kind of work, having the same object in view, viz , that of general re- 
form work, in which political or sectarian discussion is prohibited by 
their constitution. 

Woman's Christian Temperance Union. — This association was 
organized February 28, 1878. The first meeting was held in the 
Methodist Church. The following were the officers: Mrs. E. Bailey, 
president; Mrs. A. Gurney, secretary; Mrs. Alden Gushee, Mrs. E. 
Bailey, Mrs. H. Merritt, Mrs. E. Holmes, vice-presidents. 

Officers for 1892: — Mrs. George W. Cobb, president; Mrs. Ephraim 
Bailey, Mrs. G. A. Newhall, Mrs. Isam Mitchell, Mrs. Lysander Gurney, 
vice-presidents; Mrs. Martha G.Weston, secretary; Mrs. S. A. Saville, 



494 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

treasurer; Mrs. George E. Keith, Mrs. Jane P. Reed, Mrs. Aug. T. 
Jones, Mrs. Matson, e.xecutive committee. 

"The chief object of this union shall be to inaugurate efifective 
measures whereby the trafific in intoxicants shall be banished from 
among us." 

Meetings are held every Friday in Joslyn's Hall, 26 Centre street. 

Crystal Rock Juvenile Templars. — Corrinne Holmes, C. T.; 
Herbert Dalton, V. T. ; Ruth Lothrop, C. ; Charles Fanning, S. ; Min- 
nie De Neves, A. S. ; Walter N. Foss, F. S. ; William Moors, T. ; I,.ina 
Macoy, W. ; Walter Packard, D. M. ; Sumner Cobb, R. H. S. ; Her- 
man Davenport, L. H. S. ; Leonard Stearns, P. C. T. 

St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society. — This is the title of 
an organization formed in February, 1881, in the interests of the tem- 
perance cause and had about one hundred and twenty five members. 
The principal and leading spirit in this movement was Rev. Patrick H. 
Clark, an assistant curate in St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, of 
which the Rev. Thomas B. McNulty was the pastor. His earnest 
efforts in this direction, and in promoting the welfare of the young peo- 
ple of Brockton, are well remembered by all those with whom he be- 
came acquainted The officers were Rev. Patrick H. Clark president; 
Daniel Conelly, vice president; John J. Morton, recording secretary ; 
Matthew Morris, financial secretary; Patrick Kent, treasurer; Arthur 
Diamond, Charles L. McCann, Patrick Gilmore, Joseph Murphy, T. J. 
Smith, directors. 

Officers for 1892 : 

John J. Gallagher, president ; Thomas Barry, vice-president; James 
H. Drohan, recording secretary; Dennis Collins, financial secretary; 
John C. Kelly, treasurer; Patrick Malarkey, Patrick Mclntree, and 
William Leary, trustees; Patrick Doyle, janitor. 

Meetings held every Sunday at 4 o'clock, P. M., at S. P. T. A. S. 
Hall, 28 Ward street. 

People's Temperance Union. — Organized April i, 1881. Officers 
for 1892 ; George W. Penniman, president; Russ H. Gilbert, recording 
secretary ; John Mandeville, financial secretary ; A. G. Tinkham, 
treasurer ; Edwin Sawtell, chaplain. 



MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS. 495 

Meetings every Sunday at 5 p. M. at Ladies' Aid Hall, Crescent 
block, 7 Crescent street. 

Good Samaritan Division, No. 6o, Sons of Temperance, organ- 
ized January 15, 1887. Officers for 1892: Mrs. George Nutting, P. 
W. P. ; Mrs. Thomas Alexander, W. P. ; George Nutting, W. A. ; H. 
H. Johnson, R. S. ; Mrs. Jennie Tibbitts, Assist. R. S. ; Lizzie G. 
Perry, F. S. ; Mrs. L K. Holmes, treasurer ; Mrs. Sarah Bond, chap. ; 
Charles E. Goodwin, con. ; Mrs. H. H. Johnson, assist, con. ; Charles 
Johnson, L S. ; William Johnson, O. S. 

Meetings held in Good Templars' Hall, Bay State block, 53 Centre 
street. 

Harrison Lodge, No. 248, I. O. G. T. — Organized November 9, 
1889. Officers for 1892: Rufus Carr, P. C. T. ; Herbert W. Hall, G. 
T. ; Miss Ida Packard, V. T. ; Henry Alger, financial secretary ; Miss 
Hattie Snow, secretary ; Miss Nettie M. Alger, assistant secretary ; 
Lester Packard, treasurer; Miss Alice Leonard, chaplain; Frank L. 
Turner, marshal ; Miss Lena M. Snow, deputy marshal ; Mrs. Edward 
P. Bird, I. S. ; Atwood W. Ford, O. S. 

Meetings are held every Wednesday evening at Hancock engine 
house. Pearl street, Brockton Heights. 

St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Cadets is a collection of two 
hundred or more boys under fifteen years of age who signed the pledge 
to abstain from all intoxicating liquors until they arrive to the age of 
twenty- one years. They were organized on Sunday, May 15, 1 881, by 
Father Doherty. 

We have thus far seen that the movements of the temperance cause 
in Brockton are not unlike those in most other towns and cities. There 
have been at different times various temperance organizations, both 
among the adult population and the children. It is to be hoped that 
the efforts to restrain the free use of intoxicating liquors may still con- 
tinue as in time past, that the baneful effects of intoxication may not in- 
crease, but grow beautifully less. 



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496 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

OFFICIAL HISTORY. 

Selectmen — Town Clerks — Moderators of Town Meetings— Treasurers— Assessors — 
Engineers of the Fire Department — Representatives to the General Court — List from 
the City of Brockton — Councillors — Senators — Coroners — Justices of the Peace — 
Notaries I'ublic — Commissioners to Qualify Civil Officers — Deputy Sheriffs — Com- 
missioners of Insolvency — Masters in Chancery — Public Administrators — Registers in 
Pharmacy — District Attorneys — Commissioners on Health. Lunacy and Charity — 
Medical Examiners — Commissioners on Metropolitan Sewerage (Boston). 

A LIST of those having held positions of trust and confidence can 
hardly fail to be of interest to us as showing the estimate in 
which they were held by their fellow-citizens. To be a Selectman or 
"Townsman," as they were sometimes called, was considered as being 
one of the " fathers of the town." The selectmen have nearly the 
control of the affairs of a town, and it is very common, even to this day, 
in town meetings " to refer the matter to the selectmen, with full 
powers," or to leave business at the discretion of the selectmen with 
suggestions from the town. Hence the value that should be placed 
upon such officers, and the reason why none but men of good judg- 
ment and integrity should be selected. Anything and everything, not 
otherwise provided by law, in regard to town affairs, falls by custom to 
the care of the selectmen ; and generally such men have been chosen. 

Selectmen. — List of selectmen from the incorporation of the towns 
of North Bridgewater and Brockton, to its incorporation as a city : 

Howard Cary, 1821, '22, '23, '24. Jesse Perkins, 1826, '27. '28. 

Zachariah Gurney, 1821, '22, '23. Benjamin Kingman, 1829, '30, '31, '32, 33. 

Abel Kingman, 1821, '22, '23. Darius Howard, 1829, '30, '31, '32, '33, 

Eliphalet Kingman, 1824, '25, '26, '27, '28. '34, '3.5. 

Ephraim Cole, jr., 1824, '25, '26, '27, '28. Nahum Perkins, 1829, '30, '31, '32, '33, 

John Packard, 1824, '25. '39, '40, '45. 

Robert Packard, 1824. Linus Howard, 1834, '35. 

Caleb Howard, 1824. Lucius Kingman, 1834, '35. 



OFFICIAL HISTORJ". 



497 



Albert Smith, 183(1, '37, '38. 
Lorenzo Wade, 183C. 
Nathaniel H. Cross, 183(i, '37. 
Isaac Ean:ies, 1837, '39, 40, '50. 
Newton Shaw, 1840, '41, '42, '43, '44 
Caleb Copeland, 1836, '40, '41, '42, '45. 
Josiah W. Kingman, 1838, '39, '40, '41, 

'58, '60, '61, '62, '63. 
Perez Marshall, 1842. '43, '44. 
Col. Nathan Jones, 1843, '44. 
George Clark, 1846, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, 

'52, '53, '54, '72. 
Bela Keith, 1845, '46,'47,'48,'51,'52,'53,'54. 
Frederick Howard, 1849. 
John Field, 1849. 
Marcus Packard, 1851, '52, '53, 
Ellis Packard, 1855, '59, '60, '61. 
William Cooper, 1855. 
Vinal Lyon, 1855. 
Franklin Ame.s, 1856, '57, '58, '59, '60, '61, 

•1)2, '63. 
Edwin H. Kingman, 184(i, '47, '48, '5(5, '57. 
Franklin Keith, 1856, '57, '58. 
Nelson J. Foss, 1859, '64, '65, '66, "67, '68, 

'69, '70, '72. 
Isaac Kingman, 1850, '65, '66, '67, '08, '69, 

'70. '71, '72, '73, '74, '77. 



Ruel Richmond, 1854. 

Nathan Packard (2d), 1862, '6.3. 

Jonas R. Perkins, 1864. 

Rufus L. Thatcher, 1864, '(i5, '66, '(17. 

George Stevens, 1866. 

Jonathan White, 1868. 

Elbridge G. Ames, 1869. 

Henry A. Ford, 1870, '71. '73, '74, '75, '7{!, 

'79, '81, '81. 
Albert Keith, 1871. 
Welcome H. Wales, 1873, '74, '75, '76. '77, 

'78. 
Davis S.Packard, 1875, '76, '78. 
S. Franklin Packard, 1877. 
Henry Southworth, 1877. 
Sanford Winter, 1877. 
Henry B. Packard, 1878. 
Daniel Dunbar, 1878, '81. 
John J. Whipple, 1878. 
Henry H.Packard, 1879, '80, '81. 
William W. Cross, 1879, '80. 
Ziba C. Keith, 1879. 
Walter V. Cleaveland, 1879. 
William S. Green. 1880. 
Henry E. Lincoln, 1880, SI. 
Rufus P. Kingman, 1881. 



Among the most important officers in a city or town is tlie clerk. 
Upon him tlie care of the records depends, and he is responsible for the 
accuracy of the records of the town meetings, and usually those of the 
selectmen. This office requires care, diligence, and good judgment, 
coupled with integrity. Experience is also a valuable requisition for 
good clerks. We notice those of Brockton have held that position for 
long terms. 

Town Clerks. — List of town clerks of North Bridgewater and 
Brockton, from its incorporation to its incorporation as a city, with the 
years each has served : 

Col. Edward Southworth, 1821, '22, '23, Jesse Perkins, 1830, '31, '32, '33, '34, '35, 
'24, '25, '26, '27, '28, '29. '36, '37, '38. 

63 



498 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Franklin Ames, 1839, '40, '41, '42, '43, '44, 
'45, '46, '47, '48, '49, '50, '.il, 'r,2, '53^ 
'54. 

Horatio E. Paine. 1855,, '56, '57, '58, '59, 
'60, '61. 

Moderators — Date of annual 
erators from the incorporation of the 
as a city : 

July 4, 1821. Joseph Sylvester. 
March 18, 1822. 

" 22,1823. •' " 

" 15,1824. 

•' 14, 182.5. 

" 13, 1826. 

" 12,1827. Abel Kingman. 

" 10, 1828. Joseph Sylvester. 

9,1829. 
•' 8, 1830. Abel Kingman. 

7,1831. 
" 5,1832. Joseph Sylveste.-. 
" 18,1833. 
" 17,1834. 
" 2,183.5. 
" 7, 1836. Nathan Jones. 

6,1837. 
" 5, 18.'iS. Joseph Sylvester. 

4. 1839. Nathan Jones. 

2.1840. " " 

8.1841. '• 
" 14,1842. 

" 20, 1843. Jesse Perkins. 
" 18,1844. 
" 17,1845. 
•' 16,1846. 
" 15,1847. " 
" 20,1848. " " 

" 19,1849. 
" 11,18.50. 
" 24,1851. 

Treasurers. — List of treasurers 
and Brockton from its incorporation 



Welcome H. Wales, 1862, '63, '64, '6.5, '66. 

'67, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, '73, '74. '75, 

'76, '77, '78. 
Henry A.Ford, 1879, '80, '81. 
DeWitt Clinton Packard, 1881. 

town meetings, and I'st of mod- 
town in 1 82 1 to its incorporation 

March 1, 1852 Jesse Perkins. 
7,1853. 
6,1854. 
April 2, 1855. W. H. Cooper. 
March 24, 1856. George Clark. 
" 30,1857. 
" 22,1858. 

•' 29, 18.59. " " 

" 12, 1860. W. H. Cooper. 
" 4, 1861. Rudolphus H. Williams. 
" 10,1862. 

9, 186:',. " '■ 

" 14, 1864. " 

7,1805. 

5, 1866. '• •' 
4,1867. ■' '' 
9, 1808. " " 

" 8, 1869. 
" 7,1870. 

1,1871. 
" 11,1872. 

3,1873. 

9,1874. 

1,1875. 

6, 1876. 
" 5,1877. 

4,1878. 
3, 1879. 
1, 1880. 
7,1881. 

of the town of North Bridgewater 
to its incorporation as a city : 



OFFICIAL HISTORY. 



499 



Rufus P. Kingman, 1856-(U. 
Oakes S. Soule, 18(!5-(il. 
Henry A. Ford, 1882. 



Col. Edward Sonthworth, 1821-29. 
Jesse Perkins, 1830-38. 
Franklin Ames, 1839-54. 
Francis M, French, 1855. 

Assessors — LLst of assessors' of the town of North Rridgewater and 
Brockton from 1875 to the date of its becoming a city : 



Edward Crocker, 1875. 

Henry A. Ford, 1871, 75, '76. 

David S Packard, 1875, '76, '78. 

Henry Sonthworth, 187G, '77." 

Isaac Kingman, 1877. 

S. Franklin Packard, 1877, '79, '81. 

Frederic Howard, 1870. 



Elislia H. Joslyn, 1877, '79. 
Henry E. Lincoln, 1878, '79, '80. 
L. F. Severance, 1878. 
Barnabas Snow. 1880. 
Albert Keith, 1880. 
William Rankin, 1880, '81." 
Rufus C.Kimball, 1881. 



Engineers of the Fire Department. — List of engineers of the 
fire department since its organization in 1846 to the incorporation of 
the city of Brockton : 



Benjamin Kingman, 1846, '47, '48, '49. 
Edward Sonthworth, 1S46, '47, '48, '49_ 

'50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58. 
Josiah W. Kingman, 184(3, '47, '48, '49, '50, 

T.l, '52, '53, '54. 
Charles Lincoln, 1846, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, 

'52, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59. 
Ruel Itichmond, 1840, '47, '48, '49, '50, '51, 

'.".2, '54. 
Chandler Sprague, 1846, '47, '48, '49, '50, 

'51, '53. 
William S. Gay, 184G, '47, '48, '49. 
Bela Keith, l.s49, '50, '51, '52, '53. 
Benjamin G. Stoddard, 1849, '50, '.'il, '52. 
Charles Howard, 1852, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59. 
Lorenzo D. Hervey, 1853, '54. 
Francis M. French, 1853, '55, '56, '57. 
Aaron B. Drake. 18.53, '54, '55, '56, '.57. 
Edwin H. Kingman, 1854. 
Darius Howard, 1854, '5.5, '56, '57, '60, '61, 
. '62, '03. 



Lewis Fisher, 1855, '56. '57, '58, '59. 

Nelson J. Foss, 1857, '58, '60, '61. 

Barnabas H. Gray, 1858, '59. 

Chas. L. Hauthaway, 1858, '59. 

Daniel Dunbar, 18.59. 

Alpheus K. Harmon, ISGO. 

Benjamin P. Lucas, 1861, '62, '03, '04, '65, 

'60, '67, '68, '69, '70, '71. 
George Sawyer, 18()4, '65. 
Samuel McLaughlin, 1864, '65, '66, '67, '68, 

'69, '70, '71. 
Isaac H. Hartwell, 18(i4, '65, '66, '07, '08, 

'69, '70, '71. 
William Stevan.s, 1866, '67, '68, '69, '70. 
Hiram D. Kendrick, 1871. 
E. L. Stevens, 1871. 
Nehemiah S. Holmes, 1872, '73, '74, ' 75, 

'76, '77, '78, '80, '81. 
Benjamin S. Clark, 1872, '73, '74. 
David R. Eldred, 1872, '73, '74, '75, '76. 

'77, '78, '79, '80, '81. 



' The selectmen performed the duties of assessors and overseers of the poor from the incorpora- 
tion of the town to 1875, at which date they became a distinct board of ofScers. 
- Three assessors previous to 1877, then live were chosen. 
' Chosen to talie the place of H. E. Lincoln. 



500 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



ElisliaHollis, 1S72. 

diaries E. Tribovi, 1872. 

Jo.^iali S. Lincoln, 1873, '74. 

Samuel Waterman, 1873, '74, '7'), '7G, '77. 

J. E. Hollis, 1873, '74. 

J. Lowell French, 1876, '77. 

Kenneth McLeod, 1876, '77, '78, '79. 

William H. Jacobs, 1876, '77, '7S, '7t), '80. 



Henry A. Willis, 1S7G,' 
ZenasL. Marston. 1877 
Charles A. Eaton, 1881. 
Solomon Leighton, 1875. 
Robbins B. Grover, 1875 
Francis Goodwin, 1875. 
Uriah Macoy, 1875. 
Williams. Green. 1878. 



7, '78, '79, '80, '81. 
'78, •79, '80, '81. 



Representatives to the General Court. — List of representa- 
tives to the General Court from the town of North Bridgewater and 

the time of its incorporation into 



Brockton from its incorporation to 
a city : 

Caleb Howard, 1822. 

Howard Gary, 1823, '24. 

Capt. John Packard, 1825. 

Abel Kingman, 1828, '29 '30, '36, '37, 

Ephraim Cole, 1829, '30. 

Rev. John Goldsbury, 1831. 

EliphaletKmgman, 1831. 

Lucins Kingman, 1834, '35. 

Albert Smith, 1838, '.39. 

Eliab Whitman, 1840, '41. 

Benjamin Kingman, 1842. '43. 

Daniel Huntington, 1844. 

Henry French, 1845, '46. 

Josiah W. Kingman, 1847. '48. 

Jesse Perkins, 1831, '33. '34, '35, '36, '37, 

'.39, '40, '49, '51, '52. 
No choice, 1850. 
Nahum Perkins, 1853. 
No choice, 1854. 
Lewis Fisher, 1855. 
Rev. A. B. Wheeler, 1856. 

List of Representatives from the city of Brockton, from its in- 
corporation to 1894 : 

Charles H. Gary, 1886. 
Patrick McCarty, 1886, '87, '88. 
Henry E. Lincoln, 1887. 



Rev. Paul Couch, 1857, '58. 

Edward Southworth, jr.. 1859, '60. 

Lorenzo D. Hervey, 1861, '62. 

George B. Dunbar, 1863. 

Jonathan White, 1865. 

Nelson J. Foss, 1864. 

Uriah Macoy, 1866. 

C.C. Bixby,1867. 

Welcome H. Wales 18G8, '70. 

J.C.Lewis, 1869. 

Loring Thayer, 1871, '72. 

Edward O. Noyes. 1872, '73 

T. M. House, 1873. 

ZibaC. Keith, 187.5, '76. 

Alfred Laws, 1875. 

Henry B. Packard. 1877. 

Baalis Sanford, jr., 1877. 

Alfred C. Monroe, 1878, '79. 

Albert Keith, 1879, '80. 

Davis S. Packard, 1880, '81. 



Davis S.Packard, 1882. 
Francis E. Howard, 1882. 
Enos H. Reynolds. 1883, '84. 
William L. Douglas, 1883, '84. 
John J. Whipple, 1885. 
Warren T. Copeland, 1885, '87. 



A. Cranston Thompson, 1888, '89. 
CharlesC. Bixby, 1888, '89 
Charles F. Porter, 1889. 




s. 




'OW-t^ty^ 



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OFFICIAL HISTORY. 501 

Edward B. Herrod, 1890. '91. David W. Battles, 1892. 

Hiram A. Monk, 1890. '91. Frederic W. Hathaway, 1893, '94. 

Harrison 0. Thomas, 1890, '91. James J. Dowd, 1894. 

George H. Garfield, 1892, '93. Alpheus M. Eldridge, 1894. 
Emery M, Low, 1892, '93. 

Councilors. — Executive councilors from district number one, in- 
cluding the city of Brockton. 

Hon. Franklin Ames, 1859. Hon. Ziba C. Keith, 1893-94. 

Senators. — State senators from North Bridgewater and Brockton in 
the Second Senatorial District. 

Hon. Abel Kingman, 1836, '37. Hon. Jonathan White, 1869, '77, '78. 

Hon. Jesse Perkins, 1841, '4.1. Hon. Henry W. Robinson, 1675, '76. 

Rev. Azariah B. Wheeler, 1857. Hon. William L. Douglas, 1886. 

Hon. Edward Southworth, jr., 1861. Hon. Ziba C. Keith, 1887-88. 

Hon. Edward Crocker, 1868. Hon. Hiram A. Monk, 1892, '93. 

Coroners. — Coroners in the town of North Bridgewater, now Brock- 
ton : 

Thomas Packard, Dec. 17, 1811. Benjamin A. Packard, Feb. 11, 1856. 
Thomas Wales, jr., July 3, 1821. 

Justices of the Peace — List of justices of the peace, with the date 

of their commission, in the town of North Bridgewater, and since the 
incorporation of the city of Brockton : ^ 

Nathaniel Reynolds, June 14, 1776. Silas Packard, Jnly 3, 1818. 

Barnabas Howard, March 14, 1782. Edward Southworth, Feb. 1, 1819. 

Daniel Howard,* May 17, 1787. Micah Packard, Aug. 20, 1823. 

Daniel Howard ( 2d ), June 19, 1790. Jonathan Snow, Jan, 7, 1824. 

IssacharSnell, March 11, 1791. Eliplialet Kingman. March 1, 1827. 

Gideon Howard, July 4. 1803. Linus Howard. Aug. 27. 1829. 

Issachar Snell, jr., March.'), 1804. George Clark, June 25, 1830. 

Caleb Howard, Jan. 25, 1806. Jesse Perkins,*t June 16, 1831. 

Howard Cary, July 10, 1807. Austin Packard,tt Sept. 29, 1835. 

Simeon Dunbar, Feb. 17, 1810. Bela Keith, July 7, 1837. 

Abel Kingman, Feb. 22, 1811. Franklin Ame,s*t§ March 31, 1842. 

Lemuel Packard, Feb. 25, 1812. Isaac Fames, June 20, 1843. 

Josepli Sylvester, Feb. 25, 1812. Perez Crocker, June 20, 1843. 

Eliab Whitman,*! July 3, 1816. George W. Bryant.tt March 31, 1846. 

' Those marked with " are of the quorum , those marked with t are to qualify civil officers ; 
those marked with i are trial justices ; those marked with 5 are justices throughout the common- 
wealth. All others are county appointments. 



502 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Isaac Kingman, Oct. 13, 1847. 
Jonathan White,*? March 19, 1851. 
Edwin H. Kingman, March 26, 1851. 
Perez Marsliall, April 25, ISol. 
Jonas R Perkins.tJ Nov. 20, 1852. 
Charles Lincoln, Feb. it, 1855. 
Francis M. Frencli, Feb. '.», 1855. 
Hiram Jernegan, Oct. 1, 1855. 
Dennis Snow, Feb. 11, 185G. 
Rufus L. Thatcher,! Feb. 9, 1857. 
Manley Packard, March 24. 1857. 
Nathan Jones, March 24, 1857. 
Ellis Packard, March 24, 1857. 
Cornelius H. Dunham, March 24, 1857. 
Willard Keith, Oct. 29, 1857. 
Franklin Keith, Feb. 15, 1858. 
William H. Cooper, March 10, 1858. 
Horatio E. Paine, Jan. 26, 18.58. 
LoringW. Puffer, Feb. 8, 1859. 
Algernon S. Sylvester, Feb, 15, 1859. 
Edward South worth, jr., March 29, 1850. 
Chandler Sprague, Nov. 23, 1859. 
Galen E. Pratt, Jan. 2, 1800. 
Daniel Crocker, April 30, 1860. 
Sumner A. Hayward, Nov. 27, 1860. 
Isaac E. Snell, Feb. 6, 1861. 
Arza B. Keith, Feb. 19, 1861. 
Charles Gurney, Feb. 26, 1861. 
Nelson J. Foss, May 17, 1861. 
Ellis W. Morton, Jan. 13, 1862. 
David L. Cowell, Dec. 31, 1862. 
William Perry, Jan. 30, 1863. 
Josiah W. Kingman, Jan. 14, 18G4. 
Bradford Kingman, §t Jan. 22, 1864. 
AugustusT. Jones, July 31, 1867. 
F. C. Blanchard, March 4, 1870. 
John Le Roy Morgan, Sept. 23, 1871. 



Charles C. Bi.xby. Feb. 1, 1871. 

Rufus P. Kingman, Feb. 27, 1873. 

Alfred C. Monroe, April 22, 1873. 

W. W. Wilkins, April 23, 1873. 

John J. Whipple, July 1, 1873. 

Albert Keith, Feb. 13, 1874. 

William M. Thompson, Dec. 18, 1874. 

Frederick Howard, Feb. 16, 1875. 

C. D. PuUerton, Jan. 29, 1875. 

H. A. Ford, March 19, 1875. 

De Witt Clinton Packard, May 14, 1875. 

Hamilton L. Gibbs, Dec. 27, 1875. 

P.M. Wilkins, June 22, 1876. 

S. Frankhn Packard, July 29, 1876. 

George Farwell, July 14, 1877. 

Alfred Laws, Oct. 18, 1877. 

Loyed E. Chamberlain, Nov. 12, 1877. 

Eliot L. Packard, Jan. 9, 1877. 

John Oronin, Nov. 16, 187S. 

Charles W. Sumner, March 15, 1879. 

Ira A. Leach. April 1, 1879. 

Daniel Dunbar, June 14, 1879. 

Preston B. Keith, Jan. 20, 1879. 

John D. Fiske, Sept. 3, 1880. 

T. E. Gifford, Nov. 10, 1880. 

David H. Gibbs, Jan. 20, 1881. 

Albert Keith, Jan. 26, 1881. 

F. B. Washburn, Mar. 10, 1881. 

Henry H. Packard, Mar. 28, 1881. 

Baalis Sanford, jr., Dec. 27, 1881. 

C. D. FuUerton, Jan. 28, 1882. 

Sewall P. Howard, March 25, 1882. 

ZibaC. Keith, May5, 1882. 

Francis E. White, Dec. 13, 1882. 

Francis M. French, Dec 27. 1882. 

Francis B. Gardner, Feb. 15, 1882. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 



Elmer C. Packard, March 26, 1884. 
Fred M. Bixby, April 16, 1884. 
Edward McParland, Aug. 13, 1884. 
Isaac H. Harris, Dec. 17, 1884. 
Eugene Linehan, March 11, 1885. 



Herbert H. Chase, July 19, 1885. 
Warren A. Reed, Dec. 16, 1885. 
George T. Coughlin, Dec. 23, 1885. 
George H. Luce, Dec. 23, 1885. 
George H. Leach, Jan. 15, 1886. 



OFFICIAL HISTORY. 



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Lyman G. Ilorton, April 7, 1886. 
George A. Wheeler, April 21, 1886. 
Charles H. Kingman, April 21, 1886. 
Daniel Dunbar, June 2, 1886. 
Fred B. Howard, July 7, 1886. 
Joseph M. Day, Deo. 8, 1886. 
Isaac S. Emerson, Jan. ">, 1887. 
Henry E. Lincoln, Jan. 26, 1887. 
Rufus E. Packard, Sept. 7, 1887. 
Benjamin C. Travis, Nov. 30, 1887. 
Albert R. Wade, .May 2, 1888. 
John Barbour, May 31, 1888. 
Zenns H. Lane, Sept. 19, 1888. 
Winslow F. Holmes, Oct. 31. 1888. 
Samuel L. Beal. Deo. 12, 1888. 
Charles C. King, Feb. 20. 1889. 
John L. Utley, Feb. 27, 1889. 
Charles W. Robinson, March 27, 18811. 
Bradford E. Jones, May 22, 1889. 
James J. Dowd, Oct. 9, 1889. 
William L. Puffer, Jan. 22, 1890. 
Joseph C. Snow, Feb. 12, 1890. 
Horace N. Packard, Feb. 12, 1890. 
Edward B. Mellen, March 19, 1890. 
Warren Goddard, May 7, 1890. 
Charles A. Gilday, June 26, 1890. 
Edward D. Loring, August 7, 1890. 
Charles D. Coleman, August 14, 1890. 

Notaries Public. — Notaries 
water, now the city of Brockton : 

Jonas R. Perkins, =f Dec. 6, 18.53. 
George W. Bryant,* May 10, 18.54. 
Charles W. Sumner,* June 27, 1874. 
Charles T. Fullerton, May 9, 1876. 
Hamilton L. Gibbs,* June 14, 1878. 
John J. Whipple, March 16, 1881. 
Loring W. Puffer, Jan. 20, 1882. 
Ira A. Leaoh,* April 28, 1882. 
Loyed E. Chamberlain, March 22, 1887. 
Fred M. Bixby, Feb. 29, 1888. 
Warren A. Reed, March 12, 1888. 



George A. Joy, Nov. 19, 1890. 
George H. Ackerman, Dec. 17, 1890. 
Charle.s T. Field. Feb. 18, 1891. 
Edward E. Herrod, April 15, 1891. 
Clarence R. Fillebrown, June 3, 1891. 
Thomas Drohan, June 18, 1891. 
Charles W. Kingman, July 30, 1891. 
Harry W. Flagg. Sept. 1, 1891. 
Oliver Cushraan, Sept. 23, 1891. 
T. Albert Taber, Oct. 16, 1891. 
William ¥. Kane, March 9, 1892. 
Judson W. Greene, March 16, 1892. 
Ernest Pratt, June 8, 1892. 
Walter Rapp, June 15, 1892. 
Fred W. Sargent, June 15, 1892. 
Otis Rogers, July 7, 1892. 
Francis H. Spear, July 7, 1892. 
James H. Mahoney, Oct. 25, 1892. 
Joseph A. Deschamps, Nov. 2, 1892. 
Stephen R. Jones, Nov. 29, 1892. 
Heman Howard, March 8, 1 893. 
Edward A. Terhune, May 4, 1893. 
Charles N. Swift, March 16, 1893. 
Prank N. Sherman, June 1, 1893. 
Joseph R. Reach, July 8, 1893. 
Frank E. Packard, July 8, 1893. 
James P. Barlow, Sept. 7, 1893. 

public ill the town of North Bridge- 
Herbert H. Chase, April 4, 1888. 
Henry C. Giirney, Nov. 26, 1890. 
Herbert L. Tinkham, March 27, 1892. 
Herbert E. Stevens, May 12, 1892. 
John Barbour, May 16, 1892. 
Sewall P. Howard. May 25, 1892. 
Charles C. King, July 9, 1892. 
Horace A. Poole, July 18, 1892. 
Alfred Laws, Dec. 24, 1892. 
Henry S. Porter. Oct. 26, 1893. 



* Deceased. 



504 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Commissioners to Qualify Civil Officers. 

Eliab Whitman, July 3, 181G. Franklin Ames, March 31, 1842. 

Jesse Perkins, June 16, 1831. Jonas R. Perkins, Nov. 20, 1852. 

Austin Packard, Sept. 211. 18;!5. Augustus T. Jones, Nov. 11), 1881. 

George W. Bryant, March 31, 1836. DeWitt Clinton Packard, August 21), 1884 

Deputy Sheriffs resident in the town of North Bridgewater, now 
the city of Brockton. 

Darius Howard, 1806-12. Otis Hayward, 1862-65. 

FiskeAraes, 1815-22. George A. Wheeler, Oct., 1876. 

Benjamin Kingman, 1819-51, '54, '55. Ahira S. Porter, Oct., 1876. 

Sumner A. Hayward, 1852, '53, '57, '59 Henry S.Porter, Sept.. 1879. 

Charles J. F. Packard, 1856-59. J. Wallace Packard, Sept.. 1879. 

Alpheus K. Harmon, Esq., formerly of Brockton, lias filled the 
ofifice of Sheriff of Plymouth county for a long term of years in a very 
satisfactory manner. 

Commissioner of Insolvency. — Fred M. Bixby, February 2, 1887. 

Master in Chancery. — Hamilton L Gibbs, July 16, 1881. 

Public Administrator. — Hon. Jonas R. Perkins. 

Register in Pharmacy. — Hon. John J. Whipple, October 18, 18S9. 

District Attorneys. — Hon, Benjamin VV. Harris, of East Bridge- 
water, was for several years District Attorney for the southeastern 
district of Massachusetts, including Brockton, and has been succeeded 
by Hon. F^dward L. Pierce, of Milton ; Hon. Asa French, of Braintree; 
Hon. Everett C. Bumpas, of Weymouth ; Hon. Hosea Kingman, of 
Bridgewater; Hon. Harvey H. Pratt, of Abinglon; Hon. Alonzo B. 
Wentworth, of Dedham ; Hon. Charles W. SimTuer, of Brockton ; Hon. 
Robert O. Harris, of East Bridgewater, who is the present incumbent. 

Judges of Probate and Insolvency for Plymouth County since 
sessions of the Probate Court have been held in Boston. — Hon. William 
H. Wood, of Middleboro; Hon. Jesse E. Keith, of Abington ; Hon. 
Benjamin W. Harris, of East Bridgewater, who is the present incum- 
bent. 

Commissioners of Health, Lunacy and Charity. — Dr. Edgar 
E. Dean, July 13, 1883 ; Hon. Ziba C. Keith, January i, 1890. 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 505 

Medical Examiner, — A. Eliot Paine, M. D., July 8. 1891. 

Commissioner on Metropolitan Sewerage (Boston). — Hosea 
Kingman, August 14, 1889. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 

PRECINCT CONTROVERSY AND INCORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF 
NORTH BRIDGEWATER, NOW BROCKTON. 

Petition of the North Parish (Asa Howard and others) to be Incorporated into a 
Town — Remonstrance of Gideon Howard and others — Remonstrance of Eliab Whitman 
and other.s — Petition in aid of Asa Howard and others for an Act of Incorporation — 
Remonstrance of Daniel Howard, Esq., as Agent for the Town of Bridgewater — Vote 
of the Town — Petition of Jesse Packard and others in aid of Asa Howard's Petition — 
The Act of Incorporation as passed June 15, 1821 — First Town Meeting. 

r^'HE people of the North Parish of Bridgewater (now Brockton) 
remained contented with their connection with the other portions 
of the town for a long time, but as the number of inhabitants increased 
they commenced to discuss the propriety of becoming a town by them- 
selves. The first step taken in that direction was in 1793. In a war- 
rant for a parish meeting, dated June 15, 1793, we find the following : 

" To see if the Parish will petition to the town to be set off into a 
town by themselves, or petition the West Parish to join with them into 
a town if they should get voted off by said town." At a meeting held 
June 26, 1793, agreeably to notification, " the above article was nega- 
tived, and the meeting was dissolved by the moderator." 

Things remained quiet in reference to the subject of division of the 
town till November 25, 18 14, at which time a meeting was held " to 
see if the parish will petition the town of Bridgewater to vote them off 
into a separate town by themselves." " \'oted not to do so." 

Another measure was then proposed, namely, " To see if the parish 
will petition the Legislature of this Commonwealth to incorporate them 
into a town, by the name of North Bridgewater, or such other name as 

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506 HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

the parish may think proper, with all the rights and privileges of other 
incorporated towns." Upon this article " no action was taken, and the 
meeting was dissolved." Again we find, March 4, 18 16, a committee 
of seven were chosen " to consider the subject of requesting the town 
to set them off into a town by themselves, and to report at a future 
meeting." Col. Caleb Howard, Daniel Howard, esq., Abel Kingman, 
esq., Gideon Howard, esq., Howard Cary, esq., Joseph Sylvester, esq., 
and John Wales were the committee. The meeting was then adjourned 
to April 8, 1 8 16, at which time the parish came together, and, after 
hearing a verbal report from their committee, " Voted to take measures 
to have the parish separated from the town, and incorporated with the 
privileges of a town." Also " Voted the same committee petition the 
town to vote that the parish be incorporated." What this committee 
did towards forwarding the wishes of the town does not appear on 
record. Again, November 1 1 of the same year, the parish " voted to 
take measures to have this parish separated from the town, and incor- 
porated with the privileges of a town." Thirty nine in favor, nineteen 
opposed to the measure. We should judge by the records that nothing 
was done for a few days, as we find anotlier meeting was held ten days 
after the above vote was passed, at which a committee of four was 
chosen, with full instructions to petition the Legislature to incorporate 
the parish with the privileges of a town. Sixty-two were in favor, and 
thirty-six opposed to the same. Abel Kingman, esq., Joseph Sylvester, 
esq., Colonel Edward Southworth, and Colonel Caleb Howard were the 
committee to carry the above vote into effect. 

At a meeting held May 5, 181 8, to ascertain the jras and fiajs on 
the question of a division of the town, the yeas were 112; the nays, 19. 

March 25, 1819, the parish "voted to petition the Legislature the 
next session for a division of the town." Abel Kingman, esq., Colonel 
Caleb Howard, Joseph Sylvester, esq., and Colonel Edward South- 
worth were chosen a committee to draft a petition and get petitioners. 
The following is a copy of the same as presented to the General Court : 

To the HonorahJe Senate and Honorable House of Representatives of the Commonioealth of 
Massachusetts, in General Court assembled, A. D. 1819 ; 

The petition of the subscribers, inhabitants of the north precinct of Bridgewaler, 
humbly shows that the town of Bridgewater is large and extensive in territory, and 
furnishes about eleven or twelve hundred voters, of which number nearly three hundred 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 



507 



belong to the north precinct, anil have to travel from five to seven miles on an average 
to attend town meetings, over a piece of way which is generally very bad in the months 
of March and April ; and in having to transact our town business such a distance from 
home, it subjects us to a great expense of time and travel, which might be saved if we 
were set oil' into a separate town, as we then could transact all our town and parish 
business on the same days. We would further represent that is very dilScult in full 
meetings doing the business of the town in their present house, on account of it being 
out of repair and not of sufficient size. Several attempts have been made to repair and 
make the house suitable for the whole town to meet and transact their business in, but 
have failed. 

Your petitioners, therefoi'e, humbly pray that the honorable Legislature will take 
into their wise consideration the grievances above stated, and set off and incorporate 
said precinct into a separate town, by the name of North Bridgewater, and by the lines 
and estates that it was incorporated by, and has been improved to, as it relates to the 
town of Bridgewater. As in duty bound will ever pray. 



Asa Howard. 
Jeremiah Beals, jr. 
Azel Gurney. 
■Jeremiali Beals. 
Asa Ford. 
Caleb Phillips. 
John Packard, 2d. 
Oliver Snell, jr. 
Oliver Snell. 
Jeremiah Snell. 
Thomas Reynolds. 
Daniel Ames. 
Gustavus Sylvester. 
Arza Keith. 
Caleb Jackson. 
Jonathan Snow. 
Zachariah Gurney. 
John Burrill. 
Benjamin Ames. 
Isaic Horton. 
Jonathan Porter. 
James Hatch. 
Orren Faxon. 
Lemuel French. 
Isaac Clapp. 
Ambrose Packard, 2d, 
Joseph Whiting. 
Joseph Wild. 
Zenas Packard, jr. 



Josiah Brett. 
Martin Cary. 
David Ford. 
David Ford, jr. 
Abijah Knapp, jr. 
David Packard, 2d. 
Charles Lincoln. 
John Packard. 
Benjamin Kingman. 
Jabez Kingman. 
Simeon Packard. 
Joseph Faxon. 
Nathaniel Ames. 
Micah Packard. 
David Packard. 
Bernard Jackson, 
Joseph Sylvester. 
John Cobb. 
Samuel Dike, jr. 
Jonas Packard, 
Samuel Ford. 
Adin Packard, jr. 
Thomas Wales. 
Noah Chesman. 
Howard Cary. 
Isaac Keilh, .3d. 
Sylvanus French. 
Zibeon Brett. 
Ozen Gurney. 



Daniel H. Cary. 
Benjamin Southworth. 
Zenas Brett. 
Hezekiah Packard. 
Thomas White. 
Lemuel Tirrill. 
Isaac Whiting. 
Jonathan Edson. 
Asa Battles. 
James Loring. 
William Brett. 
Levi Packard. 
Waldo Field. 
Martin Southworth. 
David Ames. 
Samuel Brett. 
Samuel Brett, jr. 
James Porter. 
Ebenezer Warren. 
Abiezer Hobart. 
Silas Snow. 
Daniel Field. 
John Field. 
William Badger. 
James Churchill. 
Oliver Bryant. 
Lemuel Packard, 
Calvin Bryant. 
Jonas Reynolds. 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON; 



Barnabas Edson. 
Simeon Dunbar. 
Zenas Packard. 
Oliver Dike. 
Abel Kingman. 
William Tribou. 
Jonas Howard, jr. 
Jonathan Gary. 
Perez Crocker. 
Bela Keitli. 
Eliphalel Brett. 
Ambrose Packard. 
Zophar Field. 
Ichabod Howland. 
Elijah Drake. 
Cyrus Warren. 
Parmenas Brett. 
Apollas Howard. 
John Porter. 
Elisha Tillson. 
Martin Drake. 
Joseph Reynolds. 
Simeon Dunbar. 
Apollas Packard. 
John Battles. 
Asa Pratt. 
Israel Packard. 
Barzillai Field. 
Thomas Wales, jr. 
Micah Faxon. 
Mark Faxon. 
Perez South worth. 
Matthew Snell. 
Cyrus B. Phillips. 
Josiah Ames. 
Bethuel Field. 
Robert Howard. 
Nathan Leach, jr. 
Edward Pratt. 
Nathan Hayward. 
Benjamin F. Dickerman. 
Parmenas Packard. 
Rosseter Jones. 



Edward Southworth. 
Asa Jones. 
Zibeon Packard. 
Abiel Kingman. 
Zibeon Cole. 
Joseph Reynolds, jr. 
Daniel Alden. 
Akerman Pettingill. 
Caleb Howard. 
Arza Leonard. 
William Kimball. 
Reuben Drake. 
Oman Cole. 
James Willis. 
Gideon Packard. 
Jonas Keith. 
Joshua Jenkins. 
Daniel Bryant. 
Ephraim Sturtevant. 
Nehemiah Lincoln. 
Cyrus Packard. 
Sullivan Packard. 
Newton Shaw. 
Joel Ames. 
Oalen Packard. 
Welcome Howard. 
John Burrill, jr. 
Benjamin Crosswell. 
Samuel Snell. 
Zachariah Thayer. 
Nathan Jones. 
Joseph Brett. 
Zebedee Snell. 
Nathan Bryant. 
Silas Howard. 
Cyrus Snell. 
Levi French. 
Ezekiel Reed. 
Fobes Field. 
Simeon Reynolds. 
Alfred Bolton. 
Harvey Hawes. 



Samuel Chesman. 
Sprague Snow. 
Mark Ford. 
Enos Thayer. 
Eliphalet Thayer. 
Alexander Thayer. 
Alexander Thayer, jr. 
William Alden, jr. 
William Packard. 
Isaac Packard. 
Joseph D. Snell. 
Isaac Brett. 
Alpheus Tribou. 
Isaac Reynolds. 
Eliphaz Sprague. 
Adin Packard. 
Jesse Perkins. 
Stillman Willis. 
Ziba Keith. 
David Edson, jr. 
Samuel Harris. 
Galen Warren. 
John May. 
Nathaniel Manley. 
Perez Soulhwor'.h, jr. 
William Brown, jr. 
Ichabod Howard. 
Alvah Warren. 
Oliver Leach. 
Josiah Edson. 
Micah Shaw. 
Samuel Dike. 
John Humphrey. 
Lewis Daihe. 
James Humphrey. 
Joseph Hayward. 
Nathaniel Hobart. 
Nathan Leach. 
Howard Packard. 
Daniel J. Dickerman. 
Nathaniel Wales. 
Aphia Alden. 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 509 

In Senate, June 3, 1819. 
Read and committed to the Committee on the Incorporation of Town.s. 
Sent down for concurrence. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

HonsE OF Representatives, June 3, 1819. 
Read and concurred. 

TIMOTHY BIOELGW, Speaker. 

Here follows the action of the General Court upon the petition : 

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 

In Senate, June 3, 1819. 
On a petition aforesaid, Ordered, That the petitioners cause an attested copy of their 
petition, with this order thereon, to be served on the Town Clerk of said town of 
Bridgewater, thirty days at least, before the second Wednesday of the .second Session 
of the present General Court, that all persons interested may then appear and show 
cause (if any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. 
Sent down for concurrence. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 



Read and concurred. 
A true copy, attest. 



In House of Representatives, June 4, 1819. 
TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker. 



S. F. MoCLEARY. Clerk of the Senate. 

Bridgewater, September 27, 1819. 
This order of notice, with a copy thereof, was left with me by Abel Kingman, Esq. 

ELIAKIM HOWARD, Town Clerk. 

At the second session of the General Court the town of Bridgewater 
was represented by Daniel Howard, tvho had been chosen as the agent 
of the town to oppose the petition of Asa Howard and others for an 
act of incorporation. Remonstrances against the petition were also 
presented from Gideon Howard and ninety-eight others, and Eliab 
Whitman, esq., and fifty-eight others, also residents of the North Par- 
ish, and a petition of Bela C. Dike and nineteen others, which we pub- 
lish in full to show the feeling of the parish at that time. 

The following is a true copy of Gideon Howard's remonstrance : 

To the Honorable Senate and House oj Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachu- 
setts in General Court assembled, January Term, 1820: 
The subsciibcrs, inhabitants of the North Parish of the town of Bridgewater, beg 
leave respectfully to remonstrate against the petition of Asa Howard and others pray- 



510 



HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 



ing the General Court of Massachusetts to set off and incorporate the North Parish of 
tlie town of Bridgewater aforesaid with all the privileges of a town. Tour remonstrants 
feel imperiously urged by a sense of duty to again come forward, the steady and decided 
supporters of the union of the town of Bridgewater. The preservation of the union, 
resources, influence, respectability, and friendly intercourse which suljsists between the 
sections of so large a town, is with tliem an object truly desirable; and, upon most 
candid examination, they are at a loss on what to bottom this eager desire to loosen the 
bands of its union and degrade its importance. It is a fact well known that but few 
towns in the county of this Commonwealth have managed their public business more 
correctly for fifty years past than tlie town of Bridgewater ; and it is believed that, at 
the present moment, did not the question about division agitate and, indeed, irritate the 
feelings of its inhabitants, the business of the town might be performed understandingly, 
decently, and in order. We feel assured your Honors will search in vain for reasons to 
support an opinion that the lasting and substantial interests of the town will be pro- 
moted by division ; and we feel equally assured that the separation of the section 
prayed for in the petition aforesaid will immediately result in a complete division of the 
whole town. Your remonstrants would not attempt a display of arguments or objec- 
tions on this subject, but cheerfully submit their interest and wishes to your wise con- 
sideration. A former decree, on a petition to divide the town of Bridgewater, inspires 
your remonstrants with confidence in renewing their opposition to an impolitic measure. 
They are further encouraged by a recent vote of the town, which, by a majority of 
sixty-five votes, declared that tlie North Parish should continue a part of the town of 
Bridgewater. The town has at all times been uniform in its opposition to division, and 
an application being made to the General Court has invariably voted by handsome ma- 
jority to preserve its union. Your remonstrants, however confident of success in their 
opposition, may be disappointed. With all due deference to the decision which the General 
Court may make on this important subject, anxious for the fate of Bridgewater as a 
town, they will early search for the evidence of a final result, And the first moment of 
doubt will induce them to petition your Honors to belong with the property which 
they respectively hold, to the town of Bridgewater. 



Gideon Howard. 
Luke Packard. 
Asa Battles. 
Shepard Packard. 
James Cary. 
Theron Ames. 
Job Ames. 
Darius Howard. 
Lewis Howard. 
Sidney Howard. 
Moses Cary. 
John Craft. 
Silas Packard. 
Jonathan P. Crafts. 



William French. 
Ezekiel Merritt. 
M. H. Perkins. 
Amos Whiting. 
Turner Torrey. 
Issachar Snell. 
Shepard Keith. 
Joseph Snell. 
Henry Kingman. 
Jacob Fuller. 
Isaac Curtis. 
Charles Packard. 
Preston Packard. 
Caleb Copeland.jr. 



Isaac Barnes. 
Otis Alden. 
Alvin Snell. 
Shepard Snell. 
Loring Brett. 
Cyrus Howard. 
Nathan Packard. 
Samuel Bryant. 
Seth Kingman. 
Galen Manley. 
Benjamin Marshall. 
John Wales, jr. 
Ephraim Noyes. 
Merritt Noyes. 



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Jesse Perkins, jr. 
Ebenezer Edson. 
Seth Snow. 
John Smith. 
Ehphalet Kingman. 
Josiah Perkins. 
Nahum Perkins. 
Thomas Thompson. 
John Thompson. 
Josiah Dunbar. 
Silas Dunbar. 
Waldo Havward. 
Enos Thayer, 2d. 
Seth Edson. 
William Edson. 
Otis Howard. 
Gideon Howard, jr. 
Oliver Howard. 
Lott Blanchard. 



Oliver Jackson. 
Ciiarles Dunbar. 
Jacob Djnbar. 
Ebenezer Dunbar. 
Samuel Wood. 
Isaac Hartwell, jr. 
James Willis. 
Abijah Knapp. 
Martin Dunbar. 
John Tilden. 
John Tilden, jr. 
Daniel Manley. 
Howard Marshall. 
Gilbert Snell. 
Enos Thayer. 
Ephraim Cole. 
John Ames. 

Rev. Thomas Beresford. 
Samuel Packard. 



Oliver Howard, jr. 
Barnabas Curtis. 
David Noyes. 
Moses Noyes. 
John Ritchie. 
Ansel Perkins. 
Robert Packard. 
Perez Robinson. 
Ortho Hayward. 
Azor Packard. 
Zina Hayward. 
Daniel Howard, jr. 
David Battles. 
Salmon Manley. 
Austin Howard, 
John Wale.s. 
Bliab Whitman. 
Samuel Holmes. 
Jonathan Perkins. 



In House of Rbtresentatives, January 15, 1820. 
Read and committed to the Committee on the Incorporation of Towns. 
Sent up for concurrence. 

TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker. 

In Senate, January 18, 1820. 
Read and concurred. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

The following is a copy of the remonstrance of Eliab Whitman and 
others of the North Parish : 

To the Honorable the Senate and the Honorable the House of Representatives of the Com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled, Anno Dom. 1820: 

We, the undersigned inhabitants of the North Parish in Bridgewater, understanding 
that an order of notice from your honorable body has been served on said town of 
Bridgewater, purporting that Asa Howard and 21.3 others have petitioned the General 
Court praying that said North Parish may be set off from the town Bridgewater, and 
incorporated into a separate town by the name of North Bridgewater, do most respect- 
fully represent that, in our opinion, the proposed dismemberment of the town of 
Bridgewater cannot be supported by such reasons and arguments as will justify a meas- 
ure so repugnant to the interest and happiness of the said North Parish, as well as to 
the town at large. We cannot conceive what new reasons or arguments can be offered 
for dividing the town. It is a fact that the population of said town has been nearly 
stationary for forty years past, and the distance from the centre has not increased, but 
in ai.\ LTid instances has been considerably shortened, and the roads very much improved 



512 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



in that lime. It is also a fact tliat there are sections of the south, east, and Titicut 
parishes nearly as remote from the centre of the town as the most remote section of 
the North Parish, and they cannot be much relieved by the proposed division. The 
town house is a substantial building, and ample in its size, and with a very small ex- 
pense might be made a convenient accommodation for our most numerous town 
meetings. Nevertheless, should your Honors, in your great wisdom, think it expedient 
to grant the prayer of said petition, and incorporate the said North Parish into a distinct 
and separate town, 

We, the undersigned inhabitants of said North Parish, bemg deeply impressed with 
the belief that such a measure will be pregnant with many great and serious evils to 
said North Parish, do most earnestly wish, and humbly pray your Honors, that we, the 
said vmdersigned, may, with our estates, be exempted from said Act of Incorporation, 
and still retain our connection and relation to the town of Bridgewater ; and, as in duty 
bound, will ever pray. 

Rev. Thomas Beresford, 



Eliab Whitman, 
Lett Blanchard, 
Gideon Howard, jr., 
Lewis Howard, 
Darius Howard, 
Theron Ames. 
Martin Dunbar, 
Shepard Keith, 
Jonathan Perkins, 
M. H. Perkins, 
Jacob Dunbar, 
Ebenezer Dunbar, 
Charles Packard, 
Shepard Snell, 
Sidney Howard, 
Samuel Packard, 
Ephraim Noyes, 
Moses Noyes, 
Ortho Haywaril, 
Austin Howard, 



John Tilden, 
Abijah Knapp, 
Seth Edson, 
Nahum Perkins, 
Jesse Packard, 
Isaac Curtis, 
Oliver Howard, 
Waldo Hay ward, 
John Wales, 
Silas Dunbar, jr.,' 
Thomas Thompson, 
David Battles, 
Job Ames, 
Asa Battles, 
Ansel Perkins, 
Turner Torrey. 
Hayward Marshall, 
James Willis, 
Benjamin Marshall, 



Ezekiel Merritt, 
Josiah Perkins, 
Silas Packard, 
Jacob Fuller, 
John Crafts, 
Josiah Dunbar, 
William French, 
John Wales, jr. 
Moses Cary, 
Seth Snow, 

E. Edson his ^ mark, 
Jonathan P. Crafts, 
John Tilden, jr., 
Enos Thayer, 2d, 
Nathan Packard, 
Joseph Snell, 
Oliver Jackson, 
Isaac Eames, 
William Edson 



1820. 



In Hodsk of Representatives, January 19, 
Read and referred to the Committee on Incorporation of Towns. 

TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker. 



Read and concurred. 



In Senate, January U), 1820. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 
The following is a copy of a petition in aid of Asa Howard and 
others : 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 513 

To the Honorable Setiate and the Honorable House of Representatives in General Court 

assembled, A. D.. 1819: 

Tlie petition of the utuiersigned inliiibitaiits of the North Parish of Bridgewater 
humbly shows that, whereas there is now pending before the honorable legislative body 
the petition of Asa Howard and two hundred and thirteen others, praying for said 
North Parish to be set off into a town, for various others, did not sign said petition, 
but have since taken into consideration the subject matter of said petition, and are of an 
opinion that it would be very advantageous to the inhabitants of said parish to be set off 
aforesaid, and cannot see any disadvantage that will aiise to the remaining part of 
the town by granting the prayer of said petitioners. For the foregoing reason your 
petitioners wish to have their names annexed to said petition, and, in duty bound, will 
ever pray. 

Bela C. Dike, Moses Packard, Orin Packard, 

Ebenezer Warren, jr., Joel Packard, Shubael Clark, 

William Gary, Algernon S. Silvester, John B. Harris, 

Ephraim Howard, Abijah Pitcher, Martin Snow, 

Job Bryant, Ephraim Brett, Charles Gurney, 

Blisha Belcher, Luke P. Lincohi, Issachar Snell. 

John Marshall, Joseph S. Packard, 

In House of Representatives, .Tanuary 18, 1820. 
Read and committed to the Committee on the Incorporations of Towns. 
Sent up for concurrence. 

TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Spmher. 

In Senate, January 18, 1820. 
Read and concurred. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

The following is a copy of remonstrance from the town of Bridge- 
water, by Daniel Howard, esq., as agent : 

To the Honorable Senate a>id House of Representatives in General Court assembled : 

The subscriber, an agent for the town of Bridgewater, duly appointed for this pur- 
pose, begs leave, in behalf of said town, respectfully to' remonstrate against the petition 
oE Asa Howard and others praying that the North Parish of said Bridgewater may be 
set off and incorporated into a separate town, by the name of North Bridgewater. 

This renewed attempt to divide the town of Bridgewater has been witnessed by a 
large majority of its inhabitants with feelings of regret and surprise. It was hoped 
and believed that the petitioners would acquiesce in the decision of the last General 
Court, whose attention was called to the subject by a petition, both in substance and 
in form like the present. The petitioners, however, having seen fit to renew the con- 
trover.sy, renders it necessary on the part of the town again to protest against the 
adoption of a measure which no exigence or necessity requires, and which, it is be- 
lieved, would affect very injuriously the best interests of the inhabitants of Bridge- 
water. 

65 



514 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The evils which the petitioners suffer from their connection with the town are, as 
they allege, the distance whicli they liave to travel to attend town meetings, the bad- 
ness of the roads at a certain season of the year, and the want of a liouse convenient 
for the transaction of the business of the town. 

There is no town in the Commonwealth the inhabitants of which, if so disposed, can- 
not complain of some inconveniences to which they are subjected in the transaction of 
their municipal concerns. The inconveniences experienced in this respect by the town 
of Bridgewater are not more numerous than what are suffered by the greater part of 
the towns in the State. The distance travelled by the petitioners to attend townmeet- 
ino's and the badness of the roads may be inconveniences ; but they are not more so 
now than they have ever beeu since the town was incorporated. They are incon- 
veniences to which the inhabitants of every country town must, in a greater or less de- 
gree, submit, and to which the people of the North Parish, in their more unambitious 
days, quietly submitted, in the full persuasion, no doubt, that they could not be 
remedied without subjecting themselves and the town to others of a much more serious 
and formidable nature. 

It may be asserted, however, with truth, that the roads in Bridgewater are. gener- 
erally speaking, uncommonly good. They have been much improved, and, within a 
few years, new ones have been opened, lessening the distance of travel from various 
parts of the town (particularly the North Parish) to the centre. 

The numerous population of Bridgewater, to which the petitioners have alluded, con- 
stitutes no impediment to the correct and orderly transaction of the business of the 
town. 

Their system of town government, practised upon for many years, very much facili- 
tates the management of their municipal concerns. Each parish has the nomination 
and, in effect, the appointment of its proportion of town officers ; and thus the inter- 
ests of all are equally consulted. 

If the town house is out of repair, as stated in the petition, it can be easily fitted so 
as to accommodate all the inhabitants, and nothing has prevented this but the fear of a 
division, which the petitioners have contributed so much to excite and keep alive. 

The whole amount then, of what the petitioners would gain by a separation would be 
barely saviug to themselves of a few miles' travel, an advantage too inconsiderable to 
balance the many disadvantages to the town at large, of wliich such a measure must be 
productive. 

The separation of the North would doubtless be followed by a total dismemberment 
of the ancient and and respectable town. A short time would see us divided into four 
or five petty towns, with an increase of expense to each, involved in perpetual litiga- 
tions with each other, and vexed with internal broils. The seeds of dissension are al- 
ready sown among us, and wait only the favorable moment of a separation to spring up 
and yield a plentiful harvest. 

If is unnecessary to pursue this subject further, and set down in order all that can be 
said against granting the request of the petitioners. Enough has been said in this 
brief statement, it is apprehended, to convince every candid and reflecting mind that a 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 515 

separation of the North Parish would, to itself, be productive of no real advantage, but 
to the town of great and lasting injury. 
January 15, 1820. DANIEL HOWARD. 

In Senate, January 18, 1820. 
Read and committed to the Committee on Incorporation of Towns. 
Sent down for concurrence. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

In House of Representative.?, January 18, 1820. 
Read and concurred. 

TIMOTHY BIGELOW, Speaker. 

The Committee of both Houses appointed to consider applications for the Incorpora- 
tion of Towns, to whom was referred the petition of Asa Howard and others, inhab- 
itants of the north precinct of Bridgewater, praying that said precinct may be incorpo- 
rated into a separate town, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to re- 
port, that the prayer of the petition be so far granted that the petitioners have leave to 
bring in a bill for that purpose. 

Which is respectfully submitted, by order of Committee. 

EBEN GAY. Chairman. 

In Senate, February 2, 1820. 
Read and accepted. 
Sent down for concurrence. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

House of Representatives, February 11, 1820. 
Read and concurred. 

B. H. MILLS, Sjieaker pro. tern. 

Tlie vote on the acceptance of the report was seventy- eight in favor, 
and sixty- eight opposed. An eftort was made to reconsider the above 
vote, which was rejected. 

In the first session held in June, 1820, the petition was again pre- 
sented, and the following action taken : 

In Senate, June 10, 1820. 
On the petition aforesaid, Ordered^ That the petitioners cause an attested copy of 
their petition, with this order thereon, to be served on the Town Clerk of Bridgewater, 
thirty days at least before the first Wednesday of the next session of the present Gen- 
eral Court, that all persons interested may then and there appear and show cause (if 
any they have) why the prayer of said petition should not be granted. 
Sent down for concurrence. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

In House of Representatives, June 10, 1820. 



Read and concurred. 
A true copy. Attest, 



E. H. mills, Speaker. 
S. F. McCLEARY, Clerh of the Senate. 



516 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Received this orJer of notice by hand of Abel Kingman, e?q., tlie seventh day of 
August, 1820. 

ELIAKIM HOWARD, Town. Clerk of Brkhjeivater. 

The town, upon the receipt of the above order of notice, held a meet- 
ing, November 6, 1820, "To see whether the town would vote to be 
divided." 144 voted in favor of division, and 164 against the same. 

The meeting tlien adjourned to the 24th of November, at which time 
the vote was put to see whether they would choose an agent to oppose 
a division of the town. 206 voted to choose an agent, and 321 voted 
against the same. This is the last attempt of the town to oppose the 
passage of the bill to incorporate the North Parish. 

At the next session of the General Court, held in Boston, January, 
18,21, the subject of division was again brought to their notice, as ap- 
pears of record. Tlie petition was read and referred to the Committee 
on Incorporation of Towns, January 18, 1821, together with the follow- 
ing petition : 

To the Honorable Leijislalure of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : 

The undersigned humbly represent that we did, in the course of the last year sign a 
paper remonstrating against the petition of Asa Howard and others, inhabitants of the 
North Parish of Bridgewater, praying for said parish to be incorporated into a town, 
and was at that time fully of an opinion that it would be best for the town to keep 
together; but, taking into consideration the petition of the West Parish to lieconie a 
town, and the proceedings of the town at a late meeting on the subject of said petition, 
do not think it proper to oppose any further; but if the honorable Legislature should 
think proper to grant the prayer of the said Asa Howard and others, we wish to be in- 
corporated with them, notwithstanding any petition to the contrary. 
North Parish, January 10, 1821. 

Jesse Packard, Turner Torrey, Anzel Perkins, 

Oliver Jackson. Abijah Knapp, Samuel Bryant, 

Jacob Dunbar, Isaac Hartwell, jr.. Job Ames, 

Ebenezer Dunbar, Hayward Marshall, Theron Ames, 

Bzekiel Merritt, Nathan Packard, Shepard Snell. 

The committee to whom was referred the above petitions reported as 
follows ; namely, 

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 

The Committee of both Houses, to whom was referred the petition of Asa Howard 
and others, praying that the North Precinct, in the town of Bridgewater, in the 
Cou>:ty of Plymouth, may be set ofi" from Bridgewater, and incorporated into a sep- 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 517 

arate town, have had the same under consideration, and ask leave to report that the 
prayer of the petition be so far granted that the petitioners have leave to bring in a bill 
for that purpose. 

Which is respectfully siibmitted, by order of the Committee. 

MARK DOOLITTLE, Chairman. 

In Senate, June 9. 1821. 
Read and accepted. 
Sent down for concurrence. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 

In HonsE of RErRESENTATivEs. June 11, 1821. 
Read and concurred. 

JOSIAH QUINCY, Speaker. 

Tlie following is a copy of the bill as passed by both Houses, as- 
sembled June 15, 1821 : 

AN ACT TO ESTAliLISn THE TOWN OF N0RT1[ BRlDl IE WATER. 

Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Oeneral Court 

assemliled, and by authority of the same : 

That all that part of the North Parish of Bridgewater which lies within the said town 
of Bridgewat-r, according to the present territorial limits thereof, be, and hereby is 
established as a separate town, liy the name of North Bridgewater; and the inhabitants 
of the said town of Nortli Bridgewater are hereby vested with all the powers and 
privileges, and shall also be subject to all the duties and requisitions of other corporate 
towns, according to the constitution and laws of this Commonwealth. 

Section 2. Be it further etiacted^ That the inhabitants of the town of North Bridge- 
water shall be holden to pay the arrears of all State, County, and Town taxes which 
have been legally assessed upon them, together with their proportion of all debts due 
from the said town of Bridgewater prior to the date of this Act; and the said town of 
North Bridgewater shall be entitled to receive their proportion of the said debts and 
taxes due to the said town of Bridgewater, when collected and paid into the Treasury 
of said town ; and the said town of North Bridgewater shall be entitled to hold their 
proportion, according to the present valuation of all the real and personal property be- 
longing to the town of Bridgewater before the passing of this Act. 

Section 3. Be it further enacted, That the said town of Noith Bridgewater shall be 
holden to support their proportion of the poor of the town of Bridgewater which are 
now chargeable to said town, which proportion shall be ascertained by the present 
valuation of the town ; and all persons who may hereafter become chargealile as pau- 
pers to the said towns of Bridgewater or North Bridgewater shall be considered as be- 
longing to that town on the territory of which they had their settlement at the time of 
the pas.sing of this Act, and shall in future be chargeable to that town only. 

Section 4. Be it further enacted, That all future State and County taxes which may 
be levied on the said towns of Bridgewater and North Bridgewater, previous to a new 



518 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

valuation, shall be assessed and paid in the same proportion as they now are according 
to the present valuation. 

Skotfon 5. Be it further enacted. That any .Justice of the Peace for the County of 
Plymouth is hereby empowered, upon application therefore, to issue a warrant directed 
to a freehold inhabitant of the said town of North Bridgewater requiring him to notify 
and waxn the inhabitants thereof qualified to vote in town affairs, to meet at such con- 
venient time and place as shall be appointed in the said warrant, for the choice of such 
olhcers as towns are by law required to choose and appoint at their annual town 
meetings. 

In House of Representatives, June 14, 1821. 
This bill, having had three several readings, passed to be enacted. 

JOSIAH QUINCY, Speaker. 

In Senate, June 15, 1821. 
This bill having had three several readings, passed to be enacted. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, President. 
June 15, 1821. 

Approved. 

J. BROOKS. 

A True Copy, Attest. 

ALDEN BRADFORD. Secretary of the Commomvealth. 

A True Copy from the Secretary of State. 

Attest, EDWARD SOUTH WORTH, Town Clerk 

It is now nearly three quarters of a century since the inauguration of 
the town of North Bridgewater took place, and it may be of interest to 
many persons to known what was done at tliat time. Upon receipt of 
the Act of the Legislature the first act of the citizens of the old parish 
was to call a meeting to organize and elect tlieir town officers. 

In order to complete the organization, Mr. Lemuel French and nine 
other freeholders petitioned Caleb Howard, esq., a justice of the peace, 
to call a meeting for the choice of officers. The following warrant was 
accordingly issued directed as follows : 

To Mr. Le.muel French, one of the freehold inhabitants of the toiim of North Bridgewater, 
in the Conntij of Plymouth : 
Oreeting : 

Whereas, the said Lemuel, and nine others freehold inhabitants of 
said town by virtue of an Act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachu- 
setts, passed the fifteenth day of June, A.D., 1821, entitled an Act to establish the 
town of North Bridgevvater, have made application to me, Caleb Howard, one of the 
Justices of the Peace for the County of Plymouth, to i.ssue a warrant to some free- 
hold inhabitant of said town to warn a meeting of said inhabitants, for the purposes set 



PRECINCT CONTROVERSY. 519 

forth in the provisions of said Act. These are therefore in the name of the Common- 
wealth of Massachusetts, to require you to notify and warn the freeholders and other 
inhabitants of said town of Nortli Bridgewater qualified by law to vote for town 
otficers to meet and assemble at the public meeting-house in said town, on Wednesday, 
the fourth day of July next, at one o'clock in the afternoon, for the following pur- 
poses : 

1st. — To fhoose a moderator for said meeting. 

2d. — To choose all such town officers that towns are required by law to choose or 
appoint at their annual town meetings. 

[l. s.] Given under my hand and Seal this Twenty-second day of June, 

A.D., 1821. 

CALEB HOWARD, Justice of the Peace. 
North Bridgewater, June 23, 1821. 

Pursuant to the within warrant (as above) I have notified the inhabitants of said 
town qualified by law to vote as within expressed to meet at the time and place and 
for the purposes within mentioned. 

LEMUEL FRENCH. 
A True Copy. 

EDWARD SOUTHWORTH, Town Clerk. 

The first town meeting held after the incorporation of the town was 
held in the meeting-house of the First Congregational Church (then 
the only one in the town) on Wednesday afternoon, July 4, 182 1, at 
one o'clock P. M. The number of voters present at the first town meet- 
ing was about two hundred. The meeting was opened with prayer by 
Rev. Daniel Huntington, the pastor of the First Congregational 
Church. The following officers were elected, viz. : 

1st. — Chose Joseph Silvester, esq.. Moderator of the meeting. 

2d. — Chose Edward Southworth, Town Clerk, and he took the oatli of office before 
Caleb Howard, esq. 

3d. — Made choice of Abel Kmgman, esq., Howard Cary, esq., and Capt. Zechariah 
Gurney, as Selectmen. 

4th. — Made choice of Edward Southworth as Town Treasurer. 

5th- — Made choice of Benjamin Ames as Constable. 

6th. — Made choice of Caleb Howard, esq., Eliphalet Kingman and Howard Cary, 
esq., as Committee on Town Accounts. 

7th. — Made choice of Cyrus Howard, Lieut. Simeon Dunbar, Cyrus Packard, Martin 
Snow, Isaac Eames, Josiah Ames, Welcome Howard, Martin Cary, Abel Kingman, esq., 
Deacon Jacob Fuller, Jonas Keith, Mioah Packard, Mark Perkins, Jonathan Perkins, 
Howard Packard, and Samuel Ford, as Surveyors of Highways. 

8th. — Made choice of William Packard, Bela Keith, Isaac Packard, Caleb Howard, 
esq., Nathan Jones, John Wales, jun., Zibeon Packard and Micah Packard, as 
Hogreeves. 



520 HISTORY OF BHOUKTON. 

9tb. — Made choice of Capt. Neliemiah Lincoln, Howai-d Cary, esq., Joel Ames, 
Jonathan Snow, esq., Welcome Howard and Lieut. David Ames, as Surveyors of Liimher. 

lOlh. — Made choice of Silas Snow, Capt. Noah Chesman, Barnabas Curtis, Ambrose 
Packard, Sullivan Packard, Charles Southworth, Enos Thayer 2d, Theron Ames, Martin 
Dunbar, Ezekiel Merritt, Alva Noyes, Isaac Keith, Lewis Dailey, Jacob Fuller, Samuel 
Dickernian, and Nathaniel Ames, as Field Drivers. 

11th. — Made choice of Ebenezer Warren, Benjamin Ames, and David Ford, as THh- 
inginen. 

12th. — Made choice of Howard Cary, esq., Capt. Robert Packard, and Capt. Zech. 
ariah Gurney, as Fence Viewers. 

13th. — Made choice of Asa Howard, as Pound Keeper. 

14th. — Made choice of Edward Soutliworth and Zenas Brett, as Measurers of Wood. 

loth. — Voted to dissolve the meeting. 



A True Record. 



E. SOUTHWORTH, Town Clerk. 



CHAPTER XXV. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

Mills — Manufactures — Bridgewater Manufacturing Company — Tanners — Black- 
smiths — Shoe Tool Manufacturers — Public Houses — Traders — Tailors — Hatters — 
Bakers — Saddlers — Wheelwrights — Coopers — Clocks — Watchmakers — Jewellers — 
Drugs and Jfedicines — Furniture Manufacturers — Carpenters — Painters — Masons — Tin 
Plate and Sheet Iron Workers- Dentists — Blacking Manufacturing. 

\A iLLS. — During the first settlement of the North Parish the atten- 
/ \ tion of the settlers was first directed to clearing the lands and 
preparing the same for agricidtiiral purposes. They very soon, however, 
erected saw and grist mills, many of which are numbered among the 
things that were. 

One of the first mills erected in the North Parish was a saw-mill on 
the dam south of the residence of the late Azor Packard, said to have 
been built by Abijah Thaj'cr and others, and was near the main street 
leading from Campello to West Bridgewater. The remains of the 
dam are to be, seen at the present time. We should judge this mill 
was of small power, as it is related of a man who was passing the 



MISCELLANEOUS. 521 

works on his way from Bridgewater to Boston (a journey of two or 
three days), as he passed, the saw was going up, and when he re- 
turned, it was just coming down. 

Previous to 1800, there was a saw- mill a short distance north of Cole's 
fulling-mill, noVv the W. B.Cross tack works, which was owned by Zebedee 
Snell, Parmenas Packard and others. There was another saw-mill, a 
short distance north of the late John Tilden's residence, in the west part 
of the town and east of Hayward Marshall's residence. The mill was 
owned by John Tilden, Nathaniel Manly and others, in shares. About 
the same time Mathew Kingman and others erected a mill where the 
late Chandler Sprague's saw-mill stood, in the Factory Village, or 
" Spragueville," which was known by the name of " Kingman's Mill," and 
has been owned by Luke Perkins, Abel and Eliphalet Kingman, Par- 
menas Brett, John Ritchie and others. 

Colonel Caleb Howard built a mill near his furnace on Pond street, 
which has been owned by his heirs ever since, and is now used for saw- 
ing box- boards, shingles, etc. 

The first grist-mill in the town was erected on the spot now occupied 
by Elmer C. Packard. It was built by John Packard and owned by him 
for many years, and afterward changed hands as follows : Bridgewater 
Manufacturing Company, Tyler Cobb, Joslyn & Keith, Bela Keith, A. 
B. Wheeler, Lewis Keith and Ellis Packard & Co. Elmer C. Packard 
is now proprietor. Deacon Zenas Packard was miller for a long time at 
this mill, and was well known as the " honest miller." The present 
steam works were erected by Bela and Lewis Keith a few years since, 
and are used for planing, box making, grist mill and the manufacture of 
shoe tools. It is situated quite near the village, on the road leading 
from Abington, and is a valuable property, being near the railroad. 
Within the past few years these works have undergone extensive altera- 
tions and the business of wholesaling and retailing of flour, grain, coal, 
hay, etc., has become very extensive. There was another grist mill, 
erected by John Tilden and afterward rebuilt by John Brett, in the west 
part of the town near the turnpike ; the mill stood for many years, and 
was occupied by the late Lewis A. Kingman as a wheelwright shop. 

The Bridgewater Manufacturing Company owned a grist mill situated 

on the south side of Crescent street and near Mr. Sprague's office, which 
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522 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

they purchased of Messrs. Abel Kingman, Nehemiah Lincohi and others. 
There is another grist mill near where Colonel Caleb Howard's furnace 
stood, on Belmont street, a short distance from the Center Village, after- 
wards owned by Thomas J. & Welcome Howard. 

In the early settlement of the parish it is said there was a windmill, 
the only one in town, situated on the hill north of the late Eliphalet 
Kingman's residence, on the locality known as "Windmill Hill," prob- 
ably owned by Mathew Kingman & Co., and used as a .grist mill. 

Manufactures. — One of the first manufacturing establishments in 
the North Parish was the forge erected and carried on by Ensign Con- 
stant Southworth, which stood on or near where Sprague's Mill now 
stands. Mr. Southworth was a practical workman, having served a 
faithful apprenticeship at the business, and did a large business smelting 
iron ore for the people in that vicinity. There was a large amount of 
ore dug in the westerly part of the town in the early settlement of the 
parish, and he had as much as his power could do. A short time ago, 
in removing the old road-bed across Sprague's Pond, quantities of cin- 
der and iron scraps were found that came from these works. These 
works changed hands several times, among whom we find Alpheus and 
Parmenas Brett conveyed all right, title and interest in and to the trip- 
hammer or water-shop to the Bridgewater Manufacturing Company, 
July 26, 1813. 

At one time Messrs. James and Luke Perkins manufactured muskets, 
small anchors, scythes, shovels, plow-points, etc., at this place. During 
the year 18 13, the above named manufacturing company purchased all 
the shops and mills contiguous to the forge, for the purpose of erecting 
a large cotton and woolen factory. The following is a copy of the orig- 
inal subscription paper, showing the names of the stockholders : 

Bridgewater, May 13, 1813. 
We, the subscribers, proposing to engage in the manufacture of wool and cotton, do 
agree to form ourselves into a company, by the name of the Bridgewater Wool and 
Cotton Manufacturing Company ; and for carrying into effect said object, we propose 
as a capital Eight Thousand Dollars, to be divided into forty shares ; and we severally 
pledge ourselves to defray the expense arising on the number of shares annexed to our 
individual names : 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



523 



No. o] 
Shares 



Eliphalet Leach 

Martin Kingman. . . . 

Thomas Wales 

Alvan Perry 

Charles Snell 

Nathaniel Snell 

Jonathan Reynolds, . 
David Reynolds . . . . 

Abel Kingman 

Perez Southworth . . 
Ichabod Howard . . 
Thomas Thompson . 
Isaiah Packard. . . . 
Packard & Ames . . . . 
Benjamin Keith. ... 
Perez Crocker . . . . , 

Seth Snow 

Alpheus Brett 

Parmenas Brett. ... 

Micah Fa.xon 

Joel Ames 



No. o 

Shares. 

Bela Hay ward j 

Ellis Holmes i 

Joseph Silvester, jr 

Daniel Ames 

Daniel Alden 

Packard & Perkins, jr., 

Davis Packard 

Tiley Cary 

Hosea AUlen 

Micah Shaw 

Howard Packard 

Samuel Battles 

Packard & Southworth 

Jeremiah Beals, jr 

John Ritchie 

Daniel Ford 

Joel Briggs 

Richard Thayer . 2 

John Ritchie 2 

Andrew Ritchie 2 



The following is the act of incorporation as granted by the Legisla- 
ture of Massachusetts : 

Bridgewater Manufacturing Company. 

June 14, 1813. Abel Kingman, Thomas Thompson, Isaiah Packard, Perez Crocker, 
Micah Shaw, Ichabod Howard and Samuel Battles, together with such as may associate 
with them, were incorporated into a manufacturing company for the purpose of making 
cotton and woolen cloth and yarn, in the town of Bridgewater, with power to hold 
Real Estate to the amount of fifty thousand, and personal estate not exceeding one hun- 
dred thousand, as may be necessary and convenient for the purposes as above named. 

This company continued to manufacture until March lo, 1837, when 
the corporation name was changed to Ritchie Manufacturing Company. 

Mr. Ritchie continued to manufacture for several years, and sold the 
factory, with all their power and privileges, to Chandler Sprague, esq., 
who soon after converted the building into a manufactory of shoe-lasts 
and a wood-turning establishment. 

At the time the forge of Mr. Southworth was in successful operation, 
there was a furnace erected by a few individuals of the town, which 
stood on or near the works of the late Col. Caleb Howard, on what is now 



524 HISTOKY OF BROCKTON. 

Belmont, near Pond street, more recently known as Howard's mill, 
where large quantities of hollow -ware were manufactured. The works 
were afterward given up on account of the scarcity of wood. Mr. ]5ow- 
doin, of Boston, bought the furnace, which was afterwards successively 
owned by Colonel Hobart, of Abington ; Mr. Perry, of Easton ; George 
Howard, of Bridgewater; and later by Colonel Caleb Howard and 
Thomas J. and Welcome Howard. The building has since been used 
by various parties for manufacturing purposes, mostly shoe tools and 
sawing of box- boards. 

About the year 1790 Benjamin Silvester built a mill on Salisbury 
River, near the residence of Galen Packard, for a fulling mill. He sold 
his interest to his brother, Seth Silvester, who was succeeded by John 
Wales, who established a carding mill. Mr. Ephraim Cole bought the 
privilege of Mr. Wales and continued till 1825, when he sold out to 
Galen Packard, who soon commenced manufacturing ship-spikes, nails, 
and all kinds of ship work, using a trip-hammer. Mr. Packard sold out 
to Jefferson Bisbee, who came from Canton, and began to manufacture 
hay and manure forks. Benjamin F. Wheeler afterward purchased the 
works and manufactured small nails, tacks, shoe nails, and carpet tacks. 
Benjamin Franklin Kingman succeeded Mr. Wheeler, since which time 
William W. Cross has enlarged the works and is doing a successful busi- 
ness. 

About the year 18 14 James Easton & Sons built a dam, erected a 
building, and commenced manufacturing spikes, axes, adzes, plane irons, 
chisels, bar iron, axles, etc., a short distance north on the same stream. 
They continued business for about six years and failed. Caleb and Syl- 
vanus Easton continued the business for ten years longer, under the 
name of C. & S. Easton, when they retired. 

Lower on the stream, and just south of Pleasant street, Sidney Per- 
kins manufactured hay and manure forks. He was in that business but 
a few years, and sold out to Hezekiah Simmons, and he was succeeded 
by Nathaniel B. Harlow in the same business. E. D. & O. B. Reynolds 
used a portion of this factory for the manufacturing of agricultural im- 
plements till they removed to near Court street, and became interested 
in the Reynolds Plow Company in 1882, 

Several years since there was a mill situated on Trout Brook, a short 
distance south of Howard street, that leads to East Randolph. The re- 



MISCELLANEOUS. 525 

mains of the dam are in existence at the present day. The flowage of 
this meadow was for a long time a source of Htigation in the county 
courts. 

About the year 1836 William Perry was engaged in the manufacture 
of brass ware and castings; his foundry was situated near where Fax- 
on's awl manufactory was located. Several years since Mr. Chandler 
R. Humphrey commenced making gravestones at the shop of John 
Wales, corner of Main and Belmont streets, now owned by Rufus P. 
Kingman. Since tliat time Sidney S Green came to town, and was en- 
gaged for a time in that business on Centre street. Soon after George 
W. Bryant, esq., became associated with him in business, under the firm 
of Bryant & Green, in Central block. Mr. Bryant continued alone in 
the business on the corner of Main and Crescent streets, where he manu- 
factured all kinds of marble and stone work for cemeteries, etc. 

In the spring of 1845 Messrs. George B. Dunbar and Oakes S. Soule 
became associated in business, under the firm of Dunbar & Soule, for 
the sale of all kinds of lumber, on the corner of Montello and Court 
streets, near the railroad. In 1862 the firm was dissolved, Mr. Dunbar 
retiring. Since that time Mr. Soule continued in the business as before 
until his death. The business has been continued by Mr. Soule's son- 
in-law, Mr. Lewis Porter. 

Barnabas Edson manufactured the best quality of log pumps at his 
residence, in the east part of the town, on Pine street. He afterward 
moved to Centre Village. 

Tanners. — The first tanner in the North Parish was William Shaw, 
who had a tannery southwest of the house now occupied by Lawrence 
Copeland on Centre street, in the easterly part of the town. His son, 
Micah, succeeded him in business, which was given up many years ago. 
He manufactured upper and sole leather. Levi Keith carried on the 
tanning business in Campello ; also his son Benjamin, who was suc- 
ceeded by Captain Ziba Keith, east of the main street in Campello, near 
where Montello street now is. Major Daniel Cary had a tannery south 
of Belmont street, next to River. Israel Packard was his successor. 
Nathaniel W. Stoddard was a manufacturer of patent enameled leather 
in the north part of the village on Montello street. 



526 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Blacksmiths. — One of the first things done after the making of iron 
from the ore in this town was the making of nails by hand. This branch 
of manufacture was one of the most prominent of any in the town. It 
furnished employment for a large number of boys and men. At first 
they were forged singly ; and as the machines for cutting and heading 
were introduced, hammered nails went out of use. Nearly every farmer 
had a nail shop for his boys to occupy their leisure time, when not en- 
gaged upon the farm. Indeed, nail shops were as common as shoe 
shops are at the present day. Upon the introduction of machines for 
cutting and heading nails — which were invented by Col. Jesse Reed, a 
native of the town — the business of making nails was confined to differ- 
ent manufacturing companies, and were made in large quantities at a 
much lower price. We now find in the town only here and there a 
blacksmith shop for shoeing cattle and horses, and other job work. 
Among the blacksmiths in the parish were Captain Jesse Perkins, who 
had a shop near where Col. E. -Southworth's store now stands. Asa 
Howard had a shop nearly opposite Centre street. Captain Anthony 
Dike had a shop near the Alva Noyes place, on the road to Abing- 
ton. He made the first shovels made in the vicinity, at about the 
time the " Ames " commenced in Easton. Josiah Perkins had a shop 
on Summer street, opposite the residence ofNahum Perkins, who be- 
came his successor in that business. Alpheus Brett had a shop in Fac- 
tory Village (now Sprague's). He manufactured bar iron, plow points, 
hames, hoes, etc. Nehemiah Lincoln was also in the same business in 
that village, manufactured cart and harness trimmings, hames, hoes, 
scrapers, plow fxiints, etc. Besides these the traders of the town bought 
iron rods and let them out to be made by the pound, in the same man- 
ner as leather is let out to be made into shoes. Messrs. Ide & Trow 
commenced business on High street, where Waldo Bradford conducted 
his trade, and who succeeded that firm and carried on that business till 
1845, when he sold out to Tyler Cobb, who conducted the business ten 
years. In 1855 he sold out to Mr. Bradford, who continued for a long 
time, and afterward associated with him Mr. Allen Crocker, of East 
Stoughton. Sumner A. Hayward, of Kingston, commenced on Main 
street several years since. His shop was nearly opposite the school- 
house, south of his dwelling, and on the present road-bed leading to 



MISCELLANEOUS. 527 

Campello, and in the south part of the village. He sold out to Charles 
W. Strout, of Brookline, who was succeeded by Hiram F. Peck. 

There was a blacksmith shop erected on Montello street east of the 
residence of the late Captain Ziba Keith, in Campello, conducted by 
Patrick Donovan, which has since been given up. 

Lorenzo Wade had a blacksmith shop in the " West Shares," or North- 
west Bridgewater, opposite the residence of the late Isaac Packard, 
which was afterwards removed to its present location, occupied by Or- 
ren Wade on the turnpike leading to Stoughton. The business was 
afterward conducted by Hon. Albert R. Wade, the late mayor of 
Brockton. 

B. C. Snell erected a shop near Sprague's factory about 1853 and was 
succeeded by A. D. Tyler, and later by S. W. Haley. 

Shoe Tool Manufacturers. — For a long time North Bridge- 
water has been celebrated for the excellence of her shoe tools and awls, 
lasts, and boot-trees, shoe-knives, spoke-shaves, rolling machines, ham- 
mers, etc. 

Among the first to introduce this kind of goods in the town were 
Ephraim Howard & Co., who made it a special branch of business ; 
they occupied the building afterward used by Messrs. Howard, Clark & 
Co. as a furniture wareroom, using steam power.^ They manufactured 
hammers, presses, wheels, spoke-shaves, knives, punches, awl- handles, 
etc. 

Charles Howard and Lewis Fisher have since manufactured the same 
kind of goods under the firm of Howard & Fisher. J. B. Mann con- 
ducted that kind of business for several years — since removed to Stough- 
ton. Sidney Perkins has also made shoe-knives, hammers, and patent 
grindstones, etc. Tyler Cobb commenced manufacturing shoe tools in 
1845, such as hammers, awls, spoke-shaves, steel compasses, brad-awls, 
and chopping- knives. George Willis manufactured this kind of goods 
for a time, until he removed to Worcester. 

Since the introduction of American awls in this country there has 
been a large amount manufactured in this town by Mr. William Faxon, 
Charles Lincoln, Josiah S. Lincoln, and Charles B. Lincoln. Millions 

1 This was the first steam engine used in the town, now the city of Brockton. 



528 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of sewing and pegging awls are sent to various parts of the country from 
this town every year. 

David Peeler manufactured shoe tools in Howard's mill in 1836 — 
when he removed to Boston. J. Wallace Packard commenced manu- 
facturing stitching and machine needles for all kinds of sewing ma- 
chines in March, 1858. Snell & Atherton manufactured a variety of 
shoe tools, spoke-shaves, etc., in Ellis Packard & Co.'s mill, now at 
Montello. 

William Hall manufactured shoe pegs at the mill on Howard street 
several years since. John W. Kingman furnished the shoemakers with 
machines for rolling leather, and shoe benches, as well as coal-sifters, 
washing machines, and patent roofing. William S. Gay and Jabez Gay 
manufactured bedsteads, chopping-knives, and awl-handles, at the old 
mill known as Packard's grist mill, or Keith's mill. 

In 1836 Chandler Sprague, esq., commenced making lasts and boot- 
trees in the mill owned by T. J. & W. Howard, well known as Howard's 
mill. In 1837 he purchased the right of using Thomas Blanchard's 
machine for turning irregular forms. He continued in that mill until 
1842, doing a small business, which has increased to a large and profit- 
able branch of manufacturing. He purchased the building and power 
known as the " Old Cotton Factory," owned by Mr. John Ritchie, and 
converted it into a manufactory. And, although he was highly 
prospered in his business pursuits, yet he continues to give his personal 
attention to the detail of his business, and has added several branches to 
his original calling. E. Sumner Snell manufactured shoe tools in his 
factory, also manufactured machinery, under the firm of E. S. Snell & 
Co., Mr. Sprague being the special partner. 

Wilbor Webster commenced manufacturing shoe knives nearSprague's 
in 1863. Mr. S. V. Tuck also manufactured shoe-knives, carving-knives, 
etc., of a superior quality. 

Harrison Smith manufactured bedsteads in the old mill known as 
Keith's mill. Archibald Thompson made the first spinning-wheel in 
the country ; lived near where the late John Thompson resided. Jonas 
Reynolds made spinning-wheels in the " West Shares." Moses Gary 
made hay rakes in the northeast part of the town. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 529 

Before the invention of Blanchard's machine for turning irregular 
forms, lasts and boot- trees were n'ade by hand Nathaniel Wales was 
probably the first person in the town engaged in that business. Robert 

A. Stoddard, Marcus Shaw and Chandler Sprague have since been en- 
gaged in that line of manufacture. When Chandler Sprague began to 
manufacture by machinery, there was no use for lasts made by hand. 
Those made by machinery have become one of the great improvements 
of the age, and so far surpass those made by hand as to quality, that 
there are no others in the market. 

Public Houses. — The town of North Bridgewater is situated on the 
direct route from New Bedford to Boston ; and previous to the build- 
ing of the railroads that connect the two cities it was a stopping place 
for travelers needing public houses. At one time there were three pub- 
lic houses in the village, besides one on the turnpike south of " Tilden's 
Coiner." 

One of the most prominent houses in early days was one kept by 
Major Daniel Cary, on the spot where the late Rufus P. Kingman resided, 
and formerly occupied by the late John Wales. Next in order we find 
a house kept by Barnabas Howard at the north end of the town, where 
entertainment was provided for man and beast. Silas Packard kept 
public house on the corner of Main and Court streets, afterwards occupied 
by Captain Clark. Col. Edward Southworth also kept house at his resi- 
dence, and later Major Nathan Hay ward kept near the corner of Main 
and Elm streets. Nathan Hayward, Newton Shaw, Nathaniel H. Cross, 
Captain John Packard, and Edward J. Snow have kept public house on 
the corner of Main and Crescent streets, and opposite the residence of 
the late John Wales. 

In the early part of 1833 preparations were made for the erection of 
a new and more commodious house than was in the town. July 4 
of that year a house was raised by Messrs. Bela Keith, esq., and Benja- 
min Kingman, who were the owners till 1856, when it passed into the 
hands of Tyler Cobb, who kept the house a few years' time. Mr. 

B. Kingman kept the house three years. Edward E. Bennett occupied 
it from that time about ten years, and the house has since changed hands 
as follows : O. G. Tinkham, Joslyn & Keith, Ellridge Cobb, Harrison 
Rogers, Mr. Alstrom, Captain Swasey, and Tyler Cobb, and was known 

07 



530 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

as the Satucket House. The last owner and occupant of this property 
was the late Francis B. Washburn, and was known as the " Brockton 
Hotel," situated at the corner of Main and School streets, where 
" Washburn Block " now stands. 

A few years since Aaron B. Drake opened a public house at Cam- 
pello, by the name of Salisbury House, which was kept for a few years 
only. 

Traders. — It is very difficult to give the dates when the different 
traders in town began business, although we find the names of all. 
We here give the names of those who iiave been in trade, keeping 
country variety stores in early days, as follows : Deacon Ichabod How- 
ard kept store at the north part of the town, on the road to Boston, 
in the house nearly opposite the First Congregational church, after- 
wards occupied by the late Deacon Ozen Gurney. Silas Packard 
and Colonel Edward Southworth had a store on the corner of Main and 
Court streets, where David Cobb's store stood, and where the new 
" Whipple— Freeman " is now, and in which the new post office is lo- 
cated. Colonel Edward Southworth kept store since i8i6. Major Daniel 
Cary kept in tiie north part of the old building that was recently removed 
from the corner of Main and Belmont streets, and on the lot occupied as 
a residence by the late Rufus P. Kingman. He was succeeded by John 
Wales. Jonathan Keith kept a grocery store where the church now 
stands, on the corner of South and Main streets, Campello. Isaac Keith 
kept groceries in the south part of his house, a short distance north of 
the church Benjamin Kingman succeeded him in trade a year or two, 
when he removed to the Center Village. Silas Packard & Co. were 
succeeded in trade by David Cobb, who came from Mansfield, Mass., in 
1823, and learned the trade of Mr. Packard. Mr. Cobb afterwards 
erected a new and commodious building in place of the old store, where 
he continued to do a successful business as a variety store, his son, 
David Herbert Cobb, succeeding to the business. Captain John 
Packard erected the " old green " store corner of Main and Belmont 
streets, opposite Rufus P. Kingman's house, several years since, 
and was associated with Joseph Packard in trade. At a little later period 
Mathew Kingman and Nathaniel Snow purchased the stock and good- 
will of the store, and traded for a short time. The store was afterward 




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MISCELLANEOUS. 531 

purchased by David Cobb, about 1836, and was kept by Tyler Cobb 
for several years. About 1840 William P. Howard of Eastoii purchased 
the stock and conducted a successful business for several years, and then 
removed to Messrs. Howard, Clark & Co.'s building. In 1836 Freder- 
ick Parker came from Barnstable and entered into partnership with Am- 
brose Hayward, under the firm of Hayward & Parker, rn the dry goods 
trade, in William Ryder's building on Main street, and continued but a 
short time. John Ritchie opened a store at the Factory Village, near 
" Sprague's," which has since been occupied by Daniel Fames, Ephraim 
Noyes, Ira Copeland, William H. Brett and Chandler Sprague. Ira 
Copeland afterwards erected a grocery store a short distance east from 
" Sprague's," on the road to Abington. 

Lemuel B. Hatch opened the first store in Campello nearly fifty 
years since, and kept but a few )'ears. The business has been conducted 
in the same building by Messrs. Tyler Cobb, Samuel Carter, Varanes 
Wales and Sidney Packard. A few years since Josiah W. Kingman 
erected a large and commodious building for a store, which has been in 
use by Sidney Packard and Messrs. Howard & Keith, the present occu- 
pants, who keep a variety store. A few years since W. O. Alger of 
West Bridgewater erected a building corner of Montello and Depot 
streets at Campello, near the railroad depot, and kept a grocery store a 
short time. This building has since been purchased by Mr. Nelson J. 
Foss, who occupied it as a flour and grain store and post-office. Henry 
Dyer had a small store on Montello street, near the depot, and Benja- 
min Swain on Main street, Campello. Several years since Aaron B. 
Drake and brother were in trade where the Salisbury House now stands. 
Newton Shaw kept a store in the easterly part of the town at "Shaw's 
Corner," a few years since. Perez Marshall kept a grocery store near 
" Tilden's Corner ;" Lorenzo Wade and George A. Packard in the West 
Shares. George Clark kept store a short time near the same place. 
Isaac Packard kept store in the West Shares, in the building occupied 
by William Packard. Benjamin Kellogg kept store in town in 1835. A 
few years since J. F. Hale opened a grocery store in the Central Block 
on Main street. L. D. Bliss became his scccessor in that business. 
Newton Shaw had a grocery store near the railroad on Center street 
some years since. Mr. William H. Pierce succeeded him in business. 






532 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Lyman E. Cobb had a store near the same locality and afterwards re- 
moved to Court street, and did a siiccessful business in that line. Daniel 
Lovell had the store afterwards occupied by the " Union Store No. 619 " 
Henry \V. Robinson commenced trade in 1844 '" the store now occu- 
pied by him in the Center Village. He was the successor of William 
White In 1850 William B. Barry became associated with liim in the 
business, under the firm of Robinson & Barr)', which copartnership 
existed five years, Mr. ]5arry then removing to Boston. This was a 
variety store till 1859, when it was changed to dry goods exclusively. 

In 1834 Charles Atherton and Albert Smith became associated in 
business in the hotel building, under the firm of Smith & Atherton. 
This firm continued for about two years, when they dissolved partner- 
ship and William F. Brett became a partner with Mr. Smith, under the 
firm of Smith & Brett, in 1836. This firm continued till 1839, when Mr. 
Smith withdrew from the firm, leaving Mr. Brett alone in the business 
till 1846, at which time Rufus P. Kingman, esq., became a partner, under 
the firm of Brett & Kingman, which copartnership continued till 1854, 
doing a dry goods, grocery, hardware, and merchant tailoring business. 
A new firm was then formed, consisting of William F. Brett, J. F'ree- 
man Ellis, S. B. Ripley and Edward O'Neil, who continued in the same 
business. In i860 Henry A. Brett came from Wareham and purchased 
the stock and business and conducted the same till 1861, when he sold 
to William H. Brett and Rufus E. Brett, who continued in business un- 
der the style of William F. Brett's Sons. This firm was dissolved in 
1865, Rufus E. Brett and Frederick L. Brett continuing the business 
under the firm of Brett Brothers. Bradford E. Jones purchased the 
business and organized the firm of Jones, Lowell & Sanford in 1867. 

In 1862 Mr. B. C. Benner & Co. opened a dry goods store opposite 
Kingman's Block. Charles Curtis, jr., was in the dry good's trade in 
Howard & Clark's building on Main street for several years. He 
became the successor of William P. Howard in that business. B. P. 
Davis had a shoe store in 1850 opposite the bank. Charles D. 
Brigham had a shoe store at 423 Main street (Tyler Cobb's building). 
Ambrose Hayward opened a grocery store in Howard, Clark & Co.'s 
building July 4, 1864 A. N. Farrar had a grocery store in John Til- 
den's building, a few years since ; he was succeeded by Simeon Mitchell 
in 1 86 1, and the store is now occupied by John Tilden. 



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MISCELLANEOUS. 533 

James Hall and William H. H. Hebard have since occupied that store 
for a short time each. The building is now used as a residence. Henry 
Howard formerly kept a store in his building, now occupied as a shoe 
manufactory. E. Capen French kept a grocery store near Stoddard's 
brush factory in the north part of the village; store afterwards occupied 
for the same purpose by Joel T. Packard. B. R. Clapp had a variety store 
in the building near Bliss's store on Main street Southworth & No} es 
had a grocery store nearly opposite Kingman's brick block ; Daniel 
Hayward one on School street, near the railroad. John W. Snell kept 
a small grocery store opposite the residence of the late Freeman Holmes 
several years since. S. Francis Dearbornehad a grocery store in Dray- 
ton's building, opposite the First Congregational Church, formerly occu- 
pied by N. C. & G. W. Fisher as a grocery store. Nathan Jones kept a 
grocery store in Colonel Southworth's building. E. H. Woodbridgewas a 
dealer in paints, oils, etc., on School near Main street. William Field also 
kept a grocery store in Captain John Battles's house. Lot Packard kept 
a store in the house afterward occupied by Captain Robert Packard. 
F. & H. Baylies kept a dry goods store in the Wheeler block, corner of 
Main and School streets, a few years since. Francis O. Hall kept a 
grocery store on Turnpike street, in the West Shares, for a short time, 
several years since. John W. Snell kept a grocery store at Campello 
for a short time in a building owned by Bela Keith, esq. Rufus L. 
Thacher kept a flour and grain store in Central block on Centre street 
a few years since. C. C. Bixb)' & Co. keep a large assortment of drugs, 
medicines, fancy goods, books, stationery, etc., in Bi.xby's block, corner 
of Main and School streets. 

Isaac Washburn came from Kingston and kept store in the old tavern 
building, opposite residence of the late Rufus P. Kingman, and formerly 
known as " Wales' Corner," for a short time only. 

Tailors. — It was the custom in the early settlement of the town for 
ladies to cut and make gentlemen's garments. At length men cutters 
went from house to house, making clothes enough for the year at one 
time. The first tailor in tlie North Parish was Nathaniel Snell, who 
went out to work for twenty- five cents per daj' and board. John Shank- 
land was the next tailor; then came Michael O'Neil, who opened a 
tailoring shop in the " West .Shares," and afterward in the Centre, oc- 



534 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

cupying the store afterwards used by Col. Nathan Jones in Sotithworth's 
building. Elisha B Bumpas came from Wareham in September, 1838, 
and opened a clothing shop in the building then owned by Arza Leonard, 
opposite Henry Cross's shoe manufactory on Main street ; he afterwards 
removed to a room over Robinson's dry goods store ; from this place he 
removed lo Howard, Clark & Co.'s building. Luther W. Durant was a 
tailor in 1836 two doors south of Patriot oSizt.. William Ryder came 
from West Bridgewater and carried on the merchant tailoring business 
for several j'ears in his building on Main street. Edward O'Neil was 
employed as a foreman in Messrs. Brett & Kingman's tailoring depart- 
ment in 1849. In 1859 he became associated with Mr. James B Samp- 
son, for the purpose of conducting the merchant tailoring business in 
Tyler Cobb's building on Main street, under the firm name of O'Neil 
& Sampson. Mr. Sampson retired from the firm in 1861 and went 
into the army. Mr. O'Neil continued in business alone till 1864, when 
he removed to Alexandria, Va., and afterwards removed to Providence, 
R. I., where he resided till quite recently he removed. Walter 
Scott came to town from Boston in i860, was employed by Mr. O'Neil 
for four years, and afterwards conducted the merchant tailoring busi- 
ness on his own account. George E. Wilbor came from Wareham in 
1859, and was connected with Henry A. Brett in the clothing business. 
L. W. Wade and Daniel F. Leonard were in town several years since 
and made garments. Most of the larger dry goods stores had a jour- 
neyman tailor connected with their establishment and manufacture 
custom goods, therefote it would be impossible to note all the changes 
that have occurred. Peter F. Hollywood came from Wareham and 
was employed in Brett & Kingman's store for several years, and after- 
wards opened a tailoring establishment on his own account in Ellis J. 
Morton's building, afterwards occupied by B. R. Clapp on Main street, 
and later doing business opposite the Gazette building. Daniel Logue 
had a tailor shop opposite Soutlnvorth & Noyes* grocery store on Main 
street for a short time. In January, 1854, George E. Bryant opened a 
clothing store in D. F. Studley's building, and in 1855 Henry L. Bryant 
was associated with him in the business, under the firm name of G. E. 
& H. L. Bryant; afterwards occupied extensive rooms on the present 
site of Brj^ant's block, afterward used as a post-office, at the corner of 




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MISCELLANEOUS. 535 

Main and Centre streets. This firm continued in trade for a long time, 
and had a very successful and profitable business. Since that time 
Henry A. Brett opened another clothing store in Bixby's block, where 
he had a large and highly lucrative business. 

Some time since the Boston Clothing Compan)' conducted business in 
the Home Bank building, Henry A. Brett, manager 

Howard & Caldwell are in the same business in the Kingman block 
on Main street. 

Messrs. Brett & Kingman, David Cobb, H. W. Robinson, W. P. 
Howard, and other traders have usually kept ready-made clothing; 
thus the public have always had unsui passed facilities for obtaining the 
best custom garments and the cheapest. 

The principal dealers to-day in the above named goods and gentle- 
men's furnishing goods are as follows : Howard & Caldwell, Besse, Ba- 
ker & Co.. C. W. Bixby & Co., Tolman Brothers, T. S. Bailey & Co., 
Boston Standard Supply Co., Condon, Brady & Sullivan, Gage & Good- 
win, Kjellander & Hillberg, Sweat & Bryant, Wiliey Bros., Asa Whit- 
man, Joseph Wolf and John W. O'Brien. 

HatteKS — The first hatter in the town was Perez Crocker, who con- 
ducted business near where David Howard's boot factory recently stood, 
in the north part of the village. He was succeeded by Captain John 
Battles, and he by Ellis J. Morton. There is no hat manufactory in the 
town at the present time; customers are supplied at the various stores 
in the town, of which tliere are many, as before seen. 

Bakers. — B. C. Hatch and Cyrus Packard, 2d, commenced the bak- 
ing business about 1830, and continued about three years, in the build- 
ing which had been formerly used as a school house, on the lot afterwards 
occupied by the bank building, south of the hotel. In 1833 Mr. Pack- 
ard sold his interest to Mr. Hatch. In 1834 David Wilder and Mr. 
Hatch were associated together in the business, under the firm of Hatch 
& Wilder. Shortly after that time, Mr. J. C. Wilder purchased Mr. 
Hatch's interest in the business and the firm was changed to J. C. & D. 
Wilder. Afterward, J. C. Wilder sold to John W. Hunt, who has con- 
tinued with Mr. Wilder, under the firm of Hunt & Wilder. Their busi- 
ness was very successful, and in 1856 they erected a new and more 
commodious building, using horse- power for mixing, stamping and cut- 



536 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ting crackers, bread and small cakes. This firm baked, on an average, 
about five barrels of flour daily. 

A Mr. Buckley conducted the baking business at the old stand after- 
ward used by Hunt & Wilder, on Crescent street. Several years since, 
also, Parmenas and Simeon Brett, in the Factory Village, did a small 
business for a short time. Francis B. Washburn made nice cake and 
fancy pastry at his refectory on Main street ; also, confectionery of all 
kinds and fancy baking. The firm is now F. B. Washburn & Co. cor- 
poration, who are very extensive manufacturers of all kinds of breads 
and confectionery. 

Saddlers — In the days when every one traveled on horseback, the 
saddler's business was a prominent trade. After the introduction of 
wheel carriages, harness making was added to their trade, also trunk- 
making. Among those who have conducted this trade, are Seth Snow, 
a short distance below the bridge on the road to Campello, in the Isaac 
Keith house; Elbridge H. Packard, in the north part of the village; 
also Nathaniel H. Cross, in 1836, in the Center Village. A few years 
since A. M. Leavitt came from East Bridgewater and located where 
George W. Bryant's marble works were at the corner of Main and Cres- 
cent streets. Lemuel T. Bird was in business on High street. Mr. 
Bartlett had a harness shop on School street, near the hotel. 

Wheelwrights. — Abel Kingman, esq., was one of the oldest wheel- 
wrights in the parish. He made ox-wagons, carts, wooden plows, 
rakes, etc. Zachariah and Zebedee Snell made wooden plows, rakes 
and grain-cradles, etc., in the northwest part of the town. Jabez King- 
man, son of Abel Kingman, esq , had a wheelwright shop on Center 
street, near Shaw's Corner. Ruel Richmond had a large and commo- 
dious carriage manufactory on the corner of Main and School streets, 
which was the principal shop in town for several years. John C. H. 
Eaton had a wheelwright shop on Prospect Hill. Eason & Fletcher 
manufactured carriages and did job work on High street. From 1852 
to 1855 Tyler Cobb manufactured carriages, etc., on High street. Wal- 
do Bradford & Co. also manufactured carriages on High street. Lyman 
E. Tribou had a wheelwrignt shop in the Factory Village, or " Salis- 
bury Square," opposite A. D. Tyler's blacksmith shop, and Lewis A. 
Kingman had a shop on Liberty street, near Tilden's Corner, otherwise 




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Aj^/yyvdAy), 



MISCELLANEOUS. 537 

known as " Marshall's Corner," in the west part of the city. I. R. Coz- 
zens, James O. Maconiber and Lurin Snow were also in this business. 

Coopers. — Daniel PettingiU made tubs, pails, churns, etc., at tlie 
place occupied by the late John VV. Snell, on South street. Lemuel 
TerriU carried on the coopering trade at the James Willis place, opposite 
Arnold Kingman's. Joseph VVhiton made nail casks, tubs, dye vats, 
churns, cheese hoops, etc., in the Factory Village. He removed to 
Hingham. Lemuel Terrill, jr., and Jacob Dunbar made rakes, meas- 
ures, scythe handles, mop and broom handles, etc. Jonas Reynolds 
made spinning wheels, wooden plows, rakes, etc., in the " West 
Shares." 

Clocks. — Previous to 1 8oo Ezekiel Reed made clocks near where 
Alpheus Holmes resided, in Downingville. Also several years since 
Rodney Brace came from Torrington, Conn., and commenced the man- 
ufacture of small wooden clocks at the West Shares, or North- West 
Bridgewater, with Isaac Packard. They sent them to all parts of the 
country in wagons, and were among the first to introduce small clocks. 

Watchmakers and Jewelers.— David F. Studley came from 
Hanover, Mass., in Septen>ber, 1834, and made watches and jewelry, 
also repaired all kinds of clocks, in the building now occupied by him. 
He afterwards erected a new and more commodious building south of 
Samuel Howard's house, where he became associated with his brother, 
Luther Studley, in the business; he afterward sold out his interest to 
his brother and retired from business. At the time Mr. Studley came 
to the town there was no establishment of the kind in the vicinity. 
Since that time there have been other establishments of the same de- 
scription, among whom was Augustus Mitchell, who left town in 1862, 
and removed to Provincetown. Herman S. Plewett came from Bridgewa- 
ter to the town in the autumn of 1863, and is now in business at 1 19 
Main street. Lysander F. Gurney came from Abington and opened a 
store in D. F. Dudley's building a few years since and is now at 122 Main 
street under the firm of Gurney Brothers. Luther Studley was at the old 
stand of D. F. Studley & Co. on Main street. U. C. Smith, Obed Lyon, 
R. D. Currier & Co., Allen A. Barrett, Covell & Matson and Fred M. 
Weber are now engaged in this business. 



538 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Drugs and Medicines. — J. A. Rainsford was the first person en- 
gaged in this business in the town. His room was at the residence of 
Franklin Ames. David F. Studley also kept a stock of drugs and med- 
icines in connection with his watch and jewelry business till 1845, when 
he sold his stock of medicines to Tyler Cobb, who continued in that 
trade for a long time at the corner of High and Main streets. The 
next person who did anything in that kind of goods was Edward 
Southworth, jr. 

In October, 1852, C. C. Bixby opened an apothecary store in con- 
nection with books, stationery and fancy goods, where the Bixby 
Block is now located. In 1864 Mr. Goldthwait became associated 
with him as partner in the business, under the firm of C. C. Bixby 
& Co. Besides the above, many of the variety stores in the town 
kept an assortment of the various patent medicines in use. 

Furniture Manufacturers. — Among the first of those engaged in 
this branch of business were Oliver Dike, Samuel Dike, Asaph Howard, 
Moses Cary, Jonathan Cary. Thomas Wales had a furniture store in 
the north part of the town, and was the principal manufacturer for many 
years. Samuel Carter was in the business at the West Shares for a 
short time. Jonathan Beal kept furniture store in the house afterwards 
occupied by Lemuel French, near where Ruel Richmond's house now 
stands in the Centre Village. Josiah W. Kingman commenced the 
manufacture of bureaus, tables, etc., for the wholesale trade about 1825 
in the south part of the town, now Campello, which business he contin- 
ued with success till May 23, 1853, when the entire establishment was 
destroyed by fire. 

Samuel Howard came from Randolph to this town in 1827 and 
opened a furniture wareroom. In 1829 Mr. Lyman Clark became a 
partner, under the firm of Howard & Clark, and who continued to do a 
large and profitable business. In 1859 Mr. Howard died. The firm in 
the business at the old stand consisted of the following persons : Lyman 
Clark, Eben Rhodes, Rufus C. Kimball, and William H. Savage — the 
last named is now the sole proprietor, and is the oldest wareroom of the 
kind in the county — under the name and style of Howard, Clark & Co., 
who keep a large and varied assortment of all kinds of furniture at re- 
tail, and manufacture largely for the wholesale trade. Soranes Dunham 




•fKCompbeU.Se.^— 



MISCELLANEOUS. 539 

came from Fall River in 1S46, and was employed for a few years at 
Josiah W. Kingman's manufactory in Campello ; he afterward opened 
a jobbing shop in the north part of the village, making and repairing all 
kinds of furniture. A few years since Frederic Hanson opened a furni- 
ture wareroom in the building owned by George N. Bryant, corner of 
Main and Crescent streets, which continued but a short time. 

Howard, Clark & Co., William H. Tobey, Guy Furniture Manufac- 
turing Company, Lavin & Co., George S. Perry & Co., are the leaders 
in this line at present time. 

Carpenters — Prominent among those of this branch of mechanics 
were: Colonel Simeon Cary, Colonel Josiah Hayden, Deacon Jonathan 
Cary, Barnabas Pratt, Thomas Pratt, Job Bryant, Gamaliel Bryant, 
Samuel Hayden, Phineas Paine, Jeremiah Beals, Isaac Packard, Jona- 
than Edson, Bela Keith, Marcus Packard, Cary Howard, Oakes S. Soule, 
George B. Dunbar, Charles S. Johnson, Barnabas Snow, William Gray, 
John T. Peterson, Otis Cobb, Jason Perkins, Barnabas H. Gray, Vinal 
Lyon, John F. Beal<, Franklin Ward, Samuel McLaughlin, Jabez Field, 
Joseph Hayw.ird, Charles Cole, George Sawyer, James Sherman, 
Augustus Jones, Rosseter Jones, Martin L. Reynolds, Thaddeus Gifford, 
Thaddeus E. Gififord, Alpheus Alden, Daniel H. Cary, Samuel Harris, 
and Cephas Soule. 

P.\INTERS — Until within a few years nearly all of the houses were 
shingled, and the painting of them required but little skill. It usually 
consisted of Venetian red or yellow ochre, mixed with linseed oil, put 
on in the coarsest manner by any person. After the custom of clap- 
boarding and finishing in modern style was introduced, painting became 
a separate branch of industrj'. It is now a trade in which people have 
shown the greatest skill and proficiency, both in house and fancy paint- 
ing. Among those who have been engaged in that branch of business 
are : William Tileston, William Vc.se, William Lewis, Jabez Lamson, 
Philo W. Richmond, Lucius Richmond, James O. Clapp, Samuel A. 
Sargent, William G. Marston, A. K. Harmon, John M. Sharpe, C. E. 
Lawrence, John Wales, Jonathan Beal. Among those of the past thirty 
years the firm of Lucius Richmond & Co. have been the most promi- 
nent. 



540 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Masons. — William French, Joseph Brett, Samuel Battles, David 
Battles, Naluim Battles, Francis B. Washburn, Lewis Washburn, Sidney 
L. Washburn, Freeman Washburn, and David Mason are among those 
who have worked at this branch of business. 

Tin-plate and Sheet-ikon Workers. — Lorenzo D. Ilervey came 
from West Bridgewater to Campello in April, 1839, and established a 
tinware manufactory in company with David Hervey in the building 
north of the residence of Bela Keith, esq, in Campello, The firm was 
dissolved in about one year, and David Hervey sold his interest to Rob- 
ert Smith, Qf New Bedford, who continued one year, when Mr. Smith 
removed to New Bedford. Mr. Hervej^ removed to the Centre village, 
and occupied the building that had previously been used as a shoe 
manufactory by Bradford Dimbar&Co., opposite William Ryder's resi- 
dence, on or near the site where the Catholic church is located on Main 
street. At this time Mr. Smith again became associated with him, un- 
der the firm of .Smith & Hervey. The firm continued to do business 
for fourteen years, since which time Mr. Hervey continued alone in 
business on Main street, nearly opposite Centre street, up to the day of 
his death. The business has consisted mostly in making tinware for 
the various peddlers who have driven from there to all parts of the 
country, and dealing in all kinds of kitchen furnishing goods, stoves, 
etc 

Soon after the above dissolution of the copartnership of Smith & Her- 
vey, Mr. Smith opened a hardware and furnishing store in Bixby's block, 
corner Main and School streets, and was succeeded by Liberty D. Pack- 
ard in the same business. 

James D. Baldwin came from Pittsburg, Pa , in 1862, and opened a 
store for the manufacture of stoves, tinware and kitchen furnishing 
goods in the building formerly occupied by Ellis J. Riorton as a hat 
manufactory. Mr. Baldwin was succeeded by E. Z. Stevens & Co. 

Lorenzo Tuck came to town a few years since and opened a shop of 
the above kind in the building formerly occupied by Messrs. William F. 
Brett & Co. as a tailor shop on School street. 

Since the above, the city is well supplied with all kinds of steam and 
gas fitting, plumbing and tinsmiths, and dealers in stoves and general 
house- furnishing goods. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 541 

Dentists — The first person who did anything in the way of dental 
operations (except tooth pulling, which was usually done by the physi- 
cians) was Dr. J. L.Lyman, who usually came to town once a year, and 
did all there was to be done in that line. It soon increased to such an 
extent as to make it a permanent local business. Dr. Julius Thompson 
next occupied an office over D. F. Studley's jewelry store. He was suc- 
ceeded by Dr. George R. Whitney, who came from Provincetown, May 
I, 1854. The next person in the business was Dr. Loring VV. Puffer, 
who came from Stoughton and occupied an office in Drayton's building 
on Main street. He now has his office on Green near Main street. The 
next person engaged in that calling was Dr. Josiah E. Packard, who 
commenced in August, 1856 ; he had an office over Benner & Co.'s dry 
goods store on Main street. He is now located in his own block, cor- 
ner Main and West Elm streets. 

Those engaged in that business at the present time are Dr. Puffer, 
Packard Brothers, E. J. Thompson, J. J. Vincent, Edward S. Powers, 
Henry H. Filoon, George D. Barnet, W. J. Currier, Fred. S. Faxon, 
George E. Woodbury, George A. Thacher, and J. F. Allen at Campeilo. 
Man}' of the offices in this department are elegant, and the work done 
in Brockton is first class. 

Blacking and Stain Manufacture. — Charles L. Hauthaway 
commenced in the smallest way to manufacture boot and shoe blacking, 
ink, etc., in 1845, which business has increased to such an extent that 
it has become the leading article in the American market, and also ex- 
tensively used in other countries. His business had increased to such 
an extent as to require a partner. Accordingly he formed a partner- 
ship with his sons, who now are among the largest manufacturers in the 
market, and their goods are widel)' known. The firm is known as C. L. 
Hauthaway & Sons. They have an office in Boston, with factories at 
Lynn and South Boston. 

George H. Wood & Co. were proprietors of Lincoln Blacking Com- 
pany, manufacturers of all kinds of leather dressing, ink, stains, ladies' 
blacking, etc., under the management of Charles B. Lincoln. Their fac- 
tory is in Brockton, with an office at 49 High street, Boston. 

David Whittemore, Elisha Washburn, Thomas W. Pope, and Bil- 
lings & Bassett have been more or less engaged in this kind of manu- 
facturing. I 



542 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

O. O. Patten & Co. commenced the manufacture of dressing, black- 
ing, and burnishing inks, cements, wax, etc., in 1867. Mr. Patten was 
formerly a shoe manufacturer, and a pioneer in the fine shoe business. 
The present firm consists of O. O. Patten, W. H. Wade, and E. E. 
Averill. 

T. W. Pope commenced the manufacture of burnishing ink, stains, 
etc , in 1852, and has continued to the present time. He has a large 
sale throughout the United States. 



CHAPTER XXVI. 

BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 

New Names Suggested for the Town — Public Meeting Called by Hon. Edward South- 
wortb, jr. — Petition of the Selectmen to the Legislature — Petition of Charles C. Bixby 
and Others — Meeting before Legislative Committee — Certificate of Welcome H.Wales, 
Town Clerk — Petition of Lorenzo D. Ilervey and Others — Committee Reported the 
Name of "Standish" — Legislature Passed a Permissive Act— Act not Accepted by the 
Town — Certificate of the Same — Selectmen Again Petition the Legislature — Petition of 
Charles C. Bixby and Others — Petition of Isaac Kingman and < >thers — Petition of George 
H. Gurney and Others — Petition of Francis A. Thayer and Others — Petition of Al- 
pheus Gurney and Others -Petition of Lyman Clark and Others — Legislature Author- 
izes a New Name — Certificate of Selectmen of the Choice of " Brockton " — Certificate 
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth. 

BROCKTON AS A Town. — In the history of Brockton we have 
given the incorporation of the original town of Bridgewater, the 
incorporation of the North Parish, as well as the incorporation of the 
town of North Bridgewater, and as that town and Brockton are now in 
common, it is proper to give a brief account of the changing of the 
name to the municipality known as the town of Brockton, as well as the 
names of those who were instrumental in bringing about the present 
name of Brockton. 

From 1821 to 1870 the territory within the limits of Brockton was 
known as North Bridgewater. During the year 1870 a large number 
of the citizens began to consider the expediency of a change of name, 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



543 



substituting a shorter name, and one not so easily confounded with other 
localities similar in tlieir pronunciation. The reasons given were many 
— some very good, others of but little account. In the early part of 
1 87 I various names were suggested as being appropriate, among v\iiicli 
was the Pilgrim name of " Winslow." At an informal meeting of the 
friends of a proposition for changing the name, held in the selectmen's 
room Monday evening, January 23, 1871, several names were suggested, 
and one or two ballots were taken. The following were among the 
many proposed : Standish, Madison, Pyrola, Oriole, Langdon, Gaston, 
Aberdale, Alden, Montello, and Norwood, a decided preference being 
given to the last mentioned. This meeting ended without definite ac- 
tion. Charles C. Bixby was chairman of this meeting, and J. Herman 
French, secretary. 

The next move was a petition signed by nearly two hundred and fifty 
persons in favor of a change, headed by the name of Hon Edward 
Southworth, jr., and asking for a public meeting, which was held in Mur- 
ray Hall, P'riday evening, January 27, 1 87 1, for a discussion of the whole 
subject. 

That our readers may understand the meaning of the movement 
effecting an alteration in the name of the town, we insert the following : 

We, the undersigoed, hereby signify our desire to adopt a new name for our town 
and that a meeting be held at Murray Hall, on Friday evening, January 27, 1871 for 
the purpose of a popular discussion of the subject. 



Edwnril 8cMilli\vorth. 

C. C. Bixl)y. 
Henry l'"rfijch. 

D. l-\ Studlc.v. 
Charles Howard. 
G. K. I'.r.vaul. 
Southworth & No.ves. 
.tones, I^uvcll & Sauford 
Rufus C Kimliull. 
Daniel S. Ilowiird. 

H. E. Lincoln. 
A, F. H;i.vw;u-d. 
C C. Fiuld. 

.1. J. Whipiile & Co. 
('. 1). Krif.'hiiui. 
Herman Ilewett. 
Wasliliurn & (irover. 

C. R. Ford. 
Thomas Reed. 

D. L. Co well 



L)aniel Crocker. 
Ri'.vnoli.ls & Thompson. 
E. Goldthwaite. 
H. U. Tliomas. 
H. A. Brett. 
Snell & Athertori. 
10c 1 ward Crocker. 
Heniamin >S. ("lark. 
H. T. Marshall. 
H. B. Thaver. 
B. R. Clapp. 
G. II. Gurney. 
L. B. AYhite. 
I.. I!. Howard. 
D. Wilder. 
S. S. Seward. 
Henry F. Borden. 
Bradford Dunbar. 
.;. T l^iekard. 
D. Ti Tinkham. 
(!harles Haven, jr. 



\\'illiam Hammond. 

H Gould. 

X. R. I'aekiird & Co. 

Whitney & I<'iloon. 

10. H. Joslyu. 

W. D. Fackard. 

Jjueas Faekard. 

AVilliam Couley. 

Feter Luuu. 

1'". Faekard. 

.T. B. Howland. 

Ellis Faekard. 

.fcMia White. 

Howard A: .Mcu-se. 

(»rr i; Sears. 

E. S. Suell & Co. 

Estate of C. Sprague by 

H. Burrcdl. 

R. F. Kinsman. 

Heury A. I"'ord. 

Warren A. Howard. 



544 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



A. T. Juucs & Cu. 
A. S. I'ortL'i-. 
Welt'ome U. Wales. 
Howard & t'iildw.-ll 
S. H. lV (J. E. Curtis 
Howard & Morse. 
J. K. I'l'rkiiis. 
Tlioiiii)soii & I'aekard. 
F. .M. \- \V. I,. FreueU. 
Uaviil Eldred, jr. 
•T. A. & 1). H. I'aekard. 
Knos H. Ue.viiolds. 
A'ittuin & Beunett. 
r. E. Hollywood. 
Walter Seott. 
Heur.v L. Bryaut. 
Fred. Hanson, 
(ieorjre Sontliworlli. 
Ira Copelaud. 
Wilbur Woslor. 
L. E. Triliou. 
.T. L. Freneh. 
li. F. Severanee 

A. C. Severane<'. 
Wni. Fa.xoii. 

C. F. Coixdand. 
F. O. Howard. 
C. Ij. Hanthaway. 
C. M. Haul ha way. 
F. E. White. 
Da\id Howard. 
S. P. Howard, 
(icoriie 10. Freeman. 
.McKusieU & .Chiiiuiaij. 
1). D. Tilden. 
Martin Wild, .ir. 
Isaac A. Duuhain. 
George W. Tjeach. 
Isaiu Mitchell. 
II. Ilof-'ers &, Son. 
lOilniund W. Holmes. 
L. W. I'nri'.-r. 
II. Ij. 'I'hoiniison. 
.T. H. Cooper. 
W. H. Wilbur. 

B. C. Frobishcr. 
Ijucius Gurney. 
I. P. Gayner. 
A. S. Glover. 

W. M. Thompson. 
Marcus Leach 
H. Herbert Howard. 
Thoiuas Eiffe. 
•Toseph Hewitt, 
jr. V. Reynolds. 
Z. C. Keith. 
.T. C. Levsis. 
Sylvanus Keith. 



I''ranl<lin Keith. 
Horace Baker. 
.1. O. Emerson. 
I'eter Dalton. 
.T. H. Walker. 
(ieorse Stevens. 
Geo. L. Stevi'U.s. 
AV. H. liounds. 
K. Knowles. 
J. C. Coombs. 
James Poyutz. 
Chas. Tolman. 
Chas. Haydeu. 

C. O. Wilbur. 

F. B. Garilner. 
E. 1*. Howland. 

G. G. Curry. 
W. H. Ellis. 
I. E. Wade. 

A. E. Payne, M. D. 
.1. H. .Tames. 
T. J. Gurney. 
N. N. Gurney. 
William Holbrook. 
S. W. S. Howard. 
I. W. Seabury. 
Geo. A. Perkins, 
.lohn D. Packard. 
H. Dunham. 
S. N. Buck. 
S. licighlon. 
Seth Edson. 

D. S. Packard. 
J. M. Blaiu-hard. 

C. H. Allen. 
G. K. Pierce. 
A. Reed. 

.1. A. Paine. 

D. W. Hammond. 

E. B. Coffin 
Ben.i. Clark. 

He nry 'rhompson. 
W. B. Blanchanl. 
H. S. French. 
H. Butlerfield. 
W. H. Barden. 
(Jeo. IT. Cushman. 
Tjeonard Elliot. 
T^ewis F. Washburn 
Alex. F. Burdon. 
Geo. E. Sturtevaid. 
W. H. Myrick. 
Stephen Snow. 
C. H. Dunham, jr. 
O. W. Rosworlh. 
G. F. Holbrook. 
G. H. Basnell. 
C. W. Gardner. 



Isaiah Beals. 
.T. Billinss. 
A. B. Marston. 
C. H. Packard. 
W^illiam Snell. 
.Tohn Gilmore. 
R. S. Ro,u'ers. 
('larence Calkins. 
S. V. Tuck. 
F. W. Hathaway. 
.1. W. Packard. 
O. W. Sargent. 
(Jeorge Chnrchell. 
Zina Havward 2d. 
N. J. Foss. 
E. Hanulton. 
(ieorge Tinkham. 
Flijah Tolman. 
N. Jlerchant. 
C. IT. Dunham. 
lOdward Graves. 
R. N. Tinkham. 
N. E. Makepeace, 
.ranies T^arrell. 
lOdward Sheehy. 
IT. A. I'oole. 
Daniel Thompson. 
II. H. Mitchell. 
I). Muekley. 
Ferdinand Snuth. 
.Tohn Farrell, .Tr. 
A. C. Monroe. 
O. O. Pattrn. 
.1. S. Fuller. 
S. A. Holbrook. 
10. P. Terry. 
W. C. Holbrook. 
S. N. Corthell. 
TOlmer W. Holmes. 
Henry Eddy. 
A. S. Harlow. 
C. S. Benson. 
Mi<hael Roan. 
C. A. Littlefield. 
Ferdinand Whipple, 
(ieorge Field. 

10. F. Howard. 
A. .\. Battles. 
F. C. Alowry. 
.\. N. l,unn. 

];. C. Stetson. 
.\. C. .Tcnney. 
S. S. Perkins. 
TiCnnud Clark. 

11. F. Whitmarsh 
N. R, Mears. 

.T. C. H. Eaton. 
Reynolds & Reed. 



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545 



F. A. Powle. 
Charles Sullivan. 
Jolm F. Porter. 



J. L. Freeman. 
N. Ij. Hathaway. 



J. L. Spooner. 
P. S. Dunb.ar. 



The town voted, February 8, to petition the Leyislatiire to change 
the name to Standish, as follows : 

To the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in 
General Court assembled : 
The undersigned, in obedience to a vote passed at a town meeting, held on the 8th 
day of February, 1871, respectfully petition your honorable body to change the corpor- 
ate name of our town from Nortli Bridgewater to Standish, and, as in duty bound, will 
ever pray. 

Nelson J. Foss, 
Isaac Kingman, 
Henrt a. Ford, 
Selectmen of North Bridgeivater. 
No. Bridgevvatkr, February 13, 1871. 

A numerously signed petition was also presented to the Committee 
on Towns of the Legislature by Welcome H. Wales, esq., then the rep- 
resentative of the town, in aid of the above petition, as follows : 

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives : 

The undersigned legal voters of the town of North Bridgewater endor.se the action of 
the town at a legal meeting held on the 8th of February, instant, in voting to petition 
the Legislature to change the name of the town. 

Charles C. Bixby & 802 Opheks. 



C. C. Bixby. 
Edward Southworth. 
6. B. Duubar. 
G. a. Freeman. 
Allen Crocker. 
Aug. T. Joues. 
Rodney B. Packard. 
A. Elliott Paine. 
H. U. Thum.-is. 
(iciirye H. Kingman, 
.luhn M. Packard. 
Richard Holland. 
C. H. Dunham. 
Joseph S. Paine. 
S. B. Hinckley. 
George R. Whitney. 
Scwcll P. Howard. 
F. O. Howard. 
Charles D. Brigham. 
Charles N. Packard. 
James Poynts. 
Ij. F. Gurney. 
Hamilton Gould. 
Aug. B. Loring. 
69 



George A. Grant. 
H. S. Phillips. 
O. B. Reynolds. 
Nathaniel Merchant. 
G. G. Curry. 
Andrew F. Packard. 
Charles W. Haydcn. 
Ferdinand Whipple. 
Daniel B. Lovell. 
I>eonard Eliot. 
Weston G. Robinson. 
Andrew C. Gilibs. 
H. Herbert Howard. 
A. B. Dodge. 
W. M. Holmes. 
H. Morton, .ir. 
H. S. Shurtleff. 
Isaac E. Wade. 
Marcus M. DaTis. 
George .Tohnson. 
George E. Minzey. 
Lemuel Clark. 
William B. Blanchard. 
L. B. Paul. 



Henry S. Thompson. 
Elmer W. Holmes. 
Sidney L. Washburn. 
William H. Vose. 
I. A. Beats. 
S. W. S. Howard. 
George A. Perkins. 
R. N. Tiukham. 
John D. Packard. 
I. W. Seabury. 
George G. Snow. 
S. S. Perkins. 
S. Snow. 
C. O. Wilbur. 
A. A. Spaulding. 
Lewis F. Washburn. 
Charles H. Allen. 
George R. Pierce. 
C. F. Dawes. 
David T>. Tinkham. 
Chester P. Sears. 
George H. Cushman. 
Michael Roan. 
H. N. Rettee. 



546 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



A. S. Harlow. 
Willumi Mnckcv. 
Hai'risoii Moi-sl'. 
pjdwiii L. Jlowanl. 
SamuL'l B. Wade. 
Noah Fonl. 
Howaril Koith. 
Clarksou Keith. 
Hoi-atio B. Lewis. 
I. A. Bryant. 
Geoiire A. Raymond. 
fteorse B. Poole. 

E. H. Kent. 
J. A. Ide. 
(leorge E. Russell. 
Charles S. Sparell. 
W. H. Ellis. 

(t. E. Leach. 
10. N. Gushing. 
T. W. McDerniot. 
C. T. Perry. 
William B. Carr. 
Henry Thompson. 
S. G. Millett. 
Albert P. Small. 

B. P. Battles. 
Phillip Rudden. 
Henry A. Ford, 
.lohn L. I'ackard. 
S. P. Whitten. 
Timothy H. Morse. 
Roger Oakley. 

W. H. Wade. 

A. M. Niles. 
William A. Swi-'etser. 
Samuel Taber. 

Ira Copeland. 
Albert Mowry. 
Ira Merritt. 
I'j. Curran. 
T. .T. Pield. 

C. Dunham. 
C. II. Curry. 

B. C. Probisher. 
Ira Bryant. 
Avery Noyes. 
W. 11. Jacobs. 
Edward .Tacobs. 
W. H. Barden. 

F. N. McKusick. 
n. L. Williams. 
L. M. Vose. 
.John P. Beal. 
Samuel A. Page. 
William Faunee. 
.Tohii Owens. 
Thomas Martin. 
William H. O'Ncil. 



M. L. McCauu. 
C. L. McCaun. 
.Tiilin Farrell. 
Tinioth.v Regan. 
S. Ijeonard. 
M. Hollis. 

Warren A. Holmes. 
Elmer B. Hayward. 
Frank Driscoll. 
E. Dean. 

Edward McDonald. 
Owen McDonald. 
JI. Morev. 
G. H. Bird. 
E. L. Wilbur. 
.T. G. Farrell. 
P. Lundigan. 
.T. T. Brrke. 
William G. Chaplain. 
L. D Bates. 
Herbert K. Stevens. 
Samuel A. Page. 
William A. Grant. 
Adoniram Aldeu. 
Aaron Herrod. 
.Tames Herrod. 
I. W. Blanchard. 
Andrew Tinkham. 
George L. Robinson. 
Adoniram Faunee. 
Henry W. Horton. 
Horatio N. Turner 
Caleb Easton. 
Henry E. I'owell. 
William E. Howard. 
William Maher. 
Henry A. Brett. 
E. Goldthwait. 
,T. P. Chipman. 
P. N. McKusick. 
E. H. Dickinson. 
George E. Bryant. 
William Hammond. 
Cvrus F. Copeland. 
.T.' .T. Whipple. 
Ambrose Lockwood. 
.T. H. Tames. 
R. S. Aldrich. 
H. A. Stevens. 
N. N. Gurney. 
George M. Copeland. 
Alexander F. Burdou. 
O. O. Patten. 
Tohn Hartwell. 
Tames P. Beal. 

E. n. .Toslyn. 

F. E. Holmes. 
Henry A. Perry. 



H. Clay I'ackard. 
John Ki'iidall. 
lOdwin !•'. Paekard. 
Fre<l Hanson. 
J. B. Parker. 
William A. Th.)mi,s,m. 
Nathan Smith. 
Jcsiah W. Fove. 
D. C. Bird. 
M. Thayer. 
^A'. S. Gurue.v. 
G. I. Holbrook. 
Emerson Kingman. 
Francis Perry. 
Henry M. West. 
James V. OT^onnor. 
Isaac E. Farrar. 
George Piukhani. 
Tliomas Hujuphrey. 
O. B. Cushiiian. 

D. H. Dunbar. 
W. A. Paine. 
Iv. A. Kingman. 
J. E. Braley. 
Edmund Packard. 
W. T. Savery. 
George Farnham. 
.Vle.xander Thresher. 

E. R. Curtis. 
(Jeorge Howard. 
Gharles H. Wilbur. 
George E. Woodhnry. 
S. V. Tuck. 

F. W. Hathaway. 
II, W. Noves. 

J. H. CooiK'r. 

Ij. C. Stetson. 

Minot L. Danl'orth. 

George W. Stevens. 

Henry C. Packard. 

L. M. Reynolds. 

.Tohn H. Cole. 

II. E. Higgin.s. 

Thomas E. Waterman. 

Marcus Holmes, second. 

Lemuel L. Holmes. , 

David Wilder. 

S. W. Snow. 

Veranes Snell. 

Isaac A. Dunham. 

F. P. Holmes. 

Thomas Ijeonard. 

Soranes Dunham. 

.Tames L. Grew. 

W. J. Martland. 

.\. P. Hazard. 

Tj. Holmes. 

D. H. Holbrook 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



547 



Lnl)an .Tackson. 
lOllian T. Allen. 
I.iMiiiicl Cobb. 
lOiliiiMiiil W. Holmes. 
Keuincl T. Bird. 
.M:ii-ciis Holines. 
S. ('. IVi-kiiis. 
M. Toliey. 
A. S. (JloToi-. 
.MelviUo OiT. 
I'". I.. .Stouc. 
I>:iviil Siiciw. 
v.. Kills Eaton. 
• >i"'.l I. Kani.-i<lell. 
liobri-t II. I'ackanl. 
Nelson .1. Foss. 
Jolm O. Kmei'son. 
.lolin .\. ITowanl. 
.loliii M. Wciitwortli. 
i'efcr Dalton. 
.roliM T. Peterson. 
Zilia C. Keith. 
lOdwin Keith. 
Rimer I>. Keith. 
Samuel Waterman. 
S. F. Hall. 
.\. II. Washluini. 
Charles H. Cole. 
S. Franklin Packard, 
(ialen Pratt, 
(ieorge W. Colo. 
.Toseph Iv. Reach. 
Charles E. Martin. 
Eilmiind B. Fanning. 
Martin Wentworth. 
Osnjon Leach, 
(ieor^e Sanyer. 
A. C. Paekaril. 
Webster Howard. 
Willard Packard. 
Thomas Shiverick. 
S. D. Keith. 
A. Leach. 

Nathl. JI. Davenort. 
Lewis D. Stinchficld. 
'Phonias W. Child. 
Daniel N. Keith. 
Daniel E. JliUett. 
Herbert A. Millett. 
Franklin Keith. 
E. A. W. Stinchficld. 
Sylvnnns Keith. 
William Stevens. 
Charles A. Dunbar. 
Daniel Dunbar. 
Willard Bryant. 
M. H. Kevnolds. 
William Suell. 



Sherman Allen. 
C. H. Lord. 
Luther E. Aiden. 
Joseph A. WUd. 
Xoah Thomas. 
Damon Kingman. 
Charles W. Allen. 
David Kane. 
Isaac H. Bates. 
Otis Cobb. 
F. H. Thayer. 
J. F. Richards. 
F. Goodwin. 
H. H. Filoon. 
.loseph W. Freeman. 
Luther Studley. 
William H. Wilbur. 
Henry F. Borden. 
Bradford Ihii.bar. 
George Southworth. 
Henry j\L Bartlett. 
Henry !■'. Xash. 
Charles W. Mitchell. 
Henry J. Higgins. 
Z. H. Neal. 

E. Z. Stevens. 
Walter Scott. 
.Ian;es I'orter. 
Herman Hcwett. 
William Keith. 

F. JI. Shaw. 
A. B. Holmes. 

I. M. Washburn. 
1'. A. Fowle. 

.\. H. Holmes. 
S. A. Swett. 
Nathaniel Mears. 
Charles R. Bullock. 
Thomas Sproul. 
Samuel Church. 
Simeon Sargent. 
Charles W. Packard. 
Lush. Miller. 
Hugh Gardner. 
A'eranes Filoon. 
Aberdeen Keith. 
I']. I*. Howlaud. 
D. R. Eldred. 
Rcdand Harris. 
H. Herbert Billings. 
S. Sylvester Churchill. 
A. M. Packard. 
A. T. Taber. 
L. S. Pero. 

II. BiTant. 
Harvey O. Mitchell. 
Charles M. Hathaway. 
Edward It. Brackett. 



Albert Blanchard. 

David Eldred. .Ir. 

.Joel Bi elt. 

N. B. Sherman. 

George F. Packard. 

.1. A. Belcher. 

.1. Simmons. 

Ephraim Copelaiid. 

Marcus Copeland. 

F. G. Jones. 

S. E. Sewall. 

B. It. Ganlner. 

John Westgatc. 

Luke Reynolds. 

<'. B. Kingman. 

.r. S. Smith. 

Marcus iM. Harris. 

I'.lbridge Kingman. 

Washburn Packard. 

J. <'. II. Eaton. 

M. J. \\-arren. 

Alfred Laws. 

D. S. I'ackard. 

F. E. White. 

Washburn & Grover. 

William H. Tobey. 

H. O. Thomas. 

H. E. Lincoln. 

Strain & Hopkins. 

Howard & Caldwell. 

Jones, Lovell it Sanford. 

Henry A. Brett. 
D. F. Studley. 
J. Luther. 

Lucius Richiiioml. 
A. G. Swanson. 
Daniel D. Tilden. 
Sidney E. Perkins. 
Patrick Diamond. 
George F. Borden. 
Robert Smith. 
Bradford A. Reynolds. 
John Creed. 
Sylvester W. Russell. 
Alvin Jackson. 
John S. McCrillis. 
John B. Smith. 
Levi Cole. 
A. C. Thompson. 
A. C. Monroe. 
Harrison Rogers, Senior. 
Albert Hartwell. 
J. A. O. Bryant. 
Thomas Leyden. 
(i. H. Myrick. 
P. S. Dunbar. 
.L F. P.ulcr. 
Arthur Diamond. 



548 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



James Farrell. 
I'ai'ick Fai'rell. 
Nunuan G. ilakeiieace 
.[. Jj. Spooiier. 
Francis McDonuell. 
Fcriliiuiiid Smith. 
lOdWiinl (inivi's. 
.Iiilius A. Swain. 
Dennis Bucliley. 
I'ctei- Davis. 
Michael Casey. 
HMuy H. Mitchell. 
W. 1; Hauthaway. 
.Inhii Fai-rell, jr. 
.r. h. Freeman. 
.r. .\. Burke. 
.Tohu Ifegau. 
Horace A. I'oole. 
David Thompson. 
Edward Sheehy. 
Everi'tt Clark. 
Mitchell L. Randall. 
Henrv A. Sunle. 
A. H. Fuller. 
t!harles Howard. 
N. K. Packard. 
John L. HoUis. 

E. F. Drake. 
PI. F. White. 
J. D. Parish. 
A. G. Gardner. 
Charles F. Hale. 
Henry H. Talbot. 
Nathan Howard. 

F. H. Lynch. 

G. F. Battles. 

F. H. Littlefield. 
Chester T. Peckham. 
James Kenyon. 

C. S. Gould. 
Fred. C. Foss. 
Charles A. Faunce. 
Thomas M. Orr. 

A. R. Sears. 

D. F. Tribou. 
M. A. Packard. 
Benj. R. Grew. 
Volney H. Dunbar. 
George Tinkham. 

G. M. Skinner. 
H. H. Ford. 
Charles A. Churchill. 
David Grinnell. 
Augustus G. Tinkham. 
Harrison D. Wilbur. 
Otis C. Reading. 

D. Bullock. 

J A. Davidson. 



N. S. Holmes. 
11. T. Bullock. 
H. C. I'eckham 
(i. M. Washburn. 
Orin Bartletl. 
R. M. Armstrong, 
(ieorge N. Holmes. 
Rufus E. Brett. 

B. T. Clark. 

D. il. Hammond. 
L. B. Howard. 

P. F. Hollywood. 
Heury Eddy. 
Asa Taber. 
H. Butlertield. 
T. Drayton. 

C. H. Taber. 
B. R. Clapp. 
J. S. Fuller. 
George H. Fisher. 
William Fa.\oii. 
Ellis I'ackard. 
Joseph Hewett. 
W. H. Fa.\on. 
Loring W. Puffer. 
Lysauder Carr. 
Solomon Ijcighlon. 
Elijah D. Hall. 
S. S. Swain. 
Wendell Leach. 

S. D. H. Hill. 

E. O. Noyes. 
VV. U. Wales. 
Thomas F. Smith. 
Alarcus Packard. 
J. 1'. Jameson. 

G. H. Jameson. 
Francis Brett. 
Luther Shepardson. 
Samuel Alden. 
L. U Ellis. 
Isaac Harris. 

■ Howard. 

William Reed. 
Edvrin Sawtell. 

D. C. Peirce. 
Newdand Snell. 

E. H. Packard. 
Jacob Noyes. 

A. H. Bnmpas. 

B. L. Dean. 
W. Wentworth. 
W. S. Tew. 

J. W. Packard. 
Rufus Copeland. 
FI. .Johnson. 
.Tohn B. Wild. 
Elijah Smith. 



L. T. Pero. 
John B. Emmes. 
Marcus H. Keynolils. 
James Wilde. 
H. T. Marshall. 
A. F, Ilayward. 

A. L*avenporl. 

B. B. Hayward. 
Richmond Torrey. 
Wm. H. Austin. 
J. Edward Hollis. 
Ansel Packard. 
Isaac Wilder. 

J. T. I'ackard. 
Fred Packard. 
Charles Spear. 
.Tob N. Sherman. 
Lucius Gurney. 
Eleazer Cole. 
Charles Howard, jr. 
John H. Ilalleft. 
O. A. (Janipbell. 
D. Geary. 
Hiram Battles. 
N. .\. Battles. 
Nahum Battles. 
(Uiarles V. Howard. 
Lewis Fellows. 

D. F. FuUerton. 
Thomas Reed. 
Philip Reynolds. 

E. Hamilton. 
Francis Linnell. 
J. D. Mitchell. 
D. S. Burrill. 
T. B. Gardner. 
B. G. Allen. 

A. K. Noyes. 
H. A. Freeman. 
J. W. Leonard. 
H. F. Stranger. 
.Toskmi Warren. 
N. H. Fuller. 
G. II. Gurney. 
A. W. Tinkham. 
Daniel H. Leach. 
<'harles Phelan. 
Frank Howard. 
George E. Nelson. 
Patrick Burke. 
Isaac H. Sloan. 
Henry J. White. 
Bradford Packard. 
Reuben Healy. 
Henry A. Abbot. 
Charles H. Langmaid. 

F. Allen. 
Jefferson Bisbee. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



549 



John R. Hunt. 
.Tolm M. Caaipbell. 
Andrew .MoLoud. 
(It-oi-go A. Jenks. 
H. Field. 
II. F. Faekard. 
'J'liomas C. Perkins. 
W. W. I'ackaid. 
Franklin Field. 
\\'illiaiii F. Stratton. 
I'^red L. Trow. 
Ali'xandei- (.'. D.iw. 
AV. B. .fones. 

B. L. Clark. 

C. K. Stone. 
John Moore. 
Wilhird Snell. 
Anilrew .laekson. 
James F. I'aekard. 
Itiifas S. Noyes. 
William T. Wehsler. 
Henrv BnrriU. 
David S. Hall. 

A. 1). Fnllerton. 
C. F. Sylvester. 
James Foley. 
George F. Tripp. 
R. Vaughn. 
Uufus F. Packard. 
E. G. Hale. 
N. F. Holmes. 
George H. Rogers. 
Jason Packard. 
Lorenzo E. Packard. 
Stephen Edson. 
William Rankin. 
H. P. i'eck. 
N W. Pitts. 
George E. Curtis. 
1.. B. Curtis. 

0. W. Bosworth. 
,\lhion H. Howe. 
Albert Pratt. 

G H. Bagnall. 
C. W. Gardner. 
Luther Ames. 
S. P. Gayner. 

1. K. Chilpman. 
Elijah Bates. 
Martin Wild. jr. 
laicius Leach. 
Clarence Calkins. 
Wilniot .T. Hayward. 
Edm. M. Willis. 

0. W. Sargent. 

1. W. Packard. 
Charles S. Jones. 
Alexander O. Pierce. 



Peleg S. Leach. 
George B. Howard. 
E. H. Spalding. 
E D. Wiswell. 
Oscar Calkins. 

A. W. Jones. 
C. Wadsworth. 
Lyman E. Keith. 
John Henderson. 
C. A. Buck. 
Flavel B. Keith. 

George E. Keith. 

E. C. Packard. 
Henry K. Haven. 
\V. L. Osborne. 
George Churchill. 
Charles A. P. Mason. 
Seth L. French. 

U. C. Fellows. 
Thonuis Couuelly. 
C. 1". Keith. 

B. H. Gray. 
(Jeorge W. French. 
Theodore Lille.v. 
Jonathan Keillh. 

L. W. Keith, 
(ieorge A. Haven, 
.r. (_'. Ijewis. 
Charles .T. Nickerson. 

F. li. Angier. 
S. C. Packard. 
Alvin Howe. 
Daniel Williams. 
Husli O'Donnell. 
(>. A. B. Trace. 

X. M. Davenjiort, jr. 
r>. W. Alden. 
.r. H. Walker, 
(ieorge Stevens. 
George L. Stevens. 
W. H. Rounds. 
Richard Ivimwles. 
Horace Baker. 
S. Woodward. 
Nchemiah Hndge. 
Charles H. Dallon. 
J. K. Vincent. 
Edward Williams. 
Stephen Davis. 
A. L. Arnold. 
William E. Davis. 
.J. H. Hevodand. 
M. S. Washburn, 
.fohn Alden. 
Charb-s H. Eldridge. 
Frank I'. Keith. 
Willard Keith. 
Albert B. Drinkwater. 



John C. Hart. 
C. W. Wood. 
George R. Thompson. 
Levil Perkins. 
B. F. Dunham. 
George C. Gary. 
George E. Sturtevant. 

0. L. Paul. 
George Thaeher. 
10. A. Packard. 

B. F. Reynobls. 
.\lonzo II. Reed. 
Cassander L. I!(;yn(dds. 
Isaac N. Reynolds. 
E. E. Fauuce. 

C. S. Johnson. 
N. H. Littlefield. 
Charles F. Ite.\nolds. 
Thomas P. I,ucas. 
E. H. Reynolds. 

S. G. James. 
Galeu E. I'ratt. 
Moses Blodgett. 
George W. McLautldin 
William D. May. 
Edward Thompson. 
Huram Wade. 
Samuel Crocker. 
T. J. Gurney. 
A. O. Coots. 
Gideon F. Swain. 
N. D. Wilbur. 
Joshua V. Gurney. 
A. C. .fennev. 
E. R. Wade. 
S. Fraidv Cole. 
S. L Calkins. 
Jin as Reyncdds. 
Willila.m Ramsdell. 
Alexander Forbes. 
Alva Noyes. 
Robert Packard. 
Daniel Fames. 
L. L. Farnhaiii. 
Frederick Hale. 
Orin Wade. 
J. E. Reynolds. 
M. O. Snell. 
Lorenzo Waile, 
Jeremiah Beals. 

1. H. Hartwell. 
Charles I,incoln. 
L. B. White. 
Augustus .Tones. 

D. W. Grover. 
.To<eph Vincent, 
(ieorge .\. Warren. 
Abel W. Kingman. 



550 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Isaac E. Sncll. Walter B. R.vilcr. Ezri Holmes. 

Levi Frciifli. Clark Sawyer. Daiiii'l Ila.vwanl. 

II. (". Stndle.v. '1\ .1. Howard. John I". KiiiKsle.v. 

(r. W. PacUard. Charles Sauth. .T. Billings. 

lOdwiu I'aekard. 1>. B. Kanies. Bela T. Brown, 

('has. H. Paris. F. M. S.vlvesrer. Elhridire I^. Brown. 

S. H. Sanford. Seth M. Hall. Simeon Packard. 

Walter D. Packard. N. D. Willier. II. S. Rogers. 

I""rank Hartwell. K. F. Whiteoudi. L. E. Tribou. 
IMw.ird Coleman. 

And afterwards, on the 20th of March, the town reconsidered the 
vote, and substituted the name of " Stanton," by a vote of 136 for Stan- 
ton and seventy-three for " Standish." A public hearing was held be- 
fore the legislative committee March 16, 1871, and at that time it 
seemed as though the name of "Standish " would be adopted But at 
a meeting of the committee held later a new name was suggested, and 
a meeting was called to act upon a new name. This meeting was held 
March 20, 1871, and tlie following article (9th) was taken up and acted 
upon as follows : 

North Bridgewater, March 20, 1871. 

I do hereby certify that the following i.s a true copy of the votes pa.s,sed at a legal 
meeting of the inhabitants of Nortli Bridgewater held March 20, 1871. 

To see if tlie Town will vote to snbstitiite, in the petition already presented to the 
Legislatnre for " Standish," some more simple and desirable name as the name of the 
Town. 

Voted. Th.it it is the Sen.se of the Town to Substitiite the name of "Stanton " for 
" Standish " as the corporate name of the Town. 

Voted, To instrnct onr Representative to present to the committee of the Legislatnre 
on Towns a copy of the previons vote. 

Welcome H. Wales, Tmrn Clerk. 

This action suggested another name, and the following petition was 
brought to the attention of the committee : 

To the Honorahle .Senate and House of Repreaen/a/ives : 

The undersigned. Legal ^'oters of the Town of North Bridgewater, respectfnlly pray 
your honorable body to substitute the name of '' Amburg" in place of Stanton, in tlie 
petition already presented to the Legislature for a change in the Corporate name of North 
Bridgewater. 

Tj. V>. Hervey. A. E. Gurm\v. .Tarvis Whitt. 

P. S. Leach. Martin Beal. W. B. Mauu. 

Beii.iamin P. Lucas. Cliarles N. Packard. Francis Cooper. 

E. (jr. Rhodes. E. Packard. George Bird. 

L.vman Ctark. T. Drake. L. T. Bird. 

Herbert Stevens. Elijah I>. Hall. Heur.v .Johnson. 

Isaac T. Packard. Fred E. Holmes. Aberdeen Keith. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



fiUciii.s LcMcli. 
S. I'. Howiinl. 
II. Kiitti-rlirlil. 
Ilfiir.v S. Fi-iMich. 
Davis S. I'ac-Uard. 
KL'UJaiiiiu Clark. 

1). IKTlll'lt (\)ilb. 

II. W. li.iliinsou. 

Otis F. Cm-tis. 

('. ('. Bi.xhy. 

Olis Ha.vwanl. 

Mifluu'l Koaii. 

.lanii's I'l'iito. 

Williaiii II. .Savage. 

Willi.iiii Avorill. 

M. I.. AUCauu. 
K. A\'. SUilf. 

Tciauce O'Xcil. 

Isaat- Wilder. 

riiilip Re.viicilcls. 

OeoiK'e A. .Teiiks. 

Levi \\-. Holln'ook. 

.1. B. Mann. 

Seaver Henderson. 

V. A. r-ird. 

.r. A\'. Crosby. 

U. Snow. 

\V. S. Gui'ney. 

(Jeor.ue Clark. 

Charles T. Wells. 

K. W. Moiiltuu. 

Fred Packard. 

Sanuu'l Taller. 

B. S. Clark. 

S. B. Iliuokley. 
James H. Uipuer. 

Aiif;ustns T. Jones. 

Marcns Packard. 
Charles Nelson Packard. 
John V. Porter. 
J. A. Belcher. 
John W. Hayward. 

Elmer W. llulnii'S. 
Benjamin A. Packard. 
Henry Thoniiisim. 
Albert Mowry. 
K. D. Uevnolds. 
O. B. Uevnolds. 
E. W- Holmes. 
Nelson Waterman. 
Dan B. Lovell. 
Harry Packard. 
<!eori;e P. I'ackard. 
S. McLaughlin. 
Sanniel J. Wade. 
S. S. Swain. 
Charles H. Allen. 
D. B. Keynolds. 



J. A. Simmons. 

Ij. L. Diirant. 

(t. a. Stevens. 

Richard Holland. 

• ieorse H. I'ierce. 

Thomas B. Kinjrmui 

I''. N. Hathaway. 

J|>lin Karrell. 

Ferdinand Whiinde. 

H. (J. Gonld. 

Daniel S. Howard. 

Leonard Fllis. 

Isaiah A, Bcals. 

William H. Myrick. 

Isaac K. Wade. 

("harles Haydcn. 

David L. Tiidiham. 

Lemuel Clark. 

<J. A. Perkins. 

S. S. Perkins. 

John D. I'ackard. 

H. F. Whitniarsh. 

A. A. Spaldini;. 

C. H. Dnnham. 
('. O. Wilbur. 
John F. Beal. 

L. F. Gnrney. 

A. W. Mowry. 
John L. Packard. 
John M. Packard. 

S. N. Buck, 
licmnel L. Holmes. 
I>evi Cole. 
Edwin L. Howard. 
W. W. Packard. 
H. L. Thompson. 
T. P. Beynolds. 
John Reynolds. 
.\. H. Holmes. 
Jusiah W. Ripley. 
Isaac P. Gaynor. 
H. Gintle. 
■L W. Clifton. 
E. L. Thayer. 
J. D. Thayer. 
David Brett. 
James Farrell. 
Fred N. Farnnm. 
Isaac Keen. 
P. H;inffans. 
Francis Goodwin. 
C. E. Hartwell. 
E. L. Snow. 
L. Bradford Snow. 
C. Phillips. 
C. Walter Phillips. 
Henry Pratt. 
Charles French. 



Ellis Snow, 
(icorgc W. Hunt. 
Ben.j. F. Phillips. 
M. O. Snell. 
Isaac IT. Hartwell. 
.1. E. Reynolds. 
B. F. Philli],s, jr. 
R. L. Willis. 
L. Wade. 
B. F. Wheeler. 
ICdmnnd Packard. 
Henry W. Gamnjons. 
Melvin Packard. 
.Tonathaii Snow. 
■Iiihn A. Train. 
Manley I'. Snow. 
David Snow. 
.John A. Hall. 
Walter Barnefield. 
S. B. Wilbar. 
Waldo Field, 
•leri'miah Bcals. 
Gren Wade. 
.Simeon Carr. 
Georse A. Packard. 
George ,S. Hojjkins. 
Benjamin P.ackard. 
N. B. .Sherman. 
T. J. Howard. 
II. H. Howard. 
James E. Bray ley. 
i-\ McCusick. 
M, Tha.ver. 
E. Hamilton. 
H. A. Sonle. 
A. M. Niles. 

A. K. Borden. 
N. D Wilber. 
Alfred Laws. 
Kpliraim Bailey. 
.lereniiah Sween.y. 
Edwin Packai-d. 
Thomas I>vnch. 

B. P. Davis. 
W. F. \'\'illis. 

C. Sawyer. 
Thomas Eiffe. 
J. N. Foster. 
•L Billings. 
H. E. Paine. 

N. II. Washburn. 

D. H. Dnnbar. 
.Tamos Russell. 
T. C. Ferguson. 
Daviil Hancock. 
William H. Vose. 
Charles Howard. 

E. F. Deane. 



552 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



S. W. Hill. 
Ilrmy L. Br.vaut. 
Francis Packard. 
C. V. Tackard. 
David Dorgau. 
(J idee 111 l'\ Swau. 
10. 'I'inkliam. 
riiilip t'rimcus. 
Henry Parks. 
C F. Dawes, 
(icorge L. Robinson. 
George T. Johnson. 
K. J. Johnson 
H. B. Caldwell. 
Bradford Packard, 
(r. F. Iliin)raok. 
Albion II. Howe. 

C. W. Gardner. 
G. H. Bagnell. 
Charles A. Gonld. 
G. H. Myrick. 
William A. Thoinjison. 
(icorge K. Stnrtevaut. 

D. F. Stndley. 
Samuel Herrod. 
F. L. Stone. 
Reuben Willis. 
Charles Lincoln. 
Charles B. Lincoln. 
Nathan Smith. 
AVilliam Wentworth. 
S. B. Potter. 

J. H. .Tames. 
A. W. Ilaydeu. 
Frederic Hale. 
Edwin Sawtell. 
W. W. Cross. 
Nathaniel Mear.s. 
Frederick Howard. 
P. F. Hollywood, 
.lohn Tolman. 
A. C. Severance. 
William H. Wilbor. 
Charles B. Crocker. 
lOarl Stnrtevant. 
Henr.v Gardner. 
I'. A. Cole. 
Henry Cross. 
H. W. Noyes. 
W. C. Holbrook. 
O. B. Hervey. 
L. J. Blimp. 
S. H. Kurd. 
F. B. Herney. 
William H. Hall. 
Tliiimas Reed. 
Elijah Tolman. 
.\sa Taber. 



li. F. Severance. 
Geurjfe M. Copelaud. 
N. C. Howard. 
AVilliam Farfor. 
Allen Crocker. 
Edwin E. \'ittnm. 
S. A. AVhilten. 
C. L. Sargent. 
A. F. Hayward. 
li. F. Nash. 
Elbridge Kingman. 
Eiihraim Copeland. 
I^ewis I<\ Washl>iirn. 
I', (i. Ames. 
Geoi-ge (J. Cary. 
B. Kingman. 

A. Elliot I'aiiie. 

F. B. Gardner. 

G. G. Curry. 
Noah Chesman. 
Stephen Snow. 
J. \Y. I'ove. 

E. 11. Joslvn. 
J. U. Mitcliell. 
N. R. Packard. 
Nathan Keith. 
J. J. Whipple. 
.r. R. I'erkin.s. 
(Jeorge H. Cushnian. 
C. T. Reynolds. 
Alpliens Gurne.v. 
Charles Howard, jr. 
Daniel Fames. 
a. (r. Dean. 
(Jeorge K. Borden. 
C. J. F. Packard. 
Van R. Brown. 
H. C. Studley. 
Baalis Sanfurd. jr. 
Charles Tolman. 
Hiram .Ternegan. 
Tj. C. Stetsdii. 
.T. W. P^reeiiian. 
Michael Sullivan. 

B. F. McLaughlin. 
Earle Bennett. 
.Tolin Armstrong. 

S. W. Snow. 
G. A. Warren. 
.John L. HoUis. 
Harrison Fuller. 
X. V. CootKU-. 
David EldriMl, jr. 
Gad P. Bacet. 
P. Bradley. 
A. H. Peterson. 
Thomas Talley. 
R. E. Mathews. 



Edward Crocker. 
George Sonthworth. 
Fred 0. Cotiin. 
E. F. Sylvester. 
John Pan-is. 
Albert Hartwell. 
l''raiik Driscoll. 
Lucius Richmond. 
Fred Sylvester. 
R. ij. Williams. 
O. F. Battles. 
Ed. Ellis I'ackard. 
J. U. Blanchard. 
lOdward A. Shaw. 
Emei-y C. Stevens. 
A. B. Holmes. 
Asa F. Crosby. 
J. W. Packard. 
Liberty Packard. 
George Thacher. 
-V. Ilnchins. 
lleiiry F. Borden. 
I'Mgar P. Howard, 
.rcphii Westgate. 
Sumner \\'itliere!l. 
Tliiimas lA'onard. 
Itaniel Ford. 
Howard Willis. 
\^'. H. Thompson. 
E. H. Joslyn. 
Wendell Leach, 
(ieorge E. Bryant. 
August B. JiOring. 
Samuel A. Hollbrook. 
Lewis Fellows. 
.Tesse Billings. 
C. V. Howard. 
A. W. Kingman. 
\\'. H. Faxon. 
H. H. Filoon. 
Ijiither S. Shepanlsuu. 
Rufus ('. Kimball. 
H. E. Liucciln. 
Benjamin O. Caldwell. 
N. N. Gurney. 
P. S. Dunbar. 
H. II. Ford. 
Robert Smith. 
.\. E. Burdon. 
H. Clay Packard. 
Thomas ^1. Orr. 
lOliiah Smith. 
J. E. C. Hall. 
G. M. Washliurn. 
.1. B. Parker. 
.Tohn Filoon. 
C. H. Phillips. 
Freeman Holmes. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



553 



J. O. AlU'ii. 
.). .S. Kiii;.'slrv 
Fnil ihiiisuii. 
\\'fslou Sininioiis. 
Jului (.'ivi'J. 
I'lt'il T. Mowry. 
.v. hi. lluhiios. 
Ui'IiIh'U Hcaloy. 
Alai-tiii W'il.l. jr. 
.lolui Kendall, 
.laiiii's Fanvll. 
L>. H. l.i-aeh. 
S. W". HiMbruuk. 
I'.vciH'tt Clark. 
II. .1. WuiTcn. 
Aix)llas Katou. 
Ueoi-),'!.' B. I'ouIl'. 
William Keith. 
H. A. Stevc'us. 
\V. II. Shvdd. 
Edward It. Brac-krit. 
Thaddfus 1{. Wa.-^hluini. 
A. ('. Thonipsoii. 
L. K. Cobb. 
S. T. Packard. 

A. I'. Packard. 
X. il. Davcuiiurt. 
(Jsinau I.,cacij. 
I'atrick Mahoucy. 
Willard Packard. 
Simeon F. Hall. 
.Tolui II. Howard. 
L. W. Aldeii. 
lOdwiu Keith. 
William Stevi'us. 
.John M. Wciitworth. 
Flavid B. Kfith. 
(icorge E. Keith. 
Edward C. Packard. 
Setli L. French. 
Thomas (_'onnellcy. 
T. Mitchell. 
(Jeorse Ch\irchiU. 
John Jlontsomery. 
Solomon Leighton. 
Benjamin R. Clrew. 
C. H. Packard. 

.\. P.. Marston. 
.1. T. Marston. 
Ira I,. Gove. 
Horatio X. Turner. 

B. C. Frobisher. 
Ambrose Lock wood. 
(Jeorfie T. Kendall. 
Cornelins Dunbar. 
Marcus Ilolnu'S. second. 

C. Wardsworth. 
B. T. Aldrich. 

70 



Oscar !•;. Dunham. 
C. F. CoiMdand. 

E. Ilajuilton. 
Knlus E. Brett. 
H. O. Thomas. 
S. Frank Cole. 
W. II. Barden. 
a. I). Willier. 
W. V. Hay ward. 
.1. S. Fuller. 

U B. Packard. 
George G. Snow. 
11. T. Marshall. 
Patrick Burke. 
Sli'phen lA'<mard. 
U. E. Piickaril. 
(i. M. Skinner. 
Bradford Wild. 
S. T. Brett. 
K. Will>er Dunbar. 
K. S. Koucrs. 
W. V. Howard. 
Henry M. \\'est. 
Georye Sawyer. 
.1. C. Snell. 

F. F. (;ilt;au. 
.1. D. Smith. 

F. H. Packard. 
H. Rogers. 
H. B. Rogers. 
T. J. Guruey. 
George B. Howard. 
Isaac Sloan. 
William Rankin. 
T. B. Packard. 
S. P. Clark. 
W. Cumeeu. 
C. W. Place. 
R. T. Sollis. 
F. Linnell. 
Martin Wild. 
George A. Haven. 
S. D. Keith. 
Thomas Shiverick. 
Almirou Leach. 
Sylvanus Keith. 
Daniel Dunbar, 
(.'harles A. Dunbar. 
George A. Wild. 
Lynuin E. Keith, 
.lohu Henderson. 
C. A. Buck. 
H. E. Haven. 
W. L. Osborne. 
i;. C. Fellows. 
.Tohn O'Brien. 
C. P. Keith. 
Theodore Lilley. 



l''ranklin Keilh. 
.lohn B. Eninies. 
.lohn C. H. Eaton. 
Augustus Jones. 
George IT. Kingman. 
De.xter E. Wilbar. 
Joseph S. Paiue. 
F. 1. Snow. 
S. W. i;ussell. 
t '. Sliear. 
li. Ford. 
I>. J. Lyon. 
H. A L^reeman. 
I>a\id Thompson. 
Franklin Field. 
Henry Packard. 
A. H. Reed. 
George F. Tripp. 
A. S. Glover. 
Jabez Gould. 
\'eranes Filoou. 
A. Davenport. 
A. W. Tinkham. 

A. R. Sears. 
\^'illiani B. Carr. 
D. Keough. 

L. E. Packard. 
W. M. H..lmes. 
George H. Fisher. 

B. Reilly. 

Chas. .T. Xickerson. 
John C. Hart. 
William Snell. 
Robert B. Chase. 
Walter Chamberlain, 
lilward Williams. 
Charles W. Allen. 
John Lawson. 
J. A. Wild. 

C. H. Lord. 
Charles Howard {2) 
Samuel Watern:an 
David Kane. 
Henry Heveland. 
John Alden. 
I'jlmer L. Keith. 
M. S. Washburn. 
C. W. Dodge. 
Cliarles Petersi>n. 
William Kerrigan. 
'1\ (_'. Perkins. 

A. M. Packard. 
H. Y. Peck. 
H. P. Keith. 
John T. Porter. 
Terrance Pilzgeralil. 
Tohn Plunkett. 
Emerson Kingman. 



r-,r)4: 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



.1. L. Gi-L'W. 
U. S. I'nill. 

n. V. AXoou. 

James Casey. 
A. C. AjkUows. 
Ki-aiiuis Perry. 
Uaiiiel Williamson. 
Alviii Howe. 
Sylvaiiiis C. I'ackanl. 
J. C Coombs. 
Horace Baker. 
S. Woodwaril. 
,J. K. Mueeiit. 

C. H. Daltoii. 
.losepli Vincent. 
Willaril Bryant. 
H. \V. Keyuulds. 
Lnther K. Allien. 
Daniini Kingman. 
H. Iv. Bartlett. 
Xoah Tbonuis. 
Albert L. Arnold. 
G. W. Reynolds. 
Stephen Davis. 
Wm. E. Davis. 
M. H. Reynolds. 
Alexander Turner. 
Carl A. Liudstfdt. 
Alfred C. Monroe. 
T. W. Chis. 

J. A. Davidson. 
Daniel Hayward. 
Melville Orr. 

D. F. Tribon. 
M. A. Packard. 
Volney H. Dunbar. 
Warren A. Holmes. 
n. N. Peffer. 

A. G. Tinkhrm. 
Isaac A. Dunham. 
Arthur I'. Hazard. 
Henry C. Peekham. 
Josiah W. Fove. 
R. B. Stranger, 
.lohn Lnndergin. 
C. D. Pa<'kard. 
Norman (!. Makepeace, 
.lobn M. Shari'P- 
C. H. Taber. 
S. C. Stetson. 
.Tohn Welch 2d. 
S. S. Churchill. 
R. F. Whitconib. 
S. V. Tuck. 
Flof.!!er Colo 
Watsou BoTiney. 
Hiram M. ■Wheeler. 
Tbaddeus Oifford. 



(Jeorge Goodrich. 
C. H. Kldri<lge. 
Williard K.Mtb. 
Henry Jl. .lacksou. 
Michael Twobig-. 
Maudes Feeley. 
Charles M. .Tennings. 
Michael Clark, 
Michael Murpln'. 
Mathew .Mnrpby. 
Charles .\. Chn'ri'bill 
Michael Mulready. 
Wilson Orr. 
Edward Scott. 
.Tames A. Smith. 
.Terome Thomas. 
Gardner Wilbar. 
a. E. Packard. 
.Addison Shaw. 
T. Dravton. 
Moses Blodgett. 
A. McTjaren. 
C. F. Drake. 
T,uke Revnolds. 
.Joseph S. Smith. 
Afarcns M. Harris. 
S. F, Sewell. 
C. W. Packard. 
<;. V Baxter. 
.T. W, Chandierlain. 
Tosepb Ilewelt. 
a. M. Stevens. 
Charles H. T.oeke. 
O. A. Camplicll. 
.John Sweeney. 
H. P. :Morton. 
Vdoiur.'im Faunce. 
Peter O'N'eil. 
William Sweeney. 
G. W. Keith 
Andrew Tiid;ham. 
Hiram Batlles. 
H. O. Allen. 
W. S. Hod ires. 
C. H. Cnrv. 
C. F. Pratt. 
S, G. .Tones. 
F. H. TJevimlds. 
T N Reriudds. 
X". TT. T.ittiefiebl. 

C'vrin Bnntiov, 
■IT IVf TittU-fieUI. 
Tti"i.lfni-1 >r.>rs'>. 
V ■R. Stiirtevant. 

n T>o,.ry. 

<^ V TUtee. 

■n^ V .\ r.„.:tfnie'-. 

P>. ^\. .\nnstrensr. 



D. Edward Hollis. 
Ansel Packard. 
Alichael Lynch. 
.Tohn H. Cole. 

G. W. Sha\\-. 
T. B. JIassay. 
Richnmud Torrey. 
Cyrus Howard, .ir. 
M. G. Higgins 
L. M. Reynolds. 
Edwin Howard. 
Edmond M. Willis. 
Everett M. Willis. 
George Bird. 
B. B. Haywaril. 
William H. Austen. 
Levi Leach. 
Minot li. Danfortb. 
Isaac Harris. 
(t. p. Sears. 

E. L. Pa.-kard. 
Tra Bi-yant. 

A. C. .Tenney. 
Wm. Mabey. 
.Tohn M. Wlialen. 
M. F. Janes. 
Sidney Perkins. 
Zibeon French. 
Fi-ank Frem-b. 
Charles F. Porter. 
Luther Stmlley. 
Geo. W. Packard. 
Geo. R. Whitney. 

B. G. Allen. 

G. W. Lemiard. 
Joslma Warren. 
.Tohn Dunbar. 
G-. E. Donnelly. 
Owen Wild. 
Sanford Alden. 
Ct. B. Leach. 
M. a. Phillips. 
Frank Hartw<-ll. 
G, K. Cobb. 
Ben.i. Goldthwait. 
N. IT. Fuller. 
J. Revnolds. 

C. E. Drake. 

M. F. Revnolds. 
G. E. (Jifford. 
Wm. W. Sto<hiard. 
Edward C. Jacobs. 
Wm. H. Jacobs. 
Epbiaim Hriwaril. 

D. F. Barrel!. 
T. W. Pope. 
G. T. Wilis. 
Lewis Burgess. 



BROCKTON aS A TOWN. 



555 



H. Herbert Billings. 
lIciir.N- H. I'tK-Uartl. 
il:irvi.,v (). Mitulifll. 
Fr.iMk \V. Huli[u'.s. 
W)n. .v. Siiiilli. 
• mm)-,. Km,!. 
1'. !■. Hi'iiii.-.s. 
Wiu. .1. Marlhiml. 
Jiiliu Mdurc. 
Albert Keith. 
X. J. Flits. 
IsMMc Kiimiiiaii. 
I'. A. ■in.a.viT. 
Hi'ury A. Fonl. 
HiMiry Kildv. 
T. U. Jlr.Xull.v. 
C C'roedaii. 
Tiuiotli.v Sijilhiiie. 
James Se-\tiiii. 
Peter Nathan. 
•Tohn Welch. 
Patrieli (.rXeil. 
(;nir;y;e I'inkhain. 
James Jlclinire. 
P. L. (instersdu. 
.).-inies Mnr|jli,v. 
James MeSherr.v. 
Edward Berlin. 
James (Jraves. 
James Malum. 
X'. G. Chaplin. 
X. A. Ma.v. 
E. Sheehv. 

H. A. P.KlIe. 

W. H. Hathawa.v. 
Francis McDonald. 
(J. H. Bnrke. 
Dennis Bnokley. 
G. A. Swain. 

Smith. 

G. E. Piiuner. 
Thomas (iej^an. 
James (Virdley. 
James Corcoran, 
('has. E. Percheron. 
Thomas P.arry. 



<'. A. Mailwcll. 
(1. \V. Woo.!. 
Howard Willis. 
C. M. Sndth. 
S. I. Calkins. 
ii. (t. Thayer. 
I. K. Sn.'ll. 
('has. H. Allen. 
Franklin Fri'nch. 
.lolin Ann's. 
A. P. Phillips. 
Koli(-rt Keith. 
W. A. Mav. 
C. F. Field. 
L. B. While. 

A. C. Gibhs. 
G. W. Simmons. 
L. M. Vose. 

B. A. Kcyn.ilds. 
S. S. Siw.ard. 
John W. HemniinKwar. 
Thomas Doyl. 
T. S. Osborne. 
Wm. H. Willis. 
Edward Hri'tt. 
Endicrt Howard. 

C. S. Jones. 
Mehi'label TnViey. 
Wni. H. Tolicy. 
P. Hall. 
John Baxcndale. 
Aaron H( rrod. 
Samuel A. Pap:e. 
(iJeors'e A. Grant. 
^^"illiam A. Grant. 

D. E. Fnllerton. 
T. C. Keith. 
J. S. ilcCrillis. 
.\lbert Eannce. 

E. H. Woodbridge. 
James P. Beal. 
B. Wade. 

Davis H. Packard. 
Henry A. Willis. 
Herbert B. Iteynolds. 
.Tnlin R. Tracne. 
Charles H. Tyler. 

A hearing was ha(d on the above petitions and the original petition of 
the selectmen, by vote of tlie town before them, and, after all parties 
had been heard, they took the view that as the town had originally 
voted for " Standish," they thought a petition from a corporate body in 
public town meeting, duly notified, was of more weight than a lot of 
petitions handed around for signatures, and therefore reported as fol- 
lows : 



Andrew F. Packard. 
.John McCoal. 
John Hartwi'll. 
Priah Macoy. 
David Howanl. 
H. A. BreU. 
E. (). Xo.M-s. 
Cha.s. D. Briaham. 
J>ncius (Jnrney. 
Henry Bnrriu". 
L. E. Tribou. 
S. .S. Hamilton. 
William l^ee. 
David F. Hall. 
Albert D. Fnllerlon. 
E/.ra Holmes. 
Job X. Sherman. 
C. II. Tyler. 
G-. W. Sjiiller. 
Cornelius Hayes, 
(ieo. E. (.'aswell. 
Marcus Holmes. 

F. E. Allen. 
P. \'auf;lin. 
B. 'i'. Brown. 
William liobinson. 
Charles Curtis, 
tieo. H. (Joidd. 
lObenezer haulier. 
Ale.x. Forbes. 
Daniel Lovell. 
William Holbrook 

G. E. BrlKKs. 
Washburn Par-kard 
H. B. Holmes. 
Patrick Farrell. 
Eugene Curran. 

S. M. Richardson. 
Perez Jlarshall. 

A. H. Bunijias. 

B. K. Smith. 
Joseph C. Bryant. 
Thomas Tobin. 
William Swain. 
.Toseph Richards. 
John Buckley. 



55fi HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

In Senatf, March 8. 1871. 
The Committee on Towns to whom was committed the petition of C. C. Bixby and 
eight hundred and two others, citizens of North Bridgewater, praying that the name of 
the town may be changed to that of "Standish" 

Report 
The accompanying Bill. 

Per order of the committee, 

N. S. Kimball. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

In the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. 

An act to Change the Name of the Town of North Bridgewater. 

Be it enacted hy the Senate and House i\f Representatives, in General Court assembled, 
and by authority of the same, as follows : 

SsoTroi^ 1. Tiie town of North Bridgewater shall take the name of Standish. 

Section 2. This shall not take efl'ect unless accepted by a majority of the legal voters 
of said town, present and voting thereon by ballot, at a special meeting held upon no- 
tice given at least seven days before the time of said meeting, and the polls shall be 
opened at nine o'clock in the forenoon of said day, and shall not be closed before four 
o'clock in the afternoon of said day, nor remain open longer than six o'clock in the after- 
noon of said day. 

Section 3. It shall be the duty of ihe selectmen of said town to certif}' and return 
as soon as may be the number of ballots in favor of the acceptance of this act, and the 
number of ballots against the acceptance of the same, to the secretary of the Common- 
wealth ; and if it shall appear that a majority of such ballots is in favor of the accept- 
ance of this act, the secretary shall immediately is.sue and publish his certificate declar- 
ing this act to have been duly accepted. 

Section 4. Said meeting shall be held within ninety days from the passage of this act. 

Section 5. This act shall take efl'ect upon its passage. 

House of Representatives, 

April 18, 1871. 

Pa.ssed to be enacted. 

Harvey Jewell, Speaker. 

In Senate, April 18. 1871. 
Passed to be enacted. 

Horace H. Coolidge, President. 

April 19, 1871. 
Approved. 

William Claflin. 

The citizens of the town were not a little surprised at the result of the 
committee's conclusions. However, at a town meeting held on Tues- 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 557 

day, May 9, 1871, the number of votes passed upon the acceptance or 
rejection of the act, entitled " An Act to cliange the name of tlie Town 
of North Bridgewater," was 887, of which 460 were for rejection and 
427 for acceptance. 

The following is a report of the selectmen of the town : 

North Bridoewater, May 9, 1871. 
Whereas the Legislature ot the Commonwealth at its present session passed an Act 
changing the name of the Town of No. Bridgewater to " Standish," but making said 
change conditional upon the acceptance of said Act by the town at a meeting to be 
called for that purpose, we the undersigned Selectmen of North Bridgewater hereby 
certify that a meeting for the acceptance of said Act was duly called and held this day ; 
and, on the question of acceptance there were Four Hundred and S'xty noes(4Gt1), and 
four hundred twenty-seven yeas (427), the voting being by ballot ; so that the act was 
not accepted. 

Isaac Kingman, 1 Selectmen 

Hknry A. Ford, } No. Bridgewater. 

BROCKTON. 

We next find a movement to have the name of the town changed to 
Brockton, and this time it was successful. 

Here follows a copy of the petition to the General Court of Massa- 
chusetts by the selectmen of the town by a special vote of the town : 

7?) the Hon. Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonirealih of Massachusetts in 
General Court assembled : 
The undersigned Selectmen of the Town of North Bridgewater, in accordance with a 
vote passed by the Town at a meeting held on the sixth day of February instant, here- 
by petition your Honoralile body to pass an Act changing the corporate name of our 
Town to " Brockton." 

Isaac Kincman, 
Henry A. Ford, 
W. H. Wales, 
Selertmen of North liridgeirater. 
North Bridgewater, Feluuary 7, 1874. 

Here follows copies of the petitions as presented to the Committee on 
Towns, with the report of the committee's action. 

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives : 

The undersigned, legal voters of the Town of North Bridgewater, respectfully petition 
your honorable body to change the name of said town to Brockton : 



5o8 



jHISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



(". (' Bixby. 
.A. T. .Tones. 
('. !•'. CoiH'laiiil. 
Ci.ov^i" I'^. Br.vant. 
CliMi-U's F. INirtiT. 
.1. (). lOnun-son. 
H. II. rat-karil. 
TJiil'iis r. Kinsiiii'ii. 
!■;. O. Xoyi'S. 
H. K. l.iiKMjIii. 
.Mfi-c'.l Laws. 
('. W. SuuiMcr. 
H. llaujiltou. 
(loorKf H- Fullpvton. 
,1. .T. Whipiile. 
WiUiaui n. Wilbur. 
.\. Elliot Paine. 
S. W. Snow. 
H. O. Thomas. 
D. W. Iltiwur.l. 
Loring W. I'uftVr. 
Ellis raeUanl. 
S. V. Turk. 
Freil Hanson. 
Benjamin (). ("aldwell. 
Tliomas Kecd. 
Martin Wild, Jr. 
Ceoru'e W. Stevens. 
('. !•;. Lane. 

W. \V. Taekard. 

Franklin Field. 
Cliarlc-s H. Gary. 

Hiram F. Peck. 

U. <!. Dnnbar. 

K. W. Holmes. 

.V. K. Howard. 

T. I'". Smith. 

.\1. Swanson. 

Waller D. Packard. 

.VUen CroL-ker. 

William P. l\arker. 

H. A. Freeman. 

•lolui laindstrom. 

Simeon D. Carr. 

M. .lames. 

licor^e Spear. 

Itobert B. Chase. 

Henry I'ackard. 

Martin Packard. 

L. S. Pero. 

H. A. Poole. 

B. F. Dnnhnm. 

John JI. Packard. 

Fre<l K. Holmes. 

(ieorse F. Packard. 

John B. Dean. 

Frank DriscoU. 

E. Dickerman. 

Florns C. Rejnolds. 



ICnstice E. Bnrt. 
Albert M. Niles. 
H. T. (Jouhl. 
F. P. Keith. 
H. (ionld. 
S. K. ("Iii|iman. 
Charles (Jonld. 
J. S. Lincoln. 
F. P. Alexander. 
!■;. C. Stevens. 
tJ. H. Eaton. 
A. B. Dod-c. 
H. S. Shiirtielf. 
A. K. Sears. 
Nel.son l)rr. 

D. L. Starr. 
W. G. Leach. 

E. L. Wilbur. 
l''raidi Hartwell. 
J. H. Parker. 
Thomas C. Lamh'rs. 
.lohn Wcstiiate. 
Lemuel Clark. 

.\. F. Ford. 

A. M. Variiev. 
C. A. B\Kk. 

B. n. Smith. 

I). J Sullivan.- 
S. W. Uiisscll. 
Lyman K. Keith, 
.lohii F. Beal, jr. 
11. H. Smith. 
J B. Wiswell. 
Kofler Oaklev. 
E. .1. Piper. 
J. B Eiumes. 

C. n. 'I'hachi'r. 
Peter Dalton. 

I. W. Sealmry. 
WiUard B. Lincoln. 
Tliomas J. Lee. 
M. H. Sumner. 

C. W. S. (i rover. 
Ethan Allen. 
William H. (VXeill. 
Letnii(>l Cobb. 

D. H. Holbrook. 
H.'C. Peckham. 

A. A. Delanil. 

J. Edward Packard. 

B. S. Kingman. 
A. E. Harlow. 
S. A. Packard. 
Wni. F. Deiisou. 
Wm. H. ilyrick. 
F. C. Cobb. 

R. X. Taber. 
James ('ouley. 



JL Mackin. 

John Farrcll, jr. 
C. I). Wilbur. 
L>avid Fitz^jerald. 
M. J. Robinson. 
K. Walker. 
(). H. Hail. 
S. F. Drake. 
C. F. I'erry. 
C. F. Lynch. 
Stephen Snow. 
Thos. G. Xye, jr. 

F. P. Hartwell. 

G. B. Poole, 
(."orhaiu A. Bray. 
('. T'. Reynolds. 
.Mark Edson. 
Chiirles F. Severance. 
.1. M. Hyiie. 
(ieorge R. Whitney, 
.lames F. Packard. 

J. H. Cooper. 
.1. Bourne Crowell. 
S. 1'. Howaril. 
J. Frank Cole. 
t,evi L. Blake. 
S. H Thompson. 
J. E. Carr. 
L. P. Churidiill. 
I.'. Boyilen. 
E. Thompson. 
T. B. Farnhara. 
E. F. Packard. 
Thomas Doyle. 
B. F. Johnson. 
.\. R. Coleman. 

B. F. Wheeler. 
Francis l-'rcnch. 
Asa Taber. 
Hunicc Wilbar. 
W. H. Sylvester. 
Josiah B. Howlaud. 
Wilson Morsi'. 
Bernard Keilly. 
Uutus S. Xoyes. 
Edward C. Packard. 
H. Cushman. 
Georsc ('hnrchiU- 
Thomas Coniudly. 
Michael McSherry. 
!■;. T. Weeks. 

C. P. Keith. 
Bufus P. Keith. 
John M. Wentworth. 
John H. Cole. 

L. D. Stinchfield. 
C. W. liowc. 
Fred Hartwell. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



5o9 



G. A. Haven. 
<ircir!;c' Stevens. 
.Jonas K. Cluiiiwiek. 
Lewis W. I'etei'siin. 
Sleplien Davis. 
.\. II. Ml-,.. 
Ira A. -Leaeli. 
U. .M. Fullertciu. 
('. \\'bitiiij,'. 
Alhei't Bari'DWs. 
I). .\. KciUi. 
Uaniel li. Milleti. 
Geoi'se K Curtis. 
Andrew B. Holmes. 
Albion K. Xoyes. 
C. W. Ha.vden. 
David Bravton. 
Henry Tliouiitsim. 
(Jeoi'fi'e E. Fieeman. 
L. C. Stetson. 
.1. B. Chipinan. 
]■;. G. Ayer. 
C. E. Stone. 
H. L. Packard. 
\V. O. Staples. 
Albert \. I'aekard. 
II. H. Mitebell. 
.1. L. Fi-eenian. 
William W. Wade. 
Cbas. A. 1'. Mason. 
William W. Stoddard. 
William II. Gaf;e. 
.T. .M. Campliell. 
A. C. Gibbs. 
C. D. Taokard. 
V. S. Dnnbar. 
II. M. Smith. 
George E. Adams. 
George T. Uamlall. 
W. .1. Marlland. 
!■:. .1. Stevens. 
S. L. Fieneh. 
.Tcjlin F. Porter. 
<reorge L. Koltinson. 
Eleazer Cole. 
.1. W. Croeker. 
Martin Lyon. 
G. F. Holbrook. 
E. F. Kevnobls. 
E. !•:. Packard. 
H. P. Lewis. 
It. A. Foster. 
.1. Perkins Paek.ird. 
.1. A. Belelier. 
Edwin Sawtell. 
.fames Corcoran. 
H. L. Tisdale. 
Veranes Filoon. 



A. C. .Tenney. 
K. C. I''reeman. 
E. P. Ilowlaml. 
Kolaml Harris. 
Walter E. Keitb. 
Anscd .\. Del.ano. 
Horatio (J. Piatt. 
Walter F. Mitebell. 
>I. A. Tyler. 
Daniel Itobt-rts. 
It. W. ilowry. 
.losiab Edson 
Henry Smith. 
■I. .1. Landvin. 
Frank W. Holmes. 

D. It. E. Caigge. 
T. .Sampson. 
Jlei-ens M. Harris. 
C. F. Stnrtevant. 
G. A. Kaymond. 
.Iannis ileA'eii;". 
Sanuiel A. Page. 
W. H. Ellis. 
Ferdinand Smith. 

C. H. Kent. 
.Tames Flood. 
L. F. Holmes. 
George C. Pratt. 
.1. H. Ryder. 
.A.ngnstus .Jones. 
Snmncd Brill. 
Eli.jab Bates. 
Hi'rbert E. Simw. 

E. H. Kilbnrn. 
Lyman Shaw. 
Heni'y S. FriMieb. 
Harrison Morse. 

F. H. Calkins. 
F. H. Shiverick. 

D. B. Reynolds. 
R. L. A^'illiams. 
C. H. Keith. 

R. V. Baxendale. 
.Tames A'. O'Connor. 
Dndle.v Wade. 
Samuel Herrod. 
C. E. Reynolds. 
.\doiiiram Fannee. 
W. H. Litflefield. 
A. F. Packard. 
Oliver D. .Vnplelon. 
W. S. 'I'ew. 

F. A. Cba.se. 

G. M. Washburn. 
Charles .\. Dnnbar. 
Simc-on Packard. 
K. ,S. Ripnpr. 
George A. .Tenks. 



.Tohn Kendall. 
.Marcns M. Davis. 
Elijah D. Hall. 
Daviil Snow. 
Charles Ilmlson. 

0. O. Fallen. 
Levi Leach. 

G. II. l.eavitt. 
10. A. Trask. 
D. L. Emnbaril. 
George (Jiiriiey. 
.Tohn Eanniuan 
.M. Holly. 
Tim Monniban. 
W. S. Hall 
Charles W. Wilber. 
.John A. Hall. 
.Tohn C. (.'base. 
Matthew ilurphy. 
<;eo. W. Shtiw. " 
Win. D. Bneklev. 
W. S. Hoilgcs. 
H. G. Allen. 
L. Snell. 
Charles I'. Cele. 

Warren A. W hvard. 

Edward ('. .facob.*. 
Sewell F. P. Stevens. 
C. AV. De.xter. 
\y. H. Flags;. 
-Melville Orr. 
Alex. O. IMerce. 
M. Tobey. 

1. F. Chamberlain. 
.\. S. I'orter. 

B. D. Wo<mI. 
.V. C. Alhearn. 
W. S. Baker. 
Daniel Conindly. 
Edgar E. Small. 
Ira F. Haynes. 
Drinlon Bosworth. 
Lncins Ijcacb. 
Charles I'".iirb,.inks. 
I. P W. Shaw. 
.Tohn D. Thayer, 
.lames Corcoran. 
Ilenrv P. Allen. 
Wm. H. Perkins. 
(>eo. H. Davenjiorl. 
H. (J. Phillips. 

B. E. Dean. 
(;. H. Bagnell. 
L C. Meade. 
M. Fitzgerald. 
A. Reed. 

C. W. George. 
I. H. Daver. 



560 



IlI.STORy OF BROCKTON. 



Guur.ue Suell. 
A. W. Haytleu. 
N. G. Sawyer. 
1. L. Spouuer. 
lirucU'iiril I'aukard. 
H. A. .Marchant. 
J. K. ('air. 
Saiiniol .M(.-I>aiUhlin. 
Cliarlcs Eatou. 
Irvina' Howard. 
K. .1. Dunbar. 
William Kmerson. 
L. B. Andrews 
C. S. Tarsons. 
F. B. I'orter. 
J. C. Taber. 
C. W. Itcnve. 
i;. I.. Wilbur. 
.V. <-'. Tiiuniijsuii. 
Tbonia.s M. Orr. 

A. H. Puller. 

H. L. Tliompsou. 
X. A. Baltles. 
.1. A. .Jackson. 
Sidney Howard. 
Wni. A. Swi'Ctzer. 
Fred Sontliwurtli. 
.lames P. Beal. 
(Jeorse I. Sylvester. 
H. Herbert Howard. 
George W. Dane. 
.■\masa S. Glover. 
Tlionuis Leon.^rd. 
('. T. Field. 
Nelson Cushman. 
W". n. .laeobs. 
lOphraim Bailej . 
.\ rnbrose Lock wood, 
.lames I'ointz. 
(ieorge M. Locke, 
lames C. Wood. 
I'liilip lte.\ nobis, 
.lohn Valler. 
Simeon X'aller. 
H. W. .N.'v.s 
Flmer 1'. .loslyn. 

B. C. K. Kmiianl. 
fj. A. I'arry. 

H. X. V. Hubbard. 
.1. '[\ Packard. 
George H. .Tameson. 
W. A. Sanford. 
B. Ellis Eaton 
W. S. Gnrney. 
n. A. Ford. 
H. Wade. 
Williauj O. Drake. 
.Teronu^ Thomas. 



Ellii-idgi' W. .Murse. 
George H. Beard. 
I<\ U. Howard. 

A. W. Kingnian. 
Webster How:,n!. 
.1. K. \'ini-enl. 
.lobn Alden. 

.1. W. Freeuian. 
!. S. Sliermau. 
U. D. Bates. 
W. K. Tribun. 
Charles H. Dallon. 

C. H. Smith. 
H. I!. Haven 
I'^dwin L. Snew- 
\\'iiliani E. Davis 

D. H. Vincent. 
I-ynnm ("iulsun. 
Cliarles I'etcrx.n. 
Frank E. Snow. 
.Tiiliu Kelley. 

B. Fiidil. 

lr:i Cojieland. 
t^. 1'. P:vekar,l. 
H. A. Bargess 
V. A. Bird. 
S. Winter. 
Geor.ge A. Gnnl. 
<'. II. Sniilli. 
D. B. Pi,.rcc. 
(ieorge Eaton. 
Heiii-y Burrill. 
Samuel (iaiecia. 
lOdwin -Davis. 
John Perry. 
Wm. I'. T.ce. 
A. D. Fullerlou. 
H. S. Payne. 
Andrew .Tackson. 
.T. H. Sanborn. 
Daniel D. Sanfonl. 
Ky.in Holmes. 
r..-iban .Tackson. 
(.'. H. .Tcnnings. 
.T. 1>. Jlitchell 
a. W. Spiller. 
.Tolm W. Denning. 
P. S Harden 

C. M. Bogers. 
L. E. Ti-ibou. 
G. H. Farrar. 
L. ShurtlefT. 
R. S. liogcrs. 
F. E. Alien. 
R. Vati.glni. 
.Tohn Packard. 
Charles Harlwcll, jr. 
R. E. Packard. 



Thomas Lynch. 
Jeremiah Lyi ch. jr. 

B. T. Brown. 
T. H. Snow. 
Geo. H. Kingman. 
Addison Sluiw. 

.1. \V, Curtis. 
(J. V. Swain. 
John Gilmore. 
William Kerrigan. 
Patrick Kerrigan. 
John Owens. 
Robert (Jweus. 
John Donahue. 
\V. J. Hayward. 
Samuel I). Jla.NWell. 
Isaac Packaril. 
W. II. Savage. 
-V. X. Fletcher. 
Horace Baker. 
Harrison Rogers. 
Horace B. Rogers. 
.v. J. Stone. 
L. W. Keith. 
Wm. H. Pease. 
\V. H. Horton. 
Fred Bagnali. 
E. C. Athearii. 
W. L. Osborn. 
H. T. Rutitiey. 
L. Robinson. 
P. McDonald. 
Pat JlcCuUough. 
Unci Duidiar. 
Joseph R. Reach. 
Thomas J. (iiirney. 
Daniel F. Worth. 
Frederick G. ('offin. 
Warren A. Holmes. 
Daniel AVillams. 
Fred I'^arnuni. 
William E. Douglas. 
(Jenrure W. Smith. 

E. H. Joslyn. 
(ieoriie M. Copeland. 
William H. Tobey. 

F. B. Waslilmrn. 
Elmer W. Holmes. 
W. W. Crass. 
Freil Packard. 

Cr. B. Raymond. 
S. lOaslon, jr. 
lOarle Bennett. 
Charles W. I lowland. 

C. E. Rii)Iey. 
B. Snow, 
(ieorge Coiighlin. 
X. S. Holmes. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



501 



J'ulin 1'. Kiiig.sk'y. 
(.'. F. Sylvester. 
U. 15 Eames. 
11. H. Keyuolds. 
.\. U. Hall. 
J. W. Kipley. 
Guurfjc W. Fish. 
A. G. Fiukham. 
G. B. Howard. 
S. H. Sanford. 
Aug. B. Loriug. 
Lewis A. Johnsou. 
10. Goldlhwait. 
1). C. Bird. 
I. W. Packard. 
F. Irviug Suow. 
('. F. Dawes. 
T. H. Morse. 
Alex Thresher. 
Albert Blanchard. 
F. C. Hall. 
S. C. I'ackaM. 
Charles H. Davis. 
10. Austin Packard, 
lleury Hevelaud. 
\V. S. Morey. 
I Iscar Pfhrssou. 
Alex C. Dow. 
K. B, Packard. 
.Marcus Holmes. 
George B. Blake. 
David Gurncy. 
Gsman Leach. 
U. C Keen. 
L>. F. Fullerton. 
Warren W. Rogers. 
A. S. Harlow. 
Alliert Hartwell. 
Benjamin A. I'aekaid. 
A. B. Grover. 
Henry H. Talbot. 
J. 1'. Parish. 
F. M. Presho. 
Ueuben Healy. 
William Couley. 
Charles Churchill. 
L. E. Scott. 
C. T. Peckham. 
John E. Hunt. 
Albert Whiting. 
Charles Ploward. 
C. L. Hamilton. 
William H. Vose. 
C. A. Churchill. 
H. T. Barstow. 
J. O. A. Bryant. 
F. F. Farnsworth. 
H. H. Ford. 
71 



A. II. Dailey. 
S. '1 hompson. 
.1. F. .Sears. 
William II. Austin. 
Walter 10. Keith. 
10. X. C)liver. 

A. H. Ildwe. 

H. Frank Jlarlis. 
W. IT. Will's. 
W. C. Shaw. 
W. F. Gurney. 
.7. Leroy. 

F. I' Pratt, 
.lohn 10. Caldwi'll. 
Isaac I.,udden. 

G. IT. Hunt. 

B. Ford. 
J. Whalen. 
Patrick Diamond. 
D. Miles. 

Owen McDonald. 
W. B. Ryder. 

C. J. I.akin. 
T. B. Alli'u. 
.lames WncHlward. 

F. A. Dunham. 
.1. A. Dunham. 
Nathan W. Pitts. 
O E. Dunham. 

C. H. Stimpson. 
K. Packard. 

G. E. Minzy. 
John N. Reed. 
A. D. Tyler. 
George N. Holmes. 
Tabez Taber. 
Albert A. Packard. 
.Tames A. Ide. 
TTenry P. Holmes. 
TTenry F. Porcheron. 

D. H. Lynch. 
O. F. Brackley. 
A. D. Hall. 
George H. Strong. 
P. Farrell. 

F. Holmes. 
.Vrthur Diamond. 
William M. Weber. 
Zoel ThiTadeau. 
lOdward Sheohy. 
Timothv Murphy. 
.T. H. Lewis. 
M. O. Neil. 
.Toseph Vincent. 
F. F. Rogers. 
Nelson A. Nickerson. 
Bradford E. Boyden. 
Olof .Tohanson. 



John Clark. 
F. G. Jones. 
Aug Canuey. 
-Vi'thnr !•. Hazard. 
Albert Faunce. 
Leauder I'ratt. 
Robert J. \Valkcr. 
T._ Albert Taber. 
^V. 1'. Savery. 
lOphraim Jackson. 
W. T. Knowles. 
.I'ohn Henderson. 
Richanl Knowles. 
George 10. Keith. 

A. Leach. 

\\ . D. I'ieree. 
C. A. F<lgcomb. 
U Al Wood. 

I. Sheets. 
Fred Wilder. 
Sylvanus Keith. 
(Tiarles A. Dunbar, 
.lohn Montgomery. 
George W. Packard. 
R. AV. T>unbar. 
George V. Scott. 
William Stevens, 
.lohn N. Crossley. 
George A Wild. 
Daniel Dunliar. 
Charles W. AlU'u. 
Albert B. Drinkwater 

E. Alden Cushing. 

F. W. Park. 

B. B. Curtis. 
George F. Hayward. 

A. W. Gibbs. 
P. P. Keith. 
T. Lilley. 

B. IT. (Jray. 

II. M. Crossley. 
L. W. Alden. 
S. H. I'ackard. 
F. F. Reynolds. 
A. B. Marsion. 
I. C. Coomlis. 

C. H. Packanl. 
Z. L. Marstou. 

R. IT. Chamlierlaiu. 
P. Donahue. 
David Kane. 
Allen Leach. 
Frank P. Johnson. 
Frank P. Browne. 
A. J. Coots. 
.Tose]ih G. Thayer. 
F. H. Liltlefield. 
C. L. Jordan. 



5G2 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



(" T. Mansfield. 
S. C. (;i:ii-U. 
William JI. Hall. 
L. K. SiKiw. 
A. H. Fi-aiiu'. 
Isaao N. Ro.vuolds. 
.\. W. raekard. 
I. Ij. Emersnii. 
riiarU'S S. Hall. 
C A. Hay ward. 
S. n. rroptnr. 
F. W. Soiitliwnrth. 

C. B. Hunt. 
^1'. MirOaTtliy. 
W. n. Cnots. 
GtMi. B. Smith. 
Pi'liT Davis. 
M. A. T,infield. 
Walter M. Holmes. 
F. "L. T"wlo. 
Silas a. BakiT. 
(Jen. 1*1 BirUfnrd. 
T/. F. SoTi'vanco. 

.T. S. Fuller. 
(it'ci. A. W'ari-en. 
F. R. Wade. 
Oeo. A. Perluns. 
Oeorup Farnliatn. 
n. A. Wallis. 
I'. H. Phillins. 
.Tnhn F. Btal. 
H. A. Stevens. 
F.dward Willirras. 
Fdward PavUiT. .Jr. 

D. W. O. PaeUard. 
H. T. BuUard. 

C. P. Sears. 
C. H. Webb. 
F,. Birne.v. 
.Tnsi'tih Sl:'tl)'-;on. 
T.eAvis Packard. 
Oeoige B. Howard. 
Au.nnstns Reed. 
W. H. Piper. 
F. T.. Tliayer. 
Fdnmnd Packard. 
.Ta\ni's A. Hammond. 
R. K. Gammons. 
Samuel »\therton. 
.John Filoon. 
A. M. Packard. 
Everett F. Reynolds. 
T,v>ander Parr. 
Harvey C. Jlitchell. 
Charles W. Packard. 
David .1. Hennes°y. 
Francis Rease. 
riitirles R. Roberts. 



.loll X. Sherman. 
(!. W. Sinnniius. 
1. H. I'hinner. 
David Eldred. 
X. B. Sherman. 
J. A. (lolib. 
StilUman Billings. 
Joel T. Packard, 
(lonld F. Parker. 
Brailford "Morse. 
.Tohn D. White. 
Oeorc'c A. Rogers. 
AA'. ?T. Mackey. 
Ocor.ae F. Stnrtevant. 
freorse F. Russell. 
Charles S .Siiroul . 
Thomas Esrhembatv. 
S. C. Bolles. 
r'. H. Billings. 
Rvcrett Clark. 
F. W. Packard. 
George F. Battles. 
B(Miiamin V. Battles 

E. F. Tilev. 
Fli Bunker. 

F. Goodman, 
■^'arren Kelley. 
■Tohn .loiics. 
FTenrv F. Powell. 
Bradford Wilds. 
Michael Callahan. 
■Tohn W. Byron. 
Patrick Crimmins. 
•Tohn Bnxeuclale. 
William R, Bunker. 
TTenry JI. West. 
TT. Clay T'ackard. 
■Tohn V. Carter. 
Snmue! .T. Wade. 
Charles S- Tones. 
M. L. McCann. 

T. Augustus Lincdln. 
Martin Beal. 

G. Savage. 
George Bird. 
Tohn W. Crosbv. 
G. E. T>amhert. ' 
T. S. IMcCrillis. 
•Tohn Cnnant. 

G. B. Rounds. 
Henry G. Packard 
"ufus T. Fills. 
Charles S. Pierce. 
Afichael I,yneh. 
Tason Ti. Harvey. 
Aug. Dav(>nport. 
F. W. Hathawav. 
David Grimiell. 



Henry W. Horton. 
Solomon AVoodward. 
Tames Ken.von. 
X. Sniitliick. 
Geo. W. Eastiui. 
Tosiah R. Giirnev. 
B. B. Ilayward.' 
Michael Riordon. 
S. G. Tones. 

A. W. Tones. 

B. A. Reynolds. 

B. H. Paine. 
X^. Hiu'kins. 

0. Wadsworth. 
G. C. Tones. 
(Jeo. D. A. Tohnson. 
George Allcudorff. 

F. H. Washburn. 
Daniel G. Hill, 
(too. H. Lingham. 
David F. Trihou. 
MA. Packard. 
Henry Gardner. 
Patrick Moran. 
<!co. F. Snow. 
Wm. W. Xorris. 
'■"^lienczer Fuller. 
D. W. Kdson. 
Isaac P. Osliorn. 
Geo. W. Wat.son. 
Tohn I'arris. 

H. A. Sherman. 

C. F. Shiu'man. 
A. B. Smith. 

S. A. .Mitchell. 
Truman B. Braley. 
Walter Chainlicrlaln. 
Frank S. Pratt. 
10. E. .Joyce. 
T. P. Reynolds. 
W. B. Blanchard. 
Alex. P. Burdon. 
naniel H. Iii>ach. 
lanus H. Shaw. 

G. H. Goidd. 
S. A. Gradcau. 
W. E. K"ilh. 
O. L. Paul. 

H. W. T.cach. 
T. C. T'rcscott. 
F. C. Foss. 
Willie M. Holmes. 
■Tohn Sii'imons, 
T>ai!iel Ilayward. 
TTenry W. Hay ward. 
^ lanson Estes. 
W. H. Barden. 
Wm. E. C. Thomas. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



563 



I.. T. Bird. 
■I. S. I'aine. 

• '. Hall, jr. 
Ir. li. I'ieicf. 

I'i. K. TIionipsDii. 

• Ji'cj. H. Faiincc. 
•\'. H. Full,.!-, 
.fiiiiutliaii Sliaw. 
.1. \V. Colli). 

■■^. S. Si'wanl. 

\\'. T. .Sl'IIiv. 

I>. AV. XilJs. 
\\'. F. Hiiliiies, 

A. D. Tvkn-. jr. 

!''criliuaiiil Whipiile. 

•I'llui L. I'acKard. 

•I. (>. AI1..11. 

■ I. F. Burgess. 

Snld Leiffiiton. 

William Faxmi. 

< 'liarlfs Stone. 

l'"r:ink P. Holmes. 

A. ( '. M<iiiroe. 

n. H. Fil.M.n. 

Friali JIarov. 

Will. C. Hart. 

< ». A. B. Tracy. 

Freeman Holmes. 

H. M. Bartlett. 

W. B. Carr. 

I>. T. Bun-ell. 

I'i'e L. F.unham. 

H. (". Stmlle.v. 

Itufus F. Brett. 

F. X. Atkins. 
Will. R. Bowen. 
S. N. Cortholl. 
<;. W. Packard. 
A. .r. Warren. 
P. F. Hollywood. 
Liu-iiis Richmond. 
S. A. Whitten. 
Thomas Martin. 
•Tames K. Sherman. 
R. S. Magiiire. 
A. B. Billings. 
William Gordon. 
A. L. Harris. 
.T. r. Jenkins. 
Martin Tha.ver. 
Alhert S. Sweet. 
S. F. Harden. 



L. D. Burrell. 

(Jeorge Csborne. 

William Richards. 

•lames Farrell. 

Aherdeen Keith. 

\\illiam M. Thompson 

Charles T. I'erkins. 

H. G. S. McXeille. 

\\'endall J.each 

W. H. Wales. 

A. A. Spanldiug. 

M. A. Sullivan. 

ii; W. Gammons. 

W . S. iiJdsou. 

F. H. Dickinson. 

i-dward Xiglitiiigale. 

il- i''. Burden. 

T. .U. House. 

>'.iiia Hayuard. 

U. !■'. 'J'errill. 

H. U. Snow. 

1''. A. I'owle. 

liradford Suell. 

Benjamin L. McLaughlin. 

Charles X. Buck. 

J. i'J. Farrar. 

\\'illiard Howard. 

W. F. Willis. 

Charles A. Crocker. 

Charles T. Fuller. 

S. P. Clark. 

Francis H. Nash. 

Fred L. Trow. 

Alson G. Ashley. 

.John Welch. 

A. I. Randall. 

G. H. Moore. 

E. F. Studley. 

J. H. Stillinan. 

JIartin Wentworth. 

Fred Southworth. 

J. W. Hawes. 

D I'. Kenney. 

D. B. Lovell. 
J. P. Scudder. 
W. S. Glover. 
(Jeorge Southworth. 
W. H. Hancock. 
Charles T. Packard. 

E. Ellis Packard. 
A. H. Peterson. 



r. W. Blancliard. 
S. F. Dinmock. 
C. A. Southworth. 
Lewis Porter. 

E. B. Rich. 
J. H. Xye. 
J. H. Sloan. 
Charles F. Sylvester. 
William Fauncc. 

F. F. Gilgan. 
H. Strain. 

A. F. Crosby. 

S. G. Waterman. 

r. W. Packard. 

]-il)erty Packard. 

Fred Simonds. 

(Jeorge W. Holbrook. 

W. H. Dean. 

S. (J. Stetson. 

K. W. Shaw. 

Benjamin R. Grew. 

H. F. Wiiitiiiarsh. 

Stephen \\". King. 

John T. Smith. " 

Edgar S. Willis. 

D. Sullivan. 

L. ('. Keith. 

W. S. Green. 

C. X. Keith. 
C. W. Wood. 
Charles R. Shaw. 
J. E. Merchant. 
G. W. Cole. 
C. H. Lord. 
Gr. A. Clarke. 
Damon Kingman. 
G. JL Skinner. 
L. A. Main. 
N'oah Thomas. 
William H. Thomas. 
George E. Hayward. 
O. A. Rolins. 
William W. Shaw. 
Hiram B. Thayer. 
George A. Bird. 
Elias N. O.sborne. 
John Maguire. 
John Chesman. 
John W. Foye. 
George W. Randall. 



Mr. Noyes, of North Bridgevs^ate--, presents the petition of C. C. Bixby and lii21 
others, legal voters of North Bridgewater, in aid of the petition of the selectmen of 
said town for a change of the corporate name of the town, and moves its leference to 
the Committee on Towns. 



564 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



House of Representatives, Feb. 0, 1874. 
Referred to the Committee on Town.s. 

Sent up for concurrence. 

Geo. a. Mauden, Chrk. 



Concurred. 



Senate, Feb. 10, 1874. 
S. N. GiFFORD, Chrk. 



To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives : 

The undersigned legal voters of the Town of North Bridgewater, endorse the action 
of the town at a legal meeting held on the Gth of February, instant, in voting to petition 
the Legislature to change the name of the town : 



Isaac Kingman. 
Henry S. Porter. 
Willliam C. Kussell. 
Albert B. Holmes. 
Melvin Washburn. 
S. W. Holbrook. 
W. F. Bullock. 
Willie H. Thayer. 
James Harris. 
A. I.. Arnold. 
Klial iV. Osborne. 
M. L. Danforth. 



Nathan Keith. 
\\'arren A. Howard. 
Henry Robinscui. 
N. K. Packard, 
.loshua Warren. 
William Jones. 
Slu'pard WhittiMi. 
Sainiu'l ^^'atL•rnl;ln. 
.loliu IJrithn. 
J. C. Lewis. 
John Anderson. 



D. Bullock. 
Walter Chamberlain. 
F. B. Keith. 
lOdwiu Keith. 
Daniel Ford. 
Thomas Flaherty. 
• 'liarles L. McCann. 
C. F. Durant. 
1). H. Packard. 
lOdward Jaquith. 
Alva Noyes. 



7!) the Honorable Senate and the House of Representatives 

The undersigned legal voters in the town of North Brid 
the town at a legal meeting held on the sixth day of Fe 
petition the Legislature to change the name of the town 



(jco. H. Gurney. 
Geo. J. Johnson. 
N. J. Spinney. 
B. G. Allen. 
Wm. T. Crocker. 
S. I. B. Phinuev. 
1.. M. Vo.so. 
(f. \i'. Bryant. 
Jason Parkanl. 
W L. ihiilsou. 
John Hamilton. 
Otis 1<J. Dunbar. 
Geo. H. Maekey. 
K. A. Webb. 
Koyal Suell. 
Minot Fauncp. 
Eilgar B. Fuller. 
G. A. Anderson. 
H. N. ^J'nrner. 
H. Bates. 
(1. Creoden. 
E. L. Howard. 
Geo. W. Reed. 
W. Howard. 



H. S. Smith. 
Montgomery Hill. 
M. Packard. 
James Foley. 
James M. Smith. 

F. A. Fowle. 

C F. Reynolds. 
Geo. F. Leach. 

D. E. Bottomorc. 

E. B. Cro.ss. 

Silas S. Woodward. 

E. W. James. 

E. J. Morse. 

P. H. Byrne. 

.Tohn Handren. 

Martin Hamilton. 

S. Sylvester Churchil 

G. C. Bumpas. 
Felix Kaiser. 
J. N. Staples. 
L. E. Dunbar. 
G. F. Roberts. 
Barnard Mc("arty. 
Benj. F. Chapman. 



gewater, endorse the action of 
bruary, instant, in voting to 

C. W. Blauchard. 
E. P. Howard. 
J. B. I'ackard. 
Geo. E. Woodliury. 
E. F. Dennett. 
S. P. Raymond. 
H. C. Pinney. 
L. P. Howard. 
Thompson. 
Tackney. 

J. Walker. 

F. JMurphy. 

A. Stevens. 
Sanford Alden. 
Edward Graves. 
Isaac Nilos. 
Robert Chapman. 
G. W. Keith. 

H. Bead. 

M. Clifford. 

Sampson. 

G. French. 

E. Howard. 



D. 
I'. 
R. 
F. 
G. 



A. 

E. 
H. 
E. 
W 



O. A. Campbell. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



565 



Pat Burke. Tlionuis Grad.v. 

S. Crant. AI.ikt .T. Clark. 

.Tolui ]>ailey. Ocniii.'i Biickle.v. 

Miiiott Tliayor. -\llH'rt Coots. 

C. Howard, jr. A. C. Sevorauce. 

E. F. Whitcoiiil). H. A. .\libott. 

William Cassie. T. Keating. 

T'. Brad.v. A. H. Vose. 

.\loys Miller. (Jforge Heed. 

rrrkins Packard. Henry R. Coots. 
Virgil S. TiOV('.)oy. 

To the Honorable, the Senate ami the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts, in General Court assembled: 

Respectfully petition the undersigned, legal voters of the town of North Bridgevvater, 
in said Commonwealth, that the name of said town may be changed to Allerton. 

Feb. 21, 1874. 



Warren .f. (Jrec-le; 
Homer Washburn. 
W. C. Hollirook. 
M. Clune. 
(leorge O. Smilli. 
.Tames Wood. 
.Tames Ijyneh. 
H. W. Packard. 
Henry L. Bryant. 
Baa lis San ford, .iv. 



F. A. Thayer. 
\\'. S. Morey. 
Z. H. Neal. 
Isaac C. Suell. 
Sylvester W. Itussell. 
Harrison Puller. 
\\'illiaiii Pitz. 
S. C. I'ackard. 
Aiarshall I'^uUer. 
Ale.\ C. How. 
John McCarthy. 
Daniel Hayward. 
E. E. Dickermau. 
L. P. Pero. 

E. T. Smith. 
W. W. Rogers. 
II. B. Cohvell. 
C. H. Pothrop. 
C E. Baxter. 
(i. W. Lowe. 
A. M. Niles. 
.Tohu Nelson. 
Otto Holmberg. 
O. M. Whitten. 
C. 1'. .Tohnson. 
Charles Gould. 
Lewis Porter. 
Joseph N. Chase. 
Thomas Crooker. 
Fred C. Coffin. 
Dauiel F. Worth. 
O. O. Patten. 

W L. Douglas. 
L. B. Suow. 
W. E. Hill. 
.Tames A. Burke. 

F. F. Cilgan. 
Lewis P. Tracy. 
Warren A. Holmes. 
Daniel Williams. 



William Fauiicc. 
s. i<'. Tower. 
J. U. A. Bryuut. 
Wilson Urr. 
G. A. Lincoln. 
James iN. Chamberlain. 
George F. Howard. 
.lohnuy U. Uuubar. 
Aathau Howard. 
iOdward N. Oliver. 
H. H. Tisdale. 

F. I. Suow. 
I'erez Marshall. 

B. fackard. 
Authony i'hillips. 

C. C. Lewis. 
Cephas Soule. 
O. i=. Soule. 
J. R. Gorham. 
Newlaud Snell. 
Ja.mes Porter. 
Garduer W'ilbar. 
James Foley. 

E. D. Packaril. 
Samuel T'rihou. 
W. Blackmau. 
I). O. Wade. 
Ezra Holmes. 
Daniel Sanford. 
J. H. Sanford. 
C. H. Jenkins. 
N. D. Tribou. 
W. Cook. 
Wm. B. Mann. 
S. S. Churchill. 

G. A. Merchant. 
V. R. I^ougee. 
William Commons. 
Benjamin Packard 2d. 



Charles M. Foiger. 
Jesse Billiugs. 
Dauiel l\elly. 
.\l. Fitz. 
M. H. Reynolds. 

D. K. Reynolds. 
Tyler Cobb. 
William Commons. 
George P. Cobb, 
(ieorge A. Merchant. 
Nathaniel Merchant. 
Dauiel D. lilden. 

E. Bradford Tildeu. 
John E. i'ike. 
John Tildeu. 
William E. Tilden. 
Michael F. Feeley. 
Dauiel B. Littleheld. 
Francis I'erry. 

C. G. Mauley. 
M. Mauley. 
George B. Ploward. 
Johu W. Hayward. 
Edward R. Bracket I. 
A. H. Nasoii. 

D. B. i'ierce. 
A. Turner. 

T. B. JleXulty. 
Peter Fitzsimmons. 
.lames McSherry. 
Timothy Sullivan. 
John Farrale. 
Morrill Keating. 
John Farrale, jr. 
Edward Keating. 
Daniel Vesader. 
Michael Mulready. 
.Tames E. Donnelly. 
Tliomas Mooney. 



566 



HISTORY OK BROCKTON. 



.Tames Welsh. 
John McIiU'i'iiy. 
John Gegau. 
Williiiin Farrell. 
Dennis Morev. 
J. W. Crooks. 
Thomas (Jegan. 
Croor^e Donoho. 
l{<>liack Connt'i-ly. 
II. \y. Ke.vnokls. 
(J. W. Keynokls. 
L. E. Alden. 
H. A. Soule. 
I{ G. Joyce. 
V. ¥.. White. 

B. H. Eaton. 
(). F. Curtis. 
G. W. Spiller. 
John W. Denning. 

D. Wilder. 
Charles B. Crocker. 
Francis Ij. Moroni. 
Thaddens Gilford. 
Thaddeus E. Gifford. 
William II. Hall. 

C. A. Gifford. 
.lohn Trop. 
II. Keith. 

M. Fitz.geralil. 
Everett N. Willis. 
Edward S. Rays. 
Andrew Tinkhara. 
Thomas A. Jlorse. 
AlexaiuU'i Wintore. 

E. M. Willis. 
William Xorris. 
Walter Crocker. 
It. IJipner. 
Terence Fitzpa trick. 
S. R. Wilbar. 



F. Kelley. 

G. W. Watson. 
William A. .Samson. 
George H. Davenport. 
Zeuas Packard. 

A. M. Boyden. 

William E. C. Tliomas. 

Charles E. Martin. 

Thomas O'Brien. 

H. N. W. Smith. 

A. B. Smith. 

E. Jaquith. 

George W. McLiuithlin. 

G. W. Minzey. 

K. S. Hamilton. 

C. H. Packard. 

Thomas Howard. 

Hngh Gardener. 

George W. Bailey. 

Charles Smith. 

Frank AVithercU. 

CbarU'S E. Johnson. 

ICzekiel Packard. 

Edward F. Easton. 

AUiert G. Coots. 

George G. Smith. 

Samuel T. Brett. 

John Ilidell. 

A. Burges. 

Plarrison Rogers. 

C. A. I-Ialdin. 

Wm. C. Russ(dl. 

Wm. H. Horton. 

Wni. H. Pease. 

Charles Cole. 

A. N. Peckbani. 

Albert Barrows. 

C. Riley. 

Allen Leach. 

A. S. Macoy. 



D. Kane. 
S. Davis. 
H. Bryant. 

L. W. Peterson. 
A. W. Thayer. 
C. A. Rollins. 
-Michael Ueardon. 

E. B Fanning. 
Asa Tribou. 
David L. Cowell. 
Nathan S. Cary. 
Barzillai Cary. 
Ale.K Forbes. 

L. B. White. 
W. H. Willis. 
George W. Jlcl.autlilin. 
J. N Sujith. 
10. T. Stoddaril. 
Welcome A. Howard. 
Thomas E. Waterman. 
De.xter X. Keith. 
Martin M. Keith. 
Herman llewett. 
John F. Smith. 
Patrick Goodwin. 
M. V. Reynolds. 
Josiah O. Battles. 
J. Edward Eaton. 
J. F. Cooper. 
I. K. Snell. 
Patrick Malioney. 
John Maguirc. 
Edwaril (Jear.v. 
.Tames Mc( 're. 
.Tohn 0\\'ens. 
Jlichael I!oan. 
Albert Mowry. 
N. C- Howard. 
W. K Stoddard. 
F. C. Blanchard. 



PETITION, llOtlSK. 



Mr. Howard, of West Bridgewaler, presents the petition of F. A. Tliayer and 314 
others, for change of the name of North Bridgewater to Allerton. 

House of Representatives, Feb. 28, 1874. 
Referred to the Committee on Towns. 

Sent up for concurrence. 

Geo. A. Marden, Ckrk. 



Concurred. 



In Senate, March 3, 1874. 
S. N. Gifford, Clerk. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



507 



To i/ie Senators and Rejire.ientatives of the Commonwealth of Masaach usetts, in General 
Court assembled : 

Tlie undersigned citizens and legal voters in the town of North Bridgewatei', while 
willing or desirous to change the corporate name of the town, respectfully beg leave to 
protest against adopting the name of Brockton, and ask to be heard by tlieiiiselves or 
counsel thereon. 

And as in duty bound will ever pray. 



Alpheus Gurney. 
fSamuel S. Brett. 
.1. U. I'erkius. 
.r. Lowell French. 
\\'arri>u Guddard. 
Frctlei'ick Howard. 
U. B. Uuubar. 

D. F. Tolmau. 
George K. Borden. 
H. A. Brett. 
Charles D. Brigham. 
Kdfe'ar E. Dean. 
Charles Tulmau. 
Kuel Richmond. 
Lucius Gurney. 
Lewis Fellows. 

.]. B. Mann. 
Otis Cobb. 
B. K. Clapp. 
Benjaunn F. Baker. 
Bradford Wade. 
AiJoUas Eaton. 
John I>. Hollis. 
Sidney I>. Washburn. 
Daviil Harvey. 
David Wilder. 
David Gurney. 
.Tohn JlcCarthy. 
Timothy Kelleher. 
William Fitz. 
IL F. James. 
Isaac li^. Snell. 

E. E. Dickerman. 

D. I'. Kenney. 
.folm Tolman. 
Robert Smith. 
Cyrus I". Copehind. 
Caleb Copeland. 

E. G. Ames. 
.Tohn Wilde. 
.Tames H. Ripner. 
E. H. Iviucman. 
L. M. Reynolds. 
Z. Chesman. 

B. Backard. 

L. ICeith. 

L. F. Norris. 

W. L. Hathaway. 

R. C. liimball. 



Thomas Drayton. 
Ephraim Brett. 
Ellis Brett. 
D. F. Worth. 
Cephas Soule. 
.fcilin Simons. 
T. M. Wheeler. 
O. B. Reynolds. 
Heman Dunbar. 
r>avid Brett. 
Charh'S W. Tiltcju. 
Patrick Harre.tjaii. 
Oscar Calkins. 
Herbert Shaw. 
Oliver Reynolds. 
Geortfe Packard. 
Edwin Packard. 
Stillinan Dunbar. 
George Goodrich. 
Lewis B. Wade. 
A. R. Wade. 
Simeon Carr. 
T'jphraim Copeland. 
Marcus M. Harris. 
Elisha Rcynohls. 
^Michael Roan. 
A. W. Packard. 
TTiram D. Kenrick. 
Robert D. Pnyntz. 
C. H. Dunham, jr. 
c. H. Dunham. 
Tsaac Packard. 
.Anson Battles 
T. A. Baxondale. 
Francis Brett. 
Timothy Tvellehnr. 
Edward South worth. 
T.. D. Herrev. 
T'. F. Holvwood. 
C. R. Ford. 
X. Chesman. 
TiVnian Clark. 
P. S. Eeach. 
Geo. R. Thompsrin. 
v.. H. .Toslyn. 
Benian\in Clark. 
Sanoiel Hinckle.v. 
W. B. Stetson. 
T. J. Howard. 



Albert Mowry. 
B. P. Lucas. 
Jarvis White. 
Francis Cooper. 
Benj. I'. Davis. 
Willard Packard. 
Washburn Packard. 
Nathan Revnolds. 
F. A. Thayer. 

F. B. (Jardncr. 
A. K. Gnrnev. 
H. A. Willis.' 
.\. A. Battles. 
S. C. I'ackard. 
L. H. Neal. 
Harrison Fuller. 
Alex. C. Dow. 

G. W. Minzy. 
Jonathan White. 
Leonard AV. Hill. 
Lawrence Copeland. 
Chas. B. Crocker. 
S. M. Lauthliu. 

S. T. Churchill. 
Thos. C. Perkins. 
Eliiihalet K^iugman. 
.lohn Iiattlcs. 
!•;. D. Battles. 
Thaddeus E. (Jifford. 
.\. .\lden Dunbar. 
Freeman Baxter. 
Roland Harris. 
Stafford Drake. 
I'". C. Blanchard. 
Otis Ilayward. 
William Perrv. 
.\. C. Howard. 
Reuben Drake. 
.Tonathan W. Drake. 
G. H. Howard. 
Reuben Drake, jr. 
.Tustin Hewett. 
Joseph Hewett. 
.r. C. H. Eaton. 
Albion H. Holbrook. 
Hiram Battles. 
.Tohn Piloon. 
Davis S. Packard. 
Henrj' B. Packard. 



568 



HISTORT OF BROCKTON. 



John J. Laiiikiii. 
Henry Smith. 
Everett E. Heynolils 
(Jeorge E. Giffonl. 
Daniel Keough. 
I. L. Spoouer. 



I,nUe lleynokls. 
('. I.. Sargent. 
C. F. Drake. 
StiUnian Billings 
Isaac Jlerritt. 
Kolanrl Harris. 



.Tames Doyntz. 
Edward .\. Shaw. 
T. W. ShaNy. 
W. IV Bni-dun. 
!•:. I). Reynolds. 



UKMONSTRANCK, HOUSE. 



Mr. Howard, cf West Bridgewaler, presents the remonstrance of Alpheus Gurney 
and 165 others against the change of the name o£ North Bridgewatei' to Brockton. 

House of REPRESESTAXiyES, Feb. 26, 1874. 
Referred to Conimiltee on Towns. 

Sent up tor concurrence. 



Concurred. 



Geo. a. Maroen, Clerk. 
In Senate, Feb. 27, 1874. 

S. N. GiFFOED, C/erk. 



To the Honorable, Vie Senate and House of Representatives of the CommonweaHh of Massa- 
chusetts ia General Court assembled: 
Respectfully petiliou the undersigned legal voteis of the Town of North Bridgewater, 
in said Commonwealth, that tlie name of said town be changed to Allerton. Feb. 2, 
1874. 



Lyman Clark. 
Edward Soutliworl li. 
linfns C. Kimball. 
William M. Shedd. 
Tyler Cobb. 
Otis Hayward. 
H. A. Brett 
E. B. Reardon. 
.1. R. Perkins. 
L, Fellows. 
.Iiiseiih Plewitt. 
S. A. Hayward. 
Warren Groddard. 
Fetcr F. Hollywood. 
Robert Smith. 
Edwin H. Blake. 
T. O'Neil. 
\V. AV. Avorill. 
M. L. McCann. 
C L. Sargent. 
Z. Che&man. 
.Tarvis White. 
Washburn Packard. 
.Tames Poyntz. 
Isaac Packard. 
Dennis Sweeny. 
A. Reynolds. 
C Reynolds. 
K. D. Battles. 



F. Brett. 

H. G. Keith. 

D. Herbert Cobb. 

C. H. Dunham, jr. 
Aug Canney. 

.Tona White. 
David Brett. 
Anson Battles. 
William Perry. 
Edgar E. Dean. 
Abraham Wilbour. 
M. F. .Tames. 
A. A. Battles. 
Samuel McLauthlin. 
Levi Leach. 
T. H. Leavitt. 
Mat Hannan. 
Horatio Snow. 
.Tames Mahon. 

E. B. Leach. 
.Tames H. Ranisdell. 
H. A. King. 
Rnfus T. Ellis. 
Edward M. Cole. 
Charles S. Pierce. 

.T. C. H. Eaton. 

D. W. .Tacohs. 
Henry B. Packard. 
John Filoon. 



Roland Harris. 
Everett E. Reynolds. 
George W. Severance. 
Luke Reynolds. 
Ephraim Copeland. 
O. B. Reynolds. 
T. A. Baxendale. 
Oscar Calkins. 

B. L. Clark. 
Ephraim Brett. 
E. D. Reynolds. 
William Whiting. 
H. L. Willis. 
Tyler Andrews. 
J.' K. Paul. 

.T. Draper. 

C. B. Kingman. 
10. L. Howard. 
Samuel Herrod. 
L. D. Hervey. 
A. P. Hazard. 
ICUis Brett. 
J.Tmes H. Ripner. 
Willard Packard. 
Ben.i. P. Lucas. 
Tra Merritt. 

Wm. A. Sweel/.er. 
1'hillip W. Cornwell. 
Edward E. Bennett. 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 



569 



.luliii W. llnvward. 

.I.iIlM I,. Ilclllis, 

Ki'iiiaiiiiu I". Davis. 
H. H. .Tosljn. 
.1 Mines ('. Snow. 
.Iiisi'i)li S. Smith. 
I>. K. .Toues. 
J.. ('. Hall. 
l.saac P. O.sliorne. 
.\'. ("liesman. 
!!. II. Williams. 
Sctli M. Hall. 
.Xahimi Koyiiolils. 
E. I'. Richmond. 
.\ustin F. Gurney. 
Samui'l Athertou. 
Henrv French. 
.T. Lowell French. 
N. ^y. Bradford. 
ItiMirl Itirhmonil. 
Michai'l Casey. 
William Vericker. 
Oscar Dardanelle. 



.Tohn Wilde. 
Daniel H. Donnelly, 
.lolin Sullivan. 
'! homas C. I'erkins. 
Patrick Fitzuerald. 
William T. Koliinson. 
William A'err.v. 
Asa W. Tinkham. 
.r. H. Newell. 
F. A. Sargent, 
(reorg'e Gnrnev. 
Michael I>yncii. 
C. A. Haywanl. 
Tiihn Battles. 
Sidney Perkins. 
.T. C. Snell. 
John Sexten. 
F. W. Pope. 
.Joseph Re.vnold.s. 
William Mnlready. 
F. E. French. 
H. C. Annia. 



E. .V Trask 
C. H. Phillips. 
Ali)heiis Iliilmcs. 
Bernard Saxtiin. 
('. W. Phillips. 
Otis O. Keddins. 

E. lOllis Packard. 
Williani I. Hodges. 
('. A. Eittlefield. 

C B. Rounds. 
.T. Ij. Spooner. 
Daniel Keough. 
«'. F. Drake. 
A. H. Holbrook. 
H. Shaw. 

F. B. Keith. 
Stillman Billings. 
George W. .Simmons 

G. C. Reynolds. 
Oliver Reynolds, 
f'ornelins Creedan. 
George K. Borden. 



After a hearing in the matter, during which the above petitions were 
presented and after mucli controversy, the result was as follows: 



Co.MMONWEALTII OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



House of Representatives, March 13, 1874. 
The Committee on Towns, to whom was committed the petition of the selectmen of 
North Bridgewater that the corporate name of said town may be changed from North 
Bridgewater to Brockton; and the petition of C. C. Bixby and 1,021 others, of Isaac 
Kingman and 33 others, and of George H. Gurney and 102 others, in aid of said peti- 
tion of the selectmen ; and also the petition of P. A. Thayer and 314 others, for a change 
of the name of North Bridgewater to Allerton ; together with the remonstrance of 
-Vlpheus Gurney, and 16.5 others, of Lyman Clark and 162 others, against the change of 
the name of North Bridgewater to Brockton, have duly considered the same and report 
the accompanying Bill. 

Per order, 

S. S. GiNNODO. 

Chapter cxiii. of the Acts of 1874. 

An Act to authorize the Town of North Bridgewater to change its Name. 

Be it enacted, if-c, ax follows : 

Sect. 1. The town of North Bridgewater may take the name of Brockton, Allerton, 
or Avon. 

Sect. 2. A special meeting of the legal voters of said town shall be held on the first 

Tuesday of May of the current year, for the purpose of determining which of said three 

names shall be the name of said town. The voting shall be by ballot, and each voter 

may vote for one of said names only, and any ballot having thereon any other name or 

72 



570 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

more than one of said names shall not be counted. 'I'lie polls shall be opened at nine 
o'(dock in the forenoon of said day, and shall be closed at seven o'clock in the afternoon 
of said day. 

Sect. 3. It shall be the duty of the selectmen of said town to certify and return, as 
soon as may be, the number of ballots in favor of each of said three names to the sec- 
retary of the Commonwealth, who shall immediately issue and publish his certificate, 
declaring the name which shall be found to have the most ballots in its favor to have 
been adopted by said town, and the same shall thereupon become and be the name of 
said town. 

Sect. 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage. 

House of Representatives, March 27, 1874. 
Passed to be enacted. 

John E. Sanford, Speaker. 

In Senate, March 28, 1874. 

Passed to be enacted. 

George B. Loring, President. 

Approved. 

Wm. B. Washburn. 

March 28, 1874. 

North Bridgewater, May 5, 1874. 
To the Honorable Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : 

The undersigned Selectmen of North Bridgewater hereby certify that in accordance 

with a recent Act of the Legislature a town meeting was held on this fifth day of May, 

1874, for the purpose of choosing either "Brockton," " AUerton,"' or "Avon" as the 

future name of the town, their choice being by ballot. And we further certify that the 

whole number of ballots thrown at said meeting for that purpose was 1491. Of this 

number, ten hundred and eighty (1080) were for '' Brockton," and four hundred and 

eleven (411) were for "Avon." 

Henry A. Ford, 

> Isaac Kingman, 

Welcome H. Wales, 
Selectmen of North Bridrjewater. 
Fded in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Feb. 6, 1874. 

In accordance with the act above mentioned, on the 6th day of May, 
1874, the secretary issued liis proclamation declaring "Brockton" to 
have been chosen by the town, as follows: — 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

Secretary's Department, Boston, May C, 1874. 
To Whom it May Concern : 

Whereas, by an Act of our Legislature, entitled, "An Act to authorize the Town of 
North Bridgewater to change its name," approvpd by the Governor, March 28, 1874, it 
is enacted in the first section, that the " Town of North Bridgewater may take the 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. • 571 

name of Brockton, AUerlon, oi Avon, " the name to be determined at a special meeting 
of the legal voters of said town, to be held on the first Tuesday of May of the current 
year, for the purpose of determining which of said three names shall be the name of 
said town." The selectmen of said town to certify and return, as soon as may be, the 
number of ballots in favor of each of said three names to the Secretary of the Common- 
wealth, who shall immediately issue and publish his certificate, declaring the name 
wliich shall be found to have the most billots in its favor to have been adopted by the 
said town, the same thereupon to become and be the name of said town. 

Now, tlierefore. having received from the Selectmen of North Bridgewater, a 
return, properly attested, of the doings of the inhabitants at a meeting of said town, 
called for the purpose before stated, on the fifth day of May, 1874, setting forth that 
the whole number of ballots thrown at said meeting for that purpose was fourteen hun- 
ched and ninety-one (1491). Of this number, ten hundred and eighty (1080) were for 
Brockton, and four hundred and eleven (411) were for Avon. 

I do therefore hereby certify that the name of Brockton has been adopted by said 
town. 

Olivkr Warner, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 

The following shows tlie feeling of the citizens, of the people of the 
new town, upon the adoption of the name of Brockton : 

Brockton, May 6, 1874. 
The object which has been the occasion of so much labor and effort 
for jeais is at last accomplished, and to-day for tlie first time in our his- 
tory we become distinct in name as well as in our municipal relations 
from all other towns in the Commonwealth. Aside from the practical 
benefits which must surely result to us in our postal, express, telegraph, 
railroad, and other public service, there is a feeling of satisfaction that 
an)' just and honorable distinction we may be able to win as a town is 
not to be given to others, however close may be the ties which bind us 
to them as sister and more than sister towns. Earning our prosperity 
by hard knocks, achieving whatever position we have attained to as a 
town less by any streak of good luck than by legitimate industry and 
liberal enterprise, it is not strange that our people are sensitive respect- 
ing their just claims for recognition, and have viewed with more or less 
dissatisfaction the tendency of the world at large to distribute our hon- 
ors among others. In this connection we would reiterate the sentiment 
of a most friendly and fraternal feeling for the old Bridgewater family. 
Although bearing a new name, we desire in heart and in all the old town 
associations to be reckoned one of their number still. They will always 
be to us different from the other towns of the Commonwealth. The 



572 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

name is one we shall ever delight to honor, and the joint heritage of the 
past, the history and associations of the old town, ue shall cherish as 
among our most sacred possessions. Like a newly wedded wife, we 
shall still claim a right to the old homestead and a place in the affec- 
tions of those whose name and honorable renown we have shared so 
long. 

As for ourselves, while rejoicing in the prospect of a relief from much 
that has proved a source of inconvenience and of public anno}.ance, we 
cannot repress a feeling of regret in parting with the old name. Under 
it the town has existed for more than half a century, and to a large pro- 
portion of its native born citizens it is the only town name they have 
ever known as their own. Around it cluster only pleasant memories, 
and were it possible to retain it, and at the same time find exemption 
from the evils which seem inseparably attaclied to it when borne by 
three other towns, no consideration would have induced us to relinquish 
it for another. As it is, tender sentiment and practical necessity have 
met in conflict, and the latter has won. 

The activity and earnestness displayed during the past fortnight pre- 
liminary to the final vote which settled the town name, has been hardly 
less marked and fervid than that attending some of our most warmly 
centested political campaigns. Frequent meetings were held by the 
supporters of Brockton and Avon (AUerton having for some singular 
cause dropped entirely out of sight), and the details of action carefully 
planned. The first open movement came from the Avonians, who on 
Thursda)' morning issued a circular setting forth the advantages of their 
favorite name and commending it to the "candid consideration " of the 
voters of the town. The circular was signed by about a hundred names, 
a goodly portion of them representing some of our most highly re- 
spected citizens. As a counter-irritant the Brockton men, at precisely 
twelve o'clock the same day, made a very pretty and effective demon- 
stration by hanging out a large number of flags in front of their places 
of business, bearing the name of their choice. The e.\tent of this dis- 
play gave to the street a decidedly holiday look, and was especially sig- 
nificant as showing the degree of unanimity on the part of our business 
men in their desire for the name " Brockton." The next morning four 
or five large campaign flags took their old places across the streets, but 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 573 

instead of the old legends " Grant & Wilson," " Greeley & Brown," 
were displayed the names " Brockton " and " Avon " in conspicuous let- 
ters. On Friday the Brocktonians came out with a circular, which is 
generally conceded to have been the heaviest gun in the campaign, con- 
taining as it did a statement over the signatures of a large number of 
prominent postmasters in New England showing the mischievous effects 
in the postal service arising from the reduplication of town names in the 
country, and expressing the earnest hope that so important a town as 
ours would not take so common a name as Avon. The circular bore 
the names of fully four-fifths of our business men, and was endorsed by 
over two hundred other citizens, for whose signatures there was no room 
on the paper. 

Everything remained quiet over Sunday, but on Monday evening 
there was a " gatliering of the clans," and with music, torches, banners 
and transparencies one of the finest parades, considering its impromptu 
character, was given ever witnessed in our streets. B. O. Caldwell acted 
as chief marshal, and in the line were between four and five hundred 
torches, followed by a cavalcade of nearly a hundred horsemen, together 
with one or two large wagons and many other carriages stretching far 
to the rear. The services of both bands were brought into requisition, 
and thousands came out to witness the display. The procession formed 
on East Elm street, and after taking a tour as far north as Elliot moved 
through Main street to Campello, many buildings on the route being 
brilliantly illuminated. Of the private displays we cannot speak in de- 
tail. Almost every building through the business section of the street, 
together with a large number of residences, manifested the general en- 
thusiam. The exceptionably fine display, although of " Avon " tenden- 
cies made by C. L. Hauthaway on Montello street is worthy of especial 
mention. The shoe factory of Howard M. Reynolds, at Campello, made 
the best show on the route, every window in its four stories being bril- 
liantly lighted with candles, rendering it a conspicuous object in the 
darkness from every quarter. A number of residences in this section of 
the town were very prettily illuminated, and attracted much attention. 
Of the mottoes and transparencies shown in the procession and along 
the route we have not space to particularize ; it is sufficient to say that 
each had their point and all were heartily appreciated. It was midnight 



574 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

before the street became quiet, and some later than that before the lights 
were all out. 

On Tuesday morning at half-past eight the scene of action was trans- 
ferred to Music Hall, where the final decision was to be rendered through 
the ballot box The warrant was read by the clerk, and a ballot for 
moderator showed eighty-two votes for A. T. Jones, and none in oppo- 
sition. In response to a call from the meeting the special act of the 
Legislature, giving authority to the town to change its name, was read 
by the clerk, and at precisely nine o'clock the polls were opened. Dr. 
Abel Washburn Kingman led off for Brockton by depositing the first 
ballot. Everybody seemed in the best of humor, all save a few vety 
enthusiastic Avonians, appearing to regard it as a foregone conclusion 
that Brockton was the coming name, as, indeed, the preponderance of 
the colored ballot seemed from the outset to indicate. Outside the hall 
it looked like a gala-day. Most of the shops and factories were closed 
to give the workmen opportunity to vote, and with the throngs upon 
the sidewalks and the gay colors which predominated on every hand, 
one would have thought that a full blossomed Fourth of July had sud- 
denly dropped into the spring calendar. About the middle of the fore- 
noon quite a sensation was created by the appearance upon the street 
of a procession of workmen from the establishments of Snell & Ather- 
ton, Warren A. Howard, Charles Howard & Co., J. W. Packard, Orr & 
Sears, D. S. Howard & Co , and Porter & Packard, escorted by two 
bands made up from their own numbers, with Capt. F. P. Holmes as 
drum major, who to the number of 256 marched into the hall amid 
many demonstrations, giving a nearly solid vote for Brockton. Cam- 
pello sent up strong representations at various times through the day, 
the larger part being of kindred faith, while from the outer sections of 
the town gootily numbers appeared, attesting the general interest of all 
classes in the question at issue. Notwithstanding the evident tendency 
of the public tide, the friends of Avon stuck bravely to their ticket, and 
when about three o'clock in the afternoon the " Avon Reserve," in the 
person of H. A. Brett, formed in front of Packard's block, and to the 
music of fife and drum, aided by Martland's skillful efforts on a tin 
trumpet, proceeded in a body to the polls, it was found that all the 
humor of the campaign had not been lost on the part of all the Avon 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 575 

men, even in the prospect of a coming defeat. As tlie hour approached 
for the closing of the polls, the public interest became more intense, and 
large numbers gathered to hear the result. The general prediction had 
fixed it at " two to one " in favor of Brockton, and when it was an- 
nounced that the whole vote lacked but nine of a round 1,500, and that 
of these Brockton had received 1080, and Avon 41 i, there was an out- 
burst of cheers and huzzahs which it would be difficult to describe. The 
general feeling of satisfaction that the object for which there had been 
so long an effort — the rechristening of the town with a new and distinct 
name — was at last accomplished, excited congratulations on every hand, 
the church bells and the " old anvil " giving utterance to the general 
joy, which, as the darkness came, found still further expression in music, 
fireworks and illuminations. The old name, honored and beloved by 
all, yet having accomplished its mission, had gone into history, and the 
new name with a rich and auspicious heritage had been crowned as its 
glad successor. 

The pleasantest, and in many respects the crowning feature of the 
campaign, was a complimentary supper given on Tuesday evening in 
honor of the rechristening of Washburn's hotel as the " Brockton House," 
at which about one hundred of the business men and other citizens of 
the town, embracing those who had borne a prominent part both as 
Brocktonians or Avonians, were invited. The company assembled at 
nine o'clock, and after a brief opportunity for expressing the congrat- 
ulations of the hour, sat down to the well-laden tables. C. C. Bixby 
acted as master of ceremonies, and after tendering the cordial welcome 
of the host, and expressing in a humorous yet felicitous manner the hope 
that there would be a general burying of the hatchet under the heaps 
of the good things provided, called upon Rev. T. M House to invoke 
the Divine blessing. The next half hour was spent in a most agreeable 
discussion of the subject immediately in hand, all arriving in due time 
to the unanimous conclusion that mine host Washburn holds no second 
place in his ability to provide for the y^^// satisfaction of his guests. At 
the close of the repast Martland's Brockton Band regaled the company 
with a choice selection of music, and then Mr. Bixby, after remarking 
that the affair was altogether impromptu, and that nothing elaborate 
was expected in what was yet to come, in a variety of toasts called up 



57G 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Mr. H. A. Ford to respond in behalf of the fathers of the town of Brock- 
ton, Rev. Messrs. McNeille. Eastwood and House, and C. W. Sumner, 
esq., to respond for the clerical and legal professions, B R. Clapp to ex- 
press the sentiment of an Avonian, Edward Parker, jr., to speak for edu- 
cation, A. P. Hazard to tell a story, A. T. Jones to speak for the press, 
C. Dyer, jr., of Boston, to respond for " Simon Pure," H. W. Robinson 
for the mercantile interests of the town, C. F. Porter for its manufactur- 
ing interests, and Alfred Laws for the assurance of its future growth and 
prosperity. W. R. Bowen responded to sentiment in the following 
humorous poem, which was heartily appreciated by the company. 

I thought It woiilil be just my luck hereto- Make the battle just fought a thing of the 

night, past, 

To have some one give me a terrible fright The name we have won twice as big as the 
By trotting me out to fill out a gap last. 

While the rest of you settled yourselves 



for a nap ; 
So, lest I should flatten all out at this 

time, 
I've lurit a few words in the form of a 

rhyme. 

We've had a good, square, stand up fight 
to-day ; 



No one should object to a light that is 

fair, 
To a punch in the rib.':, if its done on the 

square. 
And if one has got a weak spot on his 

frame, 
Be sure his opponent will find out the 

same, 



Each man had his choice to vote either His foibles, his weaknesses, temper and 



like, 
And the more one gets mad, the harder 

they strike. — 
The man who keeps cool, and swallows 

the joke, 
Though it goes down so hard as almost to 

choke ; 
Who takes a home thrust with the same 

honest grace 
That he pokes the same joke in his next 

neighbor's face ; 
Who when a sharp hit should chance to 
draw blood, 
Disappointment's sour cud in silence to Pulls his cloak round the wound, but never 

chew, throws mud ; 

Perambulate on in the same beaten path, Who swallows defeat as he swallows his 
Not letting the sun go down on our wraih ; dinner. 



way ; 

" Avon" has shouted, and '' Brockton " re- 
plied. 

To carry their point have each their best 
tried ; 

Have shot at each other their best shafts 
of wit, 

And now and then made a tremendous 
good hit, — 

It's all over now, and somebody's won ; 

So, since all the fighting is over and done, 

Lei's shake hands all rouml, as friends good 
and true, 



BROCKTON AS A TOWN. 577 

Owns up he is licked, ami shakes hands To be a big city, one everywhere known 

with the winner ; The synonym of all that is noble and 
lie's the wise politician, honest and true, grand, 

One we all love to meet, as we do each of The pluckiest city there is in the land ; 

yQU. Whose sons and whose daughters wher- 
ever they roam, 

Niw the battle is over, the best we can do Shall point to with pride as their birth- 
Is to each do his best to put the town place or home. 

through 

In numbers and business, until we have I give as a toast — "The city to be; 

grown May her glory extend from sea to .sea.'' 

Hon. H. H. Packard was also called up. After singing Auld Lang 
Syne, led by the band, the company separated with cheers for the host, 
and in response to the sentiment offered by R. H. Kimball — " North 
Bridgewater, our dear and honored mother. May she rest in peace ! " 
As an occasion for coming together of citizens in forgetfulness of the 
momentary heats and acerbities which may have been awakened in the 
recent campaign, for recalling the fact that our interests in the welfare 
of the town are identical, for pledging the mutual assistance of each in 
the efforts of all to build up and strengthen the prosperity of the place, 
and to give to whatever name it shall bear a worthy character and an 
honorable reputation, it proved a complete and gratifying success. To 
Mr. Washburn is due the happy conception of the idea and the read)^ 
CO operation of all who aided in carrying it into effect fully evinced the 
general desire to clasp hands and to start forward again in unity and in 
peace. — Gazette. 

The following lines published during the exciting times, while a new 
name for the old town was sought, are inserted as appropriate to that 
day. 

NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 

My dear old home farewell! — farewell ! Their mem'ry, and thy name I'll keep 

I've loved thy name, — shall love it still ; As sacred as the truth of God, 

None other can such mem'ries tell, My dear and honored North Bridge- 

Or with such pleasing raptures thrill, water 
As thee, my natal North Bridgewater. 

Though distant far from thee I dwell, 

My fat'ners and my grandsires sleep How sweetly sounds thy sacred name ; 

Beneath thy consecrated sod ; 1 always love thy fame to tell, 
73 



578 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

And when I'm asked from whence I came Though still the place may be the same, 
I'm proud to say, from North Bridge- The cherished name we must forsake, 
water. So fare thee well, dear North Bridge- 

water. 
No more that loved and ancient name, Mrs. L. P. Gurney. 

Sweet mem'ries of the past shall wake; E. Corinth, Me., May 12, 1874. 

FAREWELL TO NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 

And must the dear name peris-h from the To these, thy new espousals? Hold in 

earth ; solemn trust 

That name, with all the tuneful past All that the sorrows of humanity 

allied? " Have left so sacred? Keep the pilgrim 

Ah, quickly turns the heart from sound of pride 

mirth. Honest and pure ; nor ever turn aside 

And mourns in secre', as though one had From friendship with high truth? so 

died ! shall thou be. 

Yes! changed to others, but unchanged to Ever, Old Plymouth's best and fan-est 

me ; child. 

Thy children love that honored name And all who honor her, shall honor 

too well, thee ! 

Baptized with it in tear.«, in cloud and sea. 

What sacred recollections with it dwell ! So all is well. Commerce must have her 

dues. 
The years are sweeping on-the end will j^^^ ^,i ^j^^.^ ^^.^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^.^^,^,^ ^^^^ 

<=0"«— power; 

My days are clouded with autumnal ,^„j j ^^^j „^j ,^^ ^^if;,,^,^ ^^f,,,^ 

^ ^^^' My humble greeting iu thy triumph 

Yet deep within the heart, my childhood's hour 

^°™'^< All joy go with thee,— take the friendly 

Transfigured in its summer beauty lies ; hand 

And pray I that it thus may ever be, y^r-^^ ^-^^^^ blessings, more than words 

Though like the past, the future may be „^^ ^g|| 

^■^""S With all the calmness at my poor com- 

With silent sorrow, — thou wilt keep for me, mand • 

Thy hlies ever fair - thy roses ever Sweet mother of my youth.-farewell ! 

young. —farewell ! 

And thou, oh Brockton, wilt thou failh- S'^®'*'' Whitman Coe. 

ful be, Oakfield, N. Y., June 10, 1874. 

NORTH BRIDGEWATER. 

By George H. Fullerton, Esq. 

Ne'er sounded sweeter name than thine. The memories of many years. 
One more beloved to our ears. Hallowed by thee, sacred name ! 

Richly resounding till entwine 



STATISTICAL. 579 

Bright visions of the ages past Will freely give, for lier renown 

Reflected from thine ancient fame, Ami prestige great were ours to share. 

In colors beautiful, are cast, The time has come to say "Farewell" — 

Delighting all who love thy name. Each heart will oft thy beauty tell, 

(•lad homage to that English town Regarding thee fore'er the same. 
Each lover of our town so fair 



CHAPTER XXVII. 

STATISTICAL. 

Number of Votes Polled for Governor — Dates of the Annual Election — List of Gov- 
ernors of the Commonwealth, and their Terms of Office from 1816 to 1894 — Industrial 
Statistics — First Colonial Census in 1764— Population of Brockton as a Town and a 
City, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850. 1855. 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875— Occupations of the People 
in 1875— Population in 18S0— Classification— 1885— Population from 1764 to 1894— 
Dwelling Houses — Families — People over 80 Years of Age — Trades and Professions in 
18.-,5— Assessed Polls, from 1882 to 1894— Valuation of Brockton, 1881 to 1894— 
Increase of Valuation— Taxation from 1881 to 1893— Rate of Taxation, 1881 to 1894— 
State Tax — County Tax— Number of Dwelling Houses in Brockton, 18S1 to 1894 — 
Number Erected each Year — Comparative Schedules of Shipments of Boots and Shoes, 
1878 and 1877, 1882 and 1880, 1882 and 1881, 1893 and 1892— Campello Shipments— 
Montello Shipments — Prices in Old Times. 

NUMBER OF Votes Polled for Governor. — Votes for governor 
since the incorporation of the town of North Bridgevvater, now 
Brockton, in June. 1821 to 1882. 

1822. William Eustis 165 1827. William C. Jarvis 3 

John Brooks 38 1828. Levi Lincoln 140 

1823. William Eustis 211 Marcus Morton 3 

Harrison G.Otis 28 1829. Levi Lincoln 190 

1824. William Eustis 220 Marcus Morton 4 

Samuel Lothrop 34 1830. Levi Morton .... 1G9 

1825. Levi Lincoln 184 Marcus Morton 6 

Marcus Morton 3 1831. Levi Lincoln 245 

1826. Levi Lincoln 213 Marcus Morton 7 

Samuel Hubbard 2 1831.' Levi Lincoln 125 

1827. Levi Lincoln 124 Samuel Lothrop 66 

' Owing to an amendment in tlie Constitution there were two elections in 1831, whicli required 
tlie governor to be chosen in November instead of April, and to take his seat on the first Wednes- 
day of January instead of the last of May. The reader will therefore understand that, from 1832 
those who were elecl;ed in November are chosen for the following year. 



580 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



1831. Marcus Morton 6 1848. 

1832. Levi Lincoln 121 1849. 

Samuel Lothrop 100 

Marcus Morton 15 

1833. John Q. Adams 209 1850. 

John Davis 61 

Marcus Morton 29 

1834. John Bailey 128 1851. 

John Davis 1U8 

Marcus Morton 29 

1835. Edward Everett 214 1852. 

Marcus Morton 77 

1836. Marcus Morton 157 

Edward Everett 144 1853. 

1837. Edward Everett 280 

Marcus Morton 151 

1838. Edward Everett 228 

Marcus Morton 149 1854. 

1839. Edward Everett 293 

Marcus Morton 179 

1840. John Davis 400 

Marcus Morton 180 1855. 

1841. John Davis 383 

Marcus Morton 178 

1842. John Davis 358 1856. 

Marcus Morton 184 

Samuel E. Sewall 31 

1843. George N. Briggs 323 

Marcus Morton 187 1857. 

Samuel E. Sewall 37 

1844. George N. Briggs 385 

George Bancroft 140 1858. 

Samuel E. Sewall 80 

1 845. George N. Briggs 325 

Isaac Davis 138 1859. 

Samuel E. Sewall 68 

1846. George N. Briggs. 293 

Isaac Davis 121 1860. 

Samuel E. Sewall 60 

1847. George N. Briggs 290 

Caleb Gushing 130 1861. 

John M. Brewster 64 

1848. George N. Briggs 315 1862. 

Stephen C. Phillips 298 



Caleb Gushing 67 

George N. Briggs 328 

Stephen C. Phillips 226 

George S. Boutwell 98 

George N. Briggs 324 

Stephen C. Phillips 309 

George S. Boutwell 84 

Robert C. Winthrop 381 

John G. Palfrey 315 

George S Boutwell 123 

Horace Mann 374 

John H. Clifford 355 

Henry W. Bishop 98 

Emery Washburn 347 

Henry Wilson 305 

Henry W. Bishop 90 

Bradford L. Wales .50 

Henry J. Gardner 537 

Emery Washburn 97 

Henry Wilson 52 

Henry W. Bishop 51 

Julius Rockwell 270 

Henry J. Gardner 265 

Erastus D. Beach 207 

Henry J. Gardner 668 

George W. Gordon 36 

Erastus D. Beach 217 

Luther V.Bell 43 

N. P. Banks 368 

Henry J. Gardner 197 

Erastus D. Beach 182 

N. P. Banks 434 

E. D. Beach 184 

Amos A. Lawrence 27 

N. P.Banks 325 

B. F. Butler 156 

George N. Briggs 40 

John A. Andrew 677 

Erastus D. Beach 193 

Amos A. Lawrence 103 

John A. Andrew 358 

Isaac Davis 162 

John A. Andrew 596 

Charles Devens, jr 230 



STATISTICAL. 



581 



1863. John A. Andrew 579 1874. 

Henry W. Paine 56 

18G4. John A. Andrew 733 1875. 

Henry W. Paine 193 

1865. Alex. H. Bullock (i08 

Darius N. Couch 94 

Benjamin F. Butler 1 

George N. Briggs 1 187G. 

18GG. Alex. H. BuUoclc 811 

Theodore H. Sweetzer 146 

1867. Alex. H. Bullock 782 1877. 

John Q. Adams 398 

1868. William Claflin SG'J 

John Q. Adams 259 

1869. William Claflin 519 1878. 

E. M. Chamberlain 284 

John Q. Adams 139 

1870. William Claflin 607 

Wendell Phillips 245 1879. 

Jolin Q. Adams 162 

1871. William B.Washburn 576 

John Q. Adams 22G 

Robert C. Pitman 95 1880. 

B. M. Chamberlain 21 

1872. William B. Washburn 1067 

Francis W. Bird 276 

William Jones 13 1881. 

1873. Wilham B. Wa.shburn 778 

William Gaston 184 

Benjamin F. Butler 4 

1874. Thomas Talbot 663 



William Gaston 463 

Israel W. Andrews 6 

Alexander H. Rice 561 

William Gaston 493 

John I. Baker 129 

Charles F. Adams 8 

Wendell Phillips 8 

Alexander H. Rice 1117 

Charles F. Adams 606 

John I. Baker 249 

Alexander H. Rice 663 

William Gaston 363 

Robert C. Pitman 162 

Wendell Phillips 1 

Thomas Talbot 1167 

Benjamin F. Butler 888 

John G. Abott 24 

Alonzo A. Miner 24 

John D.Long 1094 

Benjamin F. Butler 944 

John Q. Adams 68 

Daniel C. Eddy 45 

John D. Long 1589 

Charles P. Thompson 946 

Charles Almy 18 

Horace B. Sargent 28 

John D. Long G18 

Charles P. Thompson 268 

Charles Almy 6!) 

Israel W. Andrews 148 



Votes for Governor in the City of Brockton, with the Date of their Election. 

Election November 17, 1882. 

Benj. F. Butler 1,468 Robert R. Bishop. .. .1,263 Charles Almy 38 

Election November 6, 1883. 

George D. Robinson. . 1,870 Benj. F. Butler 1,797 Charles Almy .... 47 

Election November 4, 1884. 

George D. Robinson 1,789 Mathew J. McCafferty 633 

William C. Endicott 716 Julius H. Seelye 123 



582 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Election November 3, 1885. 

George D. Robinson 1,525 Tliomas J. Lothrop. 

Frederick 0. Prince 1,054 James Sumner 



76 
22 



Election November 2, 188G. 
Oliver Ames 1,570 John F. Andrews. ., 1,333 Thomas J. Lothrop .. 127 

Election November G, 1887. 
Oliver Ames 1.374 Henry B. Lovering. . 1,112 W. H. Earle 159 

Election November 6, 1888. 
Oliver Ames 2,386 WiUiam E. Russell . 1,604 W. H. Earle 123 

Election November 5, 1889. 
J. Q. A. Brackett 1,725 William E. Russell . 1,330 John Blackmer 210 

Election November 4, 1890. 
J. Q. A. Brackett 1,634 William E. Russell. 1,455 John Blackmer 1.52 

Election November 3-, 1891. 

Charles S. Allen 2,372 Charles B. Kimball 76 

William E. Russell 2,010 Harry W. Robinson 14 

Election November 8, 1892. 



Henry Winn 11 

William H. Haile 2,718 

William E. Russell 2,447 



Wolcott Hamlin 54 

Henry Winn 21 

Squire E. Putney 3 



Election November 7, 1893. 

Louis Albert Banks 74 Patrick F. O'Neil 16 

George H. Cary 69 John E. Russell 1,985 

Frederick T. Greenhalge 3,030 

The following list of governors of the State will show when North 
Bridgewater, now Brockton, voted, with a majority of the people of the 
Commonwealth : 



John Brooks, 1816-23. 
William Eustis, 1823-25. 
Levi Lincoln, 182.5-33. 
John Davis, 1834-35. 
Edward Everett, 1836-40. 
Marcus Morton, 1840-41. 
John Davis, 1841-43. 
Marcus Morton, 1843-44. 



George N. Briggs, 1844-51. 
George S. Bontwell, 1851-53. 
John H. Clifford, 1853-,54. 
Emery Washburn, 1854-55. 
Henry J. Gardner, 1855-58. 
Nathaniel P. Banks, 1858-61. 
John A. Andrews, 1861-6. 
Alexander H. Bullock, 1806-69. 



STATISTICAL. 583 

William Claflin, 18i;9-72. Benjamin F. Butler, 1883-84. 

William B. Washburn, 1872-74. George D. Robinson, 1884-87. 

William Gaston, 1875-70. Oliver Ames, 1887-90. 

Ale.xander H. Rice, 187G-70. .John Q. A. Brackett, 1890-91. 

Thomas Talbot, 1879-80. William E. Russell, 1891-93. 

John D. Long, 1880-83. Frederick T. Greenhalge, 1894. 

Industrial Statistics. — The Legislature of Massachusetts, by 
an act passed April 19, 1837, required the assessors of the several 
towns in Massachusetts to return to the secretary of the Commonwealth 
an accurate account of the various branches of industry. The following 
is the product of North Bridgewater (now Brockton) for 1837: 

Cotton mill, i ; number of spindles, 350; cotton consumed, 16,000 
pounds ; number of j'ards of cotton cloth manufactured, 60,000 ; value 
of the same, $4,800; males employed, 3 ; females, 12 ; capital invested, 
$8,666. Common sheep, 60 ; common wool produced, 210 pounds; 
average weight of fleece, 3^ pounds; value of same, $84; capital in- 
vested, $120 Boots manufactured, 79,000 pairs ; shoes manufactured, 
22,300 pairs; value of boots and shoes, $184,200; males employed, 
750; females, 375. Hat manufactories, i ; hats manufactured, 2>ooo ; 
value of same, $6,000 ; males employed, 3 ; females, 3. Manufactories 
of forks and hoes, i ; value of same, $1,000; hands employed, 2; capi- 
tal invested, $400. Manufactories of chairs and cabinet works, 3 ; value 
of the same, $38,500 ; hands employed, 39 Value of wooden ware 
manufactured, $300; hands employed, i. Shoe tool manufactories, 
2; value of the same, $1,900; hands emploj'ed, 32.; capital invested, 
$5, 000. 

COLONIAL CENSUS. 

An order was passed by the Assembly, February 2, 1764, directing 
the selectmen of each town and district to " take an exact account of 
the number of dwelling-houses, families, and people in their respective 
towns and districts, including Indians civilized, negroes and mulattoes, 
as well as white people, and females and males. 

At this period there were one hundred and twenty houses in the 
North Parish, — one hundred and thirty- one families, with a population 
of eight hundred and thirty-three. 

The above was the first attempt to take census in Massachusetts. 



584 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In 1790 the first United States census was taken, since which time 
there has been a statement of the population every ten years, each one 
varying from the other in the system of classification. 

In the years 1790 and 1800 the account is not separately given in a 
manner to show what the population of the North Parish was. 

The population of the parish in 1810 was 1,354. 

The early inhabitants of this town were farmers or agriculturists, and 
the soil not being adapted for extensive tillage, many parts of the town 
being stony and rough, it was not as inviting as many other places for 
that jmrpose. Hence, in early times, emigration to other parts of the 
country was great ; a great number removed to Plainfield, Cumming- 
ton, Pelham, and other towns in the westerly portion of the State, and 
many to Winthrop, Turner, and Minot in the State of Maine, then a 
part of Massachusetts This will in a great measure account for the 
slow peopling of the town in early days. 

THE FOLLOWING IS THE CENSUS OF THE NORTH PARISH IN 1820 : 

Free white males uniler 10 190 

" ot 10 and under 16 107 

" ■' of 16 and under 20 153 

" " " of 26 and under 45 ^,. . . 145 

. '■ " " of 45 and upwards ; 123 

Colored persons 23 

Free white females under 10 181 

" " of 10 and under 16 113 

" of 16 and under 21) 151 

" " of 26 and under 45 156 

" '' " of 45 and upwards 134 

Foreigners not naturalized 4 

Number of dwelling-houses 220 

Total number of inhabitants 1,480 

POPULATION IN 1830, l,'.)o3, WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS: 

Males. Under 5, 129; .'>tolO, 112; 10 to 15, 129; 15 to 20, 122; 20 to 311, 177; 30 
to 40, 105 ; 4U to 50, 73 ; 50 to 60, 36; 00 to 70, 41 ; 70 to 80, 19 ; 80 to 90, 9 ; 90 to 
100, 1. 

Females. Under 5, 122; 5 to 10, llu ; 10 to 15, 102 ; 15 to 20, 92 ; 20 to 30, 211 ; 
30 to 40, 106; 40 to 50, 85; 50 to 60, 58; 60 to 70, 42; 70 to 80, 24; 80 to 90, 9; 90 to 
100, 0. 



STATISTICAL. 585 

COLORED PERSONS. 

Males. Under 10, (i ; 10 to 24, 9 ; 24 to 30, 3 ; 30 to 55, 3 ; 55 to 100, 2. 
FE.MALES. Under 10, 3 ; 10 to 24, 5 ; 24 to 36, 1 ; 36 to 55, 4 ; 55 to 100, 4. 

POPULATION IN 1840, 2,094, WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS I 

Males. Under-"), 0; 5 to 10, 170; 10 to 15, 14"; 15to20, l.'iG; 20 to .;o, 167; 3i)to 
40, 187; 40to.")0, 93; 50 to 60, 72; 60 to 70, 30; 70 to So, 23; SO to 90, 11; 90 to 100, 
2. Total ],0.JS. 

Female.^. Under 5, 0; 5 to 10, 170; 10 to 1.5, 135; 15 to 20, 114; 20 to 30, 132; 30 
to 40, 202 ; 40 to 50, 100 ; 50 to 60, 72 ; 60 to 70, 48 ; 70 to 80, 26 ; 80 to 90, "" 5 ; 90 to 
100, 0. Total 1,014. Colored, 22. 

population in 1850. 3,939, with the following details. 

lender 1, 101; 1 to .5, 379; 5 to 10, 418; 10 to 15, 364; 15 to 20, 452; 20 to 25, 449; 
25to30, 402; 30 to 35, 320; .35 to 40, 248; 40to45, 198; 45to50, 1.56; .50to55, 115; 
55 to 60, 91 ; 60 to 65, 79 ; 65 to 70, 56 ; 70 to 75, 35 ; 75 to 80, 21 ; 80 to 85, 13 ; 85 to 
90, 5 ; 90 to 95, 4 ; 95 to 100, 3. Colored, 30. Total 3,939. 

population in 1855. 5,205, by the .state census, with the following details: 

Under 5, 707 ; 5 to 10, 533 ; 10 to 15, 523 ; 15 to 20, .507 ; 20 to 30, 1,125 ; 30 to 
40, 790 ; 40 to 50, 451 ; .50 to 60, 298, 60 to 70, 170; 70 to 80, 71 ; 80 to 90, 15, 90 to 
100, 2. 

population in 1860, 6,384, with the following details: 

Males, Under 1, 92 ; 1 to 5, 397 ; 5 to 10, 361 ; 10 to 15, 298 ; 15 to 20, 360 ; 20 to 
30, 705; 30 to 40, 490; 40fo50, 338; 50 to 60, 171; 60 to 70, 99; 70 to 80, 47; 80 to 
90, 8 ; 90 to 100, 1. Total 3,367. 

Females. Under 1,118; 1 to 5, 347 ; 5 to 10, 343 ; 10 to 15, 248 ; 15 to 20, 292 ; 20 
to30, 694; 30tO40, 462; 40to.50, 288; 50 to 60, 200 ; 60to70, 115; 70to80, 61; SO 
to 90, 12; 90 to 100, 0. Total 3,185. 

COLORED PEOPLE. 

Males. Under 1,0; 1 to .5, 4 ; 5 to 10, 3 ; 10 to 1.5, 1; 15 to 20, 1; 20 to 30, 2 ; 30 to 
40, 3 ; 40 to 50, 1 ; 50 to 60, I ; 60 to 70, 1. Total 18. 

Females. Under 1. 0; 1 to 5, 2 ; 5 to 10, 3 ; 10 to 15, 0; 15 to 20, 1; 20 to 30, 3; 30 
to 40, 3 ; 40 to 50, 1 ; 50 to 60, ; 60 to 70, 1. Total 14. Number of dwelling-houses, 
1,023; number of families, 1,377. 

Population in 1865, 6,335. Number of dwellings, 1,249. Number of families, 1,391. 
Number of churches, 8. Number of school-houses, 15. Number of ratable polls, 1,708. 
Number of legal voters, 1,362. Number of naturalized voters, 141. 

Increase of population from 1870 to 1880 was 5,601. In 1870 it was 

8,007 ; '" 1880 it was 13,608. 
74 



586 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



POPULATION IN 187.5, lO,r37S. WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS. 







Males, 5,242. 


Fe.males, 5, 336. 






Age, 


Male. 


Female. Age, 


Male. 


Female. 


Age. 


Male. 


Female. 


1 mo. 


18 


10 25 " 


Ill 


90 


59 " 


15 


26 


2 mos. 


14 


7 26 " 


103 


115 


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34 


28 


3 " 


8 


11 27 '■ 


111 


96 


01 '■ 


22 


13 


4 " 


13 


1 1 28 " 


96 


99 


62 " 


17 


14 


5 '■ 


7 


9 29 " 


90 


72 


63 " 


27 


32 


G " 


11 


8 30 '• 


122 


122 


64 " 


21 


18 


7 " 


12 


6 31 " 


70 


71 


65 " 


27 


22 


8 " 


9 


11 32 " 


90 


81 


66 " 


13 


15 


9 " 


10 


11 33 '• 


81 


84 


67 " 


14 


18 


10 " 


3 


13 34 •' 


66 


80 


68 '• 


15 


18 


11 " 


5 


6 35 '■ 


79 


84 


69 - 


10 


10 


1 yr. 


75 


74 36 " 


56 


69 


70 " 


22 


28 


2 vrs. 


151 


125 37 " 


64 


63 


71 " 


8 


9 


3 ''' 


108 


106 38 " 


79 


76 


72 " 


13 


7 


i " 


111 


108 39 " 


47 


67 


73 " 


10 


11 


5 " 


120 


05 40 " 


112 


101 


74 " 


11 


14 


6 " 


103 


116 41 " 


50 


52 


75 " 


7 


11 


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124 


106 42 '• 


60 


64 


76 '■ 


10 


6 


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110 


115 43 " 


55 


48 


77 " 


5 


10 


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110 


108 44 " 


45 


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94 


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72 


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58 


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92 


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42 


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104 51 " 


31 


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147 57 " 


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1.32 













In 1875, at Brockton, there were 3,063 ratable polls, 2,166 native 
voters, 268 naturalized voters, having a total of 2,434 voters. 



Occupations ok Brockton People in 1875. 



Clergymen 10 

Lawyers 4 

Phy.sicians 8 

Teachers 12 

Barbers 11 

Saloon-keepers 7 

Servants 9 



Males. 

Stable-keepers 8 

Butchers 13 

Clerks 65 

Expressmen - . 14 

Master mariners 3 

Mariners 11 

Merchants and trades. 45 



Salesman 66 

Teamsters 17 

Farmers 163 

Farm laborers .58 

Gardeners 8 

Hostlers ... 10 

Bakers 18 



STATISTICAL. 



577 



Blacksmiths 27 

Boot and shoemakers, 1651 

Building movers 9 

Cabinet makers 27 

Carpenters 112 

Last makers 17 

Machinists 27 

Teacliers 49 

Housewives 2202 

Housekeepers ....... 28 

Housework 101 

Domestic servants... 210 



Marble workers 10 

Masons 43 

Nail and tack makers, 16 

Painters 48 

Printers 18 

Sewing-machine nee- 
dle makers 53 

Females. 

Nurses 

Clerks 

Saleswomen 10 

Boot and shoe makers 285 

Dressmakers 42 



Shoe tools makers . . 29 

Stationary engineers 26 

Stone workers 10 

Tailors 27 

Tinsmiths 16 

Wheelrights 

Laborers 

Milliners 20 

Seamstresses 11 

Sewing-machine nee- 
dle makers 12 

Tailoresses 27 



POPULATION IN 1880, 13,608 WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS: 



MALES, 6,823. FEMALES, 6,785. 



Under 1, 261 ; 1, 246; 2, 289; 



4, 285 ; 5, 266 ; 6, 253 ; 



247; 8, 229; 9, 
18, 
27. 



3, 266 
227:10,218; 11,232; 12,253; 13,223; 14,211; 15. 193 ; 16, 223 ; 17,209 
2S3; 19,302; 20,323; 21,302; 22,364; 23,348; 24, 317 ; 25, 304 ; 26, 308 
201; 28,336; 29,237; 30. ;]52 ; 31,2.38; .32,246; 33, 207 ; 34, 205; 35, 286 ; 36, 
207; 37,162; 38,186; 39,136; 40,236; 41,126; 42,146; 43,131; 44,119; 45,203; 
46, 138; 47, 115; 48, 135; 49, 106; 50, 185; 51, 86; 52, 90; .53, 111; 54, 80; 5.5, 
119 ; 56, 101 ; 57, 57 ; .58, 63; .59, 67; 60, 113 ; 61 to 65, 291 ; 66 to 70, 205; 71 to 75, 
126; 74toS0, 88; 81 to85, 29; 86 to 90, 9; 91 to 95. 2; 96 to 100, — ; lOOandover,— 
Total 13,608. 

Of the above , 10.272 were natives of Massachusetts; 654, natives of Maine; 247 of 
New Hampshire; 82 of Vermont ; 88 of Rhode Island; 34 Connecticut; 98 of New 
York; 1 5 of New Jersey ; 19 of Pennsylvania; 3 of Maryland; 3of Virginia; 15 of 
Oliio; 9 of Illinois; 46 of United States; 56 of Canada; 63 of New Brunswick ; 112 
of Nova Scotia ; 10 of Prince ICdward's Island ; 122 of England ; 1235 of Ireland ; 26 
of Scotland; 3 of Wales; 1 of Austria; 2 of Cuba; 2 of Denmark; 12 of France; 16 
of Grermany ; 4 of Italy ; 2 of Norway ; 10 of the Pacific Islands ; 11 of Poland ; 2 of 
Portugal ; 2 of Spain ; 316 of Sweden. 



CLASSIFICATION. 

The population of 1880, for Brockton, may be classified as follows : In the govern- 
ment and professional offices, are 158: males 101 ; females 57; domestic and pers6nal 
office, 478 : males 93 ; females 385; trade and transportation, 642 : male 609; female 
33; agricultural, 200 in all; manufacturing and mechanical industries, 3,904: males 
3,214; females 690; apprentices, laborer.s, and indefinite, 433 : males 431 ; females 2. 
All classes of occupations, 5,815 ; males 4,048; females 1,167. 

There were 2,999 families in Brockton in 1880, and 2,662 dwelling houses. 

Number of persons engaged in boot and shoe manufacturing : males 2,362 ; females 
504 ; total, 2,866. 



588 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

POPULATION IN 1885, 20,783, with the following details. 

MALES. 10,398. FEMALES, 10,385. 

Under 1, 383; 1, 300; 2, 476; 3, 455; 4, 397: 5, 374; 6, 342; 7, 383; 8, 379; 9, 
369; 10,370; 11,323; 12,346; 13,289; 14,331; 15.308; 16,319; 17,386; IS, 
411; 19,425; 20,421; 21,415; 22, 496 ; 23, 564 ; 24, 572 ;. 25, 5G0 ; 26, 479 ; 27, 
485; 28,574; 29,387; 30,515; 31,367; 32, 415 ; 33, 409; 34. 372 ; 35, 429 ; 36, 
305; 37, 291; 38, 325; 39, 226; 40,352; 41, 191; 42,262; 43,225; 44, 168; 45, 
263; 46, 174.; 47, 175; 48, 178; 49, 164; 50, 237 ; 51, 163; 52, 136; 53, 157; 54, 
150; 55,162; .56,116; 57, 122 ; 58, 1 12 ; 59, 87 ; 60, 132 ; 61, 82 ; 62, 64 ; 63, 98; 
64,61; 65.109; 66,63; 67,67; 68,53; 69,48; 70,52; 71,44; 72, 19; 73, 48; 
74, 32; 75, 38; 76, 26 ; 77. 24; 78, 26; 79, 24 ; 80, 100. 

POPULATION IN 1885, 20,783, with the following details. 

BY PERIODS OF YEARS. 

Under 1, 383; 1 to 4, 1,628; 5 to 9, 1,847; 10 to 13, 1,328; 14 to 19, 2,180; 20 to 
29, 4,959; 30 to 39, 3,654; 40 to 49, 2,152; 50 to 59. 1,442 ; 60 to 69. 777; 70 to 79. 
333. 

Legal voters in Brockton in 1885, 5,390. 

The population of Brockton at various periods is inserted, that the 
growth of the same may be fully understood, 

In 1764 the census showed the population to be : 

In 1810. Population was 1,354, an increa.se of 521. 

In 1820. Population was 1,480, an increase of 126. 

In 1830. Population was 1,953, an increase of 473. 

In 1840. Population was 2,094, an increase of 141. 

In 1850. Population was 3.939, an increase of 1,845. 

In 1860. Population was 6,384, an increase of 2,445. 

In 1870. Population was 8,007, an increase of 1,623. 

In 1875. Population was 10.578, an increase of 2,571. 

In 1880. Population was 13,608, an increase of 1,601. 

In 1885, Population was 20,783, an increase of 7,716. 

In 1890. Population wjis 27,294, an increase of 6,511. 

It will be noticed that during the decade 1875 to 1885, there was a 
larger percentage of increase in the population of Brockton, than in any 
previous ten years of time. During that period it had an increase of 
96.47 per cent., or much larger than any of the twenty-three cities in 
the Commonwealth, Holyoke being the second, having 75.56 per cent., 
Maiden number three, having 51.31 per cent., Waltham 46.57, Lynn 



STATISTICAL. 589 

40.70, and Worcester only 38.67, with all the advantages of variety in 
her manufacturing industries. 

By the United States census of 1890, the population of Brockton was 
27,294; males, 13,689; females, 13,605; white, 27,208; colored, 72; 
Chinese, 14. 

Population in the several wards of the city is as follows : 

Males in Ward One 1,414 Females in Ward One 1,337 

Males in Ward Two 1,851 Females in Ward Two l,!)4o 

Males in Ward Three 2,493 Females in Ward Three 2.420 

Males in Ward Four 2,108 Females in Ward Four 2,047 

Males in Ward Five 2,073 Females in Ward Five , 2,025 

Males in Ward Six 1,860 Females in Ward Six 1,814 

Males in Ward Seven 1,^90 Females in Ward Seven 2,008 



Total 13,689 Total 13.605 

Number of dwelling houses in Ward One, 445. 
Number of dwelling houses in Ward Two, 566. 
Number of dwelling houses in Ward Three, 799. 
Number of dwelling houses in Ward Four, 607. 
Number of dwelling houses in Ward Five, 611. 
Number of dwelling hou.«es in Ward Six, 574. 
Number of dwelling houses in Ward Seven, 626. 

Total number of dwelling houses in city of Brockton in 1890, 4,208. 
Number of families in the city of Brockton in 1890, 6,210, as follows: 

Ward One 600 Ward Five 890 

Ward Two 894 Ward Six 834 

Ward Three 1,171 Ward Seven 912 

Ward Four 909 

Percentage of persons to a dwelling in the city is 6.49, with the fol- 
ing detail : 

Ward One 6.18 Ward Five 6.71 

Ward Two 6.71 Ward Six 6.40 

Ward Three 6.32 Ward Seven 6.23 

Ward Four 6.85 

Number of people who have lived to be eighty years of age and over 

in Brockton, in 1885 : 

80 years, 11 males, 17 females, total. 



81 


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86 years, 


3 males, 


3 females. 


total. . 


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590 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Slioemakers 420 

Farmers 153 

Bootmakers 134 

Laborers 139 

Oai'penters 72 

Shoecii Iters 37 

Cabinetmakers 31 



Teamsters 5 

Shoe toolmakers 9 

Shoe tool manufacturers 2 

Students 7 

Soapmaker 1 

Printers G 

Last manufacturer 1 



The following list gives the number of persons employed in the vari- 
ous trades and professions in 1855 : 

Ass't Lighthouse keeper 1 

Harnessmakers 3 

Railroad engineers 2 

Box manufacturer 1 

Watchmakers 5 

Cabinet manufacturers. 2 

Horse trader 1 

Railroad men 3 

Jeweler 1 

Awl manufacturers. ... 3 

Expresses 2 

Brush manufacturer. , . 1 

Brushmakers 6 

Patent leather makers. . 3 

Postmaster 1 

Singing school teacher. I 

Musical instrument mfrs 2 

Musical " makers 9 

Clergymen 8 

Warden almhouse 1 

Peddlers 7 

Boot treer G 

Livery stables 2 

Currier 1 

Trimmer 5 

Sailor. , 1 

Hat manufacturer 1 



Clerks 28 Newspaper 1 

Editor 1 

Musician 1 

Lumber dealer 1 

Physicians 6 

Cigar manufacturers. . . 2 



Merchants 19 

Shoe manufacturers ... 21 

Painters 14 

Boot manufacturers ... in 

Masons 13 



Awlmakers 13 Cigarmakers 8 



Blacksmiths 18 

Machinists 7 

Carriagemakers 7 

Lastmakers 7 

Bakers 5 

Stone masons 3 

Boot formers 6 

Butchers 6 

Provision dealers 2 

Stage drivers 2 

Boot-treemakers .... 2 

Hatters :.. 2 

Writing master 1 



Tailors 10 

Pumpmaker 1 

Pump peddler I 

Hotel 1 

Barber 1 

Academy 1 

Refreshment rooms. ... 3 

Marble worker 1 

Lawyer 1 

Rolling machine nifr. . . 1 

Moulder 1 

Hames manufacturer . . 1 

Lighthouse keeper 1 

ASSESSED POLLS. 



Number of Polls Assessed. 



Number of Polls Assessed. 



1882 Males 4,809 .Females 3G 1889 Males 7,365 Females 62 



1883 Males 5,559 Females 25 

1884 . Males 5,820 Females 28 

1885 Males 5,965 Females 21 

1886 Males 6,til7 Females 13 

1887 Males 6,710 Females 16 

1888 Males 7.153 Females 26 



1890 Males 8,078 Females 42 

1891 Males 8,759 Females ,13 

1892 Males 9,875 Females 19 

1893 Males 9,466 

1894 Males 9,435 



STATISTICAL. 591 

VALUATION OF BROCKTON. 

Valuation of the Town. Valuation of the City 

1881 $6,876,427 1888 $15,117,528 

Valuation of the City. 1889 15,762,788 

1882 $ U,150,702 1890 17,477,847 

1883 10,467,959 1891 18,472,692 

1884 11,673,476 1892 19,172,307 

1885 12,889,214 1893 20,931,230 

1886 14,051,591 1894 

1887 14,721,079 

INCREASED VALUATION OF BROCKTON. 

1882 from 1881 $2,274,275 1888 from 1837 $ 632,911 

1883 from 1882 1,317,2.57 1889 from 1888 622,613 

1884 from 1883 1,20,5,517 1890 from 1889 1,784,900 

1885 from 1884 1,215,737 1891 from 1890 969,388 

1886 from 1885 1,162,378 1892 from 1891 599,089 

1887 from 1886 500,283 1893 from 1892 1.783,588 

TAXATION OF BROCKTON. 

Amount raised by taxation in 1881 $146,118.46 

Amount raised by taxation'in 1882 161,951. .52 

Increase over the year 1881 15,833.06 

Amount raised by taxation in 1883 185,154.48 

Increase over the year 1882 23,202.96 

Amount raised by taxation in 1884 210,103.09 

Increase over the year 1883 24,948.61 

Amount raised by taxation in 1885 -. 189,813.89 

Decrease over the year 1884 20,290.20 

Amount raised by taxation in 1886 238,065.93 

Increase over the year 1885 48,252.04 

Amonnt raised by taxation in 1887 255,958.81 

Decrease over the year 1886 17,892.88 

Amount raised by taxation in 1888 255,768.10 

Decrease over the year 1887 190.71 

Amount raised by taxation in 1889 265,662.98 

Increase over the year 1888 10,894.88 

Amount raised by taxation in 1890 287,118.38 

Increase over the year 1889 21,455.40 

Amount raised by taxation in 1891 348.093.32 

Increase over the year 1890 60,974.94 

Amount raised by taxation in 1892 382,374.21 

Increase over the year 1891 37,289.75 



592 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Amoiuit raised by taxation in 1893 435,793.^1 

Increase over the year 1892 - . 53,419.00 

Amount raised by by taxation in 1894 442,000 

Increase over the year 1893 7,000 

RATE OF TAXATION PER THOUSAND IN DOLLARS AND CENTS. 

1882, 16j; 18?3, I6-5; 1884,17; 1885,13.80; 1886,16; 1887,165; 1888,15.90 
1889, 15.70; 1890, 15.20; 1891, 17.50; 1892, 18.80; 1893, 19.70; 1894, . 

Number of registered voters in Brockton in 1893, 6,493. 
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES OF BROCKTON. 

state Tax. County Tax. 

1882 $ 6,260.00 1882 $ 6,196.66 

1883 7,800.00 1883 8,372.09 

188J 10,400.00 1884 8,372.09 

1885 7,800.00 1885 9,674.42 

1886 10,590.00 1886 13,025 82 

1887 '■ 15,885.00 1887 14,210.00 

1888 15,885.00 1888 14,210.00 

1889 14,860.00 1889 15,394.16 

1890 13,002.50 1890 1.5,394.16 

1891 11,145.00 1891 15,394.10 

1892 14,157.50 1892 23,655.13 

1893 20.225.00 1893 25,046.43 

NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES IN BROCKTON. 

1881 2.245 1888 3,599 

1882 2,447 1889 3,790 

1883 2,581 1890 4,055 

1884 2,791 1891 4,361 

1885 3,129 1892 4,593i 

1886 3,235 1893 4,810i 

1887 3,400 1894 



NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES ERECTED IN BROCKTON SINCE IT 

BECAME A CITY. 

1882 232 1889 191 

1883 134 1890 265 

1834 210 1891 306 

1885 338 1892 232 

1886 106 1893 217 

1887 165 1894 

1888 199 



STATISTICAL. 593 

The following lists are published to show the rapid increase in the 
amount of boots and shoes manufactured in Brockton at different periods. 

COMPARATIVE SCHEDULE. 





, 


1878. 


1877. 


January 


3 


1531 


1408 




10 


1779 


1938 




17 


3027 


3297 




24 


2940 


3378 




31 


4125- 13,402 


3823—13,844 


Febniarj 


' 7 


3730 


4774 




14 


4159 


4449 




21 


4462 


4816 




28 


4710—17,061 


.5216—19,255 


March 


7 


4354 


5024 




14 


4063 


5383 




21 


4018 


5347 




28 


4353—16,788 


4997—20,751 


April 


4 


4249 


5251 




11 


4203 


4610 




18 


4109 


3914 




25 


4129—16,690 


4081—17,856 


May 


o 


3896 


.■'.322 




9 


3698 


3793 




16 


3243 


3150 




23 . 


3026 


2922 




30 


2.573—16,436 


2780—15,967 


June 


6 


2171 


2125 




13 


2147 


2267 




20 


1867 


2124 




27 


1647— 7,832 


1709— 8,225 


July 


4 


1802 


1502 




11 


1186 


1103 




18 


1533 


1806 




23 


2173— 6,694 


2249— 6,720 


August 


1 


2600 


3418 




8 


3047 


2926 




15 


3342 


3107 




22 


3716 


3542 




29 


3840—16,545 


3141—15,134 


Septemb 


er 5 


3965 


3569 




12 


3886 


3703 




19 


4126 


3178 




26 


3727—15,704 


.3290—13,740 


October 


3 


3830 


.3536 




10 


2149 


1976 




17 


3714 


2963 




24 


3362 


2810 




31 _ 


2881 — 15,936 


2049— 13,:!34 


November 7 


2318 


2000 




14 


1943 


1279 




21 


1650 


1105 




28 


1524— 7,435 


1060— 5,444 



75 



594 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



December 5 . . , 808 

12 920 

19 974 

26 1285— 3,987 

Totals 154,510 

Number of cases sliipped in 1876, 142,010. 



810 

884 
1252 
1080— 



4.020 



154,290 



3MPARATIVE TABLE OF SHIPMENTS OF CA 


lSes of boo 


TS AND 


SHOE 








FROM 












Brockton. 


Cam 


pello. 








1881. 


1880. 


1881. 


1880. 


Janua 


ry 7 


3181 


4843 


1174 


1521 






14.... 


4433 


4487 


1G72 


1201 






21.... 


4670 


5291 


1500 


1540 






28.... 


4959—17,249 


4124—18,745 


1525—5,871 


1280- 


-6,548 


Febru' 


y 4.... 


567 G 


3702 


2045 


1376 






11 ... 


5743 


3905 


1777 


l:!23 






18.. 


5572 


5049 


1815 


1334 






25.... 


6168—23,159 


5528—18,184 


1806—7,443 


1494- 


-5,577 


March 


4.... 


.5968 


5991 


1905 


1613 






11.... 


6243 


5927 


1945 


1686 






18.... 


6316 


6011 


1991 


1681 






25.... 


664'8— 25,175 


5460—23,389 


2121—7,962 


1534- 


-0,514 


April 


1.... 


6521 


3807 


2117 


1501 






8.... 


4544 


4320 


1405 


1260 






15.... 


4899 


5075 


1602 


1622 






22.... 


5573 


4849 


1764 


1.566 






29.... 


531.5—25,852 


4935—22,086 


1 196—8,084 


1422- 


-7,371 


May 


6.... 


4984 


4723 


1848 


1809 






13.... 


4926 


4100 


1880 


1365 






20.... 


4764 


3716 


1814 


1349 






27 ... . 


4379 — 19,053 


3585—16,124 


1714— 7,2.j6 


2318- 


-6,841 


.lune 


3.... 


2635 


2871 


912 


9.32 






10... 


3421 


2980 


1213 


835 






17.... 


:!070 


3172 


1080 


1427 






24.... 


2527-11,653 


2:!60— 11,38;; 


1075—4,280 


756- 


-3,950 


July 


1.. .. 


2991 


22.53 


1008 


496 






8.... 


1890 


1.352 


606 


388 






15.... 


2483 


2200 


755 


550 






22. .. 


3476 


2757 


1136 


8-)'j 






29.... 


4058—14.898 


3690—12,252 


1284—4,789 


1048- 


-3,315 


August 5 . . . . 


4378 


3847 


1042 


1210 






12.... 


5075 


4473 


1440 


1298 






19... 


4780 


4.565 


1881 


1315 






26.. ,. 


4985—19,218 


44 6.-,— 17,3.50 


182.5—6,788 


1411- 


-5.240 


Septem'r 2 . . . . 


5246 


4990 


17.",2 


1440 






9.... 


4833 


4502 


1815 


1488 






16.... 


5253 


2561 


1848 


1225 






23.... 


4622 


4547 


1777 


1395 






30.... 


4154—24.108 


3014—19,614 


1504—8,700 


1505- 


-7,053 



STATISTICAL. 



595 



October 



21, 



Novem'r 4 . 

U. 

18. 

25. 

Decem'r 2 . 

9. 

16. 

23. 

30. 



4549 
3026 
3803 

3594—15,172 

3190 

3190 

2240—11,542 

1925 

2040 

IGll 

3060 

:!021— 1I,G.')T 



3746 

3604 

2456 

1851—11,657 

2605 

2531 

2531 

2 67— 

1650 

1089 

24.3.3 

l.')26 



!i,734 



1674- 



)^.: 



1130 

966 

1432 

1394- 

1206 

1206 

879 

762- 

G2:i 

873 

810 

1211 

786- 



-4,522 



-4,05 



,,30.3 



1107 
1106 
1278 
1324—4,815 

985 

917 

917 

856—3,075 

644 

706 

733 

820 

676—3,579 



Totals 218,726 189,490 74,147 63,478 

Total shipments for 1879, 181,372; for 1878, 154,510; for 1877, 154,29a, for 
1876, 142,010. 







1882. 




1881. 




1882. 




1881. 






y n. 




Brocktou. 






Campello. 




Januar 


. . 4440 




3181 




1267 




1174 






13. 


.. 44.55 




443:! 




1751 




1672 






20. 


.. 4982 




4676 




21011 




1.500 






27. 


.. 5791- 


-19.968 


4959- 


-17,249 


1490- 


- 7,017 


1525- 


-5,871 


Febnia 


y:'-- 


. . 5596 




5676 




2197 




2345 






10. 


. .. 5916 




5743 




2085 




1777 






17. 


.. 0:!78 




5572 




2118 




1815 






24. 


. . 6599- 


-20.589 


6168- 


-23,15!i 


2454- 


■ 8,851 


1806- 


-7,443 


March 


:; 


. . 6570 




5968 




2761 




1!)05 






10. 


.. 6806 




6243 




2056 




1945 






17. 


.. 7091 




6316 




2401 




1991 






24. 


.. 7328 




6648 




2344 




2121 






31. 


. . 7162- 


-34,957 


6.521- 


-2.5,175 


2431— 


11,993 


2117- 


-7,962 


April 


7 . 


.. 0188 




4544 




1938 




1405 






14. 


.. 6977 




48!I9 




1946 




1602 






21. 


. . 6948 




.5.573 




2032 




1764 






28: 


.. 6317- 


-26,430 


531.5- 


-25,8.52 


1920— 


7,806 


1196- 


-8,084 


May 


5. 


.. 6335 




49S4 




1392 




1848 






12. 


. . 6093 




4926 




1851 




1880 






19. 


.. 6419 




4764 




1701 




1814 






26. 


.. .5391- 


-18,2,38 


4379- 


-19,0.53 


1714- 


6,. 558 


1714- 


-7,256 


June 


9. 


.. 5176 
. . 4960 




2635 
3421 




1726 
1725 




912 
1213 






16. 


.. 4810 




3070 




1744 




1080 






23. 


.. 4192 




2.527- 


-11,653 


1281 




1075- 


-4,280 




30. 


. . 3218- 


-22,356 


2991 




950- 


- 7,426 


1008 




July 


i . 


. .■!201 




1890 




909 




666 






14. 


.. 2316 




2483 




918 




755 






21. 


.. 3283 




3476 




1622 




li:i6 






28. 


.. 4100- 


-12,906 


4058- 


-14,898 


1733— 


5,182 


1281- 


-4,789 


August 


4. 


.. 5071 




4378 




1929 




1642 






11 


.. 4653 




5075 




1711 




1440 






18. 


. . 5140 




4780 




1921 




1881 






25. 


. 5940- 


-20,704 


498.5- 


-19.218 


2199— 


7,760 


7825- 


-6,788 



■JOO HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Septem'r 1 6264 5li46 2462 1752 



8.. 


. . 6412 




4833 




2579 




1815 




15.. 


. . 5993 




5253 




2122 




1848 




22.. 


. . 5968 




4622 




2072 




1777 




20.. 


. . 5642- 


-29,779 


4154- 


-24,108 


1880- 


-11,115 


1504- 


-8,796 


October 6. , 


. . r,316 




4549 




1738 




1130 




13.. 


. . 5140 




3026 




1713 




966 




20.. 


. . 4999 




3803 




1776 




1432 




27.. 


. . 4981- 


-20,436 


3.J91- 


-15,172 


1660- 


- 6,887 


1394- 


-4,522 


Novem'r 3. . 


. . 40(il 




3190 




1350 




1206 




10.. 


. . 3704 




3190 




1028 




1206 




17... 


. . 3467 




2922 




1272 




879 




24.. . 


. . 2306- 


-14,538 


2240- 


-11, .".42 


1587- 


- 5.237 


762- 


-4,053 


Decem'r 1 . . . 


. 2915 




1925 




971 




623 




8... 


, . 2417 




2040 




918 




873 




15... 


, . 3256 




1611 




1373 




810 




22.. 


, . 3864 




3060 




1496 




1211 




29... 


. 3704- 


-16,156 


3021- 


-ll,6.-.7 


1177- 


- 5 935 


786- 


-4,303 



Totals.... 261,657 218,726 92,367 74,147 
The total shipments for 1880 were 189,490; in 1879, 281,372; 1878, l.J4,510; 
1877, 154,205; 1876, 142,010. 

COMPARISON OP WEEKLY SHIPMENTS. 

Brockton. , 

1893. 1892. 

January G 9827 8G04 

13 7864 773G 

20 8127 8192 

27 8865—34,683 8320— 3G,852 

February 3 86G4 10,317 

10 7712 8202 

17...:.. 9679 9093 

24 7984—34,039 9151—36,763 

March 3 9635 8658 

10 9372 8131 

17 10,559 8293 

24 10,034 3646—34,428 

31 10,096—49,690 9275 

April 7 9879 8327 

14 11 502 9384 

21 10,014 9142 

28 10,958—42,353 9210—45,338 

May 5 10,1:M 8864 

12 9984 8774 

19 9653 85.52 

26 9900—39,671 8.527—34,717 

June 2 7861 7497 

9 10,434 7937 

16 9911 7125 

23 : 10,092- -47,149 7949—30,508 

30 8851 7681 



STATISTICAL. 51)7 

July ' 6513 4158 

!■+ -',824 5356 

^1 6690 8266 

28 7186—26,222 7780—33,241 

August 4 7085 7769 

11 7646 8409 

IS 7551 9037 

25 6858—29,140 9247—34,462 

Reptemb'r 1 7245 9069 

8 7129 7556 

15 7308 8714 



oo 



8018 8407 



-'II 8463—38,163 9295—43,041 

October 6 5780 8956 

13 6289 7189 

20 8264 8637 

27 7809—28,142 8362—33,144 

Novenib'i- 3 7710 8435 

10 6573 8119 

17 G30S 8545 

24 5933—26,524 7648—32,747 

December 1 6102 0923 

8 5317 8394 

15 5781 8336 

22 4775 6251 

29 4296—26,271 7096—37,000 



Totals 422,053 428.341 

CAMPELU) SHIPMENTS. 

1893. 1892. 

January 6 3586 4044 

13 3132 35.52 

20 2851 .3211 

27 .•'.055—12,624 3014—13,821 

February 3 •J790 3366 

10 27.33 .3216 

17 3298 3778 

24 ■ 3018—11,839 3703—14,003 

March 3 3799 4028 

10 3221 2831 

17 3973 3147 

24 3914—18,676 3900—13,906 

31 .3769 

April 7 .3466 3790 

14 4260 3.596 

21 .3915 417'^ 

28 4470—16,123 4037— 19,.390 

3795 

May 'J 3552 3080 

12 3525 3293 

19 3202 3448 

26 3043—13,382 3487—13,908 



598 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



June 2 


2223 


2642 


9 


.-uso 


2769 


IG 


■.iir,2 


2582 


•':i 


■>il38 


2955- 


:!0 


2G7;i— 14,4GG 


3261 


July 7 


10S5 


1644 


14 


1260 


2114 


21 


146:! 


3012 


•J8 


l.".i)l— .-,,399 


2892- 


August 4 


1782 


3224 


11 


2123 


3244 


18 


2170 


3200 


25 


2159— 8,234 


3622- 


Septemb'r 1 


2282 


3634 


8 


2141 


2973 


lo 


3043 


3571 


22 


2711 


33>'4 


29 


2774—12,951 


3674- 


October 6 


2682 


3284 


13 


1860 


2475 


20 


2901 


3417 


27 


2730—10,173 


3 75- 


Novemb'r 3 


2827 


2694 


10 


2035 


3137 


17 


2460 


3274 


24 


2110— 9,432 


2666- 


December 1 


2127 


2066 


8 


1424 


3086 


lo 


19GS 


2826 


22 


1214 


2209 


29 


1046— 7,779 


2289- 



—10,948 



-12,923 



-13.290 



-17.230 



-12,551 



-11,771 



-12,476 



Totals 141.078 166,293 

MONTELLO SHIPMENTS. 

1893. 1892. 

January 6 2096 12.50 

13 19.38 1304 

20 2509 1308 

27 2189—8,732 1391—5,253 

February 3 2061 1334 

10 1954 1364 

17 1800 15.35 

24 1181—6,996 1233—5,286 

March 3 1.583 1088 

10 1751 1349 

17 1576 1237 

24 1509 1094— 4,768 

31 1951—8,370 1194 

April 7 1875 899 

14 1766 1028 

21 1703 1190 

28 1465— 6,809 1321— .5,632 



STATISTICAL. 599 

May o l.-,35 1311 

12 1458 IISG 

19 i:,67 959 

•-'6 1.V22— 6,082 1 l.'iO— 4,006 

June 2 1401 1210 

9 2480 1170 

Hi 2165 1290 

23 1837 1052—4,722 

30 2329—10.212 1430 

July 7 668 585 

14 1001 689 

21 1248 1494 

28 1468— 4,385 848— 5,046 

August 4 1409 1263 

11 1553 1510 

IS 1509 1341 

25 1470—5,941 1244—5,358 

Septemb'r'l . . ' 1593 1328 

8 1153 1.588 

15 1685 1704 

22 1703 1968 

29 1533— 7,667 2041— 8,029 

October 6 898 1358 

13 949 1.548 

20 1282 1821 

27 1143— 4,272 1702— 6,429 

Novemb'r 3 1040 2121 

10 1245 708 

17 615 1726 

24 78.5-3,685 1662—7,217 

December 1 1177 863 

8 1374 3.5.59 

15 1237 ' 1864 

22 1428 1844 

29 1500—6,716 1820—9.9.50 

Totals 79,865 72,896 

Prices in Old Times — In the year 1779 (August 9), the town of 
Bridgewater chose a committee of eighteen to ascertain and form prices 
for all sorts of produce, trade, labor, etc., within said town. 

The following list is the result of the committee's labors : 

The Selectmen and committee of the Town of Bridge >vater, agreeable to an act of 
the State of Massachusetts Bay, entitled An Act to prevent monopoly and oppression, 
do hereby affix the Rates and prices of the following, goods, articles, and necessaries of 
life and labor in the town of Bridgewater, and all persons are hereby notified thereof, 
and are directed to conform themselves thereto, and not in labor, or any other Article 
to exceed the prices hereafter affixed, as they would avoid the penalties in said Act, 
made and provided, " Farming labor in .July and August 3 shillings per day. In April, 
May, and June, Sept. and October, 2s. 6d. per day, and found as usual. Wheat 7s. 
a Bushel, Rye 5s. Indian Corn 3s. per Bushel, Sheeps wool 2s. per pound. Good fresh 



600 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

pork 4s. per pound, salt pork in proportion, Beef grass fed, and well fatted, with the 
Hide and Tallow, 3d. per pound, Beef of inferior quality in equal proportion. Hides 
3d. per pound. Raw calf skins 6d. per pound. Salt made in this Country 12s. Im- 
ported Salt 10s. with ye allowance of transportation. West India Rum 7s. per Gallon, 
2s. per Quart, and smaller quantities in proportion, as usual, Best Muscovado Sugar 62s. 
3d. by the Cwt. and 84 d. by the single pound. Molasses 4s. 3d. per gallon, good new 
milk cheese, 6s. per pound. Butter 10s. per pound. Beans si.x shillings per Bushel, Flax 
well cleansed Is. per pound, Potatoes Is. in ye fall. Is. 6d. in ye Spring, yarn stockings, 
good and well made, 5s. a pr. Mens Shoes of good neats leather 7s. 6d. and other 
Qualities and sizes in equal proportion, Cotton wool 3s. 9d. per lb, good oats 2s. per 
Bushel, Coffee Is. 6d. per lb, Tallow Fryed and good 7id. per lb. Rough Tallow 5d. per 
lb. Tow cloth, yard wide and good 2s. 3d. yd. and other tow cloth in proportion, ac- 
cording to its width, and goodness, and coarse linen after the same rate, oak wood 8s. 
per cord at the place where it is delivered, Tanned Hides, Is. 3d. pound, other leather 
in proportion, cotton and linen good and well made at 3s. 6d. a yard, other widths and 
qualities of cotton in equal proportion. Meat, Mutton, lamb, and veal at 3s. a pound. 
Horse keeping one night or 24 hours by hay Is. 6d. Bngli.sh Hay of ye best sort 3s. 
other hay in proportion, the present Season, Oxen's labor for one yoak of oxen one day, 
ye same as farming labor, excepting July and August, then not to exceed 2s. 6d. Horse 
labor to cart or plough, Is. 6d. per day, Hor.se Hier 2s. per mile, a single man without 
a load. Iron refuse Iron 50s. a cut, Bloomery Iron, 30s. per cut. Scythes 9s. single, and 
by the Dozen as usual while steal remains 4s. per pound, and Rise or Fall, as Steal rises 
and falls, allowing Is. 2d. per lb. to each Scythe, Axes 9s. single, with the same allow- 
ance, as Scythe, Horse Shoeing, Stealed Corkt, Tow and heel 7s. and in the same pro- 
portion for plain shoeing, according to former custom and usage. Milk in ye summer 
season from May the first six months lid. a quart 2d. a Quartt the other six months. 
Hats, good well made felt Hats 6s. each. Best Beaver Hats, 42s. Beaver Rit Hats in ye 
same proportion, Ceader pails, well made Is. Gd. largest size wash tubs well made 5s. 
8d. and Ceader work in like proportion, striped Flannel well made, 3s. 6d. per yard and 
other woolen cloath in same proportion. Plough Share and Coulter, well stealed and 
completed Is. per pound and other Iron work in proportion, according to former usage 
and custom. Hoes, Broad Hoes 4s. Tobacco, 6s. per lb. Iron hollow ware 18?. cwt. 
for common Tunnage ware, and other ware in proportion. Ceader Rails the best 12 
feet 20s. per hundred, and other lengths and qualities in proportion, Foot wheels 14s. 
each, Greate wheels in proportion. Oak Charcoal 15s. single load or 80 Bushels, and 
other Cole in proportion, Ceader Shingles, full 18 inches Long will lay four inches and a 
half 20s. per Thousand, other lengths and qualities in proportion. Laths in proportion to 
shingles, Oak Boards and Slat work good and Merchantable, 42s. a Thousand, other 
pine Boards in proportion to the quality. Good hunting Saddles, 50?., common Snaffle 
Bit Bridles 6s. Cyder good and drawn of ye lees, 12s. per barrel exclusive of the barrel. 
Honey 10s. per pound. Beesewax Is. 6d. lb. Ox Cart wheels 30s. per pr. flax seed on 
Hand, clean and good for sowing only 4s. per Bushel, Boarding a common farmer 68. 
per week, other boarding in proportion, pasturing a cow six months or through ye Sum- 
mer at Is. per week, pasturing other creatures in usual proportion. Oak Bark, 15s. a 



FIRES. CO] 

cord delivered at ye Tanners works, other bark in proportion, Making mens shoes at 
home 2s. 8d. and other slices in usual proportion, making mens shoes abroad 2s. and 
other Shooes in proportion. House Joyners and Carpenters 3s. 9d. per day, seven 
months from the first day of April, and 3s. per day ye other five months, Shop Joyners 
to conform themselves in their vi'ork to the prices of labor, herein set down, to House 
Joyners, and Carpenters, Bricklayers and Masons 4s. per day, woraans labor in general 
to rise in proportion with mens labor, according to former usages and customs. Board 
Nails, while nail Rods are sold at 6s. per Cut 10s. Nails at 19s. a thousand reckoning 
six score to the hundred, and by the hundred at the same'rate, and to fall in the price, 
as rods shall fall in the same proportion, Turkeys, Dunghill Fowl, and Ducks, 5d. per 
pound. Geese at 4s. per lb. Ox Shoeing, Shoeing one Yoak of Oxen all round well 
corked, 12s. and plain shoeing in proportion. Menu Taylors by the day 2s. when they 
go out to work. Barley and Malt, at 3s. 8d. per Bushel, Flax seed, Hogsheads 4s. when 
they are made. 

A True Extract from the minutes, 

David Kincman, Clerk. 

Entered on Record by me, 

Nathaniel Brett, Town Clerk. 

1779 — The town chose a comtnirtee of twenty- seven to see the pen- 
alty for violation of the law of prices, of this number Nathaniel Reyn- 
olds, esq., Col. Simeon C.ary, Capt. Thomas Thompson, David How- 
ard, 3d, John Bicknell and William Shaw were from the North Parish. 



CHAPTER XXVHI. 

LIST OF FIRES FROM 1800 TO 1894. 

1800. Dwelling-house of Issachar Snell destroyed by fire. 

18 16. Dwelling-house of Arza Keith partially burned ; caused while 
making varnish in one of the rooms. Mr. Keith was injured by inhal- 
ing smoke, from the effects of which he never recovered. 

18 1 8. Barn belonging to Charles Keith in Campello destroyed by 
fire. 

1819. Barn belonging to Oliver Leach struck by lightning and de- 
stroyed by fire. 

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602 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

1836, March 6. Dwelling-liouse, formerly belonging to Rev. Daniel 
Huntington, and occupied by Dr. A. K. Borden and George H. Brown, 
on North Main street, destroyed by fire. 

1845, July 4- The dwelling house of Sanford Alden in the northeast 
section of the town. Took fire from a fire cracker. 

1846, Cabinet-shop belonging to Howard & Clark destroyed by fire. 

1847, January 30. Dwelling-house belonging to Freeman Dexter 
destroyed by fire at half-past five o'clock A. M. (a very cold morning). 

1847, March 11. Shoe manufactory of William French partially de- 
stroyed by fire about five o'clock A. M. 

1847, March 19. Store owned by George Clark destroyed by fire at 
eleven o'clock P. M. Also a dwelling-house belonging to Micah Pack- 
ard nearly consumed at the same time. 

1847, September 26. Dwelling-house belonging to Nathan Hayward 
slightly damaged by fire at four o'clock A. M. 

1848, March i. Edward E. Bennett's dwelling-house slightly dam- 
aged. 

1848, March 23. House of Edward J. Snow slightlj' damaged. 
1848, March 30. Woods near Benjamin Eaton's burned. 

1848, May I. Woods near Thomas Wales burned. 

1849, July 28. A carpenter shop owned by Charles S. Johnson 
about three o'clock p. M. ; his dwelling adjoining narrowly escaped de- 
struction. 

1850, February 6. Ruel Richmond's wheelwright shop consumed by 
fire at three o'clock A. M. Weather severe cold ; engines could not 
work well ; thermometer six degrees below zero. 

1850, April 2. Barn belonging to Silas Packard burned at three 
o'clock A. M. 

1850, April 15. Building owned by Salmon & Galen Manley, at 
eleven o'clock P. M., was totally destroyed. 

1850, August 6. David Ford's barn struck by lightning and de- 
stroyed about three o'clock P. M. 

1850, October 1 1. Lucius Keith's periodical depot damaged by fire. 

1850, October 11. Tailor shop owned by W. F. Brett nearly de- 
stroyed about four o'clock A. M. Also a building occupied by W. E. 
Skinner. 



FIRES. 60? 

185 I, June 29. Store of Messrs. Brett & Kingman in Kingman block, 
badly damaged by fire about three o'clock A. M. 

1852, April 9. Barn on the John Tilden farm consumed about eight 
o'clock A. M. 

1852, May 30. Pine Grove, a short distance south of the Centre Vil- 
lage, was burned. Buildings were saved with difficult}'. 

1852, May 30. Baptist Chapel damaged by fire at half-past eight 
o'clock P. M. Loss about $1,000. 

1853, March 30. Dwelling-house near " Keith's Mill" partly burned; 
formerly occupied by Zenas Packard, the " honest miller." 

1853, March 31. The last and boot manufactory owned by Chand- 
ler Sprague, esq., and formerly known as the "Old Cotton Factory," 
was totally destroyed by fire at half-past three o'clock A. M. Loss, 
$4,000. 

1853, May 23. Stable belonging to Nathaniel Snow, in the Pine 
Grove, was destroyed about four o'clock A. M. 

1853 May 23. The steam-mill connected with the furniture manu- 
facturing establishment of Josiah W. Kingman at Campello, took fire 
about a quarter to one o'clock P. M., communicating with the lumber- 
yard and buildings around, destroying the dwelling-house of Mr. King- 
man, stable, warehouse, and finishing shop, three workshops belonging 
to the same, also the dwelling-house owned and occupied by Anson 
Morse, dwelling of David Allen, meeting-house, and fire engine-house 
belonging to Enterprise Engine Company No. 2. Many other build- 
ings took fire from these, but by the prompt and energetic working of 
seven different engines were saved from the devouring element. The 
loss by this fire was estimated at about $50,000, with a very small in- 
surance, a severe loss to the village, besides throwing a large number of 
workmen out of employment. 

1853, May 24. Barn belonging to Turner Torrey, in the west part 
of the town, was burned in the evening. 

1853, June 9. Barn belonging to John Thompson, on Summer street, 
together with fifteen tons of hay. Loss $1,000. 

1853, September 29. The building owned by Rev. A. B. Wheeler, 
and occupied by C. C. Bixby, F. & H. Baylies, and S. W. S. Howard, 
partially burned. 



604 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1854, May 22. House owned and occupied by Jarvis W. Reynolds, 
on Main street, Campello, slightly burned. 

1856, January 4. The dwelling-house of D wight E. Hale was par- 
tially burned. 

1856, January 22. A dwelling house on Grove street, owned by 
Timothy Cronan and occupied by Edward Barry, destroyed by fire. 

1856, September 8. The building known as the Unitarian Church, 
owned by Major Nathan Hayward, totally destroyed about one o'clock 
P. M. 

1856, September 9. Barn and shop of Daniel Mclntee, with two 
horses, were destroyed. 

1856, October 5. The grocery store near the depot in the village, 
occupied by William H. Pierce, partly destroyed between two and three 
o'clock A. M. 

1856, December 22. Ara Snow's house slightly burned. 

1857, January 8. Dwelling-house owned by C. J. F. Packard par- 
tially burned. Loss $300. 

1857, November 26. Shoe manufactory of Martin L. Keith & Co. 
at Campello, slightly damaged by fire. Damage $100. 

1857, December 17. A small building owned by the heirs of Major 
Nathan Hayward, situated in the Tilden District. Loss was small. 

1857, December 21. Railroad depot took fire from the telegraph. 
Damage was slight. 

1857, December 30. The saw-mill belonging to Messrs. Thomas and 
Welcome Howard, on Belmont street, nearly consumed. 

1859, January 22. House on Ashland street belonging to the heirs of 
Major Nathan Hayward. Damage $200. 

1859, September 2. The musical instrument manufactory owned by 
Caleb H. Packard at Campello, occupied by A. B. Marston, destroyed. 

1859, September 8. Dwelling-house and stable of Marcus Packard, 
on Riount Ashland, about eleven o'clock A. M. Loss $9,000. Also, a 
lot of wood near by, caused by sparks from the same. 

1859, December 12. House owned by Henry Baylies. Loss $800. 

i860, January 11. Varnish factory near Ephraim Brett's house. 
Loss $500. 

i860, January 25. Barn belonging to John Reardon at one o'clock 
P. M. 



FIRES. 605 

i860, April 2. An old building on Pond street. Loss $ioo. 

i860, April iS. An old building on the corner of Centre street. Loss 
was small. 

i860, October 19. l^arn belonging to William 1*". Brett, containing 
thirty-two tons of hay and one cow, destroyed at twelve o'clock at night. 
Loss $700. 

i860, October 27. House belonging to Orren Bartlett partially 
burned. Loss $500. 

i860, November 7. Hall belonging to Baker & Kingman, on Green 
street, near where the recent fire took place destroying the " Old Brown 
Church," destroyed at half- past eleven o'clock P. M. Loss $9,000. In- 
sured for $6,000. 

i860, November 8. Steam-mill of Howard & Clark slightly dam- 
aged by fire. 

i860, November 29. Small dwelling-house owned by Benjamin King- 
man, near " Keith's Mill," destroyed b}- fire. 

i860, December 30. Tailor shop occupied by Daniel Logue, and 
owned by Tyler Cobb, partially destroyed by fire. 

1861, March 2. Barn belonging to Galen Packard, together with one 
horse and three cows, destroyed by fire about five o'clock A. M. Loss 
$600. No insurance. 

1861, March 1 1. Shop occupied by Alexander Chaplin slightly dam- 
aged. 

1 861, May 8. Store belonging to Colonel E. Southworth partially 
burned. Loss $300. 

i86t, June 21. House of John McCuUough. Loss $300. 

1 861, July 6. House belonging to Franklin Keith partially destroyed. 
Loss $600. 

1861, November 29. House belonging to Moses W. Hancock slightly 
damaged by fire. 

1862, January 2. Store belonging to Daniel Hay ward partially 
burned. Loss $450. 

1862, February I. Store belonging to Charles Curtis partially de- 
stroyed. 

1862, May 14. Barn, shop, and wood-house, together with three 
cows and a calf, belonging to Galen Warren, destroyed by fire. Loss 
$1,000. 



606 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1862, June 14. Barn, three cows, and two tons of hay belonging to 
Edward E. Bennett destroyed. 

1862, June 16. House of Sylvester Cotter partially destroyed. Loss 
$500. 

1862, August 17. House belonging to Clark Paul Loss $200. 

1863, September 30. Barn and shop of William Gegin destroyed. 
Loss $700. 

1863, November 26. (Thanksgiving morning). House and barn be- 
longing to the heirs of Jesse Perkins, together with two cows. Loss 
$1,500. 

1863, December 4. House of Davis S. Packard slightly damaged by 
fire. 

1864, July 8, Barn belonging to Henry Edson destroyed. 

1864, July 31. Barn belonging to Alvin P. Kingman destroyed at 
eight o'clock A. M. 

1864, August II. Barn belonging to Deacon John W. Hunt de- 
stroyed at half-past eight o'clock P. M. Loss $200. 

1864, August 14. Barn belonging to Marcus Holmes destrojxd at 
half past eight o'clock P. M. Loss $500. 

1864, August 16. House belonging to Hugh Burke destroyed at 
eleven o'clock P. M. Loss $600. 

1864, September 3. Lot of wood owned by Rufus S. Noye.s. Loss 
$200. 

1864, September 15. House in the northeast part of the town de- 
stroyed by fire. Also a barn. 

1864, October 10. House owned by Salmon and Galen Manley, 
on Cottage street, destro}'ed by fire. Loss $400. 

1864, November 6. House owned by William Perry partially burned. 
Loss $200. 

1864, December i. Carload of straw took fire at the railroad station 
and burned. Also freighthouse partially burned. 

1865, March 21. Shoe manufactory owned by George Stevens at 
Campello partially burned at three o'clock A. M. 

1865, April 3. House on Pleasant street slightly damaged. 
1865, April 18 Shoe manufactory belonging to Peleg S. Leach, on 
Pine street, entirely consumed by fire at eleven o'clock. 



FIRES. 607 

1865, June 6. House and barn belonging to Joseph Brady on Ash 
street, near Charles B. Crocker's, at 11.30 o'clock ?. M. No insurance. 

1865, August 5. Barn belonging to Reuben Drake struck by light- 
ning and destroyed by fire, with from five to six tons of hay. 

1865, August 24 Barn and slaughter house, on Pearl street, belong- 
ing to Mr. Sanford Winter destroyed by fire. 

1865, October 28. The shoe manufactory belonging to Messrs. A. 
and A. B. Keith had a slight fire from spontaneous combustion in the 
engine room. 

1866, April 19 The forge of Ephraim Howard, on Pleasant street, 
took fire from a spark. Loss, small. 

1866, July 9. A dwelling house, known as the " Temple," owned by 
Josiah W. Kingman, Esq., corner of Main and South streets, Campello, 
damaged by fire on Monday night about eight o'clock. 

1866, July 18. Dwelling house of Asa Tribou at Campello struck 
by lightning. Slightly damaged. 

1866, September 27. The house of Rinaldo Bancroft in Pleasant- 
ville was destroyed by fire. 

1866, October 8. The barn owned by Rufus P. Kingman, Esq., on 
Belmont street, destroyed by fire. 

1866, October 10. The shoe tool manufactory belonging to Wilbur 
Webster at Salisbury Heights destroyed by fire. 

1866, October 13. Fire on Grove street. Loss, small. 

1866, October 27. Two school houses, the Centre and North Centre, 
set on fire and damaged considerably. 

1866, October 29 F. B. Washburn's bakery, slightly damaged by 
fire on Monday evening at seven o'clock. 

1867, August 27. An energetic attempt was made to destroy the 
stable of A. S. Porter, and but for the efforts of Mr. Porter in quench- 
ing the flame, there would have been a serious disaster to the town. 

1868, November 17 The dwelling and homestead of Capt. John 
W.Kingman on Belmont street narrowly escaped - destruction by an 
incendiary fire. 

1869, December 22. The blacksmith shop occupied by Tyler. Loss 
small. 

1870, March 2. Fire in O. O. Patten's blacking factory on Pond 
street. Loss, small. 



608 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1870, March 3. Fire in Tribou's carriage manufactory. Loss, small. 

1871, March 14. The barn of Philander Holmes was on fire to-day, 
but was extinguished with little damage. Incendiary. 

1872, Sunday, April 21. Fire in woods north and west of Downing- 
ville. Fifty to sixty acres of land burned, belonging to Hon. Henry VV. 
Robinson, Feleg S. Leach and Sidney Perkins. 

1872, May 10. A dwelling house belonging to Mrs. Pike entirely 
consumed, together with one hundred and fifty acres of land burned 
over, near " Walnut Bottom." The land belonged to Captain Worth, 
Enos H. Reynolds, Curtis Haven, Zibeon Brett and others. 

1872, September 4. Fire in Allen Crocker's carriage manufactory 
on High street, a very narrow escape from a conflagration. 

1873, January 2. Fire in the shoe manufactory of F. A. Thayer & 
Co. on Centre near Montello street. 

1873, January 13. Fire in the house of John Russell on Ouincy 
street. Lo=s, small. 

1873, April 23. Fire at the tack factory of William B. Cross, esq., 
on Pleasant street. Loss, small. 

1873, May 28. Fire destroyed the stable of Levi Leach on West 
Elm street. 

1875. A barn on the Daniel Cary farm, " Cary Hill," belonging to 
Avery Noyes, together with a cow and two tons of hay. Loss $300. 
Cause, smoking by a tramp. 

1875, October 26. Dwelling on Battles street, owned by B. F. Bat- 
tles and occupied by Widow Phillips, entirely destroyed. 

1875, December 12. A small barn owned by Patrick Sullivan, near 
the Methodist Church on Pearl street, destroyed. Loss $400. 

1876, January 13. An old house on Oak street, owned by Mrs. 
Joseph H. Reynolds and near to the Deacon J. Beal farm. Incendiary. 

1876, March 7. Barn owned by Isaac Merritt, on the Capt. Luke 
Packard farm. Loss small. 

1876, Sunday morning. House and shed on the Isaac Eames home- 
stead, owned and occupied by Edward Keough. Loss $1,100. 

1876, April 20. A slight fire in the Box Toe Factory on " Prospect 
Hill," caused by the upsetting of a dish of parffine. 

1876, April 27. Fire in woods west of Campello, near to the dwell- 
ing of Harrison Bryant. 



FIRES. 609 

1876, August 21. Barn belonging to Mathew Murphy, north of 
Court street. Loss $200. 

1877, April 10. The dwelling house of Thomas Donahue on Centre 
street partially destroyed by fire. 

1877, April 29. The dwelling house for a long time tlie residence of 
Freeman Holmes on South street, near Ridge Hill, destroyed by fire. 

1877, May 15. A lively fire was that in the woods at Brockton 
Heights. 

1877, December 6. Fire at the Central House. Loss about $2,000. 

1877, December 17. Fire in Music Hall, Main street. Loss $10,000. 

1877, December 20. The shoe manufactory belonging to P. and N. 
Copeland, in that portion of West Bridgewater now included in Brock- 
ton, destroyed by fire. Loss $50,000. 

1877, December 23. Fire in the dwelling house of Henry Talbot. 
Damage $300. 

1878, February 20. Slight fire in Porter & Southworth's factory, 
occupied by Packard & Field. Cause, explosion of gas. 

1878, February 23. An attempt to burn the Perkin's block on Main 
street. 

1878, March 6. The large shoe manufactory of Peleg S. Leach on 
Belmont street totally destroyed by fire, throwing 300 workmen out of 
employment and destroying stock to the amount of $70,000. Fully in- 
sured. Machinery $30,000. Building $25,000. 

1878, March 10. An attempt made to fire the exhibition hall in the 
fair grounds, Belmont street. 

1878, March 12. Attempts made to fire the house of L A. Lincoln 
and the mill of J. A. Young. 

1878, March 22. Another effort to burn the house of I. A. Lincoln. 

1878, April 15. The barn of Marcus Southworth on South street, 
Campello, totally destroyed by fire. 

1878, June 2. Blacksmith and wheelwright shop on Montello street, 
belonging to Albert Keith, destroyed. 

1879, January 17. Fire in the 6^«.s'^/'/£' building. Loss small. Caught 
in the cigar store of T. J. Smith. 

1879, January 20. Some one attempted to burn the dwelling house 
of Augustus Lincoln. Papers were found saturated with kerosene and 

ready for use. 

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(ilO HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

1879. Accidental fires were discovered in the manufactory of J. S. 
Allen and in the Holbrook House about this time. 

1S80, October 5. Fire in Keith's shoe factory on Pleasant street. 

1880, December 8. Slight fire in the factory owned by Otis F. Cur- 
tis, Factory village. 

1880, December 18. Another fire on the same premises. 

1881, June 25. The building formerly known as Kingman's Tavern 
and Bennett's Hotel, Satucket House, Cobb's Hotel, Washburn's Hotel, 
and Brockton House was riddled by fire. 

1882, January I. Fire at dwelling house owned by Addison Shaw. 
1882, January 4. Fire at the corner of Main and Crescent streets, 

known as Bryant's marble works building, the property of Henry L. 
Bryant. Loss about $15,000. 

1882, March 3. Another fire at the above named place. Loss 
about $6,000. 

1882, March 10. Fire at Nathan Pinkham's stable, Campello. 

1882, March 18. Fire at Horace G. Keith's shoe factory, Spring 
street. 

1882, March 22. Fire at the dwelling house of William H. Tobey. 

1882, April 15. Fire at dwelling house of James Hammond, Brock- 
ton Heights. 

1882, May 12. Fire at Howard T. Marshall's shoe factory, Franklin 
street. 

1882, June 17. F"ire at David Snow's stable, Brockton Heights. 

1882, July 18. Slight fire at the shoe factory of Preston B. Keith, 
Campello. 

1882, August 17. Fire at corner of Main and Centre streets, owned 
and occupied by George E. Bryant, clothing merchant, D. F. Burrill, 
photographer, and Mrs. F. A. Tripp, milliner; erected in 185 1. Loss 
$15,000. 

1883, January 13. Fire in Joslyn's express office. 

1883, February 8. The p'ost office block at the corner of Main and 
Centre street, owned by George E. Bryant. 

1883, P'ebruary 10. The dwelling-house of Levi Leach, corner of 
Elm and Brett street, was burned. 

1883, February 16. Fire at factory of William Field on North Main 
street. 



FIRES. Oil 

1883, April 4. Barn of the late Zenas Brett on North Main street. 

1883, April 1 1. Another fire at William Field's factory. 

1883, April 30. Fire in shop owned by William Perry, Centre 
street. 

1883, June 8. Fire in fair grounds, Belmont street. 

1883, July I. A building owned by P. Donley, Spring street. 

1883, August 6. A fire at the corner of Main and Crescent streets 
Buildings owned by Henry L. Bryant. Loss about $35,000. 

1S83, August 9. Fire in stable of John J. Whipple, Green street. 

1883, October 3. A fire in Charles Howard engine room, on 
Montello street. 

1883, October 14. Fire in store of Tyler Cobb on north corner of 
Main and High streets. Loss about $15,000. 

1883, November 4. Fire in store of D. B. Lovell & Co., in Kingman's 
brick block, Main street. Damage about $7,000. 

1883, November 8. Fire in house owned by John J. Whipple on 
Mulberry street.' 

1883, November 15. Another fire in store of Tyler Cobb. 

1883, November 23. Fire in small shop of Charles Howard's needle 
works. 

1883, December 14. Fire in George Gurney's factory on Elm street. 

1883, December 26. Dwelling house of D. C- Bird, corner Elm 
and Pond streets took fire. 

1883, December 30. Fire in store owned by M. Dunbar on Main 
street. 

1884, January 2. Fire in shoe factory owned by Fred French and 
and occupied by Joseph Hersey, corner of Centre and Montello streets. 
Loss small. 

1884, January 16. The billiard saloon owned and occupied by 
Tyler Cobb, south corner of Main and High streets. Loss $1,672.43. 

1884, January 22. Stable owned and occupied by D. McKay. 
Loss $450 

1884, March i. Dwelling owned and occupied by Oliver Reynolds. 
Slightly injured. 

1884, March 10. Dwelling house owned and occupied by Mrs. 
Herrick. Damage to the amount of $450. 



612 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1884, March 12. Dwelling house owned and occupied by Mrs. 
Martin. Loss small. 

1884, April 10. An unoccupied building owned by John Kindiiegan. 
Loss $61 1.73. 

1884, May 23. The Reynolds Plow Company's building off Court, 
street, near Railroad. Damage $2,000. 

1884, May 26. The shoe factory owned by T. A. Mitchell and 
occupied by Isaac L. Emerson on Clinton Avenue. Loss on the above 
including insurance to L. & E. Keith, one of the occupants, $17,106. 

1884, July 26. The iron foundry, known as "Campello Foundry," 
owned by William S. Green and others on Auburn street. Loss 
$5,750. 

1884, July 26. Shoe factory owned and occupied by Edwin Keith, 
Campello. Loss small. 

1884, August 17. Building known as "Theatre Building," owned 
by Ellis Packard, and occupied by McCann Brothers, on East Elm 
street. Loss $328. 

1884, September 19. Dwelling house owned and occupied by John 
Beals. Loss small. 

1884, October 17. Slight fire in M. Linfield and Co.'s last factory 
on Perkins near Crescent street. 

1884, October 31. Shoe factory owned by Porter Brothers, and 
occupied by Daniel C. Bird on Pond street. Loss small. 

1884, November 5. Drug store, owned by Daniel S. Howard and 
occupied by M. B. Crowell & Co., "Linden Block," North Main street. 
Loss $100. 

1884, November 18. Dwelling house occupied by Mr. Burrell and 
owned by Lyman Clark. Damaged $742. 

1884, December 3. Slight fire in the box factory of Vittum & Bon- 
ney on Crescent street. Damage $250. 

1885, January 29. Eldridge & FuUerton's shoe factory, in Campello, 
partially destroyed. 

1885, February 11. The shoe manufactory of Fullerton & Barrows 
on Montello street, Campello. Damage $£00. 

1885, February 12. A tool-house belonging to Charles Manley, near 
Tilden's Corner, was partially destroyed. Loss $500. It was a bitter 
cold morning. Themometer below zero. 



FIRES. 613 

1885, March 25. Meat market belonging to Jolih Ashton, on Main 
street. Loss small. 

1885, April 2. Dwelling house of William F. Willis, on Belmont 
street. Loss $300. 

1885, July 2. Stable belonging to Benjamin F. Wheeler, on Church 
street. 

1885, August 9. Shoe wax factory belonging to Oliver O. Patten, 
on Higliland street. Loss $1,000. 

1885, August 13. Dwelling house of Rev. Thomas B. McNulty, on 
South Main street. Loss small. 

1885, August 15. Blacksmith shop of James O. Macomber, near 
Pleasant street. Totally destroyed. 

1885, August 31. Dwelling house of Thomas Nolan, on Spring 
street. Loss $1,000. 

1885, October 20. Metropolitan Hotel, occupied by Neal & Dunbar 
and owned by the Messrs. Curtis. Loss small. 

1885, October 22. Stable of Augustus T. Jones on Main street, 
burned. Loss $600. At this fire an ox was burned, belonging to the 
city ; one of a pair used on the highways. 

1885, December i. Shoe factory of Messrs. Howard, brothers, on 
Foster street, destroyed by fire. Damage $2,000 ; insured. 

1885, December 26. School house on Summer street belonging to 
the city. Damaged $550; not insured. 

1885, December 28. Barn owned and occupied by John Hartwell 
on Liberty street, Marshall's Corner. 

1886, January 7. Barn on Belmont street owned and occupied by 
H.W.Willis. Damage $1,075 ; insured. 

1886, January 13. School house on East Elm street belonging to 
the city. Damage $2,500. 

1886, January 22. Dwelling house of Maurice Eottomer and occu- 
pied by Mrs. O'Connor, on Bay street. Loss $75. 

1886, January 29. Blacksmith shop owned by B. F. Wheeler and 
occupied by W. E. Bryant. Damage $300 ; insured. 

1886, February 27. The " Gem " restaurant and dwelling owned by 
Ryder and Holmes, on Centre street, and occupied by J. S. Hallett. 
Damage $3,681 ; insured. 



614 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1886, February 27. S. T. Copps' paint shop 011 Centre street. 
Loss $i,Soo. 

1886, February 27. At same time a building occupied by Gage & 
Co. as a market and A. M. Bridgman for newspaper publication, and 
owned by Messrs. Dr. Edgar E. Dean and D. H Blanchard on Centre 
street. Loss $103. 

1886, February 28. Metropolitan Hotel building occupied by T. 
Gushing as a jeweler. Loss $20. 

1886, April 12. Dwelling house of Walter Scott at the corner of 
Warren avenue and High street. Damage $1,650; insured. 

1886, May 15. Tenement house owned by Augustus T. Jones on 
Wyman street. Damaged $1,200 ; insured. 

1806, May 19. Dwelling house of J. E. Donnelly on Ashland street. 
Loss $87. 

1886, June 18. Dwelling belonging to Reuben Drake and occupied 
by F. A. Jackimowier, near Pearl street, Brockton Heights. Loss 
$1,750. 

1886, June 18. The "Old Tavern Building" belonging to the heirs 
of the late Aaron B. Drake, on Main street, Campello, was burned. 
Loss $800. 

1886. June 23. Dwelling house and laundry belonging to Ryder 
Brothers, on " Ryder Court," and occupied by Mrs. Holbrook and F. 
Stoddard. Loss $160 

1886, July 19. A building belonging to the heirs of the late Aaron 
B. Drake, on Main street, Campello, and occupied by A. E. Randall 
and others. Damage $2,925. 

1886, August II. Frame block of stores, post-office, etc., belonging 
to Martin L. Keith, corner of Main street and Perkins avenue, Cam- 
pello, and oecupied by Flagg, Macoy, and others. Damage on block 
$7,008; on contents $2,575. 

1886, August 3. Metropolitan Hotel corner of Main and High 
streets, owned by S. B. and G. E. Curtis. Damaged $700. 

1886, August 12. Building known as the "Gazette Building" 
owned by James Luddy and occupied as a saloon. Loss $134. 

1886, September 12. Shoe manufactory belonging to William S. 
Green on Montello street, Campello, and occupied by Messrs. Thomas 
& Green. Damage to building $4,259; to contents $3,192.25. 



FIRES. 615 

1886, September 16. Dwelling house owned and occupied by 
Hamilton L. Gibbs on Fuller street. Damaged $1,791 to building and 
$1,850.50 on contents. 

1886, October 6. Barn on Ashland street occupied by John Ed- 
wards. Total loss $100. 

1886, November 24. The old and well known " Isaac Keith house " 
formerly situated at the corner of Main and Chestnut streets, Campello, 
and afterward removed to the corner of Myrtle street and Warren ave- 
nue, occupied by Ole Ness, was destroyed by fire. Loss $200. 

1886, December 2. The "Opera House Block" owned by Henry 
L. Bryant on Main street, and occupied by Loring & Howard, Edgar 
& Reynolds, Shaw & Rice, William Jones and others. Damage to 
building $50,783; to contents $104,324.62. It was in this building the 
new city government was inaugurated in 1882. 

1886, December 2. At the same time as the last fire and caused by 
the same, was the old "Independent No, 5" engine house on East Elm 
street, owned by Henry L Bryant and occupied by F. S. Tolman, 
printer. Loss $2,350. 

1886, December 2. At the same time the old "People's Theatre" 
on East. Elm street, owned by Ellis Packard, was damaged $100, and a 
store house for furniture owned by the same party and occupied by 
McCann Brothers was damaged $2,800. 

1886, December 19. Shoe manufactory belonging to Charles W. 
Copeland on Main street, Campello, and occupied by Casey Brothers, 
Ellis F. Copeland, Wilton Copeland, Swanson & Carlson and Frank 
Keith, shoe manufacturers, and Keith & Trufant machinists, was dam- 
aged $6,323 on building; on contents $16,837. 

18S6, December 30. Dwelling house owned by William Oakley on 
East Elm street. Damage $325. 

1886, December 30 Dwelling house owned by George A. Stevens 
corner Court and Hunt streets. Loss $2,900. 

1887, January I. Skirting factory belonging to William F. Field, 
occupied by Charles Wakeling. Damaged $3,598. 

1887, January 4. Dwelling house of Lucius S. Perkins. Loss $609. 

1887, January 11. Shoe factory of Isaiah A. Beals, near the bridge 
on South Main street, and other buildings including a stable owned by 
the Lyman Clark estate. Loss $20,622. 



616 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1887, January 29. Dwelling house belonging to George C. Gary on 
Ford street. Loss $125. 

1887, February 13. Store on Centre street owned by A. H. Fuller. 
Loss $210. 

1887, March 3. "Grescent Block" owned by Henry L. Bryant, cor- 
ner Grescent and Main streets. Loss $6,675. 

1887, March 30. Blacksmith shop of Snell & Atherton. Loss 
small. 

1887, April 14. Stable belonging to George Taber on Huntington 
street. Loss $400. 

1887, April 23. Barn belonging to John Sweeney on Ashland 
street Loss $600. 

1887, May 6. Dwelling house of D. C. Dunbar on North Montello 
street. Loss $350. 

18S7, May 6. Store of J. D. White on Main street. Loss $325! 

1887, May II. "Post Oflfice Block" owned by George H^. Bryant, 
occupied by H. S. Bagnell and others. Loss $1,490. 

1887, May 17. A three story frame building occupied by T. J. 
Kinney and others for stores and dwellings, on East Elm street. Loss 
$1,600. 

1887, July 20. The shoe factory occupied by Marcus H. Reynolds 
at Gampello and owned by the Williard Keith heirs. Loss $767. 

1887, July 21, Residence of James Porter and Mrs. McGool on 
Alton street. Loss $375. 

1887, August 13. "Post Office Block" corner Main and Gentre 
streets, owned by George E. Bryant. Loss small. 

1887, August 24. Shoe tool shop on Perkins street belonging to J. 
H. Sanford. Loss $2,100. 

1887, August 29. Tenement house owned by Daniel S. Howard on 
Linden street. Loss $340. 

1887, September 18. Dwelling house owned and occupied by 
George Goulter on Belmont street. Loss $300. 

1887, November I. Dwelling house of Harry Willis. Loss$i,o8o. 

1887, November 8. "Washburn Block" occupied by Dole & John- 
son on Main street. Loss $300. 



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1887, November 27. Drug store and dwelling house of M. A. Win- 
ship on North Main street, and occupied by Linnehan & Co. Loss 
$700. 

1S88, January 22. Methodist church, Campello, had a small fire. 
Loss $150. 

1888, January 30. Dwelling house of George C. Bumpus at "Bum- 
pus Corner," at the corner of Crescent and Quincy streets. Loss $875. 

1888, March 2. Carpenter shop of N. S. Holmes owned by A. C. 
Thompson. Loss $225. 

1888, March 5. Leather bleachery occupied by H. C. Fuller and 
owned by S. B. Pratt, on Auburn street, Campello. Loss $2,ouo. 

1888, March 18. Dwelling house owned by Stickney & Osborne. 
Loss $850. 

1888, March 29. Dwelling house owned by D. H. Blanchard on 
Montello street. Loss $300. 

1888, April 8. Dwelling house and barn belonging to W. E. Marble 
on Weston street. Loss $2,400 

1888, April 23. Shoe manufactory of Frank E. White. Loss 
$207.76. 

1888, April 28. Brick block at the corner of Main and Church 
streets owned by the " Home National Bank" and Charles C. Bixby. 
Loss $19,250. 

1888, May 14. The wax, cement and blacking factory belonging to 
Oliver O. Patten on Centre street. Loss $900. 

1888, May 27. A store owned by Peter F. Hollywood corner Green 
and Main streets. Loss $100. 

1888, June 8. A carpenter shop belonging to Simeon Franklin 
Packard on Montello street, Campello. Loss $150. 

1888, July 3. Dwelling house of Robert Keith. Loss $850. 

1888, July 10 Barn belonging to P. Kerrigan on Grove street in 
Campello. Loss $1,400. 

1888, July 12. Dwelling house of J. E. Foley on Clinton street. 
Loss $235. 

1888, July 12. Shoe manufactory owned by Isam Mitchell and oc- 
cupied by Thomas F. Bowe, on Clinton street. Loss $1,400. 



618 HISTORV OF BROCKTON. 

1888, August 29. Stable belonging to Shaw & Rice on Main street, 
Canipello. Loss $452. 

1888, November 29. Store owned by Jonathan White on Main 
street, occupied by Peters and others. Loss $1,490. 

1888, December 2. Dining saloon, corner Church street and Rail- 
road avenue, owned by Louis Lattinville, occupied by Eli King. 

1888, December 13. Shoe factory owned by Fred Coulter on Graf- 
ton street. Loss $375. 

1S89, January 14. Shoe manufactory occupied by John S. Fogg & 
Co., building owned by A. W. Hayden, at 129 North Montello street. 
Damaged by fire $1,700; insured. Damage to stock $5,000 ; insured. 

1889, February 12. Dwelling house of Elmer Keith on Main street, 
Campello. Damage $625. 

1889, March 6. Fire in Home Bank Building occupied by Agnes 
Kent. Damage $436. 

1889, March 8. Fire in woodblock at 23 East Elm street, owned 
by Mrs. Abby H. Packard, occupied by M. L. McCann. Damaged 
$15,000; insured. 

1889, March 10. Grocery store and tenement house occupied by 
W. H. Alger. Loss $125. 

1889, March 24. Dwelling house belonging to John J. Whipple on 
Green street and occupied by F. G.Jaeger. Damaged $741 ; insured. 

1889, May 2. Emerson & Weeks shoe manufactory. Damaged 
$737. Insured. 

1889, May 13. Business block on Centre street owned by George 
E. Bryant and occupied by Joslyn's Express. Damaged $164; insured. 

1889, June 28. Dwelling house belonging to Rufus C. Kimball on 
Lawrence street. Damaged $900 ; insured. 

1889, July II. Bakery of F"elix Kaiser on Pleasant street. Damage 
on building and stock $975. 

1889, October 30. Slight fire in shoe factory of Francis E. White 
on Gurney Court. 

1889, November 27. Drug store and dwelling of Linehan & Mc- 
Etrick. Damage to building and stock $700. 

1890, January 16. The paper box factory owned by Messrs. Gard- 
ner Brothers and occupied by J. A. Nelson and others, corner of Mon- 



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tel'o and Centre streets. Loss $15,000. Also at tlie same time, the 
factory of Stacy, Adams & Co.; loss $18,000; and Nathaniel R. Pack- 
ard ; loss $1,000; and a dwelling house owned by Mrs. Ur. Dean. 
Loss $400. 

1893, January 2[. The dwelling house of Ira R. Hurst, East Ash- 
land street. Loss $2,400. 

1890, January 23. A fire at the mill of Elmer C. Packard on Cres- 
cent street. Damaged to the extent of $800. 

1890, February 9. l^arn and cattle shed of Wilson Morse near Gary 
street. Loss $950. 

1890, February 17. Shoe factory of Edwin Keith on Montello 
street, Campello. Damaged by fire $8,750. 

1890, February 20. Planing mill of O'Neil & Howes on Court 
street. Damaged $269. 

1890, March 5. Dwelling house of Thomas Gegan at East Side. 
Damaged $450. 

1890, March 14. Machine shop of B C. Leonard in the building 
owned by O. O. Patten on Centre street. Damaged $155. 

1890, April 9. A fire took place in the rooms of F. E. Seed, tailor, 
corner Main and School streets. Damage $325. 

1890, May 19. A shop owned by the Old Colony Rail Road occu- 
pied by E. W. Walker, Brockton Stay Company. $1,800. 

1890, June 15. Shoe manufactory of Hon. James Sidney Allen on 
Crescent street ; totally destroyed. Loss $21,000. At the same time 
the stable of Carrie Porter, loss $450; and also J. M. Jenney, $1,100. 

1890, July 24. Stable belonging to W. H. Pease on Foundry street. 
Loss $3,700. 

1890, July 27. Shoe tactory belonging to Isaiah A. Beals on Main 
street. Loss $1,030. 

1890, July 31. Wax factory of Oliver O. Patten on Centre street. 
Loss $587. 

1890, August 13. Cigar store belonging to E. N. Thayer & Co. at 
the corner of Main and Bartlett streets. Loss $500. 

1890, August 16. Dwelling house of William H. Tobey on High 
street occupied by Alton W. Snell and Mason Simmons. Loss $425. 



G20 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1890, August 24. Dwelling occupied by Frank Alexander on 
Florence street. Loss $175. 

1890, September 24. The "Standard Rubber Manufacturing Co.," 
on Summer street. Damage $569. 

1890, September 25. Dwelling house owned by Catherine Moore 
and occupied by Charles F. Averell. Loss $500. 

1890, November 23. "Satucket block" owned by Embert Howard 
and Bradford E. Jones, on the corner of Main and West Elm street. 
Loss $850. 

1890, December i. Dwelling house of Sherman Allen on Monttllo 
street. Damage $450. 

1890, December 2. Edward Malley, dwelling house on La Foye 
street. Damage $800. 

1890, December 2. Averell & Thayer's shoe dressing factory on 
Crescent street. Damaged $3,000; insured for$i,ooo. 

1890, December 3. Marble works of Fred Hanson on Railroad 
Avenue. Damage $707. 

1890, December 18. Church belonging to the Unity Society on 
Warren Avenue valued at $13,000. Damaged by fire $1,100 insured 
for $8,000. 

1891, January 5. Dwelling and store of Charles V. Lendh on Main 
street, Campello. Loss $575. 

1 89 1, January 23. The "Home Bank" building corner Main and 
Church street, occupied by Jameson and others. Damage $8,400. 

1891, February 2. Stable of George G. Snow on Holbrook Avenue. 
Damage $687. Insured $750. 

1 89 1, February 12. Dwelling of H. H. Chamberlain on North Mon- 
tello street. Slightly damaged. $125. 

1 89 1, February 19. Business block corner of Crescent and Main 
streets owned by Henry L. Bryant, and occupied as an Armory, Court 
House, etc. Damage $1,550. Insured $35,000. 

1891, February 24. Dwelling of Michael O'Reilly on Grove Avenue, 
Campello. 

1 89 1, March 2. Market building owned by Charles Saunders, occu- 
pied by Frank Berkley. Loss $175. 

1 89 1, March 21. Dwelling owned by Edwin B. Rich and occupied 
by Edward P. Perkins. Loss $137. 



FIRES. 621 

1891, April 2. Stable belonging to Ellery C. Wright, Campello. 
Damage $475. 

1 891, April 2. Dwelling of Henry A. Soiile, Campello. Loss 
$270 

1891, April 2. Dwelling of George Churchill, Campello. Loss 
$187. 

1891, April 2. Shoe manufactory of Whitman & Keith on Clifton 
Avenue, Campello. Damage by fire to the extent of $9,000 on build- 
ing and $80,000 personal. Insured for $90,000. 

1891, April 2. Shoe manufactoiy of Preston B. Keith on Clifton 
Avenue, Campello, unoccu])itd Damage $5,000. No insurance. 

1891, April 2. Shoe manufactory of Mitchell & Millett on Clifton 
Avenue, Campello. Damaged by fire $11,500. Insured. 

1 89 1, April 2. Stable belonging to Daniel N. Keith on Clifton 
Avenue, Campello. Damage $300. 

1891, April 15. Business block belonging to Daniel S. Howard on 
Main street and occupied b)- Miss Tripp. Damage about $500. 

1 89 1, April 26 Ice house belonging to W. C Flagg. Slightly 
damaged. 

1 89 1, May 6. Building occupied by the Dow Manufacturing Co., 
and owned by Domenio Hall on Huntington street. Damage $4,700. 

1891, May 7. Barber shop occupied by C. L. Barbera in the old 
" Gazette building," owned by James Luddy. Loss $185. 

1891, May 23. Dwelling house of D. Morey and occupied by C. 
Clark. Damage $655. 

1 89 1, June 5. Business block owned by Mrs. Abby H. Packard on 
East Elm street. Damage $6,500. Contents $4,600. It was occupied 
by McCann Brothers for storage of furniture, and used as a Lodge 
Room for the Ancient Order of Hibernians 

1891, June 5. Business block belonging to Francis E. White and 
occupied by Miss L. W. McKay, and the Enterprise Publishing Com- 
pany, etc., on Main street. Damage $675. 

1891, June 22, Dwelling of Thomas Doonan and belonging to F. 
B. Washburn Company, on School street. Damage about $300. In- 
sured. 

1891. July 3. Last manufactory owned by the Brockton Last Co , 
on Perkins street. Damaged by fire $240. Insured. 



622 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

1 89 1, July 3 A dwelling house belonging to Nathan Keith on 
Jackson street, Campello. Damage $75. Insured. 

1891, July 3. Dwelling house of Susan Brady on Eliot street. 
Damage $190. Insured. 

1 891, July 4. Business brick block owned by Rufus P. Kingman, 
Esq., and occupied by Howard & Caldwell clothing dealers. Slightly 
damaged by a fire cracker on the awning. 

1 891, July 6. Dwelling house belonging to the Tolman Estate on 
Pleasant street. Damage $1,500. 

1891, July 14. Dwelling of John Murphy, owned by W. F. Field on 
Montello street. Damaged by fire $525. 

1891, July 16. Brick school house on Union street, Centreville. 
Damage $812. 

I 89 1, August II. Dwelling house of Thomas Burns, ownd by De 
Witt Clinton Packard, Esq , on Centre street. Damage $358. 

1891, August 14. Dry houseof O'Neil & Howes on Cotirt street, 
owned by Eben G. Rhodes. Damage $450. Insured. 

1891, August 21. Dwelling house owned by J. R. Perkins, Esq., 
and occupied by James Reed. Loss $475. 

1891, August 31. Stable belonging to Timothy Leary. Loss $85. 

1 89 1, December I. Dwelling house of Edward Hayes. Loss $125. 

1891, December 5. Dwelling of Joseph Svymkieweiz, near Pearl 
street. Loss $3,000 

1 89 1, December 6. Barn belonging to George A. Packard, corner 
Pearl and Pleasant streets. Loss $600. 

1891, December 6. At the same time a store and dwelling-house. 
Loss $2,000. 

1891, December 21. Dwelling of Lon Weston. Loss $1,852. 

1891, December 25. Brick block occupied by Huram Wade and 
others. Loss $5 10. 

1892, January 12. Steel shank, and leather case factory, owned by 
A. W. Hayden, occupied by N. C. Umberg and the Royal Case Com- 
pany. Loss $75. 

1892, January 30. Boys' club room, owned by John Donahue, Cen- 
terville. Loss small. 

1892, February 18. Business block, owned by Home Bank, corner 
of Church and Main street, occupied by M. A. Hatch. Loss $100. 



FIRES. 623 

1892, February 27. Wood dwelling owned by Mrs. S. W. Sturte- 
vant, and occupied by C. R. Skillings. Loss $437. 

1892, March 2. Shoe manufactory owned by Albert Barrows, Cam- 
pello and occupied by him. Loss on building $9,000, on stock 

$S9>493- 

1892, March 2, Scandia Shoe Company. Loss $10,600. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by Daniel Lynali and occu[)ied by 
E. Leonard and J. Wade. Loss $1,396. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by J. Colby and occupied by him. 
Loss $175. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by C. C. Peterson, formerly Wm. 
Snell, and occupied by Stetson & Richardson. Loss $2,500. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by L. W. Allen and occupied by 
hini. Loss $150 

1892, March 2. DweUing owned by Mrs. Horace M Bryant. 
Loss $142. 

1892, March 2, Dwelling owned by Matilda Bryant and occupied 
by E. A. Morse. Loss $206. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by G. N. Greeley and occupied by 

E. Leonard. Loss $1,500. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by C. M. Kingman, occupied by J. 

F. Dean. Loss $1,500. 

1892, March 2. Dwelling owned by Gardner J. Kingman. Loss 
small. 

1892, March 6. Building owned by George A. Ord, occupied by 
owner and P. Barrett. Columbia street. Loss $1,255. 

1892, April 6. Building owned by William Faunce Everett, occu- 
pied by owner. Loss slight. 

1892, April 9. Building owned by Oscar A. Campbell, and occupied 
by W. Porter and D. Baxter. 

1892, April 9 Building owned by Albert Keith for hotel and stores, 
and occupied by Mrs. George H. Taylor, as Hotel Tremont, 1082 Mon- 
tello street and ^6 Perkins Avenue. I>oss$328. 

1892, April 21. Building owned and occupied by Manuel DeNeves, 
Tremont street. Loss small. 

1892, April 25. Building owned and occupied by David Moran. 
Loss $347. 



624 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1892, May 15. Dwelling owned by Misses A. W. and E. Astile 
and occupied by Paul G. Habig, near Gary street. Loss $1,500. 

1892, May 29. Business block owned by Josiah E. Packard and 
occupied by Theodore S. Bailey, clothing store, 160 Main street. 

1892, April 24. Building owned by A. W. Hayden, Main street, 
and occupied by N. G. Ruberg and the Royal Case Go. Loss $6,699. 

1892, June 8. Stable owned by A. E. Woodward, and occupied by 
A. F. Poole. Loss $195. 

1892, June 15. Dwelling owned by Bradford E. Jones and occupied 
by W. F. Chadwick. Rossiter street. 

1892, June 19. Building owned and occupied by A. Granston 
Thompson. Lost $185. Mill on Railroad Avenue. 

1892, June 20. Business block owned by Sylvanus B. Gurtis, on 
Main street, occupied by Augustus G. Ghandler. Loss small, 

1892, July 18. Duelling owned by Thomas A. Baxendale, occupied 
by W. H. Garll, and Gharles H. Shannon, on Pleasant, corner of Glen- 
wood streets. Loss $2,513. 

1892, July 22. Dwelling owned and occupied by Mrs. Thomas 
Brennan. Loss $275. 

1892, July 26. Dwelling of Thomas P. Stiff, Ghester Avenue. Loss 

$175- 

1892, July 31. Building owned and occupied by Bennie G. Leonard, 
near Marshall's corner. House and barn. Loss $4,200. 

1892, August 5. Dwelling-house of E. D. Bachelder. Loss small. 

1892, August 22. Barber shop owned by Ira R. Hurst and occupied 
by G. F. Allen. Loss small. 

1892, August 24. Brick dry house, owned by the E. G. Rhodes 
estate, and occupied by O'Neil and Howes. Loss $100. 

1892, September 14. Building owned by Louis Lattinville, and 
occvpied by Vlenry P. McWilliams. Loss $135. 

1892, September 23. Building owned by Horace Richmond and 
occupied by William A. Snow. Loss small. 

1892 September 23. Hotel and store owned by Louis Lattinville, 
and occupied by Eli King. Railroad Avenue. Loss small. 

1892, September 30. Bakery and dwelling owned by Mrs. Dennis 
Harding, and occupied by Michael D. Murphy as a bakery, 586 Main 
street. Loss small. 



FIRES. 625 

1892, October 6. Clothing store, building owned by the Henry 
French estate and occupied by J. F. Sullivan on Main street. Loss 
small. 

1892, October 27. Last manufactory building owned by Elmer C. 
Packard on Crescent street and occupied by the Brockton Last Com- 
pany. Loss on building $3,305, loss on stock $6,700. Total $lO,oOO. 

1892, October 27. Shoe manufactory belonging to Edward Sheehey, 
on Crescent street. Loss $1,000. 

1892, November 24. Dwelling-house of Orrin S. Reynolds on 
Pleasant street. Loss $2,000. 

1892, November 26. Dwelling and store 755 Main street owned by 
WiUiam Field, and occupied by Fraiik H. Young, Loss $150. 

1892, November 29. Dwelling owned and occupied by Charles 
Howard, Church street. Loss small. 

1892, December 16. Fire at 36 Green street, frame dwelling occu- 
pied by A. M. Bridgman, John Barbour and Harry L. Marston. Loss 
small. 

1893, January 3. Fire in frame building corner of Main and Chest- 
nut streets owned by Gardner J. Kingman, and occupied by J. New- 
man and others. Loss small. 

1893, January 4. Fire in frame building on Crescent street owned 
by C. S. Pierce and occupied by E. L. Bonney as a box shop. Damage 
$1,320. 

1893, January 6 Fire on Pine Avenue, building owned by C. 
Thornell, and occupied by J. Briggs. Loss $25. 

1893, January 11. Fire in frame building off Auburn street, Cam- 
pello, owned and occupied by J. Edward Eaton. Damage $673. 

1893, January 16. Fire in frame building, corner Warren Avenue 
and Spring street, owned by Mrs. Anna Littleton, and occupied by Joe 
Wing and a club room. Damage $515. 

1893, February 6. Slight fire in A. M. Herrod's factory on Main 
street. 

1893, February 12. Fire in brick block owned by Daniel S. Howard, 
on Main street, occupied by P. S. Dolan and others. Loss $675. 

79 



626 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1893, February 27. Fire on Montello street, Campello, building owned 
by A. B. Marston, occupied by A. B. Hastings as a bakery, and J. C. 
Coombs screen maker. Loss $20. 

1893, March 8. Fire in the shoe factory of Enos H. Reymolds, on 
North Main street. Loss $13,000. 

1893, March 14. Fire on Warren Avenue, building owned by Mrs. 
L. T. Bird, and occupied by E. Kendrick. Loss small. 

1893, March 15. Fire in block corner of Main and Centre streets, 
owned by George E. Bryant, and occupied by the United States post- 
office, stores, etc. Loss $2,400. 

1893, March 17. Dwelling-house owned and occupied by Patrick 
Feeney, on Skinner street. Loss $851. 

1893, April 7. The brick block belonging to the F. B. Washburn 
company, at the corner of Main and School streets, and occupied by 
Gurney Brothers, Tolman Brothersand others. Loss $11,955. T^h^ 
Commercial Club and the Howard Club occupied rooms in this building 
as well as the Southern Massachusetts Telephone company. 

1893, April II. Fire 34 Galen street, building owned by C. C. Mac- 
Corry, and occupied by J. W. Alger and C. W. Rines. Loss $3,150. 

1893, April 12. Fire in house owned and occupied by Alvin Hawes, 
on Pleasant street. Loss $119. 

1893, April 16. Fire in dwelling on Main street, owned by L Mit- 
chell occupied by J. Robertson and Mr. McFaun. Loss $450. 

1893, April 16. Fire in frame dwelling house on East Ashland 
street, owned and occupied by S. F. Allen. Loss $450. 

1S93, April 18. House occupied by E. J. I-'leming, on Cedar street, 
owned by Michael Dineen. Loss small. 

1893, April 26. Dwelling-house on Court street, owned by R. Taber 
and C. Torrey and occupied by E. Guertin and W. Coy. Loss $55. 

1893, April 26. Blacksmith shop on Torrey street owned by Frank 
Bedraski and occupied by him. The fire extended to his dwelling-house. 
Loss $2,163, paid. 

1893, May 13. Fire in dwelling house of Lester Keith on Perkins 
avenue and occupied by H. Shepard and Mrs. Dewhurst. Loss small. 

1893, May 30. Fire at the corner of Hunt and Sylvester streets 
owned by J. Hunt and occupied by F. Kamiski. Loss paid $1,078. 



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1893, June 2. Fire in fratiie factory owned by Marcus Leach and 
occupied by Charles A. Eaton and others. Loss $43.85. 

1893, June II. Fire in two-story frame dwelling house on River 
street owned by Dennis Sullivan and occupied by D. Reardon and P. 
O'Brien. Loss $550. 

1893, June 12. Fire in two- story frame building on West Elm 
street owned by A. P. Poole and occupied by Oscar Lowney and A. P. 
Poole. Loss $1,653. 

1893, June 30. Fire in "Kingman Block" corner of Main and 
Market streets, Campello, owned by Preston B. Keith, Esq., and occu- 
pied by F. L. Braconier and others. 

1893, July 6 Fire in tiiree- story frame building corner of Spring 
and Walnut streets, owned by David Donnelly and occupied by J. J. 
McCay and others. Loss $25,741. 

1893, July 6 Fire in building owned by E. W. Holmes and occu- 
pied by himself and others on Centre street. Loss $90. 

1S93. July 15. Slight fire in dwelling of John Burke. Loss small. 

1893, July 16. Fire in barn owned by Rose Martin on Torrey street. 
Loss $350. 

1893, July 17. Fire in the tack factory owned and occupied by 
William W. Cross off Pleasant street. Loss '^i6,'j6'j.'j6. 

1893, July 18. Fire at 51 Albion street owned and occupied by L. 
J. Goodridge. Loss $30. 

1893, July 1 8. Fire in stable on Winter street owned by G. H. 
Ackerman. Cause, lightning. Loss $350. 

1893, July 21. Fire in Woodward & Wright's last factory on Per- 
kins avenue. Loss about $50. 

1893, July 28. Fire in frame dwelling house No. 11 Huntington 
street, owned and occupied by Albert Decoster. Loss $550. 

1893, August 2. Fire in frame building on North Mulberry street 
owned by George Farvvell and occupied by D. Desmond. Loss $686. 

1893, August 9. Fire in stable 29 Thacher street owned by Fred F. 
Rogers, A valuable horse was burned, also. Loss $300. 

1893, August 15. Slight fire in the tenant house owned byN. Hay- 
ward and occupied by Edward Norris. Damage small. 

1893, August 23. Fire in frame factory owned by Frank E. White 
on North Main street, and occupied by Smith & Wade. Loss small. 



628 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1893, September 8. Slight fire in dwelling owned and occupied by 
P. J. Corbett at I02 Florence street. 

1893, September 17. Fire in stable on Pearl street owned by Fred 
Packard. Loss $1,870. 

1893, September 26. Slight fire in dwelling house owned by D. W. 
Field, and occupied by T. Crovo and T. Hildred. 

1893, September 26. Fire in an unoccupied frame building owned 
by David Remillard on Perkins avenue. Loss $225. 

1893, October 7. Slight fire in a dwelling owned and occupied by 
H. Sampson on Laureston street. Loss $32. 

1893, October 13. Fire in dwelling on Williams street owned by 
N. Gary and occupied by Mrs. Young and others. Loss $55. 

1893, October 16. Fire in a two-story dwelling on East Main street 
owned by Mrs. Lattinville and occupied by J. Leplente and B. Vellen- 
cour. Loss $65. 

1893, October 19. Fire in a two-story dwelling on Montello street 
owned by C. Creedon and occupied by John Buckley and others. Loss 
$225. Cause, rats and matches. 

1893, October 20. Fire in a cottage house on Court street owned 
by Mrs. Ann Dalton and occupied by her. Damage small. 

1893, October 30. Slight fire in a two-story dwelling on Howard 
Place owned by C. E. Brackett and occupied by him and N. C. White. 
Damage $24. 

1893, November 13. Fire in frame stable corner of Winter and Dyer 
streets owned by George P. Albee. Loss $350. 

1893, November 19. Slight fire corner Church street opposite the 
Brockton Railroad station, owned by Eli King and occupied by him 
as a boarding house. 

1893, November 27. Fire in frame dwelling house on Lawrence 
street, owned by Rufus C. Kimball and occupied by Michael McCarty. 
Loss $675. 

1893, December 21. Henry T. Anglim dwelling house and barn 
corner of Pleasant and ]5elair streets. Loss $1,600. 

1894, January 24. This day will ever be remembered as one on 
which the most showy and largest conflagrations that has occurred in 
this city for a long time. It commenced in what was well known as 



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the " City Rink," situated on " Robinson's Court." The building was 
owned by John A. Jackson, a well known builder and (ex-Alderman 
of Brockton). From the rink the fire spread rapidly to the north across 
Green street directly toward the First Congregational church, taking in 
its way a tenement house owned by Hon. John J. Whipple, Mayor of 
the city, and occupied by Harry L. Marston, Chief Engineer of the 
Fire Department, John Barbour, Dr. Frank L. Weir; a dwelling occu- 
pied by Mrs. Daniel Tolman, George Tolman and F. E. Wentworth ; 
a house belonging to Mrs. Caroline Porter. The Congregational 
Church was soon embraced in the immense conflagration, the flames 
making rapid progress in the destruction of the old land mark, a fine 
wooden structure erected in 1852 at a cost of about $30,000, on the 
site which has been occupied since the settlement of the old " North 
Parish" of Bridgewater. This building stood on the same location 
where three other church edifices have stood since 1738, on the corner 
of Main and Pleasant streets. At eleven o'clock P. M. the tall and graceful 
spire fell toward Main street with a crash, and the bell which had so often 
called the citizens to the services of the sanctuary, and in solemn tones 
tolled the deaths of many of the towns-people, was soon destroyed, and 
many is the number who will miss the old clock face on the hill, as it was 
above the tallest buildings of the city, marking the hours as they passed. 
The business places of Messrs. A. P. Hazard, G. E. Bickford and a 
building owned by Fred Richmond on Main street were more or less 
damaged by fire at this time. A new brick block in process of erection 
on the east side of Main street was quite severely damaged by heat, 
breaking the plate glass, etc. The Savings Bank at the corner of 
Court and Main streets was damaged some, as well as the " Porter " 
church nearby the Bank on the north, which caught from sparks from 
the other buildings. Fire engines were present from Boston, Taunton, 
and Fall River, their steamers doing good work. The steam fire en- 
gine from Avon did especially good service in protecting the Savings 
Bank brick block. The total loss at this fire was estimated at $35,000. 
1894, January 29. Shoe factory formerly owned by Jay B. Reynolds, 
now the property of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 
and occupied by George Knight as a machine shop, and Wendell, Leach 
& Co. as a shoe factory, and Parker & Silva. Loss on contents $7,600; 
on buildings $2, 000. 



fi30 HISTORY OF BROCKTON.; 

1S94, January 30. Dwelling house on Hervey street, owned by 
Andrew F. Packard and occupied by the owner and W. P. Williams. 
Loss $700. 

1894, February 7. Dwelling house on Williams street owned by W. 
L. Hayden ; occupied by D. MuUoy, George Vittum, William Mc- 
Kay. Loss $50. 

1894, February 16. Building on Palmer street owned by J. Willis 
Marble, occupied by E. Marble, and Charles Cautcher. Dwelling, stable 
and bottling establishment. Loss $3,500. 

1 894, February 1 8. Dwelling corner of Main and Arch streets owned 
by Nathan Howard, occupied by A. R. McDonald. Loss $525. 

1894, F"ebruary 24. .Stable on Menlo street owned and occupied by 
A. T. Benson. Loss $500. 

1894, February 25. Leather bleachery of A. G. Tinkham on Pack- 
ard street. 

1894, March 27. Fire in business block of Mrs. G. A. Goodall, oc- 
cupied as dwellings and stores by A. A. Barrett, jeweler ; Mrs. Good- 
all ; clothing store of J. J. Newman ; Irving Tenney as a bicycle store ; 
John Cross, shoemaker; etc. Loss $2,500. 

1894, April 20. House owned by Tiiomas A. Baxendale, 228 
Pleasant street, occupied by Mr.s. Edward Southworth, and William 
Smith. Loss small. 

1894, May 5. Fire in the Episcopal chapel. Loss small. 

1894, May 8. Stable on Ouincy street, owned by James Farrell. 
Loss about $700. 

1894. May 9. House on North Mulberry street, owned and occupied 
by Bernard Donohue. Loss $400. 

1894, May 10. House on Boyden street owned by New York, New 
Haven & Hartford R. R. Co., occupied by William J. Powers. Loss 
$ 1 ,000. 

1894, May II. House on corner of Court and Boyden streets 
owned by Morris Callahan. Loss small. 

1894, June 12. Fire in wooden block corner Main and Hervey 
streets, owned by W. H. Shaw and W. C. Carey, occupied by E. A. 
Shaw, grocer ; E. A. Dakin, druggist ; Mrs. Baxter, restaurant and 
other families. Loss $300. 



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CHAPTER XXIX. 

MISCELLANEPUS EVENTS. 

Casualties and Miscellaneous Events. — In or about the year 
1725 Henry Kingman came from the West Parish (now West Bridge- 
water) and settled on the spot wliere the late Seth Kingman lived and 
died. He was about twenty-one years of age, and unmarried. Soon 
after his arrival at his new home, he proceeded to the woods for the 
purpose of cutting fencing, about ten or eleven o'clock A. M. While in 
the act of splitting a large oak log, it split prematurely, and the axe 
entered the calf of his leg, nearly severing it, only a small portion of 
flesh remaining on each side to connect the parts ; the bone was cut off 
entirely. It was a bitter cold day, and all he had to bandage with was 
his small handkerchief, in which was his luncheon. This he used as best 
he could ; tied up the wound, and dragged himself to a small bridge, 
where he remained till evening, when, by the merest accident, some one 
heard him cry out for help, and even then passers-by supposed it was 
only the wild animals in the woods, which in that day were quite com- 
mon. At last some person found him ; a litter was made on which to 
carry him home; and when he reached his boarding-place a messenger 
was dispatched four miles or more to West Bridgewater for a physician. 
A longtime must have elapsed before one could reach him, as the snow 
was deep and very bad traveling. But, strange as it may appear to the 
reader, the parts grew together, and he afterwards became an efificient 
ofificer in the army. 

1727, October 29 The shock of a violent earthquake was severely 
felt throughout New England, which lasted for several days. 

1739, February 5. The first meeting of the North Parish was held 
to-day. Timothy Keith, moderator ; Robert Howard, clerk ; who con- 
tinued to hold that office thirty-two years in succession. 

1748. Indian corn sold for thirty-two shillings per bushel; rye, 



632 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

forty-six shillings per bushel ; wheat, three pounds per bushel ; flour, 
ten pounds per hundred. 

1749 This summer the most severe drought ever experienced by 
the oldest person then living. In the last of May the grass was all 
burnt by the sun ; the ground looked white; the earth was dried to a 
powder at a great depth, and many wells, springs, brooks, and rivers 
were dried, so that fish lay dead on the bottom. The pastures were so 
scorched that cattle grew poor. Hay had to be brought from England 
to supply their wants, which sold for three pounds ten shillings per cwt. 
Barley and oats were so much injured they scarcely saved enough for 
seed. Flax was a total failure. Corn roiled and wilted. Herbs of all 
sorts were destroyed. During all these troubles government ordered a 
day of fasting and prayer; and on the 6th of July copious showers of 
rain fell to refresh them, and things looked brighter ; and what was fort- 
unate for the people, the next winter was very mild. After the plenti- 
ful rains a day of public thanksgiving was ordered. 

1751, June 17. Severe hail- storm. Hailstones large as English wal- 
nuts were in abundance, breaking glass and doing other damage to a 
large amount. 

1755. Summer very hot and dry. Hay scarce and high. 

1755, November 18. Shock of an earthquake, shaking down chim- 
neys. In Boston and vicinity buildings were prostrated by the shock. 

1762-3. Very cold winter. Snow of great depth. 

1762, September 10. Wild pigeons flew in abundance. 

1763, June 8. Wild pigeons flew in abundance. 

" In the year 1769. when the disputes between England and America 
had begun, and the importation of foreign goods was stopped, it became 
customary for people to manufacture their own clothing; and in many 
places the young ladies had spinning matches at their ministers for the 
benefit of their families. On the isth of August, 1769, at two o'clock 
p. M., ninety seven young ladies met at the house of their pastor, the 
Rev. John Porter, and generously gave his lady, for the use of her fam- 
ily, 3,322 knots of linen, tow, cotton, and woolen yarn, which they had 
spun for that purpose. At three o'clock something, of American pro- 
duce only, was set before them for their refreshment, which was more 
agreeable to them than any foreign dainties, considering the situation 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 633 

of the country at that time. At four o'clock the ladies walked in pro- 
cession to the meeting-house, where a discourse was delivered by their 
pastor from Acts ix. ^6 : ' This woman was full of good works,' in 
which piety, industry, frugality, and benevolence were recommended 
and encouraged. The closing prayer being made, the following lines, 
composed by their pastor, were sung : 

Ye rubies bright, ye orient pearls, Foreign productions she rejects. 
How coveted by men ! With nobleness of mind, 

And yet the virtuous woman's price For home commodities; to which 
Excels the precious gem. She's prudently inclined. 

How kind and generous her heart! She works, she lends, she gives away. 

How diligent her hand ! The labors of her hand ; 

How frugal in economy, The priest, the poor, the people all, 

To save her sinking land ! Do find in her their friend. 

She clotlies herself and family, 

And all the sons of need. 
Were all thus virtuous, soon we'd find 

Our land from slavery freed. 

after which anthems were sung ; and, the assembly being dismissed, 
they retired to their respective homes." 

David, son of Rev. John Porter, was riding in a chaise when about 
ten years of age ; the horse took fright, ran, and threw him out, break- 
ing one of his legs, which was soon after amputated. He survived but 
a short time. Died May, 1767. 

1769, October 30. Violent storm, doing great damage. 

1 77 1. Very mild winter; not over four inches of snow fell during 
the season. 

1772, March 9, 11, 13, and 20. Very severe snow-storm. 

1772, April 3. Snow six to ten feet deep. People were obliged to 
dig themselves out of their houses. Many sheep and cattle lost. 

1778, November 10. Hay sold for six dollars per cwt. 

1779, February 16. Hay sold for nine dollars per cwt. 

1779, November 12. Hay sold for twenty dollars per cwt. 

1780, November 19. Hay sold for thirty- three pounds per cwt. 
1780. Winter very severe. Great depth of snow. 

80 



6:34 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1780, May 19. Remarkably dark day. Between twelve and one 
o'clock people could not work ; were obliged to light candles to see to 
eat dinner; looked very melancholy indeed ; but little rain. The even- 
ing was very dark. 

1781, August 5. Wild pigeons flew very thick. 

1782, Very dry season. 

1785, April I. Severe snow-storm. Snow three to five feet deep. 
1785, April 15. Very cold. Gronnd frozen hard. Rivers crossed 
on the ice, with excellent skating on ponds. 

1785, May 20. Severe snow-storm. Snow several inches deep. 

1785, November 25. Severe snow-storm. Snow very deep. 

1786, May 21. Wind east for eight weeks in succession. 

1791, July 18. Rev. John Porter's horse killed by lightning in a 
severe thunder-storm. 

1804, October. Severe gale ; large trees blown down and torn up 
by the roots. 

1805, February. Snowed five days in succession. The road be- 
tween North Bridgewater and Randolph was even with the top of the 
walls. 

1806, June. Total eclipse of the sun. 

1806. Winter of 1 806-7 very mild ; ground not frozen over four 
inches deep all winter. 

1806. Summer of 1806 very cold. 

1808. Very heavy frosts in August. 

181 1, May 5. Severe snow-storm. 

181 1, July. Great freshet, doing great damage. 

181 5, September 23. Severe gale, Monday. Some verses published 
soon after were as follows : 

It chanced to be our washing-day ; I saw the shirts and petticoats 
The clothes were all a-drying ; Go riding off like witches ; 

The stormy winds came through the lines That day I lost — ah, how I wept ! — 
And set 'em all a-flying. I lost my Sunday breeches. 

The air became filled with limbs, shrubs, old pieces of timber, etc., roofs 
blown off from buildings, and great damage generally. 

1815, September 25. Very powerful wind, unroofing many build- 
ings, and doing considerable damage to other property. 



I 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 635 

i8i6. This year was remarkable for its severe cold weather. 

1816, February. Azra Keith was severely burned while making 
varnish in his house, from the effects of which he never recovered. 

18 17, February 20. Remarkably severe snow-storm. 

1 8 18, Great freshet, doing great damage. 

1820, December 22. Rev. Daniel Huntington delivered a discourse 
in the meeting- house of the North Parish, it being the second centen- 
nial anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth. Text, 
Psalms xliv. 1-3. 

1 82 1, July 4. The first town meeting was held in North Bridgewater 
this day. The meeting was opened by prayer by Rev. Daniel Hunting- 
ton. Over two hundred were present, and the first yearly town officers 
were chosen. Joseph Sylvester was moderator. Col. Edward South- 
worth was chosen town clerk. 

1 82 1, October 31. Messrs. Daniel Temple, of Reading, Mass., and 
Isaac Bird were ordained as missionaries to the heathen in the old meet- 
ing house. Rev. Richard S. Storrs, D.D., of Braintree, preached the 
sermon ; Rev. Daniel Thomas, of Abington, gave the charge ; and Rev. 
S. Green, the right hand of fellowship. Mr. Temple married Miss 
Rachel B. Dix, of Boscowen, N. H., and sailed for Malta, January 2, 
1822, on the brig Cypress from Boston. In 1833 Rev. Isaac Bird 
sailed for Beyroot as missionary. Mr. Temple has since died, August 
9, 1850. 

1823, November 13. David Brown, a native of the Cherokee tribe 
of Indians, delivered an address in the meeting-house of the First 
Church, after which a collection was taken for supporting schools in his 
nation. 

1835, November 6. Miss Susan Hersey, a young miss of sixteen, 
who resided in the family of Deacon John Crafts, was drowned in How- 
ard's pond. 

1837, July 15. David Lincoln drowned in Sprague's pond. 

1845, August 23. Daniel Brett's house struck by lightning, and Mr. 
Brett instantly killed. 

1845, November 22. Joseph Brett killed by an ox. 

1844, November 6. Hon. John Quincy Adams delivered a discourse 
to the citizens of North Bridgewater in the meeting-house of the First 
Congregational Church. 



G36 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

1847, August 14. Lorenzo D. Hervey had his left arm fractured by 
coming in contact with another train at South Boston, which was stand- 
ing on a side track, his arm resting at the time on tlie side window. 

1849, May 21. Nortli Bridgewater Union Cemetery consecrated by 
Rev. Daniel Huntington, then pastor of the South Congregational 
church, Campello. An admirable address was delivered on this occa- 
sion. 

1849, May 22. Ethan and Henry Leach (brothers) were thrown from 
a chaise while crossing the railroad at the burying-ground crossing at 
Ashland street, and instantly killed. 

1849, March 2 2. Howard's mill-dam washed away ; also railroad 
bridge near Lewis Keith's mill, damaging so much as to stop the cars. 

1851, October 30. Timothj' Sullivan was killed by coming in con- 
tact with a bridge at the north end of the village, known as " Harlow's 
Bridge." 

1852, May 12. David I. Gray had thumb sawed off in Howard's 
mill. 

1852, May 27. Michael O' Leary drowned. 

1852, July 22. "Enterprise" Engine Company, accompanied by 
the North Bridgewater Brass Band, visited New York. 

1852, July 26. Eugene Marshall was a passenger on board the 
steamer Atlantic that sunk on Lake Erie. The steamer came in con- 
tact with the Ogdcusburg near Longport, two o'clock Friday morning. 
Three hundred lives lost. One hundred and fifty men and women were 
drowned in the cabin. Mr. Marshall narrowly escaped drowning. 

1852, August 15. Salmon Manly died from injuries to his spinal 
column to-day. 

1852, September 18. Galen Edson died from wounds received by a 
fall that fractured his skull. 

1853, November 24. Frederick A. Babcock injured on railroad. 
1853, February 5. George Washington, son of Levi French, was 

badly scalded, injuring him so much that he died the next day (Sun- 
day). Age two years and ten months. 

1853, February 26. Edward Elmer, son of Perez Marshall, was 
drowned while attempting to cross a pond near his father's house. Age 
six years and five months. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 637 

1853, February. Ellridge G. Cobb, and one hundred and seven otli- 
ers, sent a petition to the Legislature opposing the passage of a law re- 
stricting the sale of intoxicating liquors. 

1853, November 21. A collision took place between two trains of 
cars on the railroad, one of which was the steamboat train ; four per- 
sons severely injured. One died soon after. 

1853, December 29. Severe snow-storm. The cars on the railroad 
were stopped, for the first time since the road was opened. 

1853. Alonzo S. Drisko, a workman engaged in building the new 
house of worship for the First Congregational Church, had an arm 
broken by a board falling from aloft. 

1854, March iS. Severe gale. Railroad-crossing sign at Court street 
blown down. The steeple of the Porter Church was somewhat damaged 
by the force of wind, which was pretty general throughout this section 
of country. 

1854, June 14. Severe hail-storm about noon. Thermometer stood 
at ninety in the shade. Hailstones as large as cherries fell in abun- 
dance. Zophar Field's house struck. Cow belonging to Chandler 
Sprague, esq., instantly killed. 

1854, June 19. The house of Weston Simmons, known as the "Poor 
Farm," was struck by lightning, instantly killing Lemuel Reynolds, who 
had just stepped into the house for protection from the storm. 

1854, July 27. The new meeting house of the First Congregational 
Church was dedicated to-day. 

1854, September 18 Michael Coleman and Michael Keho were run 
into by a steamboat train that came in contact with chaise. 

1855, September 20. To-day was observed as a holiday for the pur- 
pose of holding a fair to obtain means for erecting a fence around the 
new cemetery, A large and brilliant procession, consisting of the vari- 
ous fire engine companies in full uniform drawing their engines, hand- 
somely decorated, preceded by a band of music ; also the North Bridge- 
water Light Dragoons, under the command of Captain J. Freeman El- 
lis, together with a representation of the various trades in large num- 
bers. The procession was formed at one o'clock, when, after marching 
about the various streets, they proceeded to Yale's mammoth tent, 
which had been erected for the purpose of serving the dinner, in a lot 



638 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

owned by Frederick Perkins, and opposite the residence of Franklin 
Ames, esq. The procession was under the care of Francis M. French, 
as chief marshal. 

1856, January 5. Severe snow-storm. No trains passed for two 
days. No meeting on the next day (Sabbath). Roads badly blocked. 

By an act of the Legislature, passed April 19, 1856, a Probate Court 
was established at North Bridgewater, to be held the last Tuesday of 
July in each year. 

1856, June 3. The centennial celebration of the four Bridgewaters 
was held to-day, and the bells of all the four towns were rung half an 
hour before sunrise, and cannon fired on Trooper's Hill. 

1856, June 4. A meeting was held to show the feeling in regard to 
the assault on Charles Sumner at Washington, at which resolutions were 
passed condemning the act in the strongest terms. 

1857, January 18. Vere severe snow-storm. Trains on the railroad 
were blocked for several days. The thermometer during the day was 
sixteen degrees below zero. The sky was obscured by a dense cloud of 
snow, that extended in every direction. At night the weather moder- 
ated ; but the wind increased to a gale, piling the snow in huge drifts. 
The storm in the night was of unexampled severity. The force of the 
wind caused the spire of the church at Campello, which had been erected 
but a short time, to break just below the clock, and the bell to break 
through the roof and lodge in the vestry below. The damage to the 
house by this fall was about $3,000. 

1857, April 6. Some fiend placed some iron rails upon the railroad 
track about one mile north of the village, causing the locomotive called 
the " Pilgrim " to run off the track and injure the train, breaking 
Alden Reed's jaw-bone, an employee of the road in charge of the train. 

1857, May 17. Ice formed one-sixteenth of an inch thick to-day. 

1857, May 31. Terrible hailstorm, doing great damage to crops and 
fruit trees in the town. Hailstones as large as robin's eggs fell to the 
depth of an inch, continuing about one-half hour. 

1858, March 30. Emma Olivia, daughter of F. B. Washburn, was so 
severely burned while at play that she died in fifteen hours after. Age 
seven years and eight months. 

1858, May 14. Bela Keith, esq., fell and broke his collar-bone while 
at work repairing a shed belonging to the Satucket House. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 639 

1858, May 14. Elislia Hall had his hand badly injured at Howard 
& Clark's steani-mill. 

1858, July 21. Charles W., a son of Rev. J. Cooper, was drowned in 
Howard's pond. 

1858, September 21. Frank Richmond, son of Philo W. Richmond, 
broke his leg by falling from a ladder while at work painting on the east 
side of Kingman's brick block. 

1859, January 22. John B., son of Charles Wentworth, was drowned. 
Body found Sunday noon following. 

1859, June 3. Gershom I. Sylvester, son of F. M. Sylvester, seven 
years of age, was run over by cars near Keith's mills, and injured so 
that he died soon after. 

1859, July 30. Mrs. Harriet Everson and Thacher Everson, wife and 
daughter of Joseph H. Everson, of Hanson, were killed by a locomotive 
near Keith's mills. George VV. Monroe and Miss Sarah F. Stetson were 
in the covered wagon at the time and severely injured. 

1859, August 25. Herbert, son of Albert Keith, choked to death by 
a piece of apple, which he was eating while running. 

1859, September 9 Mr. Henry Volney French, who had just ar- 
rived at the depot in the Centre Village, from New York, in the steam- 
boat train, attempted to jump from the cars while the train was in mo- 
tion, was thrown upon the track and run over by the train, and lived 
but two hours after the accident. Mr. French was of the firm of French 
& Howard, shoe manufacturers. He was a man of excellent habits, 
smart, active, and very exemplary in all the walks of life. A deep feel- 
ing of sadness pervaded the entire community upon learning of the sad 
affair. His wife and children were absent from home at the time of the 
accident, in Maine. 

1859, November 26. When the four o'clock train was approaching 
Campello, and near the brick factory, from Boston, a woman named 
Joanna Barrett, in attempting to cross the track, was struck by the loco- 
motive, and injured so that she died in a few moments. 

i860, June 16. Severe hail -storm. Hailstones plenty, as large as 
bullets, doing much damage to fruit. 

i860, July II. C. Adelbert, son of T. M. Packard, came to his death 
by falling into a tub set in the ground to catch water. 



640 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

i860, August 2. A young child of Daniel Hayward, eighteen months 
old, fell from an attic of a two story house to the ground, a distance of 
thirty feet, through the carelessness of a domestic ; taken up apparently 
uninjured. 

1861, February 25. Bridget O'Brien was killed by violence. 

1861. Mr. G. E. Wilbor and Thaddeus Keith made a bet on the 
election of Abraham Lincoln, Wilbor betting he would be elected, and 
Keith that he would not; the condition was that the one that lost was 
to walk to Boston. Mr. Keith, having lost the bet, started for Boston 
March 6, and walked the entire distance to the city in five hours. He 
was accompanied through the village by fife and drum. 

1 86 1, March 24. Severe storm, — snow. Trains delayed twenty- four 
hours. 

1 86 1, April 8. As Mrs. John Ellis and another lady were riding from 
North Bridgewater Village to Carnpello they were robbed of their 
pocket-books. The rogue was caught soon after and punished. 

1861, October 3. M. W. Dwight jumped from a car when in motion 
near Carnpello station and was killed. 

1862, May 26. Michael Larry, a lad of eight years, was drowned in 
a saw- mill flume at Sprague's factory pond. 

1863, June 15. Malcolm Howard died of injuries received by the 
kick of a horse owned by Dr. Baldwin in the north part of the town. 

1863, September 24. William Tolman, son of Elijah Tolman, engi- 
neer at Ellis Packard & Co.'s steam- mill, had an arm broken and other- 
wise severely injured. 

1863, October 20. Leroy Hamilton, a driver in the employ of Han- 
cock's express, was struck by a locomotive while crossing the track at 
Elliot street crossing. The wagon was a complete wreck. Mr. Hamil- 
ton escaped with a few bruises only. 

1863, November. Nahum Perkins, a man over seventy years of age, 
shot a goose from a flock that was passing over his home. 

1864, February. Moses Packard fell and broke his leg in his barn. 
1864, February 12. Michael Murphy and Patrick Early were burned 

to death in the town lock-up. 

1864, February 13. Herbert Eaton broke his collar-bone while at 
play. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 641 

1S64, April 29. A child of Cornelius McAuliffe was so badly burned 
while playing with fire in the Pine grove that she died next day. 

1864, July 14. Jennie, daughter of Patrick McCuliough, was drowned 
in a tub of water. 

1864, September 26. A boy in the employ of Harrison Rogers was 
dragged about by a horse till life was extinct, by incautiously fastening 
the rope-halter around his arms. The horse became unmanageable, so 
the boy could not release himself. 

1864, October 12. Eliza J., wife of James S. Bond, of North Bridge- 
water, committed suicide by drowning at Mansfield, Mass. 

1864. The drought of 1864 has had no parallel for years. P^or June 
and July only 2.38 inches of rain fell ; May previous only two inches ; 
July 1.32 inches; June i 06 inches. In 1854, ten years in August pre- 
vious, there was no rain. 

1864, January 3. The body of an unknown man was found on the 
railroad track, about a half-mile south of Campello depot; supposed to 
have fallen from the New York train. The body was terrible mangled, 
so that it could hardly be identified. 

1864, October 27. Five cattle were killed by a Fall River train at 
Howard's crossing in the north part of the town, and others badly in- 
jured. 

1864. Adeline Harris was appointed teacher by the Freedman's Re- 
lief Association, stationed at Newbern, N. C, and sailed from New York 
December 8. 

1865, July 4. Charles Hayward, son of the late B.. F. Hayward, was 
badly burned in the face by powder. 

1865, July 4. Daniel Huntington, son of Joseph Vincent, had a 
thumb blown off by the discharge of a pistol. 

1865, August 23. Mrs. Sanford Winter committed suicide. Cause, 
temporary insanity. 

1865. This summer season has been very dry. Wells throughout 
the State dried up. Fall feed very light, or none at all. Mills stopped 
running for want of water. 

1854. J. O. Patten introduced the first stitching into the town, 
two Singer stitching machines, and were doing the work for Daniel S. 
Howard. He sold the business to Oliver O. Patten. 

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042 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

John H. Cole, of Campello, was one of the first and oldest machine 
operators in Brockton, commencing in 1S55, on a Home Cylinder No. 
26, for Benjamin F. Hayward, on the lot now occupied by the " Cam- 
pello House." 

1856. Willard Keith and Horace Bryant commenced manufactur- 
ing shoes in Campello, being the second firm then engaged in that line. 
Marcus H. Reynolds was then the only one in that village. 

1 85 8, September. Ira Copeland started a grocery store in what was 
then known as " Spragues," or Factory village. 

i860, May. The clothing store of Harmon, Hayward & Co., corner 
of Main and High streets, was opened. 

i860. May. The estate of the late Benjamin G.Stoddard on North 
Main street was sold in May, i860, to Edward Southworth, jr., store 
and land, for $1,575. House lot in rear of above, sold to Dr. Henry 
Eddy for $275. 

i860, June. The building erected for the late Francis A. Thayer as 
a residence was built by Jason Perkins, as master builder, on West Elm 
street. 

i860, July. The old burying ground, nearly opposite Grove 
street, was placed in good order, fenced and cleared up, and other im- 
provements made. 

i860, August. Hunt's Academy held a reunion. 

1864, September. Opening of the Brockton High School. 

1865, May 30. A son of C. C. Bixby lost a finger ; chopped off by a 
hatchet. 

1865, July 14. First annual exhibition of the Brockton High School. 

1865, July. The well known Rev. Daniel Huntington estate on 
North Main street was sold to Domenio Hall. 

1865, August. The Old Colony Railroad are about to erect a brick 
freight house, 600x80 feet, with platform accommodations, 1,200x25 
feet. 

1865, August. The shoe manufactory of Cyrus B. Kingman sold to 
Lyman E. Cobb, and removed from Spragueville to Centre street and 
converted into a grocery store, and afterwards removed to Court street. 

1865, August. The dwelling house of the late Abiel Kingman on 
Summer street, sold to Nathan Holmes. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. G43 

1865, October. A meeting of the stockholders of the old North 
Bridgewater Bank was held to see if it was thought best to change into 
a National Bank. The vote was 184 in favor, and 272 opposed. Fred- 
eric Howard advocated a change to the new bank vigorously, but the 
measure was defeated, and the city was without a bank for several 
years, previous to the organization of the present Home National Bank. 

1865, November 9 The church building, at East Bridgewater, of 
which Rev Baalis Sanford was for many years pastor, was moved to 
East Elm street, and converted into a shoe manufactory. 

1865, December 4. A little son of John Wild had a hand and foot 
crushed while playing with the cars near Soule's lumber yard. 

1865, December 2. Charles S. Pierce, while in the employ of Messrs. 
Howard & Clark, lost a finger while using a moulding machine. 

1866, March 18. Thomas Ward found dead, Sundaj^ very near the 
drift road, now Grove street. 

1866, April. Israel Packard house, afterward owned by Benjamin 
Kingman, on Belmont street, sold to Harrison L. Higgins. 

1866, April. The Sidney Packard house on Chestnut street, Cam- 
pello, sold to Charles H. Cole, 

1866, April 2. North Bridgewater Bank votes to wind up the affairs 
of that institution. 

1866, April 24. A man in the employ of Edward E. Bennett, thrown 
from a horse, and killed. 

1866, May. I. M. F"oye fell while at work on Nahum Dickerman's 
house, severely injured in the side and chest, also in the face. 

1866, Thursday, May 25. J. Lowell French severely jammed between 
two cars. 

1866. Moses W. Hancock, the veteran expressman between Brock- 
ton and Boston, who commenced his business in 1846, celebrated his 
twentieth anniversary. 

1866, June 5. Robert A. Bliss struck by the " Lightning Express " 
train near the station, and killed, his body was terribly mangled. He 
resides at Holmes's Hole. 

1866, June 8. A corn barn and other outbuildings belonging to 
Jonathan Keith, on the late Nathaniel Ames's homestead, destroyed by 
fire. 



044 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1866, June. A child of Dennis Sullivan scalded, and died in a few 
hours. 

1866, June 28. Nahum Hayv.ard was found dead in bed at his home. 
His death was problaby caused by heart trouble. 

1866, July. Daniel S Howard changes his hot air engine for a new 
steam engine. 

1866. The Harrison Howard farm sold to Dr. J. D. Baldwin, in the 
north portion of the town. 

1866, July 2. The golden wedding of Capt. and Mrs. John Battles 
took place to-day. 

1866, July 3. Rev. Edward L. Clark dismissed from the First Con 
gregational church. 

1866 July 5. While the venerable Micah Faxon was walking in the 
woods near Snow's brick factory, he was met by a man who asked him 
for what money he had. Mr. Faxon immediately handed him all he 
had with him and thereupon the robber left saying as he departed, to 
Mr. Faxon, that he had been loafing in that vicinity long enough, and 
now had better go home. 

1866, July 27. Rev. Charles W. Wood and wife, of Campello, were 
seriously injured by a railroad collision near Fitchburg, Mass. 

1866, July 28. Se\'ere tempest and rain, during which several build- 
ings were struck by lightning and much damage done in the flooding 
of cellars, streets, etc. 

1866, October. The well-known Crosby mansion, formerly the par- 
sonage of Rev. John Porter, the first minister in the North Parish, has 
recently been sold and is being taken down and removed. 

1866, October 12. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 
Lincoln celebrated to-day. 

1866, September 5. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin 
Vaughan observed to night. 

1866, October 24. An enthusiastic public meeting was held this 
evening, of persons interested in the construction of a railroad to 
Stoughton. 

1866, October 25. Marcus S. Baker, of Campello, fatall)' injured 
while shackling cars at South Braintree. 



I 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 645 

1867, January. The well known private school known as Mrs. 
Jones's School, closed after forty- six years of constant and earnest effort 
of the teacher to educate the young minds. The closing of this depart- 
ment of education will be exceedingly regretted, and many is the one 
in the old town who recalls their experience at this institution of learn- 
ing with pleasure and pride. 

1867, January 17. Great snow storm, blocking up railroads and high- 
ways, and shutting off all communication with other places for several 
days. 

1867, February 9. Heavy freshet, doing a large amount of damage. 

1867, March 5. Organization of the Young Men's Christian Associ- 
ation. 

1867, April 8. Dedication of the rooms of the Young Men's Chris- 
tian Association. 

1867, April 23. Torch light demonstration in honor of the new 
street lamps. 

1867, August 7. The old "Sprague school house," which was after- 
ward converted into a residence, was struck by lightning in the recent 
severe tempest. 

1867, August 13. Thomas J. Gurney, the well-known teacher of 
music for many years, was severely kicked by a horse, causing a con- 
tusion of the thigh. 

1867, August 16. Porter's line of omnibuses (Brockton to Campel- 
lo), discontinued for want of patronage. 

1867, September 6. Death of Bela Keith, esq., formerly of the 
Board of Selectmen. 

1867, September 12. Child of Dennis Leary run over and killed. 

1868, September 21. Opening of the public library. 
1867, October 12. John McClue killed on railroad. 

1867, November 19. Opening of the new Masonic Hall in King- 
man's block. 

1867, December 17. Death of Rufus L. Thacher, esq., formerly one 
of the Board of Selectmen. 

1868, March. Rufus P. Kingman sold his interest in the clothing 
business to Messrs. Embert Howard and Benjamin O. Caldwell, who 
have ever since been successful merchants in that line of goods. 



G46 HISTORY OE' BROCKTON. 

1868. The property of the late William Perry, east of the railroad, 
was sold at auction by George A. Wheeler, for the executors, Noah 
Chesman and Ira Copeland The purchasers were George A. Wheeler, 
who purchased the foundry building and lot. the other purchasers were 
Dr. Fearing, S. J. Gruver, W. De Costa, Herbert L. Hayden, J. P. 
Morse, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Lyons, Thomas Gegan, D. H. Blanchard, 
and the auctioneer. Thus the last land belonging to the Perry estate 
passed into other hands. 

1869, February 25. Edwin Keith, of Campello, was presented with 
a silver pitcher and salver from his employees, as a token of regard for 
their employer, well deserved. 

1869, May I. Elmer W. Holmes will have a business interest with 
A. T. Jones in the Gazette, as publisher and editor on and after this 
date. 

1869, November i. A little daughter of John Kendall on Pleasant 
street fell into a pail of hot water, and was so badl)' scalded that she 
died shortly after. 

1870 October 22. Mrs. Michael O'Neil was found dead in her 
home, cause heart failure. 

1 87 1, February. The Franklin Ames estate, north of the Porter 
Church, passed into the hands of Charles C. Field. 

1 87 1, March. Charles Cole put a line of public carriages on the 
road between Campello and Brockton, for the benefit of the numerous 
workmen that pass to and fro daily. He proposes to run six or seven 
trips a day. 

1 87 1, March 6. Frank Packard, a young man in the employ of 
Howard Clark & Co., had his hand badly lacerated by a circular saw, 
losing two fingers. 

1871, March 6. Standish House at P'actory Village, erected by 
Chandler Sprague, was christened by the adoption of the above name. 
A sumptuous repast and a dance were among the principal events of 
the occasion. 

1 87 1, April. Ground broken for brick block for Jonas R. Perkins, 
esq., on the site of the residence of Rev. Paul Couch, corner of Main 
and Green streets. Also another for a brick block, corner of Main 
and East Elm street, by Henry L. Bryant. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 647 

1 8/ 1, May. A slate quany has been discovered in the Snow neigh- 
borhood, but how good it maj' prove to be, remains to be seen. 

1 87 1. Rufus C. Kimball purchased in May, 1871, the store former- 
ly occupied by the late Benjamin R. Clapp, near the corner of Main 
and Centre streets, and known as the hat manufactory of Ellis J. Mor- 
ton. 

1 87 I, June 29. Preparations are being made for a new brick block 
of buildings on the corner of Main and Centre streets, by Lyman 
Clark. 

1 87 1. The old Keith burying ground, on the east side of Main 
street in Campello, was deeded to the South Congregational Church, 
in July, 1 87 1, and has since been given up. 

1 87 1, August 3. The new village lots surveyed and named Hunt- 
ington Heights offered at auction sale to-day. 

1 87 1, August. Extensive improvements were made in Centre 
street, east of the railroad crossing, making it one of the best in the 
town. 

1 87 1, August 3. Reunion of the Hunt Academy was held to-day 
at the academy at the close of the fifth year, the principal exercises be- 
ing in Baker & Kingman's Hall. There were present two hundred and 
fourteen, composed mostly of young ladies. Mr. S. D, Hunt was 
president of the Association ; Heman Packard De Forest, vice-presi- 
dent ; John Goddard, secretary; J. P. Apthorp, historian. 

1871, September 10. Captain Ezekiel Packard, while at work in the 
steam mill of Howard Clark & Co., received a severe contusion in the 
groin, fracturing the hip bone. 

1 87 1. Preston B. Keith, Esq., erected a substantial brick block for 
stores, hall, etc., at the corner of Main and Market streets, Campello, 
October, 1871. It is three stories in height, and is a valuable acquisi- 
tion to that portion of the city. It is known as the Kingman Block, 
in honor of the late Josiah W. Kingman, and was the former location 
of a furniture warehouse. 

1 87 1, October. The name of Clark's Block appears in the new 
building near Centre street on Main street. 

1 87 1, Tuesday October 31. Dr. G. E. Freeman met with a severe 
accident to-day by being jammed between a hitching post and his 



648 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

carriage. It was at first feared the injuries niiyht prove fatal, but it 
proved otiiervvise and the doctor recovered after a few weeks' confine- 
ment to his home. 

1871, November. Twenty-five new stores opened in town during 
the past year and still a demand for more. 

1 87 1, November. A. S. Porter made extensive additions to his 
livery stable, as well as to his stock, making it one of the best and 
oldest in the State. 

1871. Huntington Heights, the high land near to Howard Crossing 
above Montello railway station, named in 1871 in honor of Rev, Daniel 
Huntington 

1 87 1. Mercantile building, corner of Main and West Elm streets, 
erected in 1871. B. E. Jones and Embert Howard, owners. 

1871. Charles C. Bixby purchased the old building and land known 
as the First New Jerusalem church, and later as Hunt's North Bridge- 
water Academy, near North Main street in November, 1871. 

1871. Moses A. Packard erected a building for a store in 1871 in 
what is known as Centreville, between Campello and the center of the 
city. 

1872, February 10. Hon. Henry H. Packard opened his new dry 
goods store in Clark's block, on Saturday. 

1872, February 11. A young man named Michael Cavanagh lost 
three fingers in a splitting machine at Warren A. Howard's shoe 
manufactory. 

1872, March. Legislative committee reported leave to withdraw on 
their petition of Ellis Packard and others for leave to build a railroad 
from Brockton to Mansfield 

1872, March. A turn table was put in at Campello, the railroad 
company making that village a terminus for several of their trains. 

1872, April 18. Charles Cole gives notice that he will run a public 
carriage between Campello and Brockton, making eight trips daily. 
Fare eight cents. 

1872, May 28. Merritt French was found dead in his bed Sunday 
morning. He had been as well as usual up to the time of his retiring 
to bed. 



I 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 649 

1872, May. Naluim Packard purchased a lot of land east of the old 
Colony and Newport railway in Campello and offered 100 house lots for 
sale. The locality is to be known as Leyden Park. 

1S72. The shoe manufactory of Hon. James S. Allen, on Crescent 
street, commenced in July, 1872. 

1872. John M. Sweeney run over and killed by a loaded cart in 
August, 1872. He was aged thirteen years. 

1872, August. The new bridge at Montello street, near Packard's 
mill, was built by Arba Pratt. 

1872, August 29. Last Thursday afternoon brought a storm of wind 
and rain which came not far short of being a regular tornado. For a 
time the rain fell in almost solid sheets, filling the gutters with over- 
flowing torrents and deluging the meadows with turbid floods, the play 
of the lightning being hardly less in vividness and nearness than during 
the violent tempest of the preceding week. While the shower was in 
progress, the barn of Samuel PVench in Campello, situated on the " old 
place," was struck, and almost before the neighbors were aware, was a 
mass of flames. The building was wholly destroyed, together with six 
cows and a horse which Mr. French had but a few minutes before 
driven in for shelter. About twenty-five tons of hay were also con- 
sumed, together with a hay cart and some smaller articles. The loss 
was about $2,500, on which there was an insurance of $500. During 
the height of the blow, the storehouse of Howard, Clark & Co., near 
the freight house, went over, falling in complete ruin. It contained a 
large quantity of unfinished furniture, together with the principal por- 
tion of the household goods of Rev. Mr. McNeille, which had been 
stored there awaiting the completion of the Porter parsonage. The 
latter were nearly all destroyed, while of the former a considerable 
amount was afterward got out more or less damaged. A man and boy 
at work in the upper story at the time were fortunately preserved from 
serious injury, the roof maintaining its position in that quarter of the 
building, while all else went over in one common wreck. The building 
was worth about $2,000, and is past restoration, 

1872. Nelson J. Foss completed his coal yard at the north side of 
the railway station in Campello in August, 1872. 



650 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1872, August 7. Building owned by Jeremiah Sweeney, at the corner 
of Pond street, destroyed by fire. 

1872, August 14. During a severe tempest this day, the Ughtning 
struck the tack factory of WiUiam B. Cross on Pleasant street ; damage 
slight. The hghting also struck the house of Ambrose Packard on 
Prospect street ; no one injured. 

1872, September. O. F. Curtis has purchased tiie last factory water 
privilege, rights, etc., saw mill and other small buildings, together with 
the Sprague homestead, one of the most elegant and desirable places 
in town, and now occupied by Dr. S. J. Gruver. 

1872, September. D. Bullock & Co. have sold their grocery busi- 
ness to Bullock & Kingman, situated at the corner of Montello and 
School streets. 

1872, September 5. Eleven lots of land in Leyden Park sold last 
week to parties to erect buildings on at an early day. 

1882, September. By an official count, one hundred dwelling houses 
have been erected during the year ending May i, 1872. 

1872, October 14. The ice houses belonging to the estate of Chand- 
ler Sprague were sold at auction on Monday 4ast to Benjamin S. Wright 
of Boston, for $3,400. 

1S72, October 11, David Cobb, a prominent merchant passed away 
to-day ; one who was for a long time a respected citizen of the town, 
aged seventy-six years. 

1872, October. A. F. Hay ward sold his grocery store to Huram 
and Edmund R. Wade, which will be conducted under the firm name 
of Wade Brothers. 

1872, October 16. Golden wedding of Capt. Robert Packard and 
his wife was observed by a large gathering at his home in Campello. 

1872, November. A. Willard Kingman, now of Paris, France, and 
a native of Brockton, purchased the well-known Gazette Building. 

1872, November. The old Gas Works are about being removed 
preparatory to a large shoe manufactory being erected by Peleg S. 
Leach on West Elm street. The new factory is to be 180x32, four 
stories high. 

1873, Januar}'. Charles Cole, the stablekeeper at Campello, who 
ran a line of coaches between Campello and Brockton, has disposed of 
the entire establishment. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 651 

1874, March 28. The name North Bridgewater authorized to be 
changed. 

1874, May 5 Brockton adopted as a name. 

1874, June. A large lot of land at the north side of the farm of 
the late Turner Torrey was purchased by a company, to be laid out as 
a trotting park. It was surveyed and laid out by Thomas Keith, Esq., 
civil engineer. 

1875, April 24. A portion of Brockton annexed to South Abing- 
toii (now Whitman) and portions of East Bridgewater and South 
Abington annexed to Brockton. 

1876, August 12. A remarkable story is told of the fearful scene at 
the death of Charles Reynolds, General Custar's chief scout, the best 
shot on the Missouri River. He was shot off the back of his horse, 
and in falling caught the horse and killed him, and making a breast- 
work of the beast's body he commenced a terrible onslaught of the 
Indians. He lay behind his horse dying and still shooting, and every 
shot he fired sent a savage to the devil. When he was taken off the 
field after the fight, twenty-two dead Indians were found around him. 

1876, October. The shoe manufactory of Eranklin Keith, in Cam- 
pello, remodeled to a dwelling house. 

1876, October. Stone curbing were laid in front of Keith's Block, 
Campello. 

1877, January I. William A. Broderick badly injured at the saw mill 
in Factory Village, necessitating the amputation of his arm. 

1877, January i. Mrs. Nathaniel H. Cross received a verdict from 
the court for $3,294 45 for land damages, in the widening of Main 
street. 

1877, February i. First telephone wire in Brockton stretched from 
the main office to the office of D. T. Burrell. 

1877, February I. The heaviest snow storm of the season, blocking 
the travel on railroad, and much expense to the town in clearing out 
roads. 

1877, February 12. Professor Dolbeare experiments with the public 
telephone for the first time. 

1877, February 14. St. George Lodge, ¥. & A. M. of Campello 
held their first regular meeting. 



652 HlSTORr OP BROCKTON. 

1877, March 3. Deatli of Hon. Edward Southworth, treasurer of 
the N. B. Savings Bank. 

1877, March 4. Rufus P. Kingman, Esq., elected treasurer of the 
Savings Bank. 

1877, May 8. Brockton rejoices in a new town clock. 

1S77, March 22. Thomas J. Gurney, for nearly fifty years a leader 
in church choirs and teacher of music in the surrounding towns, died 
to day. 

1877, Marcli 29. Fair in aid of improvements in " Union Ceme- 
tery." 

1877, April 7. Franklin Keith, of Campello, formerly one of the 
selectmen, died to-day. 

1877, April 23. Serious accident to Rev. E. P. McElroy, while 
driving to Abington. 

1877, April 24. The first Baptist Church of Brockton organized to- 
day. 

1877, May 30. Decoration Day. Address by Rev. Mr. Jordan, of 
the First Congregational Church. 

1877, May 31. Town meeting held to-day to consider the advisa- 
bility of constructing water works for the town. 

1877, July 8. St. Paul's church first opened for public worship. 

1 877, August 29. Ground first broken for laying of water pipes was in 
front of Charles R. Ford's factory. 

1877, September 14. Organization of the Campello Co-operative 
Savings Fund and Loan Association. 

1877, November 15. The stable of Lorenzo D. Hervey partially 
destroyed by fire. 

1877, November 27. Organization of the Security Co-operative 
Loan and Fund Association. 

1877, December 6. The completion of the laying pipes for the water 
supply, hydrants, etc. Trial of hydrants took place at Campello. 

1877, December 13. Otis Hayward, esq., for a long time a deputy 
sheriff of Plymouth county, died to-day. 

1878, January I. The golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel 
Tribou witnessed a happy gathering of a large and pleasant number of 
friends and relatives in Factory, or Sprague village. Among other 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 653 

exercises was an original poem by Miss Elizabeth A. Kingman, recall- 
ing reminiscences of the past in a very happy manner. A bountiful col- 
lation was provided. What is quite remarkable in this case is that no 
vacancy has been made by death in the family. 

1878, Januar)' 16. The numerous friends of Capt. Lucius Richmond 
(who has a grand war record,) gathered from the surrounding 
towns and took possession of his home, in order to celebrate the twenty- 
fifth anniversary of their marriage. Mr. and Mrs Richmond soon found 
their apartments altogether too small for the besieging party, and they 
all repaired to a hall, where appropriate exercises took place, such as 
music and addresses of warm congratulation. A prayer by Rev. Mr. 
McElroy was followed by a humorous poem read by William R. Bowen, 
which was responded to by the host, and soon after Martland's favorite 
band paid their respects to the host by rendering a number of choice 
selections, among which was "Silver Hairs Mingled with the Golden." 
A magnificent bridal loaf from Washburn's was a central figure in an 
elegant collation. Hon, Henry W. Robinson in a few well chosen 
words, presented Mr. and Mrs. Richmond with numerous and costly 
presents, mostly in silver, from the company, which they had brought 
as tokens of their high esteem. ' 

1878, February 7. Isaac Kingman and 454 others send a remon- 
strance to the Legislature, against authorizing the completion of the 
water works. 

1878, June II. Charlie Carlson, a Swede, was arrested at Campello 
for the attempted murder of Rudolph Modee, a boarding house keeper 
in Boston. 

1S78, June 24. Golden wedding of Mr. and Pvlrs. Daniel Ford. 

1878, July 6. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Howard. 

1878, November 27. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus 
Jones. 

1879, Alay 27. The lot of land at the corner of West Elm and Main 
streets, belonging to Henry A. Brett, and formerly the residence of the 
late Dr. Nathan Perry, containing 7,775 square feet of land was sold at 
auction to-day for the sum of $12,750 to Embert Howard, upon which 

' Although at a late day (the writer not having been present on the above occasion) 
wishe.s to join in the general expression of regard for the worthy host and his wife. 



654 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

stands a splendid brick block. The old mansion of Dr. Perry was re- 
moved in October, i860, to the west of Pond street, and a residence 
built for H. A. Brett. Columbus Clough was the master builder. 

1883, December. Ground was broken for a new block of buildings, 
and work commenced on the erection of the brick Academy of Music, 
corner of Main and Crescent and Main streets owned by Henry L. 
Bryant. 

1879, December. The grain and flour mill of Ellis Packard fell, do- 
ing much damage. 

1880, January 9. A young son of B. L. Clark, living in Campello, 
fell out of a window, fracturing his skull. He lived but a few hours. 

1880, January 13. Fair for the benefit of Cunningham Rifles, a 
great success ; proceeds, ^1,026 

1880, January 23. Grand Masonic ball under the auspices of the 
Bay State Commandery of Knight Templars, 

1880, February II. Opening of three days' fair in aid of Union 
cemetery improvement. 

1880, February 14. Organization of the Telephone Company. 

1 880, February 1 7. Band fair was held at Campello. Receipt's about 
$600. 

1880, February 18. Three or four coal cars smashed at the railroad 
station. 

1880, March 2. The water committee took formal possession of the 
lands for the proposed reservoir in Stoughton. 

1880, May I. The purchasers of the Southworth estate on Main 
street came into possession of the property, and commenced operations 
for the present City block. 

1880, May I. Thomas Langley was killed by being run over at the 
Grove street crossing by the Cape train. 

1880, May 17. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner Wilbur. 

1880, May 20. The lot where Messrs. Lilly, Brackett & Co.'s shoe 
factory is located was purchased at this date. 

1880, June I. The residence of William L. Field at Montello was 
damaged by lightning. 

1880, July I. Brockton's population 13,608. 

1880, July 8. Ground broken for the new Baptist Church on Bel- 
mont street. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 655 

1880, July 31 The freiglit house of the Old Colony Railroad nearly 
destroyed by fire. 

1880, Aut,'ust 20. The venerable Rev. Paul Couch, of Mystic, Conn., 
formerly pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, preached at a union 
service in the Porter Evangelical Church. 

1880, September 12. A young son of Thomas Eschamback was 
fatally burned by the overturning of a lighted lamp. 

1880, September 14 Rev. John T. Blades installed pastor of the 
South Congregational Church, Campello. 

1880, September 14 American Union Telegraph Company's new 
office opened. 

1880, September 21. Re dedication of First Congregational Church 
to-day. 

1880, September 25. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Per- 
kins. 

1880, September 30. Norfolk conference of churches held their 
meeting at the South Congregational Church, Campello. 

1880, Octobers. Hon. Benjamin VV. Harris renominated for repre- 
sentative to Congress at the Republican Cpngressional convention of the 
Second district held in Brockton. 

1880, November 9. Legal organization of a new Universalist society 
in Brockton. 

1880, November 12. Water was first taken from the Stoughton Basin 
and discharged through hydrants to-day. 

1880, December 2. A public hearing was held before the Select- 
men to-day in the interest of a horse railroad. 

1880, December IQ. First public services held in the vestry of the 
new Baptist church. 

18S0, December 22. First meeting for the discussion of the question 
of a city charter was held to-day. 

1880, December 25. Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 
Hewett, a very interesting occasion. 

18S0, December 29. A large gathering of citizens met in the 
Opera House to take action on the city charter question. 

1 88 1, April 9. Brockton incorporated as a city. 

1 88 1, May 23. The act of Legislature accepted by the town. 



656 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

iSSi, May. Edwin Davis, of Swansey, purchased the estate of 
Ehsha Washburn, on Summer street. 

i8Si, July 6. The first car on the horse railroad was started, with 
Porter Richmond as driver, from Clifton avenue, Campello, to Enos H. 
Reynolds' house. 

i88l, August. Frank E Packard, Esq., son of S. Franklin Packard, 
of Campello, a graduate of Amherst College, left home in August, 
1 88 1, to enter upon an engagement as an instructor in the American 
College at Beyroot, Smyrna. He took an extended trip during his 
vacation through Europe, and visited Cypress and Constantinople, 
crossing the Black Sea to Odeska, Russia, and back through the 
Mediterranean, touching at Malta and other portions of Gibraltar and 
Liverpool. After three or four weeks in London, will return to Beyroot 
and along the coasts of Africa. 

1882, Monday, January 2. The first meeting of the new City 
Government met to-day in City Block, Hon. Ziba C. Keith in the chair. 
Dewitt Clinton Packard was elected city clerk, and Henry A. Ford 
treasurer. 

1882, Monday, January 2. Inauguration proceedings of the new city 
of Brockton took place to- day, with exercises appropriate to the occasion, 
the particulars of which will be found in another part of this volume. 

1882, February 6. A large number of the personal friends, relatives 
and townspeople of Brockton assembled at the home of Josiah W. 
Kingman, corner of Main and South streets, at Campello, to celebrate 
his eightieth birthday. The apartments were handsomely decorated, and 
the reception was from three to ten o'clock p m., during which hours 
people were coming and going, and all enjoyed the festivities of the 
occasion. An elegant collation by Tufts, of Boston, was prepared, to 
which all were invited. During the evening the host was presented 
with an elegant gold-headed cane, accompanied by many expressions of 
goodwill to their respected townsman. 

1882, February 6. Elmer C. and Allen E. Packard succeeded their 
father in the real estate, buildings, water privileges, boiler, engine, etc., 
known as Packard's mill, and engaged in the business of local grain 
dealers. 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 657 

1882, May. Charles L. Hathaway, wife and grandson, sailed for 
Europe from New York in the steamship Italy, of the National line, 
Paris, Marseilles, Gena, Venice, the Tyrol, Hamburg, and back to Lon- 
don and Liverpool ; the fifth time he crossed Atlantic, and the third his 
wife went, both e.xperienced travellers in this country and Europe. 

1882, October. The new law firm of Reed & Harris was formed, 
consisting of Robert O. Harris, son of e.\- Congressman Harris, of East 
Bridgewater, and tiie present district attorney of the southeastern Dis- 
trict of Massachusetts, and Warren A. Reed, now judge of the District 
Court of Brockton. 

1882, October 19. Dr. Edgar E. Dean nominated by Bushrod 
Morse, esq., of Sharon, as candidate for Congress at a convention over 
which Hon. William L. Douglas presided. 

1882, October. The shoe manufactory of Nahum Johnson & Co., at 
the corner of Pond and Dover streets, erected, 100 feet by 50. 

1882, December 28. A pleasant reunion of the High School of 
1881 was held at the residence of their former teacher, Edward Parker, 
jr., esq., Thursday evening, and among the interesting features of tiie 
occasion was a presentation of two large framed photographic groups of 
the class, accompanied with a poem, by Miss Lucy C. Holbrook. 

1883, April. William M. Thompson succeeds Mr. Sumner A. Hay- 
ward in the insurance business, having been for ten years connected 
with Mr. Hayward in that business. 

1883, April 24. Mayor Henry H. Packard's sixty-fifth birthday 
celebrated at his residence on Belmont street, a goodly gathering were 
present from various towns, and the occasion was very enjoyable to the 
host, as well as to all present. 

1883. Grand Army Hall in Ryder's block opened June 23. 

1883 Bryant's block, corner of Maine and Centre, was erected 
by Sidney L. Washburn, builder. 

1883. The Home National Bank and Charles C Bixby purchased 
the land at the corner of Main and Church streets, known as the 
Ruel Richmond estate, upon which they erected the present brick 
structure, with all modern improvements, in June, 1883. The block is 
80 by 1 12. 

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658 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1S83. Joslyn's block was begun in July; W. A. Howard, archi- 
tect, Sidney L. Washburn, builder. 

1883, July. The Horse Railroad Company purchased of Charles H. 
Eldred five acres of land, east of the residence of Caleb H. Packard in 
Campello, for the purpose of erecting car stables and buildings for the 
use of that company 

1883. Charles T. Reynolds & Sons, L. Mason, Jay B. and Bion F., 
have completed a family burial lot, adjoining the Pleasant Street Ceme- 
tery, otherwise called Thayer Burying Ground, July, 1883. 

1883, August. The new webbing factory of Messrs. Herbert & 
Rapp, was erected in August. Size 160 and 40 feet. 

1883, November 12. Frederic W. Ladd, a young man in the em- 
ploy of Wilson Morse, was severely injured by the discharge of cart- 
ridges, which he carried in his pocket for the purpose of blasting rocks. 

1884, May 31. S. B. and G. E. Curtis purchased the homestead of 
Tyler Cobb, at the corner of High and Main streets, containing 14,480 
square feet of land, for $68,000, or about five dollars and forty five 
cents per foot, being the highest price ever paid per foot for real estate 
in the city. 

1884, June 4. A large and enthusiastic gathering of the members of 
the " Old Adelphian Academy " was held in Joslyn's Hall to day, after 
a lapse of forty years since the school closed. The former preceptors 
and proprietors, Messrs. Silas L. and La F'ayette C. Loomis, were wel- 
comed heartily, and the exercises were of a most interesting character. 
Hon. James Sidney Allen presided in the forenoon, welcoming all and 
introducing the members. A banquet was served in " Satucket " Hall 
by " Davenport," of Campello, to 268 guests At the conclusion of this 
most interesting exercise President Albert G. Boyden, A. M., of the 
State Normal School, Bridgewater, called the meeting to order, and 
speeches were made by Robert Bickford, Esq., of Boston, who acted as 
toastmaster, the Messrs. Loomis, J. S. Barrell of Cambridge, Bradfoid 
Kingman, Esq., of Brookline, J. H. Buffuni for the Press, Dr. William 
Everett of Hyde Park, Dr. Liberty D. Packard of South Boston, J. 
Mason Everett of Canton, the venerable Josiah W. Kingman, Esq., the 
only surviving trustee of the institution, B. W. Packard and Rev. Mar- 
cus Ames of Westboro. The success of this most interesting gathering 





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was largely due to the efforts of the secretary, Mrs. George C. Gary, of 
Brockton, who had been indefatigable in her efforts to bring all the 
members together. 

18S4, November. The History of Plymouth county was published, 
including a history of Brockton by Bradford Kingman, Esq , of Brook- 
line. 

1884, December 4. Josiah W. Kingman, Esq., of Gampello, died 
to-day. He was a highly-respected gentleman and had held various 
offices in the town, and was a public spirited, progressive citizen. 

1888, May 21. A few days previous to the disappearance of the 
" Old Green House " at the corner of Main and Depot streets, now 
Perkins avenue, Gampello, a goodly number of the descendants of the 
late Bela Keith, Esq., assembled to renew old associations and look over 
the old homestead, where so many and happy years had been spent, 
and bid farewell to the old mansion. The building was removed soon 
after, and the new and elegant " Franklin Building " took its place. 

1888, August 10. A large gathering of the Packard family was held 
in the agricultural grounds, Belmont street, Brockton, the occasion be- 
ing the 250th anniversary of the landing of Samuel Packard in this 
country. Upwards of 600 were seated at the banquet. Martland's 
Band furnished good music. De Witt Clinton Packard, Esq., the pres- 
ent able city clerk of Brockton, president of the association, presided on 
that occasion. 

1888, November 30. Mr. Milo Manley, of Marshall's Corner, lost 
lost part of his hand in a hay cutter. 

1889, May 30. G H. Callahan, station baggagemaster, had his col- 
larbone dislocated at Gampello, in coupling a car to the engine. 

1889, June 12. The second reunion of the " Adelphian Academy " 
was held in Joslyn's Hall, Center street, to-day, with addresses and 
poems appropriate to the occasion, and a banquet furnished by Cook, 
of Boston. Horace N. Tucker, of Stoughton, presided. 

1889, July. Edward B. Mellen, S. Franklin Packard, Lucius Leach 
and Frank E. Packard, formed a copartnership for the purpose of con- 
ducting a real estate and insurance business. 

1889, September 3. Benjamin K. Martis, a farmer at 9 N. Pearl 
street, Brockton Heights, dropped dead of heart disease while at work. 



660 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

18S9, October. George E. Keith opened a lunch room in his factory 
for the benefit of his employees. It is said to have been a success and 
was patronized by over 300 people daily. A novel idea and original 
with the proprietor. Mr. Keith with his accustamed liberality donates 
the profits derived from this branch of his business to the direct benefit 
of his employees, the money to be used as a fund for the sick under the 
direction of a committee made up of one representative from each de- 
partment in the factory. 

1890, January. The Old Colony Railroad purchased the land for- 
merly belonging to Lyman E. Cobb, on Centre street, and used as a 
grocery store. 

1890, February I. Fred M. Bixby and Herbert M. Chase entered 
into co-partnership as attorneys and counselors at law. Mr. Bixby is 
now an associate justice of the police court of Brockton 

1890, July 8. A large gathering of the Kingman Family was held 
to-day, at the exhibition hall of the Agricultural Society in Brockton, 
on Belmont street. There were present about four hundred persons 
and the occasion was one long to be remembered. The meeting was 
held under the auspices of the Kingman Memorial Association, of which 
Hosea Kingman, Esq., is president. Bradford Kingman, Esq., of Brook- 
line, Mass., historian and corresponding secretary, Martin Kingman, 
recording secretary and Rufus P. Kingman, Esq., of Brockton, treasurer. 
The occasion was the two hundred and fifty-fifth anniversary of the 
landing and settlement of Henry Kingman and his family, at Weymouth, 
in 1635, ^"^'t^ was the ancestor of nearly all of that name in Americii. 
The day was extremely hot, but notwithstanding about four hundred 
persons sat down to the banquet. Martland's Brockton Band enlivened 
the occasion by their best music. After-dinner exercises consisted of 
an opening address of welcome by the president, Hosea Kingman, Esq. 
A hearty reception to thecitj' by the mayor of Brockton, Hon. William 
L. Douglas. Prayer by the chaplain of the day, Rev. F. A. Warfield, 
of Brockton. Historical address by Bradford Kingman, Esq. Then 
followed short but interesting speeches by Matthew Kingman, Esq., of 
Peoria, 111., the oldest member of the family present who had come a 
long distance to meet his kinspeople. Messrs. Martin Kingman, Esq., 
a distinguished merchant from Peoria. Hon. Richmond Kingman, a 



MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS. 061 

a banker from Battle Creek, Mich. Arthur L. Kingman, Esq , of tlie 
great and growing city of the west, Duhith. Mich. A. Willard King- 
man, merchant, New York city and his brother, Tliomas S. Kingman. 
His Excellency, Governor Herbert W. Ladd, one of the relatives, of 
Providence, R I , was present and addressed the family, with his con- 
gratulations for the success of the Association. A highly interesting 
feature of the day was a family poem, by Miss Elizabeth A. Kingman, 
an enthusiastic and interested member of the association. The poem 
was full of personal interest to the different branches of the family name 
and was warmly applauded. Another interesting poem was read by 
Mrs. Bethia H. Thayer, of Brockton, another member of the family, 
which was well received and highly appreciated. Through the courtesy 
of George H. Kingman, Esq., a director in the East Side Street Rail- 
way, the party was taken to ride through the city on their cars, and 
afterward assembled around a monument in Union cemetery, which had 
been generously donated to the association by Riifus P. Kingman, Esq., 
president of the Home National Bank, of Brockton. The monument 
was unveiled by Henry Martin Kingman, of Brockton, about five o'clock 
in the afternoon, with exercises appropriate to the occasion, singing, 
prayers etc. The dedicatory address was by Bradford Kingman, and a 
vote of thanks was offered by Hon. Warren Ladd, of New Bedford, 
Mass., father of Governor Ladd, which were unanimously adopted. 
After a profusion of flowers distributed around the shaft, the bene- 
diction was pronounced by Rev. Josiah L. Amies, of Nashua, N. H. 
1890, September. A public fountain was erected by Mrs Nathan 
Keith, as a memorial to the Perkins family, on Trinity Square, Perkins 
avenue, Campello. 

1890, October 7. Dedication of the new fire engine house, corner of 
North Main and Howard streets, at Montello. 

1 89 1, February 2. A passenger train on the Old Colony Railroad 
collided with an electric car of the East Side Street Railway at Cres- 
cent street crossing. The motor car was partially destroyed, and Mrs. 
John Dawson severely injured, with several others slightly injured. 

1891, June 10. Frank Murphy, aged six years, ran under the gates 
at a railroad crossing, and was killed by a train. 



662 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1891, July 8. The second family reunion of the .Kingman family in 
America took place at Elkins Park, Brockton, to-day. Martland's band 
discoursed their best music. Addresses and original poems, with a fine 
collation, were the attractions of the hour. The meeting was presided 
over by Bradford King'man, Esq , of Brookline, historian of the King- 
man Memorial Association. 

Hon. Ziba Gary Keith, mayor of Brockton, was among the invited 
guests and gave an address of welcome to the family in behalf of the 
city. Ezra Kingman, Esq., of East Bridgewater, Davis Copeland, 
Esq., of West Bridgewater, and Hon. Warren Ladd, ofNew Bedford, 
made addresses appropriate to the occasion. Rev. N. B. Thompson 
was chaplain of the day. 

1892, June I. The third reunion of the Adelphian Academy was 
held this day in Red Men's Hall, Clark's block, being the forty- eighth 
anniversary of the organization of the institution. The Messrs. Loomis, 
of Washington, D. C, and Florida were present and greeted their old 
pupils, and the day was a happy one to all. S. Franklin Packard, Esq , 
was chairman of the committee of arrangements. Bradford Kingman, 
Esq., of Brookline, was president of the day. Rev. Joseph F. Lever- 
ing, of Somerville, chaplain ; D. H. Blanchard, of Avon, treasurer ; Mrs. 
George C. Gary, of Brockton, secretary. Hon. Ziba C. Keith, mayor of 
Brockton, gave the address of welcome to the city. Albert G. Boyden, 

A. M., principal of the State Normal School, Bridgewater, and other 
prominent men were present. Music by Burrill, and an elegant ban- 
quet made the day very enjoyable. Original poems by Mrs. Glarrissa 
Faxon, of Brockton, and Mrs. Deborah G. Ghace, of Amboy, 111., and 

B. W. Packard, Esq., of South Boston. 

1892, December 22. The Gunningham Rifles, Company I, First 
Regiment of Infantry, M. V. M., dedicated their new armory in Cres- 
cent block, and is said to be one of the largest of any in the Common- 
wealth. A musical concert from 8 to 9 p. m., and dancing until 2:30 
a. m., together with the attendance of persons high in military circles, 
and State officials made the occasion most enjoyable and long to be 
remembered. 

1893, January 28. Ira Bosworth, station agent at Campello, fell 
from a freight car and broke his leg. 






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1893, March 4. J. G. Grew fell from an engine and was severely 
bruised at Montello. 

1893, May 23. Richard F. Johnson, station agent at Montello, fell 
from a freight car and was severely bruised. 

1893. A portion of the north part of West Bridgewater, including 
what is known as the Copeland district, was annexed to Brockton by 
an act of Legislature, May 8. 

1894, P'ebruary 20. Rufus P. Kingman, Esq., a highly respected 
citizen of Brockton, died to-day. He had held many offices of public 
confidence, was a merchant of the old town, president of two banks, 
selectman of the town, and treasurer, and at the time of his death was 
doing faithful work as chairman of the Sewerage Commission, beside 
other public duties as a financial manager. 



CHAPTER XXX. 

BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 

Egyptian Sandalmakers — When First Used — Origin of Shoes — Early Mention in 
Bible — Styles of Various Nations — Gentle Craft — Shoes in 1689 — Cordvvainers — Sons 
of Crispin — Eminent Shoemakers — List of Brockton Manufacturers — Brockton as a Boot 
and Shoe Manufacturing City — Sewing Machines — Prosperity of the Same — Boot and 
Shoe Trade of New England— Introduction of Pegs and Machinery — Seventy-five 
Years Ago — Micah Faxon, the First Manufacturer — Other Early Manufacturers — In- 
crease from 1816 — Goods Manufactured in 1855, 186.5 — Machinery Used —Retail 
Dealers — Prominent Manufacturers. 

THE most ancient representations we possess of scenes in ordinary 
life are the sculptures and paintings of early Egypt, and these, the 
investigations of travelled scholars from the most civilized countries 
have, by their descriptions and delineations, made familiar to us so that 
the habits and manners, as well as the costumes of this ancient people, 
have been handed down to the present time by the work of their own 
hands with so vivid a truthfulness that we feci as conversant with their 
domestic manners and customs as with those of any modern nation to 



064 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

which the book of the traveller would introduce us. Not only do their 
pictured relics remain to give us an insight into their mode of life, but 
a vast quantity of articles of all kinds, from the tools of the workmen 
to the elegant fabrics which once decorated the boudoir of the fair 
ladies of Memphis and Carnac upwards of three thousand years ago, 
are treasured up in the museums, both public and private, of this and 
other countries. 

With these materials it is in nowise difficult to carry our history of 
shoemaking back to the earliest times, and even to look upon the shoe- 
maker at his work- in the early days of Thothmes the third, who 
ascended the throne of Egypt, according to Wilkinson, 1495 jears 
before Christ, and during whose reign the Exodus of the Israelites 
occurred. When the Italian scholar Rassellini was preparing his great 
work on Egypt he copied a curious painting as it existed on the walls 
of Thebes, which represented two shoemakers sitting at their work on 
their low stools (specimens of which may be found in the British 
Museum, London), busily engaged in the formation of sandals then 
usually worn in Egypt. The first workman is piercing with his awl the 
leather thong at the side of the sole through which the straps were 
passed which secured the sandal to the foot ; before him is a low sloping 
bench, one end of which rests upon the ground ; his fellow-workman is 
equally busy sewing a shoe and tightening the thong with his teeth, a 
primitive mode of working which is occasionally indulged in at the 
present day. 

The semi- circular knife used by the Egyptians three thousand years 
since is precisely similar to that of our modern curriers, and is also 
represented in a painting at Thebes, of that remote age. The warmth 
and mildness of the East rendered a close, warm shoe unnecessary, and 
indeed, in the present day they partake there more of the character of 
slippers ; and the foot thus unconfined by tight shoes and always free in 
its motion retained its full power and pliability ; and the custom still 
retained in the East, of holding a strap of leather or other substance 
between the toes, as represented in the Theban paintings ; Wilkinson 
in his work on the ' Manners and Customs " of this people says : " Ladies 
and men of rank paid great attention to the beauty of their sandals ; 
but on some occasions those of the middle classes who were in the 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 665 

habit of wearing them preferred walking barefooted, and in religious 
ceremonies the priests frequently took them oft' while performing their 
duties in the temple." 

The first known to have been used were fifteen hundred years before 
Christ, and the first or oldest form was the sandal. Those used by the 
poorer classes consisted of flat slices of the palm leaf, lapped in the cen- 
tre, forming the sole, and a double band of twisted leaves secured and 
strengthened the edge. A thong of strong fibres of the same plant was 
affixed to each side of the instep, and was secured round the foot, while 
those of the wealthy classes were made of leather, and frequently lined 
with cloth, the point or end turning up like a pair of modern skates. 
Specimens of these sandals, made of leaves or papyrus, are now on ex- 
hibition in the British Museum. Among the Hebrews shoes were often 
made of wood, and those for soldiers of brass or iron. Among the 
Greeks and Romans the use of shoes was not common, and the Spartan 
youths were early taught to go barefooted, females only being allowed 
to wear shoes. 

From the earliest days there has been a great diversity of style in the 
different periods of time. The Lacedemonians wore red shoes. Roman 
senators and patricians wore high black laced buskins, with ornaments 
of ivory. Some were made with tops of great length, to cover the legs, 
and were called boots, the tops often being made of skins of wild ani- 
mals, laced up in front, great care being taken to procure an exact fit. 

The Jews commonly went without covering for the feet, except when 
on very long journeys it became necessary to wear something — in such 
cases sandals, made simply of a sole, with one or two straps across the 
instep, heels being seldom used. 

The origin of Shoes is from the Hebrew (naal) which signifies both 
sandal and shoe, although in our translation it is always rendered Shoe. 
The term is frequently mentioned in Sacred Writ, as when Moses ex- 
horts the Jews to obedience. Deut. XXIX, 5 — And I have led you 
forty years in the wilderness ; your clothes are not waxen old upon you, 
and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. [Year 145 i B. C] 

In Ruth, 4th chapter, we have a curious instance of the important 
part performed by the shoe in the ancient days of Israel concerning 
redeeming, and concerning changing, for to confirm all things : A man 

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606 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

plucked offliis shoe and gave it to his neighbor, and this was a testi- 
mony in Israel, Ruth, and all the propert}' of three other persons, are 
given over to Boaz by the act of the next kinsman, who gives to him 
his shoe in the presence of witnesses. The ancient law compelled the 
eldest brother, or kinsman by her late husband's side, to marry a widow 
if her husband died childless. The law of Moses provided an alterna- 
tive, easy in itself, but attended with some degree of ignominy. The 
woman was in public court to take off his shoe, spit before his face, 
saying, so shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his 
brother's house ; and probably the fact of this refusal was stated in the 
genealogical registers in connection with his name, which is probably 
what is meant by " his name shall be called in Israel, the house of him 
that hath his shoe loosed." Deut. XXV, 9. The editor of Knight's 
Pictorial Bible, who notices these curious laws, also adds that the use 
of the shoe in the transactions with Boaz are perfectly intelligible; the 
taking off the shoe denoting the relinquishment of the right, and the 
dissolution of the obligation in the one instance and its transfer in the 
other. The shoe is regarded as constituting possession, nor is this idea 
unknown to ourselves, in being conveyed in the homely proverbial ex- 
pression by which one man is said to "stand in the shoes of another," 
and the vulgar idea of " throwing an old shoe after you for kick," is 
typical of a wish that temporal gifts or good fortune may follow you. 
At the present time the use of the shoe as a token of right or occupancy 
may be traced very extensively in the East, and however various and 
dissimilar the instances may seem at first view, the leading idea may 
still be detected in all. 

In Western Asia slippers left at the door of an apartment denote 
that the master or mistress is engaged, and no one ventures on intru- 
sion, not even a husband, though the apartment be his wife's. Messrs. 
Tyerman and Bennett, in speaking of the termagants of Benares, say : 
" If domestic or other business calls off one of the combatants before 
the affair is duly settled, she coolly thrusts her shoe beneath her basket 
and leaves both upon the spot, to signify that she is not satisfied ;" 
meaning to denote by leaving her shoe that she kept possession of the 
ground and the arguments during her unavoidable absence. From these 
circumstances it would appear that the employment of the shoe may. 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 6G7 

in some respects, be considered analogous to that which prevailed in 
the middle ages, of giving a glove as a token of investure when bestow- 
ing lands and dignities. 

That the shoe was an article in common use among the ancient 
Israelites we may infer from the passage in Genesis, chap. XIV, v. 23, 
the first mention we have of this article, where Abraham makes oath 
to the King of Sodom, " that he will not take from a thread even to a 
shoe latchet," thus assuring its common character. 

The Gibeonites " came with old shoes and clouted [mended] upon 
their feet," the better to practice their deceit, and therefore they said, 
" Our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey." Josh- 
ua IX, 15. 

Isaiah " walked three years naked and barefooted ; " he went this long 
period without shoes contrary to the custom of the people, and as a 
wonder, unto Egypt and Ethiopia. Isaiah XX, 2. 

That the sandals and shoes become an article of lu.xury and refine- 
ment may be seen in the manner in which the Jewish ladies were par- 
ticular about their sandals. We are told that although Holofernes was 
attracted by the general richness of her dress and personal ornaments, 
yet it was " her sandals ravished his eyes." Again we find the bride 
in Solomon's song is met with the exclamation : " How beautiful are 
thy feet with sandals, O prince's daughter ! " 

Thus we find frequent references to the use of shoes and sandals scat- 
tered throughout the sacred pages, which we quote as follows : 

Bxodus III, 5. — And lie said. Draw not nigh hither; put off thy shoes from ofl' thy 
feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 

Exodus XII, 11. — And thus shall ye eat it, with your loins girded, your shoes on 
your feet 

Deut. XXXIII, 2,5. — Thy shoes shall lie iron and brass, and as thy days, so shall thy 
strength be. 

.Josh. V, 15. — And the captain of the Lord's host said unto Joshua, loose thy shoe 
from off thy foot, for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so. 

I Kings, 11, 5. — Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son Zeruiah did to me, 
and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of 
Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in 
peace and put the blood of war upon his gndle that was about his loins, and in his 
shoes that were on his feet. 

Mark VI, 9. — But be shod with sandals ; and not put on two coats. 



G68 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Luke XXII, 35. — And he said unto them, Wlien I sent you without purse, and scrip, 
and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. 

Acts XII, 8. — And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself and bind on thy sandals. 
And so he did. 

Psalms IX, 8. — Moab is my wash-pot ; over Bdom will I cast out my shoe. . . . 

Isaiah V, 27. — .... Neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the 
latchet of their shoes be broken. 

Amos II, 6. — Thus saith the Lord, For three transgressions of Israel, and for four 
I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for 
silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes. 

Mathew III, 2. — 1 indeed baptize you with water unto repentance ; but he that 
Cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. 

Mark I, 7. — And preached, saying, There conieth one mightier than I after me, the 
latchet of whose shoes, I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. 

Luke XV, 22. — But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe and 
put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. 

Among the ancient Greeks and Romans the coverings for the feet 
assumed their most elegant forms, and those without sacrificing the 
comfort of the wearer or the natural play of the foot. That was held in 
reserve for latter days, or what has been termed the " March-of-Intel- 
lect days." 

Vegetable sandals, termed Baxa or Baxea, were worn by the lower 
classes and, as a symbol of humanity, by the philosophers and priests. 
The making of this last class of sandals in their variety was the business 
of a class of men called Baxearii ; and these with the Solearii (or makers 
of the simplest kind of sandal worn, consisting of a sole with little more 
to fasten it to the foot than a strap across the instep) constituted a cor- 
poration or college of Rome. 

The solea were generally worn by the higher classes only for light- 
ness and convenience in the house ; the shoes (Calceus) being for out- 
of-door use. The soccus was the immediate covering for the foot, 
being between the solea and the calceus, it was in fact like the modern 
slipper and could be cast of^" at pleasure, as it did not fit closely and 
was secured by no tie. This like the solea and crepida was worn by 
the lowest classes and countrj' people ; and hence the comedians wore 
such cheap and common coverings for the feet to contrast with the 
cothurnus or buskin of the tragedian, which they assumed, as it was 
adapted to be part of a grand and stately attire. Hence the term ap- 
plied to theatrical performers — "brethren of the sock and buskin." The 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 669 

cothurnus was a boot of the highest kind, reaching above the calf of 
the leg, and sometimes as far as the knee. It was laced down the front 
as the boots of all the ancients were. 

The Hungarian shoe, or moccasin, is made of rawhide, prepared by a 
suncuring process. It is bound together with many thongs of rawhide. 
Loops or thongs extend upward around the ankle, and through these 
loops is passed a strap which is buckled at the side. 

The Grecian shoe is made almost entirely of leather, and has a thickly 
padded sole, with a sharp turn-up toe, which is surmounted by a large 
ball of colored wool or hair. The shoe is fleece lined, and is gorgeously 
decorated with beads and ornamented stitching. 

The Clog, worn by the Japanese, is of wood, and, as viewed from the 
side, is the shape of a boy's sled. It is fastened to the foot by a string 
which passes between the great and second toe and across the former. 
A strap, an inch in width and lined with linen, is carried across the in- 
step. 

The Chinese shoe has no fastening or string, buckle or strap. The 
upper is made of felt, velvet, or other cloth The sole does not extend 
to the end of the shoe, but curves upward beneath the ball of the foot. 
The sole being very thick it gives the wearer an unsteadiness of gait, as 
though a pair of rockers were fastened to his feet. Of all the varieties 
of shoes none are so curious as the Chinese, none are so costly or elab- 
orate, and none so unnatural. Their feet are kept bandaged from their 
infancy, so that when they arrive at maturity they are enabled to wear 
shoes of three or four inches in length, which are usually made of beau- 
tiful silk. 

The Persian footgear is a raised shoe, and is often made a foot high. 
It is made of light wood, richly inlaid, with a strap extending over the 
instep. 

The Portuguese shoe has a wooden sole and heel, with a vamp made 
of patent leather, fancifully showing the flesh side of the skin. 

The Arenian shoe has a leather sole and heel, without a counter and 
back quarter. The vamp is made of felt, and is beautifully ornamented 
with needlework done in colored silk thread. 

The Siam shoe has the form of an ancient canoe with a gondola bow 
and an open top. The sole is made of wood and the upper of inlaid 



670 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

wood and cloth, and the exterior is elaborately ornamented in colors 
and with gold and silver. 

The Algerian shoe in appearance is not unlike the light Englisli 
wooden clogs. This shoe is made entirely of leather in the simplest 
form, and usually without any ornamentation. 

The Muscovite shoe is hand woven on a wooden frame, and but little 
attention is paid to the shape of the foot. Leather is sometimes used, 
but the sandal is generally made of colored silk cordage and woolen 
cloth. 

The Sandal worn by the Egyptians is composed of a sole made by 
sticking together three thicknesses of leather. This is held to the foot 
by a band passing across the instep. The sandal is beautifully stitched 
with threads of different colors. 

The Russian boot is composed of many pieces of morocco in several 
colors, put together in a shape to please the maker or wearer. The foot 
of the boot is made of heavy calf The whole boot is beautifully em- 
bossed by thread in bright colors. 

The Mussulman's shoe is of heavy leather. It is adjusted to the fuot 
by a wide leather strap, which runs from the heel and buckles over the 
instep. The only ornamentation is the fastening of two feather plumes 
on the right side of the sharp toe. 

The Roman shoes had various names and were distinct badges of the 
position in society held by the wearer. The solea, crepada, pero and 
soccus belonged to the lower classes, the laborers and rustics ; the cal- 
iga was principally worn by soldiers, and the cothurnus by tragedians, 
hunters and horsemen, as well as by the nobles of the country. The 
Gauls wore a kind of shoe resembling the socks of our ancestors at the 
time Julius Caesar made his descent upon the British Islands. 

Gentle Craft. — During the reign of Edward the Third, of Eng- 
land, those that worked at the shoe trade were denominated the " gen- 
tle craft," as they produced shoes of the most gorgeous descriptions ; the 
greatest variety of pattern was devised and the richest contrast of coior 
elaborated. Coming down to the reign of Richard the Second, boots 
and shoes were made of great length, so that they were chained to the 
knee of the wearer with gold and silver straps or cord. This fashion 
was in use till Parliament, in 1643, forbade shoemakers making points 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. fi71 

on shoes over two inches long for the unprivileged classes under penalty 
of twenty shillings, and for those that wore them excommunication was 
denounced against an)- person wearing such. This move had the effect 
to widen the toes to such an absurd extend that Queen Mary limited 
the width to six inches. 

During tiie reign of Charles the First, in the sixteenth century, boots 
were made of elegant Spanish buft' leather, with tops of such enormous 
dimensions as to obstruct walking with ease. The distinguishing mark 
of gentility during the reign of George the First and Second was red 
heels. The ladies wore silk or velvet in preference to leather, and the 
favorite color was figured blue silk, with bright red heels and silver 
buckles. In 1790 the low. flat slipper was introduced, and the shoe- 
buckle disappeared and the plain shoestring was introduced. The Prince 
of Wales endeavored to preserve the use of the buckle, in order to assist 
the bucklemakers, but fashion was too powerful for him. 

The shoes of the Oriental ladies are highly ornamented, the covering 
being wrought with gold, silver, and silk, and set with jewels. The 
sabot is a shoe peculiar to France, and is made of wood, very clumsy, 
but warm and comfortable. 

The shoes worn in 1689 were coarse, clumped, square toed, and 
adorned with enormous buckles. If any boots made their appearance, 
prodigious was the thumping as they passed up the aisles of the church ; 
for a pair of boots was then expected to last a man's lifetime. The tops 
were short, but very wide at the top ; formed, one might suppose, with 
a special adaptation to rainy weather ; collecting the water as it fell, and 
holding an ample bath for the feet and ankles! Many of the early set- 
tlers of New England made their own boots and shoes, as well as cloth- 
ing. The more wealthy people importing their clothes from England. 

During the ninth and tenth centuries wooden shoes were quite com- 
mon, and even now the peasantry of Europe wear them to a great ex- 
tent. 

Of the boots and shoes of modern days those manufactured in Amer- 
ica excel all others in style and variety of kinds. The celebrated gaiter- 
boot inaugurated a new era in coverings for the feet, and its introduc- 
tion is attributed to the Countess of Blessington ; but owing to the labor 
of lacing and unlacing, holes wearing out, breaking off, etc., these gave 



672 HISTORV OF BROCKTON. 

way to the elastic gaiter, which lias been universally adopted and ap- 
proved. 

it would be a matter of no little interest to know just when the trade 
of shoemaking became a distinct means of obtaining a livelihood. There 
is no doubt that at first every one made their own shoes, which was a 
mere wrapping up of the foot in a piece of flexible skin, being a matter 
of very little difficulty, but according to Rosseline, whom we have 
already quoted, shoemakers' shops were in existence in Egypt at a very 
early period. We may also infer that it became a trade or calling at a 
very early age, as it was an injunction of the Jewish social system that 
every one, no matter what his rank or wealth, should be compelled to 
acquire the means of self-support by an acquaintance with some art or 
other, the better to secure himself against the adverse vicissitudes of 
life. This obligation naturally affords reason for belief in a variety of 
professions, and the shoe from its constant requisition may, therefore, 
be supposed to have given rise to one of the earliest. 

Fosbrooke tells us that at one time the streets of Rome were so 
filled with cobblers' stalls that the emperor had to issue an order to 
clear them away to some less ambitious situation, to some of the nar- 
row and by-places of the city. The trade is not only a very ancient 
one, but one of respectability, for we read in Homer of princes manu- 
facturing their own shoes. Various materials have been brought into 
use in the construction of foot-wear from the earliest days, as hides, 
flax, silk, cloth, wood, iron, silver and gold, and a great variety of 
shapes, plain and ornamental. The Jews used leather, linen and wood. 
Soldiers' shoes were made of iron and brass. In the ninth and tenth 
centuries the greatest princes of Europe wore wooden shoes fastened 
with thongs. The shoes or scoh of the Saxons were also fastened by 
thongs. In the Dialugoes of Elfric, composed to instruct the Anglo- 
Saxon youth in Latin, we find the shoemaker had a very comprehen- 
sive trade. " My craft is very useful and necessary to you. I buy 
hides and skins and prepare them by my art, and make of them shoes 
of various kinds, and none of you can winter without my craft." Among 
the articles which he fabricates he mentions ankle leathers, shoes, leather 
hose, bridle thongs, trappings, leather bottles, flasks, halters, pouches 
and wallets. 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 673 

In 1555 a company of Cordwainers were incorporated in old Boston, 
England. By their charter it was ordered that no person shall set up 
within the said borough as Cordwainers until such time as they can 
sufficiently cut and make a boot or shoe, to be adjudged by the war- 
dens Tlie name of Cordwainer as a designation of this craft 

long since usurped the place of ladies' shoemaker, and has been applied 
to all kinds of shoemakers. The word is from a city in Spain, Cordova, 
where a peculiar kind of leather was manufactured for ladies' shoes. 
The word in Spanish is Cordobau, in the Portuguese Cordovan, in the 
French Cordouan ; whence the term Cordouaniers, or Cordwainers. The 
cordovan leather was tanned and dressed goat skin, similar to our mo- 
rocco. 

Members of the craft are sometimes called Sons of Crispin, it having 
been the calling or trade of their patron saint, Crispin or Crispinus. 

From among the numerous instances on record of individuals who 
have belonged to the " gentle craft," (by which name those who have 
learned the shoemaker's art are sometimes called) we find many who 
have become eminent as statesmen, patriots, scholars, poets, authors 
and professional men. Nilant had a book on shoes ; Hans Sack, whose 
real name was Loutzdorffer, a German poetical writer, wrote fifty vol- 
umes in prose ; Robert Bloomfield, the poet shoemaker, composed the 
beautiful rural gem, '' The Farmer's Boy," while at work with six or 
seven others in a garret in London. Nathaniel Bloomfield, brother to 
Robert above, was a poet of no mean order, and belonged to the .craft. 
William Gifford, the editor of the London Quarterly Review and trans- 
lator of Juvenal, served his apprenticeship, with a cordwainer, and it 
might be justly observed that in him a " shoemaker happily went be- 
yond his last." John Pounds of Portsmouth, while engaged in his daily 
occupation, educated hundreds of the neighboring children. Linnaeus, 
the great botanical classifier, was apprentice to a shoemaker, and so 
was David Parens, the elder, celebrated as professor of theology at 
Heidelberg. Benedict Baudoin, one of the most learned men of the 
fifteenth century, was a shoemaker ; so also Thomas Holcroft, author of 
"The Critic," led the life of a tramping shoemaker and wandering 
school-master, all the while working sedulously at the task of self-edu- 
cation. St. Anianus, a contemporary with St. Mark, was a shoemaker. 

85 



G74 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In our own country the name of Roger Sherman is inscribed upon the 
brightest record that adorns the annals of America ; who was on the 
committee to draft tlie Declaration of Independence, and when reported 
and adopted by Congress had his signature. He was one of whom the 
elder John Adams said " was one of the soundest and strongest pillars 
of the revolution." He was a shoemaker. Another distinguished mem- 
ber of the bar, Daniel Sheftey, member of Congress from Virginia from 
1809 to 1817, was in early life a shoemaker. His colleague, Hon. John 
Randolph of Roanoke, alluded to the fact in his debate in his usual 
sarcastic manner, to which Mr. Sheffey retorted as follows : " The dif- 
ference, sir, between the gentleman and myself is this, that if his lot 
had been cast like mine in early life, instead of rising by industry, enter- 
prise and study above his calling and occupying a seat on this floor, 
with which each of us is now honored by our constituents, he would at 
this time have been still engaged at his last at the woik-bench." Gideon 
Lee is another person who has risen from humble life, and was a suc- 
cessful leather merchant in Ferry street, New York, and member of 
Congress from New York. He was born in Amherst, Mass., in 1778, 
and at an early age was apprenticed to the tanning and shoemaking 
business, it being then the practice for one person to conduct both 
branches at the same place, working at the former in the summer and 
the latter in the winter. Joseph Pendrell of London, who died about 
1830, had a thorough knowledge of mathematics and was familiar in 
the poetical literature. He began his life a shoemaker and followed 
the trade till his death. Rev. William Cary, D.D., the eminent Chris- 
tian missionary and oriental scholar, followed the trade of shoemaking 
in early life, during which time he learned several languages, studying 
while at work with his books by his side. He died in Hindostan, June 

9. 1834- 

George Fox, the founder and first preacher of the Christian sect of 

Friends or Quakers, divided his time as a boy between shoemaking and 

the tending of flocks of sheep. Rev. James Nichol of Scotland, the 

able and eminent pulpit orator, was a shoemaker, as was his father. 

The celebrated and popular preacher of Providence Chapel, Gray's Inn 

Lane, London, Rev William Huntington, worked for sometime as a 

shoemaker. In 1802 the appearance of the work entitled " Immateri- 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 675 

ality and Immortality of the Soul," brought Samuel Drew, another 
shoemaker, before the world as a metaphysician of the highest order, 
and has been styled the " Locke of the nineteenth century." He died 
at St. Austell, Cornwall, Eng,, March 29, 1833. The celebrated book- 
seller of Finsbury Square, London, kept a place known as "Temple of 
the Muses," James Lackington, was brought up as a shoemaker and 
was successful beyond precedent. He observed : 

'• Cobblers from Crispin boast their public spirit, 
And all are upright, downright men of merit." 

The renowned lexicographer, Rev. Noah Worcester, D.D , born in 
Nashua, N. H , spent his early life on his father's farm, receiving a very 
little education. He afterward entered the Revolutionary army, and 
was present at the battle of Bunker Hill. Soon after that event he en- 
gaged in farming, and commenced on a course of self- instruction, and in 
order to make the most of his time he employed himself in shoemaking. 
His diligence was unbounded ; his books, pens, ink and paper lay at 
the end of his bench, and in this way he obtained much useful learning, 
and was soon advanced to the clerical profession, while living at Brigh- 
ton, Mass., to which place he removed in 1813. He founded the " Mas- 
sachusetts Peace Society " in January, 1816, and conducted its quarterly 
magazine for ten years. The late John G. Whittier, the Quaker poet, 
gave up the manufacture of ladies' shoes to make verses for their bou- 
doirs Hon. Henry Wilson, M.C., who made for himself an enviable 
reputation as United States senator, left the manufacturing of shoes to 
assist in conducting the aflairs of the nation, and succeeded to the posi- 
tion of vice-president and major-general of the United States, and died 
with well deserved honors to himself as well as to the people. 

And now having given a few among the many who have won for 
themselves names worthy of perpetuating and handing down to poster- 
ity, let us notice some of those in our own vicinity who have by pru- 
dence, good management, industry, and close application to business, 
made their business pursuits a success, and helped to build up an act- 
ive, thrifty city, worthy of emulation. A careful examination of the list 
of those who have been engaged in the manufacturing of boots and 
shoes, cannot but convince the reader that the old adage : There is noth- 
ing like leather, is true. 



076 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



Among those who 
shoes in Brockton we 

Micah Faxon. 
Col. Edward Southworth. 
Silas Packard. 
Maj. Nathan Hay ward. 
Benjamui Kuignian. 
Isaac F. Curtis. 
Noah Chesraan. 
David Howard. 
Henry Howard. 
George W. Bryant. 
Thomas A. Ford. 
Cliarles L. Hauthaway. 
Samuels. Brett. 
Edward S. Packard. 
Francis M. French. 
William French. 
Ambrose Packard. 
Oliver Leach. 
Oliver F. Leach. 
Marcus Leach. 
Peleg S. Leach. 
Cyrus B. Kingman. 
Charles Keith, 
Martin L. Keith. 
Charles P. Keith. 
Franklin Keith. 
Albert Keith. 
Arza B. Keith. 
Howard P. Keith. 
Willard Keith. 
Elmer Keith. 
Thomas Young. 
Thomas Swift. 
George C. Littlefield. 
Preston B. Keith. 
George E. Keith. 
William L. Douglas. 
Moses A. Packard. 
R. B. Grover & Co. 
Wilton E. Copeland. 
James Means & Co. 
Francis E. White. 



liave been engaged in 
publish the following 

B F. Hay ward. 
Samuel D. Keith. 
Horace Bryant. 
William Snell. 
John 0. Emerson. 
George Stevens. 
Gardner J. Kingman. 
Howard W. Reynolds. 
Gardner Reynolds. 
M. V. & J. W. Reynolds 
George Loring & Co. 
B. G. Stoddard. 
B. Cary, jr. 
W. H. H. Hebard. 
Benjamin F. Reynolds. 
Perez Marshall. 
Russell Alden. 
George B. Blanchard. 
George C. Cary. 
Allen Leach. 
Henry Cross. 
Charles R. Ford. 
Richard M. Fullerton. 
Marcus Holmes. 
Daniel S. Howard. 
Franklin 0. Howard. 
Cyrus Jernegan. 
Fearing W. Bent. 
Frederic G. Jones. 
George A. Haven. 
0. 0. Patten. 
J. 0. Patten. 
Nathaniel R. Packard. 
Harvey F. Bird. 
Timothy A. Mitchell. 
Nahum Johnson. 
Walker, Taylor & Co. 
Sylvanus Keith. 
Daniel N. Keith. 
Edwin Keith. 
Hathaway, Soule & H 
rington. 



the manufacture of boots or 
names : 

Washburn Packard. 
George Sawyer. 
H. B. Packard. 
Bnos H. Reynolds. 

E. L. Thayer. 
George R. Thompson. 
Levi B. White. 
Welcome White. 
Varanes Wales. 
Darius Howard. 
Frederic Howard. 
Howard Tilden. 
John Tilden. 
Caleb Howard, jr. 
David Eldred, jr. 
Isaac Perkins. 

William S. Huntington. 
Alpbeus Andrews. 
Robert A. Stoddard. 
Simeon Dunbar. 
Lysander'Howard. 
George Clark. 

F. 0. Thayer. 
F. A. Thayer. 
Lewis, Whittier & Griffin. 
Aaron B. Drake. 
Josiah Fuller. 
Arza Keith. 
George W. Dunbar. 
Bradford Dunbar. 
Howard T. Marshall. 
Henry A. Ford. 
Edwin C. Ames. 
Nathan Jones. 
Daniel E. Millett. 
Casanda L. Reynolds. 
Shaw Brothers. 
Shaw & Bryant. 
Reynolds, Drake & Gabell. 
Charles A. Richards & Co. 

ar- Otis F. Curtis. 
Lewis Porter. 





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677 



Greorge G. Snow. 
Bouve, Crawford & Co. 
Churchill & Alden. 
Myron P. Thomas. 
Daniel W. Field. 
Warren A. Howard. 
James S. Allen. 
Burt &. Packard. 
Packard & Field. 
William S Green & Co. 
Emerson, Weeks & Co. 
Charles F. Porter & Co. 
Packard & Grover. 
Howard & French. 
Charles W. Copeland Mfg. 

Co. 
Whitman & Keith. 
Walker & Whitman 
Jason K. Vincent. 
Micajah P. Clough. 
Wendell Leach & Co. 
L.C. Bliss & Co. 
Niles & Wilbar. 
J. M. O'Donnell & Co. 
Aaron M. Herrod. 
Brockton Cooperative Boot 

and Shoe Company. 
S. Newell Buck. 
Clifford, McCarty & Co. 
Charles B. Leach. 
William F. Sprague. 
Alfred W. Jones. 
Henry B. Caldwell. 
Edwin L. Howard. 
Melvin C. Edson. 
John 0. Emerson. 
W. A. Grant. 
Delmont L. Weeks. 
Albert W. Hayden. 
Winslow F. Holmes. 
Hervey Dunham. 
William H. Stacy, jr. 
Edwin Dunbar. 
S. S. Webster. 



George Southworth. 
Lyman E. Keith. 
Chester V. Keith. 
George H. Kingman. 
Henry M. Kingman. 
El. is F. Copeland. 
Lilly, Brackett & Co. 
Stacy, Adams & Co. 
Terry, Ware & Alley. 
Fredei'ick W, Packard & 

Co. 
D. L. Weeks Shoe Co. 
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. 
Bittenbender Si Caverly. 
S. Gardner Jones. 
Perkins & Joyce. 
Howard & Foster. 
Kimball, Tisdale & Baker. 
Moyen, Habig &Dolan. 
F. S. Tisdale. 
Holmes Brothers. 
N. S. Gould & Co. 
Charles B. Gould. 
Charles A. Eaton. 
Patrick Crimmings, jr. 
Albert Barrows. 
William T. Calren. 
C. F. Quiggle & Co. 
Mitchell & Millett. 
George A. Perkins 
Stillman S. Perkins. 
Issachar K. Snell. 
David Eklred. 
L. C. Ward. 
Charles 0. Emerson. 
Reynolds & Herrod. 
William H. Gary. 
Albert D. Fullerton. 
Thomas White & Co. 
J. S. Allen & Shaw Shoe 

Co. 
Henry L. Adams. 
B. F. Lawton. 
Zenas Brett. 



James C. Tannett. 

George H. Thompson. 

John F. Thompson. 

Thompson Brothers. 

Scandia Shoe Company. 

C. L. Robinson & Co. 

Edward Sheehy. 

Joseph Hersey. 

Charles Howard. 

Charles H. Foster. 

George N. Bailey. 

A. B. Jenks. 

Henry B. Reed & Co. 

Jonas Reynolds. 

Houghton, Coolidge & Co. 

Ralph R. Littlefield. 

George P. & L. G, Littlefield. 

Jenks & Thomas. 

McCarty, Sheehy & Kendrick 

Co. 
Paul F. Green. 
C. A. Coffin & Co. 
Michael W. Clancy. 
T. D. Barry & Co. 
Barrows Shoe Co. 

C. E. Perry. 
Phinney & Richardson. 
Bion F. Reynolds. 

D. B. Closson & Co. 
Reed & Closson. 
Eldridge. Fullerton & Co. 
Isaiah A. Beals & Co. 
Marcus Fullerton. 
Isaac S. Emerson. 
Edwin L. Emerson. 
Maloon, Pierce & Morey. 
Emerson & Cary. 
Henry S. French. 

F. E. White Co. 
L. H. Shaw. 
Oliver B. Qu imby. 
Hiram French. 
Francis Dunbar. 
Charles Southworth. 



ere history of brockton. 

John May. Sidney Howard. Henry H. Mitchell & Co. 

Zophar Field. E. L. Maynard &, Co. W. S. Morey & Co. 

Chester S. Kingman. Charles H. Eldridge. W. S. Southwick. 

William P. Kingman. Charles C. Fullerton. Jay B. Reynolds. 

Charles Leslie. George Gurney. Charles E. Drake. 

Brockton as a Boot and Shok Manufacturing City. — 
Brockton is one of the most active and enterprising shoe manufacturing 
towns of its size in Massachusetts. In this city, which comprises the 
wide-awake villages of Campello and Montello, there are over one hun- 
dred manufacturers, having over five milHon dollars invested in the vari- 
ous departments, and giving employment to upwards of six thousand 
people. There is but very little ladies' work made here, but the great 
bulk is men's, boys', and youths' congress, Alexis, Balmorals, and, in 
fact, all the different kinds of men's and boys' goods which are sold 
everywhere. 

Heretofore Brockton has had a reputation of making cheap goods, and, 
while this is still true at the present time to a certain extent, it may be 
said with equal truthfulness that she makes whatever the demand is for ; 
and while, in these depressed times, the consumer is obliged to make a 
dollar go as far as possible, and can only pay for a cheap shoe, her manu- 
facturers are on the alert to comply with the demand, and let no oppor- 
tunity escape to convert their leather into the kind of goods that will 
sell in the market. But it gives pleasure to note the gradual improve- 
ment and the growing inclination on the part of the manufacturers, each 
year to substitute good solid leather work, made " upon honor," for the 
cheap, low-priced goods, filled in with what is commonly known as 
shoddy. In 1875 this new departure was made in a large way — although 
previous to this date some fine work was made — and now there are some 
six or eight large factories whose machinery is run altogether on fine, 
first-class work, and the workmen in which are all skilled in the higher 
branches of the business. Brockton people are justly very proud at the 
turn manufacturing has taken in this direction, and it can be stated, 
without fear of successful contradiction, that some of the finest, most 
" nobby," and yet serviceable, men's goods to be found in the country 
are turned out at this enterprising shoe centre. Looking through the 
stock and sample rooms, one is forcibly impressed with this radical 
change from cheap to high-grade goods, as the leather used for both 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTUllE. 679 

" uppers " and " soles " is of the very best quality and tannajje, and the 
" samples," in the almost numberless varieties of styles and pattern, are 
certainly worthy to grace, as they do, the counters and shelves of the 
first-class boot and shoe stores. 

From the earliest days to the present the manufacture of boots and 
shoes has been a distinctive business with the people of this city, and 
witli the march of i'.nprovement and the adoption of the modern facili- 
ties for prosecuting the growing business, Brockton has kept pace, and 
from a few little obscure rooms once used, supplied with rudely con- 
structed shoemakers' benches, old fashioned awls, waxed ends, etc., have 
sprung up large two, three and four storj' buildings, constructed on 
modern principles and supplied with all the latest and most improved 
machinery known or used in the prosecution of the business. Nowhere 
has capital been more lavishly expended to secure the best facilities, 
and nowhere is a greater degree of enterprise manifested to keep up 
with the times and compete successfully with other manufacturing towns 
and cities. 

In the preceding chapters of this volume we have given at length 
much of the earlier history of the town and city of Brockton, and if we 
seek for the causes of her present prosperity, and what has given her a 
high place in the list of prominent boot and shoe manufacturing, we 
need only to visit one of the many large manufacturing establishments, 
and observe carefully the rapidity and diligence used in the various kinds 
of work in hand. Instead of workmen sitting on low benches, we find 
large groups of people, all vieing with each other in skill and dispatch, 
till it would seem as if the shoes would travel themselves. We also find 
a constant clattering of machines run by long lines of shafting, and in 
passing from one department to another one cannot help becoming con- 
vinced that he has found the answer to his enquiry, viz., " Push." There 
has been a rapid development in the methods of producing foot wear, 
amounting to a revolution during the past forty years. The inventive 
genius of man has been taxed to bring about the present condition of 
things. It was within the last four decades that the greatest advance 
has been made. 

From the old fashioned method of sewing shoes advance was gradual ; 
first, hand made pegs being used, then brass or iron nails clinched, next 



680 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

the screw fastening, and afterwards the sewing machine. The first of 
these sewing machines were introduced as an accepted implement of in- 
dustry in 1846. Previous to that Thomas Saint patented in England 
one of the first if not the first of the features of the modern sewing ma- 
chine. But the first attempt to introduce them into the sewing of leather 
was by Lyman R. Blake in 1858, which was afterward perfected as the 
McKay sole sewing machine, which proved to be one of tlie most im- 
portant invention of modern days. To Gordon McKay is due the credit 
of bringing the sewing machine into practical use for uniting the uppers 
on soles of shoes by means of wax thread, that being the combined 
ideas of several inventors. This machine was brought into use in 1861 
and generally adopted. The effect of this and the introduction of other 
machinery in the aggregate products of this leading industry in Massa- 
chusetts may be seen as follows: In 1845 there were 45,877 persons 
producing 20,896,312 pairs of boots and shoes. In 1855, 77,?>77 per- 
sons produced 45,066,828 pairs ; the increase of product exceeding the 
increase of persons employed. But in 1875, when machinery introduced 
into this trade was in full operation, 49,608 persons, or only 3,731 more 
than in 1845, when 59,762,866, or three times as many as were made in 

1845- 

In no trade has tlie change been more complete from personal labor, 

whereby all parts of the shoe were made by the same workman, to that 
of the factory system, depending upon the correlated operations of num- 
erous independent machines. 

Since the introduction of the above machinery various methods of 
sewing and fastening of soles have been devised — the cable screw, stand- 
ard screw, clinching screw, wire grip, and other metal fastenings, the 
Goodyear welt machine, etc , thus giving the manufacturer a choice of 
methods. The manufacturers of Brockton have not been slow in adopt- 
ing such of the different kinds as would best promote successful results. 

We also find that the manufacturers have an enviable reputation for 
making a good article for the money they get, and they make what is 
wanted. With them it is : " Press the button and they will do the rest." 

Some one has drawn a picture representing a large building, with cat- 
tle being driven into one end of the same, while at the other end are 
manufactured goods being sent away. That may nearly represent the 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 681 

shoe manufacturing of Brockton ; the facilities for doing their work is so 
compact in one estabUshment. 

The Americans are rapidly securing to themselves superiority over 
all other nations in this most important of manufacturing interests, and 
they are now regarded as the manufacturers of the world. American 
ingenuity and skill has completely rivaled the best specimens of Parisian 
handicraft, and the importation of French gaiters has nearly ceased. 
Narrowing our limits down to home interests, we may safely say that 
the highest perfection of this branch of the mechanic arts has been at- 
tained in Massachusetts. 

Early in the seventeenth century the Lords of Trade reported to 
Parliament that the greater portion of leather used within the province 
was made in Massachusetts. During the war of the Revolution, Massa- 
chusetts supplied large quantities of shoes for the arm}-, and during the 
late Rebellion she supplied the demand of the government. 

The boot and shoe trade of New England is of modern date. Previous 
to the war of 1812, those engaged in shoemaking consisted of the "vil- 
lage cobbler," and those whose custom it was to travel from house to 
house and place to place, to repair and make shoes for the families, 
enough to last them till he came around again, which was usually once 
a year. Shoes were not made up in large quantities as at the present 
time, and it was by degrees that the shoemakers procured a little leather 
and made it into shoes, and bartered them at a neighboring store for 
groceries, or exchanged them with the tanners for leather. At length 
the store- keepers kept a few shoes on hand for sale. 

The store trade of Massachusetts may be said to have begun in or 
about 1 8 1 8, when the first cargo of shoes and boots was shipped to New 
York to Messrs. Spofford & Tileston, boot and shoe jobbers. The trade 
has since continued to increase, till it now forms one-third part of the 
total manufacturing power of the country. Nearly every small country 
town in New England does something in the manufacture of boots and 
shoes, and it has been estimated that every eighth man is a shoemaker. 

This important industrial interest, having assumed such wonderful 
proportions, and towering as it does above all its compeers in magni- 
tude and importance, deserves more than a passing notice. When we 
consider the amount of capital devoted to this branch of the mechanic 

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(582 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

arts, the energy and perseverance of the leading men engaged in the 
same, we cannot fail to give it a place among the greatest of manufactures. 
The shoes that were made previous to 1818 were mostly hand sewed, 
until a patent was obtained for riveting the uppers to the bottoms, a 
steel plate liaving been used for that purpose. Then came wooden pegs, 
said to have been first used by Joseph Walker, of Hopkinton, Mass. 
Soon after pegs had come into common use, it produced a great revolu- 
tion in the manufacture of sale work. Women and boys were employed 
to peg shoes that could not so well be employed on sewed work, and 
hence the number of shoemakers increased very fast. It is said four 
hundred bushels of pegs were made from four cords of wood in one day. 
If we stop to consider the great impro\'ements made in the manufacture 
of sale work by machinery, we cannot fail to see that it has become one 
of the most important of business pursuits. We now find, instead of 
the manufacturers sending out leather to make into shoes, as in former 
times, large numbers of men are engaged in groups making shoes in 
the manufacturing shops by the different machines that are in use, of 
which there is a great variety. Instead of cutting leather with a hand- 
knife, it is now cut with dies, propelled either by machinery or by hand, 
and in place of the uppers being sewed by hand as they were formerly, 
macliines do the work nicer and much quicker. Then wc have the 
patent last- holder, for assisting in the process of lasting the shoes; from 
this the shoe passes to the pegging machine, where, in almost incredible 
time, the shoe is pegged ; from thence the shoe is [)assed to the leveling 
machine, which is a powerful engine for rubbing down the bottoms. 
Then the shoe is handed from one person to another to do the different 
parts, of finishing the edges, and grinding the bottoms, putting on of 
heels, etc. After they are finished, bj' grinding the bottoms, they are 
colored and tied in pairs, or placed in single pairs in a paper box, and 
packed in cases for shipment. We have already seen that shoemaking 
and manufacturing are not what they were once. Manufacturing shops, 
instead of the inevitable old red shops, small buildings, having a few 
cutters only, are now large and commodious buildings, several stories 
high, filled with machinery of different kinds, and propelled by steam 
power. In one room, usually the basement, is the steam boiler and 
engine, and machines for cutting sole leather, rolling it and cutting out 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 683 

the soles at a single stroke. In another loft the leather is secured to the 
last, and the outer soles prepared for the pegging operation. This ma- 
chine is supplied with a thin strip of wood, like ^watch spring, its width 
being the length of the peg. h'rom the coil at each revolution of the 
machine, a peg is clipped, that falls into a cell, ready to be introduced 
by its next movement into its place in the shoe. The pegs are thus 
produced at the rate of fourteen in a second. 

In these days of improvements the following article published in Bos- 
ton in 1855 seems a little antiquated : 

The manufacture of boots and shoes does not, like that of many article.s, require the 
collection of operatives into large manufacturing villages. Central establishments are 
provided in the country, where the materials are gathered, the leather is cut, packed and 
distributed to the shoemakers, who carry them home, sometimes many miles, and put 
them together ; after which they are returned, and another lot taken. In this way 
.shoemaking is distributed into a large portion of the towns in the Slate. 

It is well known to most of our older readers that seventy-five years 
ago the centre of the boot and shoe manufacturing interests in the east- 
ern section of New England was in Randolph, Abington, Stoughton 
and the Bridgewaters. About the earliest persons to embark in the 
making of these goods for the wholesale or jobbing trade was a soldier 
of the Revolution, of Randolph, whose name was Thomas French. 
After seeing much service in the expeditions of Montgomery and 
Arnold against Quebec in 1775, he was taken prisoner and set to work 
on the fortifications. Not long after this he was placed on board a 
transport bound for Halifax, N. S., and while on the passage he and a 
man from Braintee, by the name of Thayer, got possession of the vessel 
and brought it into a Massachusetts port. 

Mr. French, having regained his freedom, returned to his home in 
Randolph and established himself as a tanner and currier. His tannery 
was located on the Blue Hill turnpike, just below the present site of the 
Catholic Church and south of the mill pond, where his large house now 
stands. 

After the war, Adonijah French, a relative of the above, in the dis- 
charge of the military service required of him, was sent with the com- 
pany to which he belonged to Castle Island, now Fort Independence. 
This company was composed of twenty-si.x men from Braintree (at that 
time embracing the towns of Quincy, Randolph and Holbrook), seven- 



684 • HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

teen from Weymouth and thirteen from Abhigton and Stoughton, their 
business being to protect the property of the State. At the fort were 
one or two shoemakers, and as the time hung heavy on the hands of 
the members of the company and their funds were getting low, the idea 
struck them that they would learn to make shoes, both for the purpose 
of keeping themselves busy and of improving their finances. They ac- 
cordingly sent their comrade French to Boston, who returned with a 
quantity of leather which in due time was made up into shoes and sent 
to Boston to be sold. In this way they worked for two years, and at 
the expiration of their term of service returned home with the trade 
well learned. Some of the soldier shoemakers, who had farms, went 
back to their old occupations, but others not so favorably situated betook 
themselves to the tanneiy of old Capt. Thomas French, and asked to be 
set at work making shoes, as he had leather to dispose of. Being an 
energetic and enterprising man, he was tempted to try the experiment, 
and gave out a quantitj' of work to one or two of them. After the 
shoes were finished he took them in his saddle bags, mounted his horse, 
and riding through Blue Hill woods disposed of them at the various 
stores in Boston. 

It was from this small beginning that we may date the commence- 
ment of the shoe business in the towns of Randolph, Brockton, Wey- 
mouth, Abington, Stoughton and the Bridgewaters. From this small 
start. Captain French successfully increased his business until he ex- 
tended his sales to Montreal and Quebec, the scene ofhis early exploits 
and sufferings. Not long after he succeeded in thus establishing him- 
self in his new business, others took the hint and also began manufactur- 
ing. One, an apprentice boy, after getting so as to put a shoe together, 
ran away from his master, travelled on foot to Boston, backed home 
leather sufficient for a dozen or twenty pairs of shoes, making up the 
goods, and backed them into Boston again, replenishing his stock from 
the proceeds and adopting the same method of transportation as at first. 
He afterwards became a manufacturer and died leaving an estate ap- 
praised at $20,000. 

Among the first to follow Captain French in the manufacture of shoes 
were two other Castle Island soldiers — Major Amasa Stetson and his 
brother Samuel — by whom the first store for the exclusive sale of boots 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 685 

and shoes was established in Boston. Major Stetson accumulated an 
immense fortune, his estate at the time of liis death, being valued at 
over a million. He remembered his native town by giving a liberal 
amount for the erection of Stetson Hall, and for the endowment of a 
school which also bears his name; he also made generous bequests to 
his old comrades who served with him on Castle Island. 

The business was also early undertaken by Silas Alden, who carried 
it on with much success, but it was his son, Silas, jr., to whom Ran- 
dolph is chiefly indebted for making it the center of so large a business 
in the production of boots and shoes. He was a man of much enter- 
prise, and built up a large trade with New York and other seaboard 
cities. The embargo laid upon our ports by the British, in the war of 
i8i2, interfered greatly with the prosecution of his business, but he 
kept his customers supplied by sending goods overland, employing the 
farmers of Randolph to transport shoes in their ox and horse teams to 
Baltimore and Richmond, and once as far as Charleston, S. C. 

Mr. Micah Faxon was probably the first person who manufactured 
shoes for the wholesale trade in what is now Brockton. He came from 
Randolph in 1811, and commenced cutting and making shoes in the 
house that was formerly occupied by the late Matthew Packard on 
Crescent street, and on the same lot that the late Mr. Faxon's house 
now stands. At that time there was no one in town who could bind 
the vamps and put the shoes together, and they were sent to Randolph 
to be made. At first he made one hundred pair of fine calf spring-heel 
shoes, and carried them to Boston on horseback. His first lot was sold 
to Messrs. Monroe & Nash, a firm on Long Wharf, Boston, who were 
among the first to send goods to the Soutli. When carriages came 
into common use, he carried his shoes into the city in wagons, and 
brought out his own leather. The market men, and those who carried 
wood and other goods to market, used to bring out stock for him, which, 
of course, was in small lots at first. Soon after this time Messrs. Silas 
Packard and Col. Edward Southworth became engaged in the same 
business in connection with their store, on the corner of Court and Main 
streets, were the late David Cobb's store formerly stood, and which he 
occupied until near his decease, and which was afterward occupied by 
his son, David Herbert Cobb. The Whipple-Freeman brick block, in 
which is the post-office, stands on the site of the old building. 



fi86 HISTORY OF BROCKTOlif. 

Following Mr. Faxon, about the year 1820, was William French, who 
was located near where B. F. Reynolds now lives. John May and Sid- 
nej' Howard began manufacturing about the same time, tiie latter go- 
ing to Savannah to sell their goods ; Zophar Field and Charles South- 
worth, in a part of the large tenement building near the present resi- 
dence of William L. Field ; Zenas Brett, in the old Brett homestead ; 
Nathan Jones, in a building that then stood where C. R. Ford's factory 
is located, was afterwards a part of the furniture establishment of How- 
ard, Clark & Co. ; Col. Edward Southworth in what is now known as 
the Gazette building; in 1816 Benjamin Kingman and Major Nathan 
Hayward, in the rear part of the house which occupied the present site 
of Hon. E. Southworth's residence ; Charles and Azra Keith, on the 
" Plain, "^ their principal business being the manufacture of sailors' pumps 
which they took to New Bedford and sold to the whalemen. 

In 1825 Isaac Packard, Heman Packard, Simeon Dunbar and Ly- 
sander Howard went into business together at the West Shares, but in 
a few months dissolved, and the latter was alone, in a building formerly 
occupied by his father Ichabod .Howard. His business rapidly en- 
larged, and in 1833 he put up the shop now standing in front of the 
house of Royal Snell, where he employed several hands and produced 
nearly twenty -'five thousand dollars' worth of goods per year, this being 
by far the largest business done by any manufacturer in town at that 
time. The business traits which he developed and the enterprise and 
activity which he displayed, soon won for him a leading place among 
the people of the town and gave promise of a large measure of success 
in the future. These hopes were cut oft" by his death in 1835, ^""^ t''^ 
town was bereft of one of its most earnest and promising young men. 
Previous to his death he had taken his brother Henry into partnership, 
and after his decease the business was continued by Henry and David 
Howard, under the firm name of L. Howard & Co. About this time 
Francis Dunbar began to get out a few shoes in the chamber of Zenas 
Brett's store at the North End, but his uncle, Asaph Dunbar, recogniz- 
ing his abilities, offered him inducements to take hold for him, and he 
went to New Orleans, where he was shortly after attacked with yellow 
fever and came home to die. 

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HOOT AND SIIOK MANUFACTURE. (587 

The next to engage in the business were Rufus E. Howard, Nahum 
Rej'Holds, Daniel Field, George F. Mathews, George W. Brj'ant, Josiah 
Packard, Isaac F. Curtis, Francis M. French, Hiram French, Samuel S. 
Brett and perhaps others. Of these Rufus E. Howard took the lead, 
his business far out- reaching that which had ever before been attempted 
in town. In 1836 his sales amounted to fifty thousand dollars, a fact 
which, as it became known, was the topic of as much comment as any- 
thing which ever transpired in town, unless it be the recent savings bank 
developments. Two years later he died, and for the second time the 
town was called to mourn the loss of its leading business man. About 
this time Caleb Howard, John Tilden, Howard Tilden and Perez Mar- 
shall formed a partnership and began manufacturing at Marshall's Cor- 
ner ; George Clark was also engaged in business about that time at the 
West Shares, and George W. Dunbar at the centre village. In 1837, 
the latter formed a partership with Bradford Dunbar and himself re- 
moved to New Orleans to sell the goods they made. The same year 
Frederick Howard began to manufacture, though not upon a large 
scale, his sales never amounting to over twenty- five thousand a year. 
On the death of Rufus E. Howard he took the business and carried it 
on until 1843, when he sold out to David Howard. Among others who 
engaged in manufacturing during these years were C. J. F. Packard, B. 
F. Lawton and S. S. Webster at the West Shares, and Edwin Dunbar, 
B. G. Stoddard and R. A. Stoddard at the north part of the village. 
North Bridgewater in the meantime beginning to take favorable rank 
with Randolph, Stoughton, Abington and other shoe towns in this sec- 
tion of the State. 

Among the early manufacturers, in and around Brockton, the reader 
will recall the names of Nathaniel, Isaac, James and Darius Littlefield, 
of Stoughton (now Avon). James Littlefield removed to Randolph, 
where he resided many years, and from thence removed to Campello, 
and later to Boston, where in partnership with his son, George C, they 
became wholesale leather merchants on Fulton street, George con- 
tinuing the sale of leather up to this date on High street. Many is the 
young man in beginning the manufacture of boots and shoes in Brock- 
ton who cherishes the pleasantest recollections of this firm, in rendering 
to them kind words of encouragement, and tiie more substantial aid in 
starting them on their business career. 



688 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

There were others in Stoughtoii and vicinity who were putting out 
leather to be made into shoes in the numerous small seven by nine 
shops scattered throughout that region. The old firm of I. & H. 
Blanchard is familiar to many of our older citizens, besides the Ather- 
tons, Tuckers, Goldtliwaites, Linfields, Swans and Belchers, of Stough- 
ton. The well known family of White, Caleb and Elisha Holbrooks, of 
East Randolph, the latter, of whom by his beneficence, caused the name 
of this village to be changed to Holbrook, and made into a separate 
municipality from its mother town of Randolph. 

Next come the well-known names of Alden, Belcher, Wales, Maguire, 
Du Bois, French, Thayers and Howards of Randolph. 

In Abington we remember the Dunbars, Gurneys, Abner Curtis, 
Jenkins Lane & Sons and others. In Weymouth were the Tirrells, 
Lords, Vmings, Nash and Torreys Our readers will call to mind the 
old and well-known firm of Mitchell & Bryant in Joppa Village (now 
Elmwood), East Bridgewater, composed of Gushing Mitchell and Seth 
Bryant, the last named gentlemen now living at (Ashmont), Boston, in 
his ninety-fifth year, vigorous and smart, still holding to his Democrat 
ideas as firmly as in his j'outhful days. While nearer home we find 
the familiar names of Keith, Howard, Packard, Reynolds, Copeland and 
Kingman, all well known in the trade, even to the present time. 

It is said that in 1855 the boot and shoe interests of Massachusetts 
were the largest of any in the State. The number of boot, shoe and 
leather dealers in Boston in 1855 was 176 firms, hide and leather dealers 
forty-three firms, leather dealers fifty- one firms. Some of those doing 
a business of one- half million dollars; these are pretty small figures for 
1894, to say nothing of the immense amount of leather brought from 
the "swamp" in New York to the manufacturers of Brockton. 

This business in Boston was formerly confined to the streets near the 
Market as Shoe and Leather street, Blackstone, Fulton, Clinton, Cross, 
Ann, and other localities near by. Later large and elegant stores were 
erected of granite on Pearl, Purchase, Kilby, Federal, Congress, High, 
South, Lincoln, Essex and Summer streets, and the larger leather stores 
on or near Atlantic avenue, and in immediate proximity to the several 
Southern Railroad stations. 

To-day nearly all of our Brockton manufacturers have stores for the 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 689 

sale of their goods in tlie above named localities. The boot and shoe 
trade has also excellent facilities for disposing of their goods by means 
of traveling salesmen to all parts of the country, and an extensive ac- 
quaintance with buyers, wht) are now familiar with the customs and usage 
of manufacturers. The modern bureaus of credit, mercantile agencies, 
and the various clubs have been the means within a few years of placing 
this most important of industries upon a well established basis, quite in 
contrast with the old method of conducting business. It is much more 
systematic and easier to do an extensive trade than it was formerly to 
do a small business. In tliis new departure perhaps there are none who 
are better prepared or qualified than are the manufacturers of Brock- 
ton, which includes Campello and Montello. The growth of the city 
for the past twenty )'ears attests the fact that the older manufacturers 
have been a success, and now the younger members of the craft are fol- 
lowing faithfully along the lines of enterprise with successful results. 

From 1816 to the present time the boot and shoe business has con- 
tinued to increase, till, in 1837, we find the amount of boots manufac- 
tured to be 79,000 pair, beside 22,300 pair of shoes, amounting in all to 
$184,200, giving employment to 750 males and 375 females. In 1845 
the tables of industry show the amount of boots and shoes manufactured 
in North Bridgewater to be $179,716. Number of pair of shoes, 155,- 
476; number of pair of boots, 44,71 1, giving employment to 301 males 
and 203 females. 

By the above tables we see the amount of goods manufactured has 
decreased during the eight years intervening the dates above; we also 
find the number of shoes has increased by more than seven times, while 
the number of boots is much less. We account for the number of 
hands emplo3'ed being so much less, by the introduction of machinery, 
requiring less help to perform the same amount of work. 

In 185s the amount of goods had greatly increased, and the number 
of both boots and shoes also increased in number, and a corresponding 
number of persons employed, which is as follows: Number of boots 
manufactured, 66,956 pair ; number of shoes, 694,740 pair; value of 
the same, $724,847 ; number of males supplied, 692 ; number of 
females, 484. 

In 1865 the number of boots manufactured was 103,066 pair; num- 



600 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ber of shoes, 1,009,700 pair ; number of males employed, 1,059; "um- 
ber of females employed, 208. Total value of goods manufactured, 
$1,466,900. During the last ten years we find the increase to be $742,- 
153 in amount; increase in the number of boots manufactured, 37,150 
pair ; increase of shoes manufactured, 3 14,960 pair. ' 

During 1865 there was a decided increase in the number of manu- 
facturers, and several steam engines, with the requisite machinery for 
making shoes, were introduced. Previous to this date Messrs. A. & A. 
B. Keith introduced a new method of making shoes by new and im- 
proved machines. This firm was the first in the country to adopt nearly 
all machinery, such as pegging, sewing, cutting, scouring, etc. They 
had a large factory at Campello, and another in Raynham, where they 
manufactured a large amount of goods for the Southern market, having 
a store in Pearl street, Boston, for the sale of their goods. This firm re- 
tired from business some j'ears ago. Martin L. Keith had a large es- 
tablishment for manufacturing goods at Campello, and a store in Pearl 
street for the sale of his goods. His factory was totally destroyed by 
fire, and Mr. Keith engaged in- other business in Boston, where he died 
some years since. 

Among the manufacturers who early introduced steam engines in the 
manufacture of boots and shoes was the late Charles R. Ford, who 
erected a very large building in the north part of the Centre on Main 
street ; Daniel S. Howard had a large manufactory on Montello street, 
and formerly used a hot air engine for power, now uses steam power ; 
F. O. & F. A. Thayer had a large new engine in their manufactory on 
Centre street ; Samuel Herrod also introduced steam power in his fac- 
tory at the north end of the city on Main street ; George Stevens had a 
large and commodious building for manufacturing boots and shoes by 
steam power on Montello street, Campello. This was in 1865. 

The foregoing manufacturers were the first to use steam power. Now 
they are numbered to over a hundred who have steam engines. 

Probably no city in the country has superior advantages or facilities 
for manufacturing boots and shoes than the city of Brockton ; the facili- 
ties of transportation to Boston and New York are convenient, and work- 
men of all kinds are at hand to do any amount of labor that may be re- 
quired. 

1 Kor statistics of the product of shoe inanufactui'e see page 593, 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 601 

In 1835 George W. Bryant manufactured custom boots and shoes, 
and sold to leather manufacturers. 

We intended to embrace the names of all who have ever engaged in 
the shoe business in Brockton, and in the following notices are some of 
the prominent firms, not attempting to give them all, as that would 
be impossible. There maybe some names which have not come to the 
writer's notice. 

Churchill & Alden. This firm commenced business under the firm 
name of Whitman, Churchill & Alden in Campello in 1878. At the 
expiration of six years Mr. Whitman retired. In 1889 the business had 
outgrown their accommodations and they purchased the large plant 
where they are now located. They employ about 300 workmen in 
making a good article of footwear. They have a salesroom in Boston. 

Packard & Field. About the year 186 1 Fred Packard was engaged 
making patent leather boots. In 1865 he commenced manufacturing 
on a larger scale, his first factory being 20x30, which still forms a 
portion of their present establishment on Warren avenue. S. Gardner 
Jones became a partner under the firm of Jones & Packard, and later 
on John W. Burt was admitted to the firm, under the name of Burt & 
Packard for many years. In 1886 Mr. Burt retired, and Fred F. Field 
was admitted to partnership, the firm name being Packard & Field. 
They take great pride in making the highest grade of goods for the 
retail trade, and have acquired a national reputation for fine goods. A 
specialty of this firm is sporting shoes of all kinds, and they are the 
proprietors of the " Korrect Shape " goods. This firm have salesrooms 
in Boston, and have recently opened an elegant store on Broadway in 
New York city, and have also stores in Philadelphia, Washington, D. C, 
and Montreal, Canada. 

W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. The stranger travelling in the cars through 
Brockton for the first time upon arriving at Montello cannot but be 
impressed with the feeling that he has at last struck the shoe town. 
Upon the left, directly opposite the railroad station, is the magnificent 
establishment of the man, who is as well known to the American public 
as the American flag, which is often seen floating from the top of these 
works. No one asks who is Douglas. Everybody knows he is the 



(i92 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

"Three Dollar Shoe Man," and looks so much like the present governor 
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Douglas was born in 
Plymouth, August 22, 1845, 'I'ld has achieved a success such as any 
one might be proud of. Having been interested in the shoe trade from 
the day he arrived, to the age of seven years, his course has been 
onward and upward in his calling, till by push and perseverance he has 
worked his way from the shoemaker's bench to the proprietorship of 
one of the most successful shoe houses in the country. Mr. Douglas 
arrived in Brockton in 1870, then much smaller than now in population 
as well as in her manufactures At first he was employed as foreman 
in the shoe establishment of Porter & South worth. In 1876 he com- 
menced business on his own account with a capital of only $875. By 
industry and frugality, coupled with a shrewd business ability, he has 
built up a splendid business. His first factory was in the building 
occupied by Jay B. Reynolds. In 1880 he removed to Spring street, 
and afterwaid built a factory on Pleasant street, where he remained ten 
years. In 1883 he commenced advertising the $3 00 shoe. In 1892 
the business had increased beyond the capacity of his factor}-, when he 
removed to Montello and erected the present building, 300 feet long, 
forty feet wide, four stories in height, and having a capacity of 3,600 
pairs daily. The W. L Douglas Shoe Co. was incorporated in 1892 
with a capital of $200,000, of which Mr. Douglas is president; J. W. 
Terhune, vice-president; E. C. Fales, secretary and treasurer; Herbert 
L. Tinkham, clerk. The advertising of this concern aggregates $150,- 
000 a year, A. O. Miller having the special management of the same. 
In advertising thus extensively, Mr. Douglass not only helps himself, 
but is also a generous benefactor to the city of Brockton. Mr. Douglas 
was a membei' of the Common Council of the second Ward in 1882-83, 
representative to the General Court in 1884, member of the Massachu- 
setts Senate in 1886, one of the incorporators of and member of the 
Universalist Society, and also of the Brockton Commercial Club. 

The Frank E. White Co. has been one of the successful firms from the 
start. Mr. White was formerly of the firm of D. S. Howard & Co., 
began business, purchasing the factory of Darius Howard, to which ex- 
tensive additions have been made, till at present their floor space contains 
about 44,000 feet. Their sales amount to about $600,000 per year. 





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This firm has on their list of customers some of the best shoe houses in 
the United States, supplying a medium line of men's and boy's goods. 
They have a salesroom in Boston. 

George G. Snow started in the manufacture of boots and shoes at 
the corner of Main and Crescent streets, in 1874, in the building previ- 
ously occupied as the marble works of George W. Bryant. Entering 
the employ of Daniel S. Howard when sixteen years of age, he re- 
mained fifteen years, learning all the details of the business. Beginning 
in a small way with only four rooms Mr. Snow has grown to one of the 
largest in the city. In 1878 he purchased a building east of his old 
location, 70x24 — to which he has added to till he has accommodations 
for 500 or more workmen. All the modern lines of machinery are in 
his factory, and the proprietor is abreast of the times in quality and 
style of goods, which are sold by his agents in Boston, New York city, 
Philadelphia, and Rochester, N. Y. 

George E. Keith commenced manufacturing boots and shoes in 1874, 
as a partner with William S. Green, under the firm name of Green & 
Keith. In 1880 Mr. Keith sold his interest to Mr. Green and erected 
the large factory on Perkins avenue, near Campello Railroad station. 
It is one of the largest in Eastern Massachusetts. It has a working 
capacity for doing one and one-half million business, and has a force of 
seven hundred hands, which are at work the entire year. Salesrooms 
on Lincoln street Boston, also in New York city, Philadelphia, Chicago 
and San Francisco. 

Preston B. Keith is one of the largest and most successful shoe manu- 
facturers in Brockton, and his factory is run nearly all the time 
through the year. It is well fitted with its own electric plant, automatic 
sprinklers and automatic fire alarms, steam power, and the most ap- 
proved and latest machinery for work. Mr. Keith employs about four 
hundred hands. He commenced business in Campello in 1 871, on 
Main street, and in three years removed to Clifton avenue, enlarging 
his factory. After a lapse of three more years, in 1877, he erected his 
present building, opening in July, 1878. Commencing business at an 
early age Mr. Keith has been successful, and his business increased from 
$90,000 the first year to nearly one million dollars per year. He has 
a salesroom in Boston. 



694 HISTORY OF BROCKTOlSf. 

R. B. Grover & Co. This firm is composed of Robbins B. Grover, 
Charles O. Emerson, formerly of the firm of Emerson, Weeks & Co., 
and J. Frank Hill, who was connected with Perkins & Joyce, for 
fifteen years. They manufacture a fine grade of gentlemen's foot- 
wear, and sell their goods in their own retail stores in the various large 
cities. Tliey number twenty- five, and their goods under the name of 
" Emerson Shoe," have a large sale. The senior partner was at one 
time of the firm of Packard & Grover, successors of M. A. Packard & 
Co. 

M. A. Packard & Co. began business in December, 1877, and con 
tinued for seven years, when R. B. Grover was admitted to partnership 
April I, 1884. In 1889 the firm was reorganized with Moses A. Pack- 
ard, Oliver M. Fisher and John S. Kent as partners. Mr. Packard was 
originator of the plan of fixing a definite price to the retailing of goods 
by the manufacturers. The well known " $2.99 shoe," has an extensive 
sale and a good reputation for quality. 

Stacy, Adams & Co. was first established in 1875, with William H. 
Stacy, jr., Henry L. Adams, and S. Gardner Jones, as partners, under 
the firm name of Stacy, Adams & Co. After three years Mr. Jones 
retired and Oliver B. Quimby was admitted to the firm, and the style of 
the firm changed to Stacy, Adams & Co., as at present. Mr. Adams 
retired in November, 1886, the remaining partners being W. H, Stacy 
and O. B. Quimby. This firm make a speciality of extra fine goods and 
do an extensive business. 

Lilly, Brackett & Co. The large brick building near to the railroad 
station in Brockton was the first building of brick for special use as a 
shoe factory in Brockton. It was erected in 1880, 220 feet long, 38 
feet wide and four stories high. The firm at first was composed of 
Channing Lilly, Williard G. Brackett, A. H, Sonnemann and Ellis F. 
Copeland. Mr. Copeland retired in 1885, and the three first named 
conduct the business at the present time with a national reputation for 
a high grade of gentlemen's footwear, the product being sold to the re- 
tail trade of the country. 

Henry M. Kingman has a large plant for manufacturing boots and 
shoes, and is one of the successful firms of Brockton. He commenced 




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BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE/ 695 

business in Williamsburgh, L. I , from which place he transferred the 
same to Brockton in 1882. At first located on Spring street he soon 
had to enlarge, and erected the present large establishment near Court 
street. He has made several additions till he has now 60,000 feet of 
floor for his business, with a capacity for manufacturing 3,000 pairs of 
shoes daily. His productions are sold to the jobbing trade through 
their offices in Boston and New Yorlc. Chester S. Kingman has charge 
of New York office and William P. Kingman in Boston. 

S. Gardner Jones may justly be styled as the originator and designer 
of the best class of fine footwear in Brockton. Coming to the old town 
about forty- five years since he has lived to see a rapid growth in the 
town till it became a city. It has been admitted that he has done more 
than any one man for the introduction of fine work and excellent styles 
of goods. He has been connected with some of the best firms in the 
city. At one time a partner of Enos H. Reynolds and then with Fred 
Packard, of the firm of Jones & Packard, and afterwards with Stacy & 
Adams, under the firm name of Stacy, Adams& Jones, now Stacy, Adams 
& Co. He afterwards manufactured in his own name, and had one of the 
best equippedestablisliments in the city with the neatest of surroundings, 
his residence having been fitted up in the same taste for which he was 
noted in his business. Bouve, Crawford & Co. Corporation have pur- 
chased his establishment. 

Daniel Waldo Field. The history of the shoe business would not be 
coiiplete without a mention of the establishment of Daniel Waldo 
Field. It is the old story of prosperity from the start, of which there 
are so many in Brockton. Mr. Field is a graduate of the high school 
of Brockton, and of a Boston Commercial College. In November, 
1876, at the age of twenty, being of an ambitious turn, he entered the 
employ of Daniel S. Howard, the leader of the shoe manufacturers of 
Brockton, and became the confidential clerk for Mr. Howard, keeping 
the books, thus receiving a practical business education, which has been 
of great service in his own business. After an experience of a little 
over four years, in January, 188 1, Mr. Field began business for himself 
at twenty- five years of age, with a capital of fifteen hundred dollars, 
making thirty-six pairs of shoes per da\', and has continued to increase 
in volume till the amount of goods is next to the highest of any in the 



696 • HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

city per year, having reached nearly 45,000 cases. Mr. Field's factory 
is located at Montello, on or near the place of his birth, and in which 
he takes great pride. He has a salesmooni in Boston. 

Thompson Brothers. — About fifteen years ago George H. and John 
F. Thompson, brothers, born in the south part of Brockton, witnessing 
the activity in the boot and shoe business in Canipello, became am- 
bitious to do something of that kind for themselves. Accordingly, 
after several years of experience in factories of that kind, they em- 
barked in a small shop, 15x20, and made about a case of shoes daily, 
but that not satisfying their ideas, the following year they doubled their 
facilities for business, which has largely increased, and large additions 
have been made to their buildings at different periods till it is now one 
of the largest factories in the city, and has a capacity for manufacturing 
two thousand pairs of shoes daily, and the amount of business has 
reached to nearly one million dollars yearly. The goods of this firm 
are sold mostly to jobbers through their own store in Boston. 

Enos H. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds is a well known native of Brock- 
ton, where he has held public office in the city government and as 
school committee and auditor, in the old town of North Bridge- 
water, alderman of Brockton in 1882, and in 1883 84 represented th^ 
city in the State Legislaiure. He has also been a member of the 
Water Commission of Brockton since 1885. He received his educa- 
tion in his native town, and at Pierce Academy, Middleboro, and at 
the age of nineteen began to make shoes by hand, as was then the 
custom. When twenty-three years of age, and during the trouble- 
some times of 1857, he began to manufacture boots on the old home 
stead, which he has occupied ever since, after erecting a new and 
making alterations in the old house of his father. When Mr. Reynolds 
began to manufacture, the boot was universal, and the change to 
making fine shoes, or adding that to boot manufacturing, was gradual, 
and was begun to some extent about the early part of the sixties. In 
1865 Mr. Reynolds became associated with Henry Parks and S. 
Gardner Jones, under the firm name of Reynolds, Parks & Co., which 
continued for about four years, during which term a great advance was 
made both in style and quality of goods, which he has continued to 
make up to date. He has a manufacturing capacity in his factory. 



BOOT AND SHOK MANUFACTURE. 697 

which he erected in 1875, for furnishing two hundred and fifty pairs 
daily, giving employment to about seventy-five hands, the product 
being nearly all fine, reliable goods. A bicycle shoe of medium price 
has been a specialty with this establishment. 

Emerson, Weeks & Co. This firm organized in 1880 with Charles O. 
Emerson and Delmont L. Weeks, as partners. January i, 1887, Harry 
W. Weeks became a member of the firm. In August, 1889, Mr. Emer- 
son retired to become a member of the new firm of R. B. Grover & Co., 
and the firm is now composed of Messrs. D. L. & H. W. Weeks under 
the same name and firm of Emerson, Weeks & Co. Mr. Edward L^ 
Emerson, a brother of Charles O., has been the superintendent since 
1887, and attends also to the sale of the goods at the Boston office. 
The products of this firm are men's, boys' and youths' medium priced 
shoes of all kinds, as wanted. They began business in Franklin street 
and afterward erected their new building on Emerson avenue in 1883, 
at Montello It has the reputation of being one of the best arranged 
and most complete in all of its appointments, and has a capacity for 
manufacturing 1,500 pairs a day. Their sales are principally in Boston, 
New York and Baltimore. Since the above was written this firm have 
given up business. 

Perkins & Joyce began business in a very small way at East Side, or 
what is called Salisbury Square, in 1878, making men's machine sewed 
shoes. At the end of one year the firm removed to an adjacent build- 
ing, where they have a largely increased output, as well as an improve- 
ment in the quality of goods. Again, in about one year more they 
took one-half of a four story building near by. In 1882 Martin Wild, 
having vacated his half of the same building, Perkins & Joyce took the 
entire building. From this building they removed to the factory of 
Martin Wild on Centre street, which he had vacated in 1889, which 
they purchased, where they now are engaged in making anything from 
medium to a fine grade of men's boys' and youths' shoes. Up to about 
1890, Messrs. Stillman S. Perkins and Everett E. Joyce, were the firm. 
At that time Edward T. Ford was admitted to a partnership, the style 
of the firm remaining the same as before. The firm sell their goods 
through their store in Boston and by salesmen on the road through the 
United States and Canada. 

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fi98 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

N. R. Packard & Co. started his business in 1869, at tlie corner of 
Centre and Montello streets, and has continued a prosperous business 
to the present writing. He has recently been improving the quality as 
well as increasing the quantity, and his goods are sold largely to the 
retail trade. Mr. Packard has a salesroom in Boston. 

Howard T. Marshall was the son of one of Brockton's earliest shoe 
manufacturers, Perez Marshall. The father was pioneer in the intro- 
duction of Congress gaiters when they were first patented for which he 
paid $75 per year as royalty. In 1869 the son removed from the 
west section of the town to the centre, and commenced in a small way 
the manufacture of fine shoes. He has ever made a high grade of work 
and has patented several novelties in the shoemaking line, as rubber 
sole, lawn tennis and yachting shoes, which are well-known throughout 
the country. He introduced the patent lace Congress boots to the 
trade of this country. Mr. Marshall has recently sold his business to 
Messrs. Kimball, Tisdale & Baker, who began business December i, 
1892. The firm consisting of John T. Kimball, Frank S. Tisdale. and 
Andrew H. Baker, who manufacture a line of men's fine goods, making 
a specialty of sporting shoes. 

Bittenbender & Caverly purchased the factory of Warren A. Howard 
on Crescent street. They began business in March, 1889. It has a 
capacity of fifty twenty- four pair cases daily. 

Ellis F. Copeland. Mr. Copeland commenced as a maker of men's 
custom made shoes for the retail trade in 1875, which he continued 
till 1879, when he became a member of the firm of Lilly, Brackett & 
Co. In 1885 he commenced manufacturing for himself, and makes 
only the finest class of goods. His establishment is conspicuous in 
the absence of machinery, which is common in all of the Brockton 
factories, his work being made in the old-lashioned manner. Mr. 
Copeland is a natural born shoemaker, his father and grandfather having 
been engaged in that line. 

Myron F. Thomas began manufacturing shoes in Campello with Paul 
F. Green, as partner, under the style of Thomas & Green. They com- 
menced on Clifton avenue. Early in 1880 William S. Green became a 
partner and the firm became Green, Thomas & Green. William S. 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 69!) 

Green was formerly a partner with George K. Keith on Montello street. 
The new firm then took the factory occupied by Green & Keith, Mr. 
Keith retiring to erect a new factory on Perkins avenue. In the fall of 
1881 P. F. Green retired from the firm, and the name was changed to 
W. S. Green & Co. In 1886 Mr. Green sold his interest to Mr. Thomas, 
and removed to California, and the business has ever since been con- 
ducted by l\Ir. Thomas. Several additions to his factory have been 
made at various times till he has upwards of 25,000 square feet of 
flooring and employs about 200 hands, making a medium grade of goods. 
He has a salesroom in Boston. 

Terry, Ware & Alley. The firm of Eaton & Terry was organized in 
September, 1883, the partners being Charles A. Eaton, formerly of the 
firm of Crawford & Eaton, and Lorenzo R. Terry, of the firm of Will- 
iam L Douglass & Co. They began business in Patten's building on 
Centre street, and afterward located in H. T. Marshall's factory on Ward 
street, and later in the Horace G. Keith factory on Pleasant street. 
The present factory on Ward street is 250 feet long by 34 feet in 
width, having a capacity for manufacturing 2,500 pairs daily. In May, 
1892, Mr. Eaton retired from the firm and F. A. Ware and W. A. Alley 
took an interest in the firm, under the name of Terry, Ware & Alley. 
This firm, manufactures largely for the Cuban and South American 
trade as well as for the jobbing trade throughout the United States. 
They have a salesroom in Boston. 

L. C. Bliss & Co. began business as manufacturers in 1880, on Centre 
street, was afterwards in the H T. Marshall factory on Montello street, 
and is now in the well known building formerly occupied by Darius 
Howard on North Main street, owned by Francis E. White. Their 
manufactory has a flooring of about 15,000 square feet and they employ 
100 hands. The senior member of the firm has had an experience of 
over one-quarter of a century, and was a retailer of fine goods up to 
1880 when he commenced manufacturing, at first for the jobbing trade. 
When jobbers began buying samples instead of stock, Mr. Bliss turned 
his attention principally to retail trade. He is a live man, and abreast 
of the times, and manufactures a fine grade of men's footwear in all the 
popular materials and styles in Goodyear and hand welt, as well as 
hand sewed goods. Their jobbing trade extends all over the country, 



700 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

besides, giving the public an opportunity to purchase their goods, in 
Boston, Lowell, Providence, New York, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Wash- 
ington, etc., at retail. E. J. Bliss, son of L. C. Bliss, has associated 
himself with his father, and has introduced many new designs, which 
are very popular in the cities where they have been introduced. The 
Royal Piccadilly is a specialty. 

T. D Barry & Co. came to Brockton from Randolph, where he had 
been superintendent for George H. Burt & Co. His business was pros- 
perous, and after changing locations three times, he purchased the fac- 
tory formerly occupied by W. L. Douglas, on Pleasant street, where 
they have a capacity of manufacturing i,8oo pairs per day. William 
A. Hogan is the partner of Mr. Barry. 

Montello Shoe Company. — This enterprising company was organized 
in January, 1894, with Frank M. Elms, of Newton, as proprietor and 
manager. They are located in the "Means" factory, on Montello 
street, and have a capacity for making seventy-five twenty-four pair 
cases daily. This firm has a store in Boston. 

Whitman & Keith — This firm was organized in August, 1883. The 
senior member of the firm was William E. Whitman, who for five years 
previous, had been the senior member of the firm of Whitman, 
Churchill & Alden. Daniel N. Keith, of the firm, was formerly engaged 
in manufacturing at the present location of the firm in Campello. 

Walker & Whitman commenced business in December, 1887. The 
firm comprising W. O. Walker, of Newton, and William E. Whitman, 
of the firm of Whitman & Keith. This firm is really one concern. The 
trade in New England is looked after by Whitman & Keith, and the 
Southern and Western by Walker & Whitman. They have a manu- 
facturing capacity of 1,500 pairs daily, giving employment to 350 hands. 
Their goods are of a medium grade of men's, boys' and youths' calf 
goods. Factory at Campello — store in Boston. 

James Means & Co. — One of the first indications of progress and 
thrift, to one approaching the city of Brockton, is the large factory on 
the right of the railroad track, at Montello, bearing the name of this 
firm. We hardly need mention the fact that this concern was the first 
to stamp their name and retail price of their goods on the bottom of their 



BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTURE. 701 

shoes. Their goods are well known throughout the country. Their 
factory is 200 feet in length, about forty feet in width, and is complete 
in all of its appointments for the manufacturing of shoes. The firm 
was formerly composed of James Means and Charles J. Means, of Bos- 
ton, brotliers. Mr. James Means has lately retired, and the remaining 
partner is conducting the business alone. This firm have advertised 
extensively and they make a specialty of the " Three Dollar Shoe." 
Salesroom in Boston. 

L. M. Reynolds. — Mr. Reynolds belongs to a large family who liave 
always been identified with making shoes or manufacturing them for 
the trade. He served an apprenticeship with his father, Charles T. 
Reynolds, making custom goods in a small way until 1869, when he 
engaged with Peleg S, Leach, then an extensive manufacturer in his 
native town, remaining four years; afterward had the management of 
the factory of B. F. Campbell & Co., of Boston, eight years, purchasing 
their business February 2, 1S81, began business with his brother, Bion 
F. Reynolds, May i, 1881. This partnership continuing until August 
I, 1890, when he became the sole proprietor of the business. The first 
factory was in Charles Howard's building, corner of Ward and Montello 
streets, from where the)' removed to their new building erected in 1883, 
near Court street Their building is 150 feet long, thirty feet wide, be- 
sides two large additions, and is fitted with the most approved machin- 
ery for producing a good article, their goods having a range of prices 
from $1.50 to $4.00. From 175 to 200 hands are employed. Mr. 
Reynolds has a salesroom in Boston. 

McCarty, Sheehy & Kendrick Co. — This new firm is one which bids 
fair to be a large concern. The partners are enterprising young men, 
and their business is growing. The members of the firm are James R. 
McCarty, formerly with George G. Snow, as superintendent and sales- 
man, Dennis Sheehy also in Mr. Snow's employ. Arthur|E. Kendrick, 
a well known manufacturer of shoe counters. They manufacture a 
medium class of goods for the jobbing trade throughout the country. 
Factory on Crescent street. 

Walker, Taylor & Co. — This firm, composed of Marcellus Walker of 
Cambridge, Edward E. Taylor, of Boston, and Cornelius Walker, also 



702 HISTORY OB' BROCKTON. 

of Boston, have a manufactory in " Grady's Court," Canipello, formerly 
occupied by the late Flavel Bailey Keith. They began business in 
1887, and have a capacity for makingi50 twenty-four pair cases, dail)'. 
They have a salesroom in Boston. The members of this firm are grad- 
uates of the firm of Thomas White & Co., of Brockton and Holbrook. 

Bowe, Crawford & Co. Corporation. — Frank Hill may be said to have 
been the originator of the idea of selling goods in their own stores, the 
first of which was under the United States Hotel, in Boston. Mr. Hill 
was formerly connected with Perkins & Joyce, and had an experience 
of fifteen years, as a travelling salesman, and is now a member of the 
firm of R. B. Grover & Co. Mr. Hill became interested in the retail 
business as above with Harvey F. Crawford, and made a specialty of 
the " Crawford Shoe," which has had an extensive sale. In 1887 the 
firm above named was organized, and continued to manufacture in 
Brockton, purchasing the factory of Nahum Johnson on Dover street, 
and later the well known establishment formerly occupied by S. Gardner 
Jones, on Hervey street. In 1890 this firm was incorporated under 
the laws of Massachusetts, with Harvey F, Crawford as president, 
George F. Bouve, treasurer, and Lander M. Bouve, clerk. They have 
stores for the sale of their goods, directly to the retail trade as follows : 
Two in Boston, four in New York city, three in Brooklyn, N. Y., two 
in Philadelphia, two in Washington, and one each in the following cities: 
Baltimore, Providence, New Haven and Newark, N. J. 



PHYSICIANS. 703 



CHAPTER XXXI. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Dr. Philip Bryant— Dr. Peter Bryant — Dr. Luther Gary— Dr. Issacliar Snell — Dr. 
Elislia Tilson — Dr. Ziba Bas.<— Dr. Nalhan Perry— Dr. Jonathan P. Crafts — Dr. Adol- 
phns K. Borden — Dr. Abel \V. Kingman — Dr. Horatio Bryant — Dr. James F. Richards 
— Dr. Edgar E Dean — Dr. Thomas Stockbridge — Dr. James Baston — Dr. Nahuni 
Smith— Dr. E. R. Wade— Dr. Henry Eddy — Dr. James L. Hunt— Dr. George B. Cogs- 
well — Dr. Alexander Hichborn — Dr Silas L. Loomis — Dr. Lafavetle Charles Loomis — 
Dr. Henry F. Borden — Dr. .Tames 0. Swan — Present Physicians. 

DR. Philip Bryant was bom in Middleboro', Mass, in December, 
1732. He lived some time with his father in Titicut (Teightaquid), 
a parish formed of part of Middleboro' and part of South Bridgewater. 
With his father he removed to North Bridgewater, now Brockton, con- 
cerning which he was wont to say that he remembered the time when 
a greater part of it was thought quite unfit for the purposes of settle- 
ment. He studied medicine with Dr Abiel Howard, of West Bridge- 
water, whose daughter he married. He was a man of great bodily 
activity, a calm and even temper, healthful habits, and kindly manners. 
He continued to practice medicine with much success to a very old age, 
which was terminated by his death, which took- place February, 1817, 
in the eighty-fifth year of his age. He was buried in the small grave- 
yard near the westerly portion of the Agricultural Society's grounds. 

Dr. Peter Bryant, son of Dr. Philip Bryant, was born in North Bridge- 
water, now Brockton, August 12, 1767. This man early distinguished 
himself by his love of study. In his frequent visits to the house of his 
grandfather. Dr. Abiel Howard, of West Bridgewater, he found, in a 
library well stocked for that time, the means of gratifying his thirst for 
knowledge. He studied medicine and surgery, completing his course 
with Dr Lewis Leprilete, a French physician of eminent skill and a 
celebrated surgeon, of Norton, Mass. He then removed to Cum- 
nlington, in the western part of Massachusetts, which was just beginning 



704 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

to fill up rapidly with settlers from the eastern counties of the State. 
Here he established himself as a physician, and married a daughter of 
Ebenezer Snell, esq., also a North Bridgevvater family. 

For several years he represented the town of Cummington in the 
Legislature of the State, and in the latter part of his life held a seat in 
the Senate. While in the Legislature he took a prominent part in 
bringing forward and passing laws still in force to raise the standard of 
medical education in the State. In politics he belonged to the Federal 
party, whose doctrines and measures he supported with zeal. He wrote 
for the county paper — Hampshire Gazette — certain liumorous poems 
of a satirical cast, the design of which was political. With these he 
took great pains, pruning and retouching them, and polishing and in- 
vigorating the lines His scholarship, though not extensive, was re- 
markably exact. He had, subsequently to his settlement in Cumming- 
ton, made a voyage to the Indian Ocean, and passed six months in the 
Isle of France, where he acquired the French language, and preserved 
his familiarity with it for the rest of his life. He was a surgeon of great 
dexterity, firmness of hand, and precision in his operations; in private 
life amiable and much beloved. His life was closed in consumption the 
19th of March, 1820. William CuUen Bryant, esq., the well known 
American poet, was his son. 

The house in which Dr. Peter Bryant was born is now standing on 
Belmont street, and was occupied for many years by Fiske Ames, esq., 
for many years deputy sheriff of Plymouth county. 

Dr. Luther Gary was the son of Zachariaii and Susannah (Bass) Gary, 
and was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, May 30, 1761, 
married Nabby, daughter of Benjamin King, of Raynham, Mass. ; 
studied medicine with Dr. James Freeland, of Sutton, Worcester county, 
Mass., 1782; appointed justice of the peace June 8, 1800, justice of 
the peace and of quorum August 23, 1804, and justice of the Gourt of 
Gommon Pleas for Oxford county March 30, 1805. He first resided 
at Sterling, Mass. ; removed from there to Williamsburg, Mass., from 
which place he removed to Turner, Oxford county. Me., April 2, 1798. 
He was an excellent physician, had a very extensive practice, and was 
very successful ; raised up a large and respectable family. 

Dr. Issachar Snell was son of Issachar, esq., and Mary (Keith) Snell ; 



PHYSICIANS. 705 

was born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, Mass., June, 1775, 
graduated at Harvard College in 1797; studied medicine and became 
an eminent physician. He had given an especial attention to surgery, 
and had practiced as a phj-sician previous to his removal to Winthrop, 
Me. He had performed the operation of lithotom)' with great success, 
and soon gained a large practice in town, especially among those who 
emigrated from Bridgewater, Mass., of whom there were not a few. 
His success as a surgeon gave him such celebrity that he was often 
called to the neighboring towns, many miles away from his home, to 
perform operations. To the great regret of the people of Winthrop he 
removed to Augusta, Me., in 1828, where he continued to practice till 
his death, which took place very suddenly in 1847, aged seventy-two 
years and five months. He was a member of the Massachusetts Medi- 
cal Society. 

Dr. Elisha Tillson. resided in Brockton a short time only; married 
Molly, daughter of Capt. Zebedee Snell September 2, 1792, and had 
one son, Elisha Snell, born in 1794 ; married Betsy Chandler, of Easton, 
1819. 

Ziba Bass, M D., was the son of Edward Bass. He was born in Brain- 
tree May 28, 1774; studied medicine with Dr. Ebenezer Alden, of 
Randolph, Mass., and commenced practice in North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, about 1800, under the most favorable auspices, with the 
fairest prospects of usefulness to his fellow men. He was a man of very 
pleasing address, of an affectionate and amiable disposition, and gave 
unwearied attention to the welfare of his patients. His assiduity in 
search of knowledge, and his constant and undeviating fidelity in all the 
duties of his profession, won the affection and established the confi- 
dence of a numerous class of the community in the circle of his ac- 
quaintance ; but he was suddenly called, soon after commencing in life, 
from his earthly labors, leaving' a weeping multitude to deplore his loss. 
The following is on his tombstone : 

Erected to the memory of Dr. Ziba Bass, who died September 23, A. D., 1804, in 
the thirty- first year of his age, giving full proof that usefulness was his grand object in 
hfe. He was a pattern of modesty, temperance, fidelity, prudence, economy, and up- 
rightness, and died in hope of eternal rest and glory. Hence the following appropria- 
tion : ''Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth : Tea, saith the 
Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them." 



TOG HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Dr. Nathan Perry. This good man was born in Norton May 27, 
1776; was educated in the common schools of his native town, never 
having received a college education ; pursued the study of medicine 
under the direction of Dr. Isaac Fowler, of Rehoboth, Mass., and Dr. 
Ebenezer Alden, sr., of Randolph, both of whom were physicians of 
eminence in their day, and accustomed to the instruction of young men. 
Having completed his pupilage Dr. Perry commenced practice in Read- 
ing, Mass., 1802 or 1803, where he acquired a good reputation and a 
competent share of employment. On the death of Dr. Ziba Bass, 
which took place September 3, 1804, at North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, on the recommendation of iiis instructor, and by the solicita- 
tions of many respectable citizens of that town, he was induced to 
change his residence, and take the place of his deceased friend. He 
was immediately introduced into a wide circle of practice, and during a 
period of nearly thirty years was the principal physician in the town. 
At length, in connection with reverses in his worldly circumstances and 
the loss of most of the members of his family by death, his spirits be- 
came depressed and his mind impaired. Subsequently he suffered from 
paralysis, and never fully recovered the perfect exercise of either his 
bodily or mental powers; consequently, during the last twenty-five 
years of his life, he relinquished to a great extent the active duties of his 
profession. In 1823 he became a fellow of the Massachusetts Medical 
Society by election, and a retired member in 1830. He was a good 
physician, a man of sound judgment and sterling integrity, always pur- 
suing the course he judged to be right, whatever might be the conse- 
quences to himself. In early life he made a public profession of his faith 
in Christ, and his character was in perfect harmony with his profession. 
He died peacefully in a ripe old age, more from the debility incident to 
decay of his vital powers than from any manifest disease. Such was 
Dr. Perry, a good man and a worthy citizen. He closed his earthly 
career Sabbath morning August 16, 1857, at the advanced age of 
eighty one years, leaving behind a memory cherished with affectionate 
regard by those who have shared his friendships and benefited by his 
counsels. His residenee was at the corner of Main and West Elm 
streets. 

The following incident in relation to Dr. Perry is found in Clark's 
"History of Norton:" 



PHYSICIANS. T07 

About the year 1792 Nathan Perry, afterward Dr. Perry, of North Bridgewater, then 
a youth of some gi.xteen years of age, was one day passing by Judge Leonard's deer 
park in Norton; he playfully reached his hands tliroiigh the fence and took hold of one 
of the old buck's horns, and for some lime annoyed him in that way. At length the 
deer got out of patience, broke away from his hold, and quite unexpectedly leaped over 
the fence, seven or eight feet high, and made a furious attack upon young Perry, throw- 
ing him upon the ground ; hut, very fortunately, the horns of the enraged deer, instead 
of striking his body, passed down on each side of it. While in this position Nathan 
grasped the horns of the buck, and succeeded in preventing him from doing any injur}' 
till his brothers, G-ardinerand Alvin, with one of Judge Leonard'.s men, came and rescued 
him from his perilous situation. 

Dr Jonathan Porter Crafts was son of John and Olive (Porter) Crafts ; 
born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, September 9, 1792 ; grad- 
uated at Brown University, Providence, R. I., in 1817; studied medi- 
cine, but never practiced his profession; he died in 1822, aged thirty 
years. 

Adolphus Kinsman Borden, M.D., was born in the town of Horton, 
Nova Scotia, January 26, 1802. He was the oldest son of David and 
Ehzabeth Borden, the former being a direct descendant from the Bor- 
den family, who came to England from Normandy at the time of the 
conquest. He received his early education under private tuition, and 
came to the United States at about the age of nineteen years, where he 
took up his abode with liis uncle, Samuel Borden, of Fairhaven, Mass. 
He soon afterwards went to East Bridgewater, Mass., where he com- 
menced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. Hector Orr. Later 
he studied in the office of the late Dr. Jacob Bigelow, of Boston, and 
after attending two courses of lectures at the Harvard Medical School, 
received his degree of M.D. from that university in August, 1824. He 
went to the town of Wareham, Mass., where he practiced his profession 
about one year, and then returned to East Bridgewater, where, on the 
twenty second day of December, 1825, he was joined in marriage to 
Lucy Ann Lazell, daughter of Bartholomew and Betsey Brown, by the 
Rev. Richard M. Hodges. As a result of this union the following chil- 
dren were born to them : Elizabeth Kinsman (died in infancy), George 
Kinsman, Edward Adolphus, Mary Mitchell, and Henry Francis, the 
latter being a practicing physician in the city of Brockton at the present 
time. 



70S HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

He removed to North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and commenced 
his career as a physician in that place by settling in that part of the town 
known as the West Shares (now Brockton Heights). About one year 
later he removed to the central part of the township. His practice was 
extensive and successful, and he continued it without rest until within a 
few months' of his death, which took place on January 29, 1875, after 
severe suffering from a sub-acute abscess of the brain and meningitis. 
As a physician he was an acute and careful observer, a thorough be- 
liever in the methods of study as laid down b\- Lord Bacon, viz. : " ob- 
servation and induction." Alwaj's cool and cheerful in the sick room, 
he was able to study his cases without any preconceived notion as to 
their nature, but ready to state them as he found their nature and ex- 
tent to be. As a man he was one of the kindest of husbands and fath- 
ers, sensitive in his nature, strong in his likes and dislikes, and quick to 
resent any thing that tended to place him in the light of any character 
that was otherwise than honorable. 

Abel Washburn Kingman, M.D. — The subject of this notice was 
the son of Hon. Abel and Lucy (Washburn) Kingman. He was born 
in the old parish of Bridgewater, Mass., April 22, 1806, fifteen years 
previous to the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton. The doctor was the seventh of a large family of sixteen 
children the father of whom was for a long time a prominent man in 
the old town, often filling positions of trust in the North Parish as se- 
lectman and overseer of the poor, besides representing the town in both 
branches of the Legislature several years. He was active in the move- 
ment to have the parish incorporated into a town. He was also a cap- 
tain in the militia, justice of the peace, and held various other offices. 
Possessing a strong, clear and discriminating mind, it is not strange that 
his descendants inherited some of those qualities which go to make de- 
sirable citizens. The son received his early education in such schools 
as the times afforded at home, and graduated at Amherst College in 
1830, and located in the practice of the medical profession at Dart- 
mouth, Mass , from whence after a short time he returned to the home 
of his early life. Here he began his life work as a gentle and tender 
physician always abounding in sympathy for his patients, and soon won 
the hearts of the people by his faithful ministering in season and out 



PHYSICIANS 709 

of season, and held the aftectionate confidence of the faniiUes whom he 
visited, and was indeed a beloved physician 

[n his private Hfe the doctor exhibited all the graces of a Christian 
life, both in heart and spirit, never parading his theological views in 
words and professions which his daily living did not illustrate, and he 
will always be remembered as a genial friend, a gentle physician, a gen- 
uine man. He always had an interest in public affairs, and every mat- 
ter of public concern received from him that consideration which the 
matter deserved, and if a worthy one received his support. He was not 
given to public speaking, nor did he proclaim his views from the house- 
top, and yet his influence was felt in many ways. 

In politics he early became a Democrat, and during President Bu- 
chanan's administration he was appointed postmaster of what is now 
Brockton. Upon the breaking out of the Civil War the doctor became 
an ardent supporter of the government. In social life he was indeed a 
rare man. He had a fund of ready humor, like a perennial fountain, 
and this wiih cheerful expression, wide observation and clear intelli- 
gence made him a most agreeable person in conversation. 

For nearly ten years previous to his death he suffered the loss of his 
eyesight and was confined to his room, during all of which time he was 
radiant with cheer, and delighted in having his friends visit him, and 
upon leaving one was the better for having had an interview. 

Towards the close of his life Mr. Kingman had a lingering sickness, 
and quite painful, and it is a pleasure to know that during his last days 
and hours, he was surrounded by all that the loving hands of his sons 
could provide, ministered to him by his faithful and loving wife, with 
patienl tenderness, attended by the best medical skill that could be 
had, he passed away on Saturda\-, May 5, 1883. 

The funeral was attended by a large circle of warm and devoted 
frends, at the Porter Church. The clergymen attending were the pastor 
Rev. Mr. Warfield, Thomas, and McNeille. The services were of the 
most fitting character, solemn and impressive. The floral offerings rich 
and elegant. The body was laid to rest in the family lot in Union Cem- 
etery, the three sons strewing flowers on the casket after it was lowered 
to its last resting place. 

He left three sons, all of whom have become distinguished merchants 



710 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

in Boston and New York, and occupy prominent positions in mercantile 
life, viz. : Abel Willard, Thomas Sewell and Barton Elliot Kingman. 

Horatio Bryant, M.D., is son of Micah and Drusilla (Harlow) Bryant; 
born in Plympton, Mass. ; fitted for college with Rev. Elijah Dexter, 
and at Amherst Academy; entered Amherst College ; taught school at 
Castleton, Vt. ; graduated at Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. ; taught 
the academy at Plainfield, N J. ; studied medicine at Yale College, 
where he graduated in 1839; he commenced practice as a physician 
and surgeon at Blandford, Mass., where he remained several years. He 
married Lucretia, daughter of Ebenezer Clark, of Conway, Mass., and 
had one daughter. He removed from Blandford to Campello, Mass., 
about 1848. From thence he removed to Independence, Iowa. 

James F. Richards, M.D., was the son of Colonel Jason and Sophia 
(Forsaith) Richards, of Plainfield, Mass. ; was born July 16, 1832 ; taught 
school in Virginia; studied medicine with Dr. Forsaith, M.D., of South 
Abington, Mass. ; graduated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons 
of New York in 1859, and was a resident of Campello, enjoying a lucra- 
tive practice. He is now a resident of Andover, Mass. 

Edgar Everett Dean, M D., was a son of Charles Dean, of Fasten, 
Mass. ; born December 17, 1837 < came to Brockton in June, 1861, and 
succeeded Dr. Alexander Hichborn in the practice of medicine. 

Dr. Thomas Stockbridge was born in Scituate, Mass. ; came to Brock- 
ton about 1837, '^■'"^ practiced as a physician several years, until he re 
moved to New York ; he continued his practice in that city till about 
1855, when he returned to Brockton, .and continued to practice as be 
fore, till his death, which took place January 14, 1863. 

Dr. James Easton was in practice for some time. 

Dr. Nahum Smith was a botanic physician in the town for many years, 
till he removed to Haverhill, Mass. 

Dr. E. R. Wade came to Brockton about thirty- five years since, and 
was a botanic physician. 

Henry Eddy, M.D., came to Brockton as a physician from Guilford, 
Conn. He was formerly an Orthodox clergyman ; settled in East 
Stoughton, now Avon, Mass. ; he died several years since. 



PHYSICIANS. 711 

Dr. James Lewis Hunt was born in Jay, Essex county, N. Y., Novem- 
ber 27, 1817; educated at Kimball Union Academy. Meriden, N. H., 
and graduated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., in 1842 ; attended 
medical lectures at Cleveland and Cincinnati, O ; graduated at the Ohio 
Medical College, Cincinnati, in 1851 ; married Miss Maria Baldwin, of 
Medina, O., September 11, 1850; practiced medicine at Bellevue, O., 
Plymouth, Mass., and Brockton ; removed from the last named place 
to Painesville, Ohio. 

Dr. George B. Cogswell had an office in Wheeler's block in 1859, 
where he remained but a short time. 

Dr. Ale.xander Hichborn had an office in the village and practiced as 
a physician till 1861, when he enlisted as a captain in Company F, 
Twelfth Regiment, Col. Fletcher Webster; afterwards became surgeon 
in the army. See history of Twelfth Mass. Regiment. 

Silas L. Loomis, A.M., M.D., was born in North Coventry, Conn., 
May 22, 1S32 ; son of Silas and Esther (Case) Loomis ; educated at the 
public schools of his native town till fourteen years of age ; studied six 
months at Wesleyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., three years at Hollis- 
ton. Mass ; graduated at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn.; 
taught school ; elected teacher of mathematics and natural sciences 
at Holliston Academy in 1839 ; held that position during preparatory 
and part of his collegiate studies; in connection with his brother 
established the Adelphian Academy in North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, in 1844, of which he was associate principal for ten years; 
was elected member of the American Association for the Advance- 
ment of Science in 1853 at the Cleveland meeting; principal of West- 
ern Academy, Washington, D. C, 1856; graduated doctor of medicine 
at Georgetown College, 1856; accepted the appointment of chief as- 
tronomer of the United States Lake Survey Expedition in 1856; published 
the 'Normal Arithmetic" and "Analytical Arithmetic " in 1859; elected 
professor of chemistry, physiology, and hygiene of Georgetown College 
in 1 86 1, and the same year was elected president of the Washington 
Scientific Association ; in 1862 was appointed assistant surgeon U. S. A., 
and accompanied the Union army of General McClellan from Fortress 
Monroe to Harrison's Landing, and afterwards stationed at the United 



712 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

States general hospitals; in 1863 elected to the chair of chemistry and 
toxicology, medical department, Georgetown College, and has written 
various articles upon medical and scientific subjects, many of which are 
highly recommended by the press and distinguished men of all classes. 
Residence, Fernandina. Fla. 

Lafayette Charles Loomis, A.M., M.D., born in North Coventry, 
Conn., July 7, 1824; son of Silas and Esther (Case) Loomis; he was 
educated at the public school till the age of thirteen ; studied at Wes- 
leyan Academy, Wilbraham, Mass , and at Holliston, Mass. ; gradu- 
ated at Wesleyan Universit)-, Middletown, Conn., in 1844; he com- 
menced teaching in the public schools at the age ot fifteen, which he con- 
tinued to do winters through his academic and collegiate studies ; in con- 
nection with his brother established the Adelphian Academy in North 
Bridgewater, now Brockton, in 1844, of which he was associate princi- 
pal till 1851 ; afterwards principal of Irving Institute, Tarrytown, N. Y., 
in 1852-53 ; elected professor of rhetoric and natural science in Wes- 
leyan Female College, Wilmington, Dei., in 1853 ; professor of moral 
and mental philosophy in 1854, which chair he held till his election as 
president of the college in 1857. Several articles appeared in tlie Na- 
tional Magazine during that time. He was elected a member of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1856. In 

1857 elected president of the Delaware State Teachers' Association. In 

1858 he published " Mizpali, Prayer and Friendship," a devotional work 
of great merit ; removed to Washington, D. C, and established the 
Lafayette Institute, a seminary for young ladies ; edited "Mrs. Thomas' 
Travels in Europe, Egypt, and Palestine" in i860 and in 1861 ; wrote 
upon various subjects ; graduated doctor of medicine and surgery, medi- 
cal department, Georgetown College, in 1863. Residence, Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Dr. Henry F. Borden is the son of Dr. A. K. Borden, one of the old- 
est physicians of the past generation, and was born and educated in his 
native town and is a successful member of the profession. 

Dr. James C, Swan is the son of Dr. Caleb Swan, of Easton, born of 
a family eminent for their skill as physicians, and it would be strange 
indeed if the son should not inlierit some of the skill and success for 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 713 

which his father was noted. Although born in Easton and settled in 
West Bridgewater, yet he has a large and lucrative practice in Brock- 
ton, and has become one of the leading physicians in the county. 

Among the preseijt physicians of Broc1<ton are the following : George 
E. P'reeman, Henry F. Borden, Dr. Roland Hammond, Dr. Jesse R. 
Averell, E. A. Dakin, James C. Swan, A. Eliott Paine, E. A. Chase, S. 
J. Gruver, J. E. Bacon, Benedict Donnovan, Chauncy M. Marston, Ar- 
thur V. Lyon, Horace M. Locke, W, P. Chisholm, Daniel W. Dimock, 
P'red J. Ripley, Wallace C. Keith, N. C. King, Daniel E. Brown, Thomas 
P. Conlon, Mrs. Ellen R. Chamberlain, Herbert B. Coy, Edward C. 
Frost, Mrs. Lucy S. Carr, George A. Boucher, Frederic D. Flag, Miss 
Hannah C. G. Kindborn. 



CHAPTER XXXn. 

CITY OF BROCKTON. 

Inauguration of City Government — Proceedings — Addresses by Hon. Ziba C. Keith, 
the first Mayor — Governor John D. Long — Bradford Kingman, Esq. — Hon. Mathew 
H. Cushing — Hon. Benjamin W. Harris — Act of Incorporation of the City of Brockton 
—Wards of the City— City Governments and Officials for 1882, 1883, 1884, 188.5, 1886, 
1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894. 

The Inauguration of the First Municipal Government of 
THE City of Brockton. — Brockton had a splendid day for her first 
inauguration, the brilliant sunlight reflected on the freshlj' fallen snow, 
setting everything in a glory of light, while the crisp, bracing air seemed 
specially designed to raise the spirits of every citizen up to the standard 
of the day. At half past seven o'clock in the morning the bells of the 
First and Porter Congregational Churches at the north end, and the 
South Congregational and Methodist Churches at Campello united in 
merry peals for half an hour to celebrate the happy event. 

The opera-house was nearly filled some time before the exercises were 
begun, and soon after the programme was opened all the seats of the 

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714 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

parquet and nearly every one in the gallery were occupied, and not a 
few found standing-room in the outer aisles. The centre section of the 
parquet seats were reserved for the members of the new City Council 
and the invited guests of the occasion, while the stage was occupied by 
the out -going town officers, distinguished guests, and the band. In the 
foreground of the platform on the left sat Chairman Henry H. Packard 
and his associates on the Board of Selectmen, Rev. Warren Goddard, 
Hon. Jonathan White, ex-Selectmen Whipple and Cross, Rev. H. L. 
Kelsey, Judge Perkins, and Bradford Kingman, Esq. On the right were 
ranged, as honored guests of the day, some of the venerable citizens of 
the town, including Father Simeon Packard, the only man present who 
voted at the first town-meeting held after North Bridgewater was in- 
corporated, Josiah W. Kingman, Esq., Capt. Henry French, Augustus 
Jones, Deacon Galen Pratt, William Faxon, Addison Shaw, Daniel 
Ford, Elbridge G. Lincoln, Deacon Elbridge H. Packard, Lyman Clark, 
Deacon Cary Howard, Frederick Howard, Deacon Alpheus Alden ; in 
the centre sat Governor Long and Ma)'or-elect Keith, who were greeted 
as they came upon the platform with a strain of " Hail to the Chief" 
from the band, and enthusiastic cheers from the audience. 

Inauguration Proceedings. — Promptly at ten o'clock Chairman 
Henry H. Packard rose, and, calling the assemblage to order, said he 
held in his hand the act of the Legislature incorporating the city of 
Brockton, which was accepted by vote of the town on the 23d of May 
last, and which began a change from a town to a city form of govern- 
ment, which was now about to be consummated by the inauguration of 
the officers elected under its provisions. Before bidding adieu to the 
town government, the speaker said it seemed fitting to glance at some 
points in the history of the town which were of peculiar interest at this 
time. This Mr. Packard did in a very interesting manner, reviewing 
briefly the history of the town from its establishment in 1821, to the 
election of its first city government, presenting in detail some of the 
most important salient events in the interval. 

At the close of Mr. Packard's address the band played the overture 
" L'Espoir de L'Alsace," after which Rev, H. L. Kelsey, of the First 
Congregational church, offered an earnest prayer, fervently imploring 
the divine guidance and blessing upon the young city, and the members 



CITY OF HROCKTON. 715 

of the new government, to the end that the best good of tlie people may 
be conserved, and God's will be d<Mie through their ministrations. 

Henry A. Ford, esq., the clerk of the retiring Board of Selectmen, 
then read the record of the vote at the first city election, showing that 
the total vote for Ziba C. Keith, for mayor, was 1.371, and for all others 
1,075. The votes for members of the City Council were similarly 
given. 

Chairman Packard next called the list of aldermen and common 
councilmen elect, who, as their names were called, rose to their places in 
the front sections of the orchestra seats. The chairman then escorted 
the mayor-elect to the front of the stage, and his introduction of him to 
the City Council as the first mayor of the first city of Plymouth county 
was received with cheers He then placed in his hands the charter of 
the city, and with it the interests and future welfare of the young cit}', 
hoping that under his administration it might increase in prosperity and 
add new lustre to its name. 

Judge J. R. Perkins then proceeded to administer the oath of office to 
the mayor first, then to the aldermen, and , last to the common council- 
men, the ceremony being performed in so solemn and impressive a 
manner as to leave a deep impression upon the audience, who listened 
to it with the most rapt attention. This ceremony over, the mayor and 
City Council resumed their seats, and after the playing of " The Flowers 
of Alsace," by the band, Mr. Keith proceeded to deliver his inaugural 
address, which follows in full ; 

MAYOR KEITH'S ADDRESS. 

"Oenilemen Cffihe City Council: 

'■ As we are about to assume the duties uiiposed upon us by the suffrages of our fel- 
low-citizens, it is befitting tliat we should raise our thank offering for the prosperity 
of our town during these threescore years, and that we should invoke the Divine bless- 
ing for the future welfare of our city. 

" As this day marks a new era in our niunicifial career, it may not be unprofitable to 
review in a brief manner the history of our town from llie period of its settlement 
to the present time, to mark the great changes which two centuries have wrought, and 
thereby prepare ourselves the more fully to realize tlie trusts and responsibilities com- 
mitted to our hands. 

" On a small rocky liill, anciently called Sachem's Rock, a little south of the former 
site of Whitman's mill, in the present town of East Bridgewater, on tlie 213d of March, 



716 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

1649, were assembled a party o£ men representing on one side the proprietors of a 
plantation granted them by the Old Colony Court at Plymouth, on the other the Indian 
sachem Ousamequin, afterward and better known as Massasoit, who was present to 
execute a deed of a tract of land called Satucket, described in this instrument as 
' extending in the length and breadth thereof as followeth, that is to say : from the 
wear [weir] at Satucket seven miles due east, and from the said wear seven miles due 
west, and from the said wear seven miles due north, and from the said wear seven 
miles due south, to have and to hold to Miles Stadish, Samuel Nash, and Constant 
Southworth, in behalf of all the townsmen of the town of Duxbury, to them and their 
heirs forever. In consideration of this bargain and sale, Miles Standish, Samuel Nash, 
and Constant Southworth bind themselves to pay for the same seven coats (a yard and 
a lialf in a coat), nine hatchets, eight hoes, twenty knives, four moose skins, ten and 
one-half yards of cotton.' This, then, was the original price paid for wliat now con- 
stitutes Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Brockton, and a part of 
Abington. 

"Eleven years later, in June, 1656, Bridgewater was incorporated into a distinct 
township, being the first interior town in the Old Colony. Each settler had at first a 
grant of a house lot of six acres on the Town River, the first lot being taken in what is 
now West Bridgewater. where also the first houses were built and the first improve- 
ments made. Hardly had this settlement made a beginning when the war, known as 
the King Philip's, burst upon them. Being wholly an interior settlement, and remote 
from their friends on the seaboaid, they were strongly urged to desert their dwellings 
and repair to the better protected towns by the coast. This, however, they resolutely 
refused to do. but kept their ground, defended their homes, and encouraged and assisted 
other towns to do the same. 

"In early times the history of the church was the history of the town, hence the 
frequent reference in early records to parishes and precincts. Previous to 1716 Bridge- 
water had but one place of religious worship, but in June of that year the General 
Court incorporated a new parish, which was called the South. From this time the old 
parish took the name of the North, a-d comprised the territory of what is now Brock- 
ton and West Bridgewater. 

''No settlements are known to have been made in the present city of Brockton prior 
to the year 1700, but very soon after this period settlements began to extend north- 
ward, and had increased to such an extent that in 1738 fifty-four individuals belonging 
in the northerly part of the parish, feeling that ' by reason of the great distance but few 
of their families could attend public worship in the West Precinct,' set forth their griev- 
ances in a petition to the General Court praying that' they might be set off as a distinct 
and separate township.' which petition was so far granted as to allow them the powers 
and privileges usually given to parishes. For fifty-five years thereafter the people of 
the North Parish remained apparently contented in their connection with the other 
parishes of the town. In 1793, however, the desire to become a separate township be- 
came so strong that steps were taken looking towards the incorporation of a town, 
including, as was proposed in this instance, the West and North Parishes. This failed, 
as did similar attempts in 1814 and 1816. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 717 

"At a meeting held May 5, 1818, the question of a division of the old town of 
Bridgewater was practically settled by a vote of 112 in favor to nineteen against, and 
at a meeting held March 25, 1819, the parish voted to petition ' the next session of the 
Legislature for a division of ibe town.' This petition was duly presented, and an act 
to establish the town of North Bridgewater was passed June 5, 1821. The first town 
meeting after the incorporation was held July 4, 1821. Joseph Sylvester, Esq., was 
chosen moderator, and Col. Edward Southworth, town clerk. Abel Kingman, Esq., 
Howard Cary, Esq , and Capt. Zachariah Gurney were chosen selectmen. One at least 
who took part in that first town meeting sixty years ago, and a few others who were 
old enough to be present, are with us lo-day. Proud are we to welcome them to this 
platform, men whose interest in the welfare and improvement of our beloved town has 
ever been active, and which, in 1881, is still unabated! But how few! Many, so many, 
have fallen by the way until not a score remain. Yet we know these hearts thrill with 
pride and gratitude that a sparmg mercy has permitted them to see this day and allowed 
them to witness these inaugural ceremonies. 

" As to-day we part with all these old township associations and assume a place in 
the sisterhood of cities, let us renew from the heart the oath which our lips have just 
uttered. 

" Let us retrace our steps for a moment to consider our growth in population which 
these j'ears have developed. The fact that Bridgewater was an interior settlement, and 
her soil not the most productive, induced many families during the twenty-five years 
preceding 1764 to emigrate to the western part of the State, while not a few found 
homes in the State of Maine, then a part of Massachusetts. Notwithstanding this emi- 
gration, the census of 1764 .showed a population of 833 ; 

that of 1810, a population 

" 1820, 

" 1830, 

" 1840, 

" 1850, 

" 1860, 

" 1870, 

'■ 1880, 

" Reference to these statistics show that not until 1840 did there seem to be any un- 
usual growth. Previous to this date it had been slow and steady, due doubtless to the 
fact that we were more an agricultural than a manufacturing people. From this point 
our progress and material prosperity has been more rapid and substantial. 

'"Of our industrial pursuits, the manufacture of boots and shoes stands pre-eminently 
at the head. Commencing in 1811 with the first shoes manufactured by Micah Faxon, 
who was wont to take a load of shoes on horseback to Boston and return with material 
for the manufacture of more, we find this industry had grown to such an extent that 
the census of 1845 showed the total number of pairs of boots and shoes manufactured 
in this town as being 200,187, at an estimated value of $179,716; those of 1855, 761,- 
716, estimated value $724,827; those of 1865,1,112,766, estimated value, $1,466,900, 



1,354, a gain ( 


)f 52! 


1,480. 




126 


1,953, 


" 


473 


2,094, 




141 


3,939, 


(( 


1845 


6,384, 


" 


2445 


8.007, 


" 


1623 


3,608, 


a 


5601 



718 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

While those for 1875 showed a production, the estimated value of which was $5,587,- 
465. A comparison of these statistics shows that the growth of this industry has more 
than kept pace with our increase in population. 

"A comparison of the valuation of the taxable pro])erty in 1850 (the central date in 
our town's history) with that of 1880, the amount raised by taxation on the same, as 
also some statistics in relation to our schools, may prove interesting, and are given 
herewith : 

"Valuation of taxable property in 1850, $1,293,000 

" 1881, 6,876,407 
"Amount raised by tax in 1850. 9,781.75 

1880, 104.885.00 

"Number of schools in 1854 was 16 with 1,124 scholars. 
u « 1881 was 48 with 2,457 .scholars. 

"Amount appropriated for schools in 1850, $2,000 

1880, 25,500 

"These comparisons show that in material wealth and schcol appropriations we have 
advanced quite as rapidly as in population and manufactures. 

"North Bridgewater reviewed would be incomplete without rt-ference to her military 
history, the part she bore in the struggle through wh'ch the nation has pas.sed, and we 
refer with pride to those who ni times of danger rallied to their country's call, and in a 
measure made this growth and prosperity po'sible. In the old French and Indian wars 
the North Parish furnished her share of fifty men and means for the defense of tlie 
settlers. In the Revolutionary war a company of men, under the command of Capt. 
Josiah Hayden, was furnished from this part of old Bridgewater, besides many who 
enlisted in other organizations, for a detailed account of which I refer you to Kingman's 
'History of North Bridgewater." In the war of the Rebellion we recall the spirit and 
patriotism which the attack on Fort Sumter inspired in the hearts of the people, and how, 
on the evening of April 21, 1861, in yonder church vestry, more than one hundred men, 
the very flower of our then thriving town, came forward and enlisted in the service of their 
country. Nor shall we .soon forget with what feelings we bade the comrades of Com- 
pany F, 12th Massachusetts Regiment, God-speed on their way to the front, from 
which so few returned ; of Company I, 1st Massachusetts Regiment of Calvary, Capt. 
Lucius Richmond, a company which we had so often admired on parade, then more ad- 
mired because of their voluntary response to the call of duty ; to the hundreds of others 
who under other commands and in other fields did honorable service for their country. 
All these we hold in greatful remembrance. Never again as a town can we allude 
to these heroes or do them honor for their fidelity and patriotism. And as to-day we 
seal her history, shall we not resolve to do all in our power to perpetuate their names 
and fame? 

"Much might be said in a review of the ecclesiastical, the educational, and the bio- 
graphical history of Brockton, but time will not permit. With the past passing in re- 

1 An elaborate Work of six hundred and ninety-six pages, published in i866 by Bradford Kins- 
man, Esq., of Brookline. Mass. 



(II TV OF BROCKTON. 719 

view, sliall we not thereby be stimulated to zealous endeavors still to maintain for om- 
city the name and fame she has now as a town for h°r business enterprise, and as 
zealously guard her educational and moral interests, that in them she may excel, if pos- 
sible, her industrial fame ? Before closing tliis book of the past we desire to express 
our thanks to the retiring Board of Selectmen for the care and pains taken in prepar- 
ing the way for the election and organization of the new government, and tliey may 
well feel satisfied that in tlii-f transition the work has been so smoothly and correctly 
accomplished. 

"Let ns now consider for a moment the duties that confront us to-day. As the forth- 
coming report of the Board of Selectmen will present and cover the business of the 
past year, I shall anticipate very little in that direction, but shall in a measure defer to 
their judgment, which I have been allowed to avail myself of. 

"In the judgment of your town officers, as expressed heretofore in their annual re- 
ports, there seems to be a necessity for increased accommodations and improved facili- 
ties for the care of the poor at the almshouse. I therefore call your attention to this 
subject, believing that in the duty which we owe to the unfortunate poor, sympathy 
should have consideration as well as economy. 

"Our highways generally are in a very good condition, but by reason of recent 
changes in the grade of Main street, with no suitable material at hand with which to 
reconstruct, it is at present in a very bad condition, and will demand prompt attention 
which in my judgment can only be permanently done by macadamizing or paving a 
portion of this street. Considering the improved condition of this our main thorough- 
fare, the extensive improvement of Pond street contemplated by our county commis- 
sioners, the building of streets already laid out, lilieral appropriations will be required at 
your hands. 

" Our schools were never, as a whole, in a more satisfactory condition than at the 
present time, and their high character, y/e believe, has contributed largely to the rapid 
and vigorous growth of our town. The amount appropriated in this department shows 
in what estimation our educational privileges are held, and a determination on the part 
of the people that support shall not be wanting to secure the best results attainable. 

" The protection which the introduction of water affords, as well as the comfort and 
convenience provided for our people, in its u.se for domestic and other purposes mark 
this enterprise as a wise and necessary measure, and notwithstanding the heavy outlay, 
the numerous applications for water service indicate that it will soon become self-sup- 
porting. Intimately connected with this subject is that of sewerage. 

'■ At no very distant day the question of drainage will force itself upon us, and I 
would suggest that immediate steps be taken to investigate this matter, that whatever 
is best may be sought out and applied, when made a necessity. 

"Our fire department is in a most satisfactory condition, and is regarded by our people 
with honest pride, not only for efficient services rendered, but for the manly conduct of 
its officers and men. While we have been remarkably exempt from destructive fires 
in the past, no effort should be spared to keep this department in its present efficient 
condition. 

" The position of police officer is one of great responsibility, calling for courage, judg- 



720 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

merit, sobriety, and honesty, and no such force can be made eBFective unless harmony 
prevails among its members; tbey should know no party, no friend, no foe; know and 
obey only the call of duty in the execution of alllaws, firmly, yet fairly and impartially. 
As a force it is strong, being clothed with the authority of the law, yet weak and ineffi- 
cient without the support of the people. 

"The position which our new city takes on the question of license for the sale of in- 
toxicatin<^ liquors is positive and plain, and indicates not only a desire but a purpose to 
curtail this traffic, which has been a discredit to our people, and a reproach upon the 
good name of our town. I trust, with this expression of the popular will a' d with offi- 
cers who should be in sympathy with the execution of the liquor as well as all other 
laws, that our first year's history as a city shall not be marred by the continuance of 
this evil, which now so threatens our welfare. 

"The bonded debt of the city, December 31, 1881, was as follows: 

" School house loan, 1871 $36,000.00 

Water loan, 1878 30,000.00 ^ 

Brockton water loan, 1 8T9 120,000.00 

Brockton water loan, 1880 50,000.00 



Total $236,000.00 

" Of the water loan of 1880, about $10,000 remains unexpended. Considering the 
demand which a rapid growth like ours makes upon the treasury for the construction 
of water works, for the building of new road.s, and the widening and improving of the 
old, for the support and improvement of a fire department, tor the building of new school 
houses and the many other expensive luxuries which a city implies, we ought to con- 
gratulate ourselves that our burden of debt is so light, and yet it ought not now to be 
increased unless urgent necessity requires. 

"In conclusion I congratulate you that our business interests have been prospered the 
past year, that m substantial growth the past has far exceeded that of any previous year 
in our history. Go in whatever direction you will, co.'sy and comfortable dwellings and 
business structures are to be seen in process of erection. Many have thus provided 
themselves with homes the past year, and doubtless many more will find homes and 
employment within our borders during the year to come. And now that the horizon 
of our city's future is clearing of the smoke of the recent municipal campaign, do we 
not discover rising before us interests against which those of party weigh as nothing ; 
interests which are dear alike to every citizen of Brockton ? And does not the outlook 
reveal to you the necessity for harmony in council, zeal for the promotion of whatever 
is best calculated to secure and advance the welfare of all its citizens, for economy in 
expenditure, and fidelity to true business principles in the management of its business 
affairs? Gentlemen of the City Council, to your hands do the jieople of this city 'com- 
mit this trust.' " 

After the conclusion of his address, the mayor, in a few fitting words, 
introduced Governor John D. Long, who was greeted with enthusiastic 
applause, and said : 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 721 

GOVERNOR LONG'S ADDRESS. 

■' I should think it fitting for the Governor of Mas.«acbusetts to be present in any 
case when a part of one of her ancient towns takes on the form of a city. But to- 
day I come not merely in an official capacity, representing the commonwealth, but a.s 
an Old Colony descendant, and a resident of Plymouth county, to witness the in- 
auguration of the first mayor elected within her borders. It is an event which, trans- 
forming your town into a city of 1.5,000 inhabitants, with a valuation of nearly 
$7,000,000, marks the rapid growth and the centring of great manufacturing and busi- 
ness interests. It is a cause at once of pride and of solicitude — pride in the swift 
progress of which it is a mark, and solicitude for the welfare of those whom it will 
hereafter concern. A city is not a result: it is simply a means — the means by which 
the convenience of its citizens, no longer promoted by the old forms, seeks new ones. 
For the town meeting, in which every voter has a voice, it substitutes a system of 
representation, and removes the administration of aflfairs one step further from the 
people. Its risks are those of less economy, and the tendency to let the public in- 
terest drift out of the public scrutiny into the hands of selfish combinations. I con- 
gratulate you, Mr. Mayor, my former associate in the House of Representatives, upon 
the great honor of being the first to hold the office, which you owe to your integrity 
and high character, and which has just been so gracefully transferred to you by the 
chairman of the retiring board of selectmen ; and I congratulate the city of Brockton 
upon starting with so excellent a government in all its branches. But the history of 
all cities warns us that the time is almost certain to come in future years when, with 
the attention of your citizens withdrawn from public aflfairs, they will wake to find 
themselves afflicted with the same evils that have befallen their older sisters. There 
will then be overturn and renewed popular interest and added safeguards, and all will 
of course be well again. All progress and perfecting come from discipline. Mean- 
time, however, let the lessons of other municipalities warn us of the necessity of 
constant vigilance, of prudence in expenditure, of holding officials to sharp accountability 
and of sustaining them when they assume the responsibility and do right in spite of all 
obstacles, of fearless independence in city aflfairs, of electing only true men, and of 
the application of business principles. Then shall we have the full benefit of the ad- 
vantages of the city system — the growth, the activity, the generous abundance, the 
wholesome amusements, the literary culture, the schools, the churches, the halls, the 
charities, the great life of a great, well-governed and well-governing body of people. 
Then shall he be worthy of the Old Colony, worthy of our ancient Plymouth county, 
worthy of its commonwealth, worthy of grand old Bridgewater, a town unsurpassed 
in the worth of its stock of men, in the character of its people, in the contributions 
it has made to every department of the intelligent progress of Massachusetts. In this 
hope, and with the most cordial interest in this occasion, and in the opening future of 
the new city of Brockton, I bring to it and to you and its citizens, for the common- 
wealth and myself, a happy New Year, and many a happy New Year following this." 

The tnayor then introduced Bradford Kingman, Esq., the historian, 
who had prepared an elaborate account of the town from its first settle- 

91 



722 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

iiient, containing much new and interesting material concerning the 
growth and prosperity of the old town of Bridgewater, showing its 
relations to the " Old Colony of Plymouth." 

Hon. Matthew H. Gushing, of Middleboro', member of the Executive 
Council, was introduced, and made an extremely happy and pleasant 
speech. He said he took great pleasure in being present at the first 
inauguration ceremonies of the oldest city in Plymouth county, though 
the youngest in the commonwealth, and he extended the heartiest 
congratulations of himself and his town. He was glad the town had 
not hastened to put off the childish garments of town government and 
assume the dignities of a city. He loved the old town- meeting, which 
had fitly been termed the poor man's congress, in which he could vote 
as liberal a supply for the education of his children as the man who 
pays the largest taxes. He was glad the town hacj allowed itself to 
develop till it had grown too populous for the town system, and was 
obliged to take on the larger form of government He compared 
Brockton with Southern towns, where abundant water privileges were 
running to waste, while in Brockton the people not only used all their 
water, but most of it to make steam, and he believed their water board 
had urged them not to use too much of it as a beverage ! This, how- 
ever, he understood to be a matter of economy. He compared the 
growth of Brockton with that of Middleboro', and repeated that Middle- 
boro' sends to Brockton her kindliest greetings. 

The band played a lively galop, and before it was finished Congress- 
man Harris came in and was greeted with applause. As soon as the 
music was ended, Hon. Benjamin VV. Harris, member of Congress, was 
introduced by Mayor Keith, and said he had not come to make a 
speech, and if he had he couldn't very well, as he had just driven over 
in the cold from East Bridgewater, and had not fully thawed out. He 
congratulated the new city on her present prosperity and future pros- 
pects, and said that she had a right to be proud, but we on the borders 
must not be ignored. We were a part of the same ancient Bridgewater. 
Only as long ago as 1700 Brockton had not an inhabitant in her 
territory. She settled her first minister in 1780, over a congregation of 
twenty-five members. He did not want to imply that Brockton was 
not entitled to honor, but to show that while behind at the start, she 



CITY OF BROCKTOX. T23 

was ahead of all her sister towns at the present time. All are proud of 
it. He alluded to the slow increase of population up to i860, and 
showed how it had increased with rapid strides, till in 1880 it had 
reached thirteen thousand six hundred and eight, and was now God 
knows how many. It was like a city rising out of the dust, and few 
towns even in the West have had an equal growth in ten years. He 
begged the citizens of Brockton in their just pride not to forget those 
who are of kin and participate in the benefits of their progress. He 
told them that, having thrown off the form by which every individual 
participated in the government, they had reached a point where they 
could exercise a power and control over municipal affairs no less im- 
portant, and even more responsible. He referred to the prosperity of 
the nation, and said there were a thousand municipalities rising as great 
and happy as Brockton in the general prosperity. The country was at 
peace, and had no army, no navy — if we need one. He had a notion 
that when we put the navy on wheels we should bring it to Brockton, 
where everything on wheels goes well. He continued for some time, 
finally exhorting the people to be always what they are to-day — happy, 
rich, prosperous; he knew that they would be distinguished for education, 
refinement, and intelligence, and that they would continue in the future 
as they have been in the past, a law-abiding, country-loving people. 

The mayor then announced that the invited guests would be served 
to a collation in the theatre building at twelve o'clock, and the large 
audience dispersed to music by tiie band. The collation, which was 
served up in McLeod's best style, was partaken of by about sixty of the 
invited guests, including Congressman Harris and others, and was an 
extremely enjoyable affair. 

ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CITY OF BROCKTON. 

Be it enacted, etc., as follows : 

Sect. 1. The inliabitant.s of the town of Brockton shall continue to be a body politic 
and corporate under the name of the City of Brockton, and as .such shall have, exercise, 
and enjoy all the rights, immunities, powers, and privileges, and shall be subject to all 
the duties and obligations, now incumbent upon and pertaining to the said town as a 
municipal corporation. 

Sect. 2. The administration of all the fiscal, prudential, and municipal affairs of the 
said city, with the government thereof, .shall be vested in one officer, styled the mayor, 



724 HISTORT OF BROCKTON. 

one council of seven to be called the Board of Aldermen, and one council of twenty-one 
to be called the Common Council, which boards, in their joint capacity, shall be denom- 
inated the City Council ; and the members thereof shall be sworn to the faithful per- 
formance of their respective duties. A majority of each board shall constitute a quorum 
for the transaction of business, and no member of either board shall receive any com- 
pensation for his services. 

Sect. 3. The election of city and ward officers shall take place on the Tuesday next 
after the first Monday of December of each year; and the municipal year shall begin on 
the (irst Monday of January following. 

Skct. 4. It shall be the duty of the selectmen of said town, as soon as may be after 
the passage of this act and its acceptance as herein provided, to divide said town into 
seven wards, s.o that they shall contain, as nearly as may be consistent with well defined 
limits to each ward, an equal number of voters in each ward, which division may be re- 
vised by the City Council within fiur years from the passage hereof. The City Council 
may, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and in every fifth year thereafter, 
make a new division of said wards, so that they shall contain, as nearly as may be con- 
sistent with well defined limits to each ward, an equal number of voters in each ward, 
according to the census to be taken in the months of May or June in said years. 

Sect. 5. On the Tuesday next after the first Monday of December, annually, there 
shall be elected by ballot, in each of said wards, a warden, clerk, and three in.«pectors of 
elections, who shall be different person.*, residents in the ward, who shall hold their 
offices one year, and until others are chosen and qualified in their stead. Said wardens 
shall preside at all ward meetings with the power of moderators in town meetings, and 
if at any meeting the warden is not present the clerk shall preside until a warden pro 
tempore is elected by ballot; if both the warden and clerk are absent, the senior in age 
of the inspectors present shall preside until a warden pro ien^pore is elected; and if all 
said officers are absent any legal voter in said ward may preside until a warden p>'>'0 
tempore is elected. When any ward officer is absent, or neglects to perform his duty, 
his office shall be filled pro iemjmre. The cleik shall record all the proceedings and 
certify the votes, and deliver to his succes.sor in office all .'uch records and journals, 
together with all other documents and papers held l^y him in his said capacity. The 
inspectors shall assist the warden in receiving, assorting, and counting the vote.s. All 
said officers shall be sworn to a faithful discharge of their duties; said oath to be ad- 
ministered by the clerk to the warden, and by the warderf to the clerk, and to the 
inspectors, or to either of said officers by any justice of the peace; a certificate of such 
oath shall be made by the clerk upon the ward records. All warrants for meetings of 
the citizens for municipal purposes shall be issued by the mayor and aldermen, and shall 
be in such form, and served and returned in such manner and at such times as the City 
Council shall direct. The compensation of the ward officers shall be fixed by concurrent 
vote of the City Council. 

Sect. 6. The mayor and alderman are authorized, when no convenient ward room 
for holding ward meetings of the citizens of either of the wards of the city ban be had 
within the territorial limits of such ward, to appoint and direct, in the warrants tor call- 
ing the ward meetings of such wards, the said meetings to be held in some convenient 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 725 

and proximate place within the limits of any other of the wards of said city ; and for 
such purposes the place so assigned for the meeting of such ward shall be deemed and 
taken to be included in and part of said ward, as though the same was within the terri- 
torial limits thereof. 

Sect. 7. The mayor shall be elected by and from the qualified voters of the city at 
large, votmg in their respective wards, and shall hold his otfice for the municipal year 
next following his election, and until another shall be elected and qualified in his place. 

Seit. 8. One alderman and three common councilmen shall be elected by and from 
the voters of each ward, and shall at the time of their election be residents of the wards 
respectively in which they are elected; they shall hold their olHces for the municipal 
year next following their election, and until a majority of the new board shall be elected 
and qualified in their places. 

Sect. 9. On the Tuesday next after the first Monday of December, annually, the 
qualified voters in the several wards shall give in their votes by ballot for mayor, alder- 
man and common councilmen, in accordance with the provisions of this act, and all the 
votes so given shall be assorted, counted, declared and recorded in open ward meeting, 
by causing the names of persons voted for, and the number given for each, to be writ- 
ten in the ward record at length. The clerk of the ward, within twenty-four hours there- 
after, shall deliver to the persons elected members of the common council certificates 
of their election respectively, signed by the warden and clerk and a majority of the in- 
spectors of elections, and shall deliver to the city clerk a copy of the record of such 
elections, certified in like manner provided, however, that if the choice of members of 
the common council shall not be effected on that day in any ward, the meeting in such 
a ward may be adjourned from time to time to complete such election. The board of 
aldermen shall within ten days thereafter examine the copies of the records of the sev- 
eral wards certified as aforesaid, and shall cause the person who shall have been elected 
mayor to be notified in writing of his election ; but if it shall appear that there is no 
choice, or if the per.-ion elected shall refuse to accept the ofifice, the board shall issue 
warrants for a new election, .ind the same proceeding shall be had in all respects as are 
herein before provided for the election of mayor, and from time to time shall be re- 
peated until a mayor shall he elected and shall accept said office. In case of the de- 
cease, resignation or absence of the mayor, or of his inability to perform the duties of 
his office, it shall be the duty of the board of aldermen and common council, respectively, 
by vote, to declare that a vacancy exists, and the cause thereof; and thereupon the two 
boards shall meet in convention and elect a mayor to fill such vacancy ; and the mayor 
thus elected shall hold his office until the inability causing suclr vacancy shall be re- 
moved, or until a new election. Each alderman shall be notified in writing of his elec- 
tion by the mayor and alderman for the time being. The oath prescribed by this act 
shall be administered to the mayor by the city clerk, or by any justice of the peace. The 
aldermen and common councilmen elect shall on the first Monday of January, at ten 
o'clock in the forenoon, meet in convention, when the oath required by this act shall 
be administered to the members of the two boards present, by the mayor, or by any 
justice of the peace, and the certificate of such oath having been taken shall be entered 
on the journal of the mayor and aldermen and of the common council by their respect- 



726 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

ive clerks. And whenever it shall appear that a mayor has not been elected previous 
to the first Monday of January aforesaid, the mayor and aldermen for the time being 
shall make a record of that fact, an attested copy of which the uitycleik shall read at 
the openinjj of the convention to be held as aforesaid. After the oath has been admin- 
istered as aforesaid, the two boards shall separate, and the common cuncil .'^hall be or- 
ganized by the choice of a president and clerk, to hold their offices respectively during 
the pleasure of the common council, the clerk to be under oath faithfully to perform 
the duties of his said office, and his compensation shall be fixed by concurrent vote of 
the city council. In ca.se of the absence of the mayor elect on the first Monday of Jan- 
uary, or if the mayor shall not then have been elected, the city council shall organize 
itself in the manner herein before provided, and may proceed to business in the same 
manner as if the mayor was pre.'^ent; and the oath of oflice may, at any time there- 
after, in convention of the two boards, be administered to the mayor and any member 
of the city council who may have been absent at the organization. The board of alder- 
men may chiose a president who shall preside at all meetings of the board and in joint 
convention of the city council in the absence of the mayor. Each board shall keep a 
record of its proceedings and judge of the election of its own members; and in case 
of failure of election, or in case of vacancy declared by either board, the mayor and 
aldermen shall is.sue their warrant for a new election. 

Sect. 10. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city. He shall enforce 
the laws and regulations of the city, and have a general supervision of all the subordinate 
officers. And he may, whenever in his opinion the public good may require, remove, 
with the consent of the appointing power, except as provided in section twelve, any 
officer over who.se appointment he has, in accordance with the provisions of this charter 
exercised the power of nomination. He may call special meetings of the boards of 
aldermen and common council, or either of them when in his opinion the interests of 
the city require it, by causing notice to be left at the usual place of residence of each 
member of the board or boards to be convened. He shall, from time to time, commun- 
icate to both boards such information and recommend such measures as the business and 
interests of the city may in his opinion require. He shall preside in the board of alder, 
men, and in convention of the two boards. His salary for the fin'^t five years, under this 
charter, shall be fixed by the city council, but shall not exceed the sum of five hundred 
dollars per annum. Afterward it shall be fixed by the concurrent vote of the city 
council. It shall be payable at stated period.*, but shall not at any time be increased or 
diminished during the year for which he is chosen. He shall receive no other compen- 
sation. 

Sect. 11. Every ordi: ance, order, resolution or vote to which the concurrence of the 
board of aldermen and of the common council may be necessary, except on a question 
of a convention of the two branches or the election of an officer, and every order of either 
branch of the city council involving the expenditure of money, shall be presented to the 
mayor. If he approves thereof he shall signify his approval by signing the same ; but if he 
does not approve thereof, he shall return the ordinance, order, resolution or vote, with his 
objections in writing, to the branch of the city council in which it originated. Such branch 
shall enter the objections of the mayor at large on its records, and proceed to reconsider said 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 727 

ordinaiice, order, resolution or vote : and if, after such reconsideration, two-tliirds of that 
branch, present and voting, notwithstanding such objections, agree to pass such ordinance, 
order, resolution or vote, it shall, together with the objections of the mayor, be sent to the 
other branch of the city council, if it originally required concurrent action, where it shall 
also be reconsidered ; and if approved by two-thirds of the members pre.sent and voting, 
it shall be in force; but in all cases the vote shall be determined by yeas and nays; and 
if sucii ordinance, order, resolution or vote is not returned by the mayor within ten 
days after it has been presented to him, the same shall be in force. 

Sect. 12. The executive power of said city generally and the administration, with all 
the powers heretofore vested in the selectmen of Brockton, shall be vested in and may 
be exercised by the mayor and aldermen as fully as if the same were herein specially 
enumerated. The mayor and aldermen shall have full and exclusive power to appoint a 
constable or constables, and a city marshal and assistants, with the powers and duties of 
constables, and all other police officers, any of whom the mayor may remove, and fill 
the vacancy or vacancies so made, by appointment ; but at the next meeting of the 
board of aldermen he shall nominate as provided in this act. And the mayor and alder- 
men may require any person, who may be appointed marshal or constable of the city, 
to give bonds for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, with such security and 
to such amount as they may deem reasonable and proper, upon which bonds the like 
proceedings and remedies may be had as are by law provided in ca,«e of constables' bonds 
taken by the selectmen of towns. The otmpensation of the police and other subordinate 
officers shall be fixed b}' concurrent vote of the city council. 

Sect. 13. In all cases in which appointments are directed to be made by the mayor 
or aldermen, the mayor shall have the exclusive power of nomination, being subject 
however to confirmation or rejection by the board of aldermen ; but if a person so nom- 
inated shall be rejected, the mayor shall make another nomination within one month 
from the time of such rejection. No person shall be eligible by appointment or election 
to any office of emolument the salary of which is payable out of the city treasury, who, 
at the time of such appointment or election, shall be a member of the board of aldermen 
or of the common council. All sittings of the mayor and aldermen, of the common 
council and of the city council, shall be public when they are not engaged in executive 
business. 

Sect. 14. The city council shall annually, as soon after their organization as may be 
convenient, elect by joint ballot, in convention, a city clerk, treasurer, collector of taxes, 
one or more superintendents of streets, city solicitor, city physician, and city auditor, 
who shall hold their offices respectively for the term of one year, and until their success- 
ors shall be chosen and qualified; provided, however, that either of the officers named in 
this section may be removed at any time by the city council for sufficient cause. Vacan- 
cies occurring in the above named offices may be filled by joint ballot of the city council 
at any time. The compensation of the officers mentioned in this section shall be fixed 
by concurrent vote of the city council. 

Sect. 15. The city clerk shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of the duties of his 
office. He shall have charge of all Journals, records, papers, and documents of the city, 
sign all warrants issued by the mayor and aldermen, and do such other acts in his said 



728 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

capacity as the city council may lawfully and reasonably require of him ; and shall 
deliver all journals, records, papers and documents, and other things entrusted to him as 
city clerk, to his successor in office. He shall also perform all the duties and exercise 
all the powers by law incumbent upon or vested in clerks of towns of this Common- 
wealth. He shall be clerk of the board of aldermen ; shall attend said board when the 
same is in session, and keep a journal of its acts, votes and proceedings; also of the city 
council when in convention. He shall engross all the ordinances passed by the city 
council in a book provided for that purpose, and shall add proper indexes, which book 
shall be deemed a public record of such ordinances; and he shall perform such other 
duties as shall be prescribed by the board of aldermen. In case of the temporary absence 
of the city clerk, the mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the board of alder- 
men, may appoint a clerk pro tempore, who shall be duly qualified. 

Sect. 16. The board of overseers of the poor in the city of Brockton shall consist of 
three members, residents of the city, and of the mayor and city marshal who shall be 
ex officio members of the board. The mayor shall be ex officio chairman of the board. 
The city council shall elect by joint ballot, in convention, as soon after their organiza- 
tion as may be convenient, three per.sons to be members of the board of overseers of 
the poor, one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years; and thereafter 
the city council shall annually, as soon after their organization as may be convenient, 
elect in the same manner one person to hold office for the term of three years. But no 
more than one of the three members so to be elected shall be eligible from any one 
ward of said city. Vacancies occurring in the board may be filled by jomt ballot of the 
city council at any time, the members so elected to hold office only for the unexpired 
term of the member who has ceased to hold office. The city council may at any time 
remove members of said board from office for cause. The board shall be organized an- 
nually on the third Monday in January. The compensation of the overseers of the poor 
shall be fixed by concurrent vote of the city council. 

Sect. 17. The city council elected in December, in the year eighteen hundred and 
eighty-one, shall, as soon after their organization as may be convenient, elect by joint 
ballot in convention three persons to be assessors of taxes, one for three years, one for 
two years, and one for one year ; and thereafter the city council shall annually, as soon 
after their organization as may be convenient, elect in the same manner one person who 
.shall hold his office for the term of three years next ensuins, and until another shall be 
elected and qualified in his stead. The persons so elected shall constitute the board of 
assessors, and shall exercise the powers and be subject to the liabilities and duties of as- 
sessors in towns. Vacancies occurring in the board may be filled by joint ballot of the 
city council at any time, the members so elected to hold office only for the unexpired 
term of the member who had ceased to hold office. All taxes shall be assessed, appor- 
tioned, and collected in the mannei prescribed by the general laws of the Common- 
wealth : provided, hoivever, that the city council may establish further or additional pro- 
visions for the collection thereof. The compensation of the assessors shall be fixed by 
concurrent vote of the city council. 

Sect. 18. The qualified voters of each ward, at their respective annual ward meetings 
for the choice of officers, shall elect by ballot one person in each ward, who shall be a 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 729 

resident of said ward, to be an assistant assessor ; and it shall be the duty of the per- 
sons so chosen to furnish the assessors with all necessary information relative to per- 
sons and property taxable in their respective wards; and they shall be sworn to the 
faithful performance of their duty. Their compensation shall be fixed by concurrent 
vote of the city council. 

Sect. 19. The city council elected in December in the year one thousand eight hun- 
dred and eighty-one, shall, as soon after their organization as'may be convenient, elect 
by joint ballot in convention three persons to act as water commissioners, one for three 
years, one for two years, and one^for one year; and thereafter the city council shall 
annually, as soon after their organization as may be convenient, elect in the same man- 
ner one person who shall hold his office for the term of three years next ensuing, and 
until another shall be elected and qualified in his stead. Vacancies occurring in the 
commission may be filled by joint ballot of the city council at any time. The city coun- 
cil may at any time remove any member of said commission from office for caus». The 
compensation of the water commissioners shall be fixed by concurrent vote of the city 
council. 

Sect. 20. The city council may establish a'fire department for said city, to consist of 
a chief engineer, and of as many as.sistant engineers, engine men, hose men, hook and 
ladder men and assistants, as the city council by ordinance shall from time to time pie- 
scribe ; and said council shall have authority to fix the time of their appointment and 
the term of their service, to define their office and duties, and in general to make such 
regulations, concerning the pay, conduct and government of such department, the man- 
agement of fires, and the conduct of persons attending fires, as they may deem expedient, 
and may fix such penalties for any violation of such regulations, or any of them, as are 
provided for the breach of the ordinances of said city. The appointment of all the 
officers and members of such department shall be vested in the mayor and aldermen 
exclusively, who shall also have authority to remove from office any officer or member, 
for cause, in their discretion. The engineers so appointed shall be the fire wards of 
the city, but the mayor aud aldermen may appoint additional fire wards. The compen- 
sation of the department shall be fixed by concurrent vote of the city council. 

Sect. 21. The city council shall, in such manner as they shall determine, elect or ap- 
point all other subordinate officers, for whose election or appointment other provisions 
are not herein made, define their duties and fix their compensation. 

Sect. 22. The qualified voters of the city, voting in their respective wards, shall on 
the Tuesday next after the first Monday of December, in the year one thousand eight 
hundred and eighty-one, elect by ballot, nine persons to be members of the school com- 
mittee, three to be chosen for three years, three for_two years,' and three for one year 
from the first Monday in January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty- 
two; and thereafter three persons shall be chosen at each annual meeting, for the term 
of three years from the first Monday of January next ensuing, and the persons so 
chosen shall, with the mayor, constitute the school committee, and have the care and 
superintendence of the public schools. The mayor shall be ex officio chairman of the 
board, and all the rights and obligations of the town of Brockton in relation to the 
grant and appropriation of money to the support of the schools, and the special powers 
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730 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

anil anlliority heretofore conferred by law upon the inhabitants of said town, to raise 
money for the support of schools therein, shall be merged in the powers and obligations 
of the city, to be exercised in the same manner as over other subjects of taxation ; and 
all grants and appropriations of money for the support of schools, and the erection and 
repair of school houses in said city, shall be made by the city council in the same man- 
nei' as grants and appi'opriations are made for other city purposes. Vacancies occurrmg 
in the board may be filled by the joint ballot of the city council and school committee, 
in convention, the members so chosen to hold office only for the remainder of the 
municipal year. 

Sect. 23. Should there fail to be a choice of members of the school commitee or 
assistant assessors on the day of the annual ward meetins:, the meeting shall be adjourned 
from time to time until the election shall be completed. 

Sect. 24. All city and ward officers .shall be held to discharge the duties of the offices 
to which they have been respectively elected, notwithstanding their removal after their 
election out of their respective wards into any other wards of the city ; but a permanent 
residence out of the city shall cause a vacancy to exist in the offices to which they were 
elected. 

Sect. 25. The city council shall take care that no money shall be paid from the 
treasury unless granted or appropriated, and shall secure a just and proper accountability 
by requiring bonds, with sufficient penalties and sureties, from all persons intrusted with 
the receipt, custody, or disbursement of money. They shall have the care and super- 
intendence of the city buildings and the custody and management of all city property, 
with power to let or to sell what may legally be let or sold, and to purchase property, 
real or personal, in the name and for the use of the city, whenever its interests or con- 
venience may, in their judgment, require it. And they shall, as often as once a year, 
cause to be published, for the use of the inhabitants!, a particular account of the receipts 
and expenditures and a schedule of city property and of the city debts. 

Sect. 26. The city council shall have the same powers in relation to the laying out, 
acceptance, altering, or discontinuing of streets and ways, and the assessment of 
damages, which selectmen and inhabitants of towns now have by law, all petitions and 
questions relating to the same, however, being first acted on by the mayor and alder- 
men. Any person aggrieved by any proceedings of the mayor and aldermen, or of the 
city council, under this provision, shall have all the rights and privileges now allowed in 
appeals from the decisions of selectmen or the inhabitants of towns. No street or way 
shall hereafter be opened in the city of Brockton over any private land by the owners 
thereof, and dedicated to and permitted to be used by the public, of a less width than 
forty feet, except with the con.sent of said mayor and aldermen in writing, fi'Tst had and 
obtained for that purpose. 

Sect. 27. The city council may make ordinances, with suitable penalties, for the 
inspection and survey, measurement and sale of lumber, wood, hay, coal, and bark, 
brought into or exposed in the city for sale, and shall have the same powers as the town 
had in reference to the suspension of the laws for the protection and preservation of 
useful birds, and of all other laws, the operation or suspension of which is subject to the 
action of the towns thereon. The city council may also make all such salutary and 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 731 

needful by-laws as towns, by the laws of this Commonwealth, have power to make and 
establish, and to annex penalties, not exceeding twenty dollars, for the breach thereof, 
which by-laws shall take effect, and be in force from and after the time therein respect- 
ively limited: provided, however, that all laws and regulations in force in the town of 
Brockton shall, until they expire by their own limitation, or are revised or repealed by 
the city council, remain in force, and all fines and forfeitures for the breach of any by- 
law or ordinance shall be paid into the city treasury. 

Sect. 28. All elections of national, state, county, and district officers, who are voted 
for by the people, shall be held at meetings of the citizens qualified to vote at such 
elections, in their respective wards, at the time fixed by law for these elections respect- 
ively. 

Sect. 29. Fifteen days prior to every election, the mayor and aldermen shall make 
out lists of all the citizens of each ward qualified to vote in such elections, in tlie manner 
in which selectmen of towns are required to make out lists of voter.s, and for that pur- 
pose they shall have full access to the assessors' books and lists, and are empowered to 
call for the assistance of the assessors, assistant assessors, and other city officers, and 
they shall deliver the lists so prepared and corrected to the clerks of the several wards, 
to be used at such elections, and no person shall be entitled to vote whose name is not 
borne on such list. A list of the voters in each ward shall be posted in one or more 
public places in each ward. 

Sect. 30. All power and authority now vested by law in the board of health of the 
town of Brockton, or the selectmen thereof, shall be transferred to and vested in a board 
of health to be appointed by the mayor and aldermen, as provided in chapter one 
hundred and thirty-three of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, 
who shall have and exercise all the powers and duties granted. 

Sect. 31. The power and authority vested in said town of Brockton by chapter one 
hundred and twenty-four of the acts of the year eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, 
entitled "An Act to supply the town of Brockton with pure water," and by the vote of 
said town accepted, in accordance with the provisions of said act, shall continue in force. 
The powers thereby conferred shall be exercised by the city council. 

Sect. 32. G-eneral meetings of the citizens qualified to vote may from time to time be 
held to consult upon the public good, to instruct their representatives, and to take all 
lawful means to obtain redress for any grievances, according to the right secured to the 
people by the constitution of this Commonwealth, and such meetings may and shall be 
duly warned by the mayor and aldermen, upon the request in writing, setting forth the 
pu poses thereof, of fifty qualified voters. 

Sect. 33. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed : 
provided, however, that the repeal of the said acts shall not afifect any act done, nor any 
right accruing or accrued or established, nor any suit or proceeding had or commenced 
in any civil case, before the time when such repeal shall take effect; and that no offense 
committed, and no penalty or forfeiture incurred, under any act hereby repealed, and 
before the time when such repeal shall take effect, shall be affected by the repeal ; and 
that no suit or prosecution pending at the time of the said repeal for any offence com- 
mitted, or for the recovery of any penalty or forfeiture incurred under said acts, shall be 



732 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

affected by such repeal ; and provided, aho, that all persons who, at the time of said 
repeal taking effect, shall hold any office under the said acts shall continue to hold the 
sanoe until the organization of the city government contemplated by this charter shall 
be effected completely. 

Stcr. 34. For the purpose of organizing the .system of government hereby estab- 
lished, and putting the same in operation in the first instance, the selectmen of the town 
of Brockton, for the time being, shall issue their warrants seven days at least previous 
to the Tuesday next after first Monday of December of the present year, calling meet- 
ings of the citizens of each ward on that day, at such place and hour as they may 
deem expedient, for the purpose of clioosing a «varden, clerk, and inspectors of each 
ward, and all other officers whose election is provided for in the preceding sections of 
this act ;s and the transcript of the records in each ward, specifying the votes given for 
the several officers aforesaid, certified by the warden and clerk of the ward at said first 
n.eeting, shall be returned to said selectmen, whose duty it .shall be to examine and 
compare the same; and m case such elections should not be completed at the first meet- 
ing, then to issue new warrants until such election sliali be completed, and to give no- 
tice thereof in manner before provided to the several persons elected ; and at said first 
meeting a list of voters in each ward, prepared and corrected by the selectmen for the 
time bemg, shall be delivered to the clerk of each ward when elected, to be used as 
herein before provided. After the choice of the city officers as aforesaid, or a majority 
of both boards, the selectmen shall appoint a place for their first meeting, and shall, by 
wriiten notice left at the place of residence of each member, notify them thereof. And 
after this first election of city officers, and this first meeting for the organization of the 
ciiy council, according to the provisions of section nine of this act, as provided for in 
this section, the day of holding the annual elections and the day and hour for the meet- 
ing of the city council for the purpose of organization shall remain as provided in said 
ninth section of this act. It shall be the duty of the city council immediately after the 
first organization to carry into effect the several provisions of this act. 

Sect. 35. This act shall be void unless the inhabitants of the town of Brockton, 
at a legal meeting called for that purpose, to be held within one year from the passage 
of this act, shall, by a vote of a majority of the voters present and voting thereon, as 
hereinafter provided, determine to adopt the same. At said meeting the votes shall be 
taken by written or printed ballots, and the polls shall be kept open not less than six 
hours. The selectmen shall preside in said meeting, and in receiving said ballots shall 
me the check lists in the same manner as they are used in the election of state officers. 

Skct. 3G. This act shall take effect upon its passage. [Approved April 9, 1881.] 

Wards of the City. — The boundaries of the several wards in this 
city are as follows : 

Ward One. — Beginning in the west line of the old Colony Railroad, 
ill the middle of Court street, thence westerly by the middle of Court 
street to Main street ; thence across Main street to the middle of Pleas- 
ant street ; thence westerly by the middle of Pleasant street to Easton 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 733 

line; thence southerly by the town Une to Toney street; thence east- 
erly by the middle of Torrey street and the middle of Belmont street to 
the middle of the northern terminus of Ash street ; thence northerly in 
a line parallel with a private way known as Byron avenue to a point in- 
tersected by a line drawn from Arlington street westerly through the 
middle of Elm street; thence easterly from said point bj' the line so 
drawn and by the middle of West Elm street and East Elm street to 
School street; thence easterly by the middle of School street to the 
west line of the Old Colony Railroad ; and thence northerly by the west 
line of said railroad to the point of beginning. 

Ward Tzvo. — Beginning in the west line of the Old Colony Railroad, 
in the middle of Lawrence street, thence westerly by the middle of Law- 
rence street to Main street; thence southerly by the middle of Main 
street to VVinthrop street ; thence westerly by the middle of Winthrop 
street to Pond street ; thence westerly to a point in Ash street forty- 
two rods southerly from the middle of Belmont street (measuring by 
the middle of Ash street); thence northerly by the middle of Ash street 
to Belmont street; and thence northerly by a line parallel with a pri- 
•vate way known as Byron avenue to a point intersected by a line 
drawn from Arlington street westerly through the middle of Elm street ; 
thence easterly from said point by the line so drawn and by the middle 
of West Elm street and East Elm street to School street ; thence east- 
erly by the middle of School street to the west line of the Old Colony 
Railroad ; and thence southerly by the west line of said railroad to the 
point of beginning. 

Ward Three. — Beginning in the middle of Main street at West Bridge- 
water line, thence northerly by the middle of Main street to Winthrop 
street ; thence westerly by the middle of Winthrop street to Pond 
street; and thence westerly to a point in the middle of Ash street forty- 
two rods southerly from the middle of Belmont street (measuring by the 
middle of Ash street) ; thence northerly by the middle of Ash street to 
Belmont street ; thence westerly by the middle of Belmont street to 
Torrey street ; and by the middle of Torrey street to Easton line ; and 
thence southerly by Easton line and easterly by West Bridgewater line 
to the point of beginning. 

Ward Four. — Beginning in West Bridgewater line, in the middle of 
Main street, thence northerly by the middle of Main street to Lawrence 



734 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

street; thence easterly by the middle of Lawrence street to Montello 
street, and across Montello street in the same course to Salisbury River ; 
thence southerly by the channel of the river to a point due west from 
the middle of the western terminus of Hammond street ; thence due 
east to the middle of the western terminus of Hammond street ; thence 
easterly by the middle of Hammond street to Thatcher street ; thence 
southeasterly by the middle of Thatcher street to East Bridgewater line ; 
and thence southerly, westerly, northerly, and again westerly, by the 
town line to the point of beginning. 

Ward Five. — Beginning in the middle of Lawrence street, in the west 
line of the Old Colony Railroad, thence by the west line of said railroad 
northerly to Centre street ; thence by the middle of Centre street east- 
erly to the middle of the channel of the river; thence northerly by the 
middle of the channel of the river or pond to Court street ; thence east- 
erl)' by the middle of Court street to Abington line'; thence southerly 
by the town-line to Thatcher street ; thence northwesterly by the middle 
of Thatcher street to Hammond street ; thence westerly by the middle 
of Hammond street to East street and thence due west to Salisbury 
River; thence northerly by the channel of the river to a point inter- 
sected by a line drawn easterly through Lawrence street; thence west- 
erly from said point by the line so drawn, and through the middle of 
Lawrence street, to the point of beginning. 

Ward Six. — Beginning in the niiddle of Main street in Stoughton 
line, thence southerly by the middle of Main street to Court street ; 
thence easterly by the middle of Court street to the west line of the 
Old Colony Railroad ; thence southerly by the west line of said rail- 
road to Centre street ; thence easterly by the middle of Centre street 
to the middle of the channel of the river ; thence northerly by the middle 
of the channel of the river or pond to Court street ; thence by the middle 
of Court street easterly to Abington line ; and thence northerly and 
westerly to the point of beginning. 

Ward Seven. — Beginning in the middle of Main street, in Stoughton 
line, thence southerly by the middle of Main street to Pleasant street ; 
thence westerly by the middle of Pleasant street to Easton line ; and 
thence northerly and easterly by the town line to the point of begin- 
ning. 

Passed to be ordained July 24, 1882. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 735 

CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS. 

1882. 

Mayor, Hon. Ziba C. Keith. 

Aldermen : Ward 1, Henry E. Lincoln ; Ward 2, Rnfus P. Kingman ; Ward 3, George 
Churchill; Ward 4, George B.Keith; Ward 5, Ward Thompson; Ward 6, Bnos H. 
Reynolds; Ward 7, Bradford E. Jones. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Council: Ward 1, William H. Savage, William H. Tobey, George M. Cope- 
land ; Ward 2, Sanford Winter, William L. Douglas, Isaiah A. Beals ; Ward 3, George 
L. Knapp, Lemuel P. Churchill, Hiram A. Monk : Ward 4, Patrick McCarty, Nathan 
Keith, John A. Howard ; Ward 5, Martin T. Packard, Blbridge G. Hale, Daniel Con- 
nolly ; Ward 6, Charles H. Cary, Henry Southworth, Elbndge L. Brown ; Ward 7, 
George A. Packard, Augustus T. Jones, Edward Crocker. President, Augustus T. 
Jones ; Clerk, Elbridge L. Brown. 

City Treasurer, Henry A. Ford. 

City Solicitor, Jonathan White. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

Collector of Taxes, William Keith. 

Superintendent of Streets, Henry B. Packard. 

Assessors: William Rankin (for three years), Ira Copeland (for two years), Noah 
Chesman (for one year). 

Assistant Assessors: Ward 1, Francis B. Gardner; Ward 2, Thaddeus E. Gifford ; 
Ward 3, David Hervey ; Ward 4, William A. Thompson; Ward 5, Isaac Kingman ; 
Ward 6, David Burke; Ward 7, Ellis Brett. 

Overseers of the Poor: Francis B. Gardner (for three years), Henry A. Ford (for two 
years). Isaac Kingman (for one year). 

School Committee (Hon. Ziba C. Keith, chairman ex officio), Baalis Sanford, Jonathan 
White, David L. Cowell (for three years), S. F. Packard, C. F. Copeland, Mrs. Martha 
J. Farwell (for two years), Rev. S. L. Beal, Arthur E. Kendrick, D. W. C. Packard (for 
one year). 

Trustees of the Public Pibrary, Jonathan White, Edward Parker, Jr., D. W.C.Pack- 
ard (for three years), David L. Covvell. Alfred Laws, Warren T. Copeland (for two years), 
L. W. Puffer, Preston Keith, William W. Wilkins (for one year). 

Water Commissioners, Walter F. Cleaveland (for three years), William W. Cross (for 
two years), John J. Whipple (for one year). 

City Messenger, Richard T. SoUis. 

City Physician, Dr. E. A. Dakin. 

Board of Health, Dr. B. A. Dakin, Henry M. Littlefield (for two years), Francis B. 
Gardner (for one year). 

Fence Viewers, David Harvey, Sylvanus Packard, Charles S. Johnson. 

Inspector of Milk, Henry M. Littlefield. 

Sealer of Weights and Measures, George F. Perkins. 

Surveyors of Lumber, Cephas Soule, Otis Cobb, Isam Mitchell. 



736 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Measurers of Wood and Bark, Thaddeus E. Gifford, Horace BaUer, Isaac Harris, 
Charles S, Johnson. 

Bngiiieers of Fire Department. David R. Eldred, chief; Nehemiah S. Holmes, 1st 
asst. ; Zenas L. Martsoii, 2d asst. ; Henry A. Willis, 3d asst. : Charles Eaton, 4th a.sst. 

City Marshal, Uriah Macoy. 

Keeper of Lockup, Thomas Drohan. 

Assistant Marstials. Henry M. Littlefield, 1st asst.; Thomas Drohan, 2d asst. 

Policeman, Peter Davis, Zenas W. Lewis, Robert W. Smith, Andrew Jackson (2d). 

Constables, Ahira S. Porter, Henry S. Porter, Andrew Jackson (2d). 

1883. 

Mayor, Hon. Henry H. Packard. 

Aldermen: Ward 1, Edgar E. Dean; Ward 2, Rufus P. Kingman; Ward 3, Preston 
B. Keith; Ward 4, Isaac S. Emerson; Ward 5, George G. Snow; Ward 6, Charles F. 
Porter; Ward 7, Abbott W. Packard. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Council: Ward 1, Dexter E. Wilbur, Elmer W. Walker, Charles W. Tilton ; 
Ward 2, William L. Douglas, Henry S. Porter, Sewall P. Howard; Ward 3, Hiram A. 
Monk, Lemuel P. Churchill, Jonas Reynolds; Ward 4, Patrick McCarty, John Murphy, 
James O'Reilly ; Ward 5, Elbridge G. Hale, Martin T. Packard, Daniel Connolly ; Ward 
6, Charles H. Cary, Elbridge L. Brown, Frederic A. Leavitt; Ward 7, Albert R. Wade, 
Benjamin F. Battles, Charles E. Stone. President, Elbridge L. Brown ; Clerk, Daniel 
Connolly. 

City Solicitor, Hosea Kingman, Esq. 

City Treasurer, Henry A. Ford. " 

Citv Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

Assessors, Noah Chesman (three year.s), William Rankin (two years). Ira Copeland 
(one year). 

Collector of taxes, William Keith. 

Water Commissioners, Charles C. Bixby (three years), Walter F. Cleaveland (two 
years), John J. Whipple (one year). 

Superintendent of Streets, Henry B. Packard. 

Overseers of tlie Poor, Isaac Kingman (three years), Francis B. Gardner (two years), 
Henry A. Ford (one year). 

School Committee (Hon. Henry H. Packard, chairman ex officio), William Rankin, 
William A. Sanford, Arthur E. Kendrick (for three years) ; Baalis Sanford, Jonathan 
White, David L. Cowell (for two years); S. F. Packard, C. F. Copeland, Martha J. 
Farwell (for one year). 

Trustees of the Public Library, William W. Wilkins, Loring W. Pufier, M. R. Dustin 
(for three years) ; Jonathan White, Edward Parker, Jr., D. W. C. Packard (for two 
years) ; David L. Cowell, Alfred Laws, Warren T. Copeland (for one year). 

City Physician, Dr. Jonas B. Bacon. 

Board of Health, Harvey F. Bird (two years), John W. Porter (one year), Dr. J. E. 
Bacon. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 737 

City Messenger, Richard T. Sollis. 

Chief Engineer Fire Department, David R. Eldred. 

City Marshal, David S. Brigham. 

Keeper of Lockup, Solomon Leighton. 

1884. 

Mayor, HoK. Ziba C. Keith. 

Aldermen : Ward 1 , John J. Whipple ; Ward 2, Ruf us P. Kingman ; Ward .3. Preston 
B. Keith ; Ward 4, Isaac S. Emerson ; Ward 5, George G. Snow ; Ward 6, Charles H. 
Gary ; Ward 7, Albert R. Wade. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Council: Ward 1, Elmer W. Walker, Charles W. Tilton. Oliver 0. Patten ; 
Ward 2, Sevf all P. Hovrard, Henry S. Poi'ter, Lucius Richmond ; Ward 3, Hiram A. 
Monk, Jonas Reynolds, John F. Cooper; Ward 4, James O'Reilly, George W. Cobb, 
Lyman E. Keith; Ward 5, Oliver F. Leach, Gideon F. Swain, Everett E. Joyce; Ward 
6. John W. Porter, Harrison Morse, Edwin Sawtell; Ward 7, Benjamin F. Battles, 
Charles E. Stone, iSugene Linehan. President, Elmer W. Walker ; Clerk. George W. 
Cobb. 

City Treasurer, Henry A. Ford. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Hosea Kingman. 

City Physician, Fred J. Ripley. 

City Messenger, Charles C. Rogers. 

Superintendent of Streets, Henry B. Packard. 

Water Commissioners, Walter F. Cleaveland, Charles C. Bixby, Francis B. Gardner. 

Chief Engineer Fire Department, David R. Eldred. 

Assessors, William Rankin, Noah Chesman, Elbridge G. Hale. 

City Marshal, George A. Wheeler. 

Overseers of the Poor, Henry A. Ford, Isaac Kingman, Francis B. Gardner (clerk). 

Board of Health, Harvey F. Bird (chairman), Elisha H. Joslyn, Fred. J. Ripley. 

School Committee, Hon. Ziba C. Keith (chairman ex officio), S. Franklin Packard, 
Cyrus F. Copeland, Martha J. Farwell (for three years), William Rankin, William A. 
Sanford, Arthur E. Kendrick (for two years), Jonathan White, Baalis Sanford, David 
L. Cowell (for one year). 

Trustees of the Public Library David L. Cowell, Alfred Laws, Warren T. Copeland 
(for three years), William W. Wilkins, Loring W. Puffer, M. R. Dustin (for two years), 
Jonathan White, Edward Parker, Jr., D. W. C. Packard (for one year). 

1385. 

Mayor, Hon. Ziba C. Keith. 

Aldermen: Ward 1, Henry S. French; Ward 2, Sewall P. Howard; Ward 3, Hiram 
A. Monk ; Ward 4, Patrick McCarthy ; Ward 5, Gideon F. Swain ; Ward 6, Charles H . 
Gary ; Ward 7, Davis S. Packard. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 
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738 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Common Councilmen : Elmer W. Walker, Presideut ; George W. Cobb, Clerk ; Ward 1, 
Elmer W. Walker, Charles W. Tilton, William A. Sweetser; Ward 2, Henry S. Porter, 
Francis M. Shaw, Wilbur M. Pratt ; Ward 3, Jonas Reynolds, John F. Cooper, Andrew 
Swanson ; Ward 4, George W. Cobb, Lyman E. Keith, Carlton S. Beals ; Ward 5, Oliver 
F. Leach, Everett B. Joyce, Edward C. Smith ; Ward 6, Harrison Morse, Eliot L. 
Packard, John Barbour ; Ward 7, Eugene Linehan, Henry A. Willis, Charles Perkins. 

City Treasurer, Henry A. Ford, 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Hosea Kingman. 

City Physician, Fred. J. Ripley. 

City Messenger, Charles W. Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, Augustus W. Keene. 

Water Commissioners, Walter F. Cleaveland, three years; Francis B. Gardner, two 
years; Charles C. Bixby, one year. 

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Davis R. Eldred. 

City Marshall, George A. Wheeler. 

Overseers of the Poor, Francis B. Gardner, clerk, three years ; Henry A. Ford, two 
years; Isaac Kingman, one year. 

Board of Health, Henry B. Packard, Chairman ; Elisha H. Joslyn, Fred. J. Ripley, ex- 
officio. 

School Committee, Ziba C. Keith {ex-ojficio, chairman), Jonathan White (vice-chair- 
man), William H. H. Barton, Francis J. Glynn (for three years) ; S. Franklin Packard, 
Cyrus F. Copeland, Martha J. Farwell (for two years) ; William Rankin, William A. 
Sanford, Arthur E. Kendrick (for one year). 

Superintendent of Schools, B. B. Russell. 

Trustees of the Public Library, Jonathan White, Edward Parker, jr., D. W. C. 
Packard (for three year.s) ; David L. Cowell, Alfred Laws, Warren T. Copeland (for two 
years); William ,W. Wilkins, Loring W. Puffer, M. R. Dustin (for one year). 

1886. 

Mayor, Hon. John J. Whipple. 

Aldermen: Ward 1, Charles W. Tilton; Ward 2, Henry S. Porter; Ward 3, Hiram 
A. Monk ; Ward 4, Lyman E. Keith ; Ward 5, Edward C. Smith ; Ward 6, Isaac H. 
Harris; Ward 7, Albert R. Wade, President. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilmen : John Barbour, President; George W. Cobb, Clerk; Ward 1, 
William A. Sweetser, John A. Jackson, Charles D. FuUerton ; Ward 2, Francis M. Shaw, 
George M. Copeland, Frank W. Luce ; Ward 3, C. Herbert Porter, John W. Hall, 
Wilton Copeland ; Ward 4, Daniel Connolly, Carlton S. Beals, John Gilmore, jr. ; Ward 5, 
Charles P. Ames, Henry A. Abbott, George I. Sylvester ; Ward 6, John Barbour, Michael 
Lynch, Hervey Dunham ; Ward 7, Wallace C. Keith, John P. Morse, Fred M. Bixbv. 

City Treasurer, Henry A. Ford. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Hosea Kingman. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 739 

City Physician, Fred J. Ripley. 

City Messenger, Charles W, Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, Augustus W. Keene. 

Water Commissioners, W. F. Cleaveland, Enos H, Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner, Clerk, 

Assessors, William Rankin, Elbridge G, Hale, Ellis Brett. 

Overseers of the Poor, Henry A. Ford, Ellis Brett, Francis B. Gardner, Clerk. 

Board of Health, H. B. Packard, Chairman, Edgar B. Dean, Alpheus M. Eldredge, 
Clerk. 

Superintendent of Schools, B. B. Ru.ssell. 

City Engineer, Elbridge L. Brown. 

Tax Collector, Augustus T. Jones. 

Commissioners of Sinking Fund, Ziba C. Keith, term expires 1888; Edward Crocker, 
term expires 1887 ; Davis S. Packard, term expires 1886. 

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Charles Eaton. 

City Marshall, George A. Wheeler. 

School Committee, John J. Whipple {ex-officio, chairman), Warren A. Reed, Roland 
Hammond, John Kent (for three years); Jonathan White, William H. H. Barton, 
Francis J. Glynn (for two years); S, Franklin Packard, Cyrus F. Copeland, Martha J, 
Farwell (for one year). 

Trustees of the Public Library, George Farwell, Loring W. PufTer, Joseph K. Brooks 
(for three year.s) ; Jonathan White, Edward Parker, jr., D. W. C. Packard (for two 
years) ; David L. Cowell, Warren T. Copeland. Alfred Laws (for one year). 

1887. 

Mayor, Hon. John J. Whipple. 

Aldermen : Ward 1, John A. Jackson ; Ward 2, A, Cranston Thompson ; Ward 3, 
Hiram A. Monk; Ward 4, Daniel Connelly; Ward 5, Samuel J. Gruver; Wi\rd 6, 
Francis B. White ; Ward 7, Albert R. Wade, 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard, 

Common Councilmen ; President, Oliver F. Leach ; Clerk, Elmer FuUerton, clerk ; 
Ward 1, Wilham A, Sweetser, Francis B, Porter, Charles D. FuUerton ; Ward 2, George 
M, Copeland, Emery M. Low, Thaddeus E. GifFord ; Ward 3, C, Herbert Porter, Eugene 
T. Lothrop, John W. Hall ; Ward 4, Z. G. Marston, William H. Jordan, Elihu R, Perry ; 
Ward 5, Henry A. Abbot, Charles P. Ames, George I, Sylvester; Ward G, Hervey 
Dunham, Oliver F, Leach, Michael Lynch ; Ward 7, Edward Crocker, John P, Morse, 
Andrew Grant, 

City Treasurer, Augustus T, Jones, 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Warren A. Reed. 

City Physician, Fred J. Ripley, 

City Messenger, Charles W, Gardner, 

Superintendent of Streets, Isaac H, Harris, 

Water Commissioners : Walter F. Cleaveland, Enos H, Reynolds, Francis B. Gard- 
ner, 



740 HISTORr OP BROCKTON. 

Assessors: William Rankin, Ellis Brett, Elbridge G. Hale. 

Overseers of the Poor: Henry A. Ford, Ellis Brett, Francis B. Gardner, Clerk. 

Board of Health : Charles H. Cary, Lorenzo F. Severance, Daniel Dunbar. 

City Engineer, William J. Howard. 

Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, Davis S. Packard, teim expires in 1889; Ziba 
C. Keith, term expires in 1888; Edward Crocker, term expires in 1887. 

Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, Charles Eaton. 

City Marshal, Christopher T. Bailey. 

School Committee (Mayor John J. Whipple, Chairman ex officio), Wallace C. Keith, 
S. Franklin Packard, Mrs, Martha J. Farwell, (for three years) ; Warren A. Reed, Roland 
Hammond, John Kent, (for two years); Jonathan White, William H. H. Barton, Loring 
W. PufTer, (for one year). 

Trustees of the Public Library : John G. Brooks, Caleb H. Packard, Henry H. 
Filoon (for three yearsj) ; George Farwell, Loring W. Puffer, Joseph K. Brooks, (for 
two years) ; Jonathan White, Edward Parker Jr., D. W. C. Packard, (for one year.) 

1888. 

Mayor, Hon. Albert R, Wade. 

Alderman, Francis E. White. President : Ward 1, John A. Jackson ; Ward 2, A. 
Cranston Thompson ; Ward 3, John W. Hall ; Ward 4, Daniel Connolly ; Ward 5, 
Samuel J. Gruver; Ward 6, Francis E. White. 
City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Councilmen : Oliver F. Leacb, President ; Elmer Fullerton, Clerk ; Ward 1, William 
A. Sweetser, F. Bart Porter, Amasa Glover ; Ward 2, George M. Copeland, Thaddeus 
E. Gifford, Emery M. Low ; Ward 3, Zina Hay ward, Daniel D. Tilden, George R. 
Pierce; Ward 4, Elihu R. Perry, William H. Jordan, William C. Shaw ; Ward 5, George 
I. Sylvester, James H. K. Dickeison, Lyman B. Tribou ; Ward 6, Harvey Dunham, 
Michael Lynch, Oliver F. Leach; Ward 7, Edward Crocker, Benjamin W. Crosby, Al- 
fred E. Woodvpard. 

City Treasurer, Augustus T. Jones. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Warren A. Reed. 

Ciiy Physician, Fred J. Ripley. 

City Messenger, Charles W. Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, Isaac H. Harris. 

Water Commissioners, Walter F. Cleaveland, Enos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner. 

Assessors, William Rankin, Ellis Brett, Elbridge G. Hale. 

Overseers of the Poor, Henry A. Ford, Ellis Brett. Francis B. Gardner, clerk. 

Board of Health, Charles H. Cary, Lorenzo F, Severance, Costello 0. Bachelder. 

City Engineer, William J. Howard. 

Commissioner of the Sinking Fund, Davis S. Packard, term expires in 1889; Ziba C. 
Keith, term expires in 1888 ; Edward Crocker, term expires in 1890. 

Engineer of the Fire Department (for two years), Charles Eaton, chief. 

Cily Marshal, Judah H. Chase. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 741 

School Committee, Hon. Albert R. Wade, chairman (ex officio, for three years), 
Charles W. Robinson, Loyed E Chamberlain, Fred P. Richmond (for two years), Wal- 
lace 0. Keith, S. Franklin Packard, Mrs. Martha J. Farwell (for one year), Warren A. 
Reed, Roland Hammond, John Kent. 

Trustees of the Public Library (for three years), David W. Battles, Edward Parker, 
Jr., Horace Richmond (for two years), John G-. Brooks, Caleb H. Packard, Henry H. 
Filoon (tor one year), George Farwell, Loring W. Puffer, Joseph K. Brooks. 

1889. 

Mayor, Hon. Albert R. Wade. 

Aldermen : John A. Jackson, President ; Ward 1, John A. Jackson ; Ward 2, Emery 
M. Low; Ward 3, John W. Hall; Ward 4, Daniel Connolly ; Ward 5, Harrison Morse: 
Ward 6, Isaac H. Harris; Ward 7, John P. Morse. 

City Clerk, DeWitt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilmen : George M. Copeland, President; Elmer Fullerton, Clerk; 
Ward 1, Wil'iara A. Sweetser. Amasa S. Glover. Levi B. White; Ward 2, George M. 
Copeland, Thaddeus E. Giflbrd, Alvah P. Poole ; Ward 3, Daniel D. Tilden, Zina Hay- 
ward, George R. Fierce ; Ward 4, William H. Jordan, Horace Baker, Charles H. King- 
man ; Ward 5, James H. Swallow, Horace Kingman, J. Robert McCarty ; Ward 6, 
Newland Snell, Frederick R. French, John J. Wilde ; Ward 7, Edward Crocker, Alfred 
E. Woodward, EInathan T. Sampson. 

City Treasurer, Augustus T. Jones. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Warren A. Reed. 

City Physician, F. W. Granger. 

City Messenger, Charles W. Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, A. Alden Dunbar. 

Water Commissioners : Walter F. Cleaveland, Enos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner. 

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Charles Eaton. 

Overseers of the Poor : Warren T. Copeland, Ellis Brett, Francis B. Gardnei-, Clerk. 

Board of Health ; Charles H. Gary, Lorenzo F. Severance, C. Orlando Bachelder. 

City Engineer, William J. Howard. 

Assessors : Ellis Brett, Elbridge G. Hale, Daniel Dunbar. 

City Marshal, Judah H. Chase. 

School Committee (Mayor Albert R. Wade, Chairman ex officio) , Warren A. Reed 
David W. Battles, Arthur V. Lyon, (for three years) ; Charles W. Robinson, Lloyd E. 
Chamberlain, Fred P. Richmond, (for two years) ; Wallace C. Keith, S. Franklin Pack- 
ard, Mrs. Martha J. Farwell, (tor one year). 

Trustees of the Public Library : Loring W. Puffer, Frank E. Packard, Wallace C. 
Keith, (for three years) ; David W. Battles, Edward Parker, Horace Richmond, (for 
two years); John G. Brooks, Caleb H. Packard, Henry H. Filoon, (tor one year). 



742 HISTORY OF BROCKTON.. 

1890. 

Mayor, William L. Douglas. 

Aldermen: Isaac H. Harris, President; Ward 1, Dexter E. Wilbar ; Ward 2, Emery 
M. Low; Ward 3, Moses A. Packard; Ward 4, William H. Jordan; Ward 5, Harrison 
Morse ; Ward 6, Isaac H. Harris ; Ward 7, Bradford B. Jones. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilmen : George M. Copeland, President; Elmer FuUerton, Clerk; 
Ward 1, William A. Sweetser, Fred A. Hoyt, William H. Wade; Ward 2, George M. 
Copeland, Thaddeus E. Gifford. Alva P. Poole ; Ward 3, Daniel D. Tilden, B. Leonard 
Caswell, Joshua Reed; Ward 4, Arthur Dorgan, George N. Greeley, William C. Shaw ; 
Ward 5, Henry A. Abbot, William Kelley, Horace Kingman ; Ward 6, Fred R. French, 
Joseph B. Newcomb, John W. Porter; Ward 7, Andrew Grant, William Rapp, J. Por- 
ter Scudder. 

City Treasurer, Augustus T. Jones. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Hosea Kingman. 

City Physician, H. M. Locke. 

City Messenger, Charles W. Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, A. Alden Dunbar. 

Water Coramissioneis, W^ alter F. Cleaveland, Enos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner. 
Clerk. 

Chief Engineer of Fiie Department, Charles Baton. 

City Marshal, Daniel M. Hammond. 

Overseers of the Poor, Ellis Brett, Warren T. Copeland, Francis B. Gardner, Clerk. 

City Engineer, Frank H. Snow. 

Assessors, Elbridge G. Hale, Ellis Brett, Daniel Dunbar. 

Board of Health, Lorenzo F. Severance, C. Orlando Bachelder, Charles H. Cary, 
Clerk. 

School Committee : For three years, S. Franklin Packard, Wallace C. Keith, Martha 
J. Farwell ; for two years, Warren A, Reed, David W. Battles, Arthur V. Lyon ; for 
one year, Charles W. Robinson, Loyed B. Chamberlain, Fred P. Richmond. 

Trustees of Public Library : For three years, Henry H. Filoon, Jonathan White, John 
G. Brooks; for two years, Loring W. Puffer, Frank E. Packard, Wallace C. Keith; for 
one year, David W. Battles, Edward Parker, Horace Richmond. 

1891. 

Mayor, Hon, Ziba C. Keith. 

Aldermen: William H. Jordan, President; Ward 1, Dexter E. Wilbar; Ward 2, 
George A. Wheeler; Ward 3, Moses A. Packard; Ward 4. William H. Jordan ; Ward 
5, Henry A. Abbot ; Ward 6, Edwin L. Emerson ; Ward 7, Bradford B. Jones. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilmen : Fred R. French, President; Elmer Fullerton, Clerk ; Ward 1, 
Allen Crocker, Charles Perkins, William H. Wade ; Ward 2. Charles C. Crocker, Will- 
iam L. Douglas, Wallace C. Flagg ; Ward 3, Daniel D. Tilden, B. Leonard Caswell, 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 743 

Joshua Reed ; Ward -t, Horace Baker, Arthur Dorgan, Charles A. Duiibar ; Ward 5, 
John J. Gallagher, Francis C. Kingman, Charles Williamson ; Ward 6, Fred W. Gary, 
Fred R. French, John W. Porter; Ward 7, David Eldred, J. Porter Scudder, George 
A. Grant. 

City Treasurer. Augustus T. Jones. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Loyed E. Chamberlain. 

City Physician, H. M. Locke. 

City Messenger, Charles W. Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, Daniel Dunbar. 

Water Commissioners, Walter F. Cleaveland, Bnos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner, 
Clerk. 

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Charles Eaton. 

Overseers of the Poor, Ellis Brett, Warren T. Copeland, Francis B. Gardner, Clerk. 

City Engineer, Frank H. Snow. 

As.sessors, Elbridge G. Hale, George B. Howard, Ellis Brett. 

Board of Health, Lorenzo F. Severance, Horace M. Locke, Charles H. Cary, Clerk. 

Trustees of Public Library : For three years, Edward Parker, David AV. Battles, 
Horace Richmond ; for two years, Henry H. Filoon, Jonathan White, John G. Brooks ; 
for one year, Loring W. PufiFer, Frank E. Packard, Wallace Keith. 

School Committee : For three years. Loyed E. Chamberlain, Warren T. Copeland, 
Fred P. Richmond ; for two years, S. Franklin Packard, Wallace C. Keith, Martha J. Far- 
well; for one year, Warren A. Reed, David W. Battles, Arthur V. Lyon. 

City Marshal, Judah H. Chase. 

1892. 

Mayor, Hon. Ziba C. Keith. 

Aldermen: Moses A. Packard, President ; Ward 1, William H. Wade ; Ward 2, Charles 
C. Crooker: Ward 3, Moses A Packard; Ward 4, Horace Baker; Ward 5, Horace 
Kingman ; Ward 6. Edward E. Herrod ; Ward 7, David Eldred. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilraen : Charles Williamson, President ; Elmer Ful'erton, Clerk ; 
Ward 1, Allen Crocker, Norman F. Kelsea, Fred W. Sargent; Ward 2, James W. 
Brown, Charles B. Packard, Horace H. Poole ; Ward 3, B. Leonard Caswell, Arthur B. 
Jenks. Jens Peter Nelson ; Ward 4, Charles A. Dunbar, Geo. Nelson Greeley, John B. 
McDonald; Ward .5, Warren H. Caldwell, William L. Holmes, Charles Williamson ; 
Ward G, Fred W. Cary, Josiah Q. Packard, Nathaniel F. Randall ; Ward 7, George A. 
Grant, Orville R. Randall, Fred H. Packard. 

Cily Treasurer, Augustus T. Jones. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor. Loyed E. Chamberlain. 

City Physician, H. M. Locke. 

City Messenger, Charles W. Gardner. 

Superintendent of Streets, A. Alden Dunbar. 



714 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Water Commissioners, Walter F. Cleaveland, Enos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gard- 
ner, clerk. 

Chief Engineer of the Fire Depaitment, Charles Eaton. 

Overseers of the Poor, Ellis Brett, Warren T. Copeland, Francis B, Gardner, clerk. 

City Engineer, Frank H. Snow. 

Assessors, Eldridge G. Hale, Ellis Brett, George B. Howard. 

Board of Health, Lorenzo F. Severance. Horace M. Locke, Charles H. Cary, clerk. 

Trustees of Public Library : For three years, Fred R. French, Frank E. Packard, 
Wallace C. Keith ; for two years, Edward Parker, David W. Battles, Horace Richmond ; 
for one year, Henry H. Filoon, Jonathan White, John G. Brooks. 

School Committee: For three years, David W. Battles, Arthur V. Lyon; for two 
years, Loyed E. Chamberlain, Warren T. Copeland, Fred P. Richmond; for one year, 
S. Franklin Packard, Wallace C. Keith, Martha J. Farwell. 

City Marshal, Judah H. Chase. 

1893. 

Mayor, Hon. Ziba C. Keith. 

Aldermen: Moses A. Packard, President; Ward 1, William H. Wade; Ward '_', 
Charles C. Crooker ; Ward 3, Moses A. Packard ; Ward 4, James J Dowd ; Ward .5, 
Henry E. Garfield ; Ward 6, Charles A. Merritt; Ward 7, George Clareme Holmes. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilmen : Charles Williamson, President ; Elmer Fullerton, clerk ; Ward 
1, George W. Alden, Horace A. Poole, Bernard B. Winslow; Ward 2, James W. 
Brown, William J. Loheed, Charles B. Packard ; Ward 3, B. Leonard Caswell, Arthur 
B. Jenks, Daniel D. Tilden ; Ward 4, Joseph E. Carr, George N. Greeley, George H. 
Thompson ; Ward 5, Warren H. Caldwell, William L. Holmes, Charles Williamson ; 
Ward 6, A. Webster Butler, Warren Goddard, Andrew R. Sears ; Ward 7, Benjamin 
F. Battles, George A. Grant, Orville R. Randall. 

City Treasurer, Augustus T. Jones. 

Auditor, Baahs Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Loyed E. Chamberlain. 

City Physician, Roland Hammond. 

City Messenger, Seth L. French. 

Superintendent of Streets, A. Alden Dunbar. 

Water Commissioners: Horace Kingman, Enos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner, 
clerk. 

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Harry L. Marston. 

Overseers of the Poor, Ellis Brett, Warren T. Copeland, Francis B. Gardner, clerk. 

City Engineer, P. Herbert Snow. 

Assessors, Elbridge G. Hale, Ellis Brett, George B. Howard. 

Board of Health, Lorenzo F. Severance, E. C. Frost, Chas. H. Cary, clerk. 

Trustees of Public Library : For three years, John Kent, Lon Weston, Jonathan 
White; for two years, Fred R. French, Frank E. Packard, Wallace C. Keith ; for one 
year, Edward Parker, David W. Battles, Horace Richmond. 



CITY OF BROCKTON. 74o 

School Committee ; For three years, S. Franklin Packard, Wallace C. Keith, Martha 
J. Farwell; for two years, Warren Goddard, David W. Battles, Arthur V, Lyon; for 
one year, Loyed E. Chamberlain, Warren T. Copeland, Fred P. Richmond. 

City Marshal, Judah H. Chase. 

1894. 

Mayor, Hon. John J. Whipple. , 

Aldermen: Charles C. Crooker, President; Ward 1, Horace A. Poole; Ward 2, 
Charles C. Crooker ; Ward 3, B. Leonard Ca.swell ; Ward 4, George N. Greeley ; Ward 
5, Henry E. Garfield; Ward 6, Charles 0. Merritt; Ward 7, George A. Grant. 

City Clerk, De Witt Clinton Packard. 

Common Councilraen : Charles Williamson, President ; Elmer Fullerton, Clerk; Ward 
1, George W. Alden, Ernest Williams, Bernard B. Winslow; Ward 2, Fred S. Faxon, 
William J. Loheed, Charles B. Packard; Ward 3, Charles F. Dahlborg, Arthur B. Jenks, 
Daniel D. Tilden ; Ward 4, Daniel Dunbar, Henry J. Earle, Augustus J. Tinkham ; 
Ward 5, Warren H. Caldwell, Francis C. Kingman, Charles Williamson ; Ward 6, Frank 
E. Angerer, A. Webster Butler, Josiah Q. Packard ; Ward 7, Benjamin F. Battles, Oscar 
E. Dunham, Thomas G. Nye. 

City Treasurer, William H. Emerson. 

Tax Collector, Fred R. French. 

Auditor, Baalis Sanford. 

City Solicitor, Loyed E. Chamberlain. 

City Physician, Roland Hammond, 

City Messenger, Seth L. French. 

Superintendent of Streets, A. Alden Dunbar. 

Water Commissioners, Horace Kingman, Enos H. Reynolds, Francis B. Gardner, 
clerk. 

Chief Engineer of Fire Department, Harry L. Marston. 

City Marshal, Judah H. Chase. 

Overseers of the Poor, Andrew Gale. Warren T. Copeland, Francis B. Gardner, 
clerk. 

City Engineer, F. Herbert Snow. 

Assessors, Elbridge G. Hale, George B. Howard, Ellis Brett. 

Board of Health, Lorenzo F. Severance, F. J. Ripley, Charles H. Cary, clerk. 

Trustees of Pubhc Library : For three years, Albert Hammatt, David W. Battles, 
Loring W. Puffer; for two years, John Kent, .Jonathan White, Lon Weston; for one 
year, Fred R. French, Wallace C. Keith, Frank E. Packard. 

School Committee: For three years, Loyed E. Chamberlain, Warren T. Copeland, 
Fred P. Richmond ; for two years, S. Franklin Packard, Martha J. Farwell, Wallace 
C. Keith ; for one year, Warren Goddard, Arthur V. Lyons, David W. Battles. 

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746 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



CHAPTER XXXin. 

CITY HALL. 

Inception of the Undertaking- — Architect of the Building — Laying of Corner Stone 
— Order of Exercises — Mayor Ziba C. Keith's Address — Grand Master Wells' Response 
— Contents of Box in Corner Stone — Proceedings at City Theatre — Mayor Ziba C. 
Keith's Address — Congressman Elijah A. Morse's Address — Dedication Day — Parade — 
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Warfield — Architect Minor Delivering the Keys of the New Build- 
ing — Mayor John J. Whipple's Acceptance of the Trust — Address by ex -Mayor Ziba 
Gary Keitli — Address by Gov. F. T. Greenhalge — Banquet at the Agricultural Hall, 
Belmont Street — Memorial Dedication of Grand Array, Webster Post, No. 13 — De- 
scription of Memorial Rotunda — List of Volunteers from North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton. 

r^HE town of North Bridgewater was incorporated in 1821, but 
until to-day, through its varying fortunes, its growth and prosper- 
ity, and its change of name and form of government, has never had a 
home of its own. It has h'ved here and there, has been a sort of a 
tenement house dweller, as it were, and has changed its corporate 
abiding place from time to time as opportunity for better quarters was 
presented. This changing about was kept up until about some fifteen 
years ago, when upon the completion of the City block, rooms well 
adapted for municipal purposes were leased, and occupied by the city 
departments. The municipality now abandons its nomadic existence 
and settles down into a beautiful home of its own. 

For upwards of twenty- five years there was occasional talk of erect- 
ing a town house, but nothing was ever done, and after the place took 
on a city form of government a city hall was frequently hinted at. The 
first formal move in the direction of the city having a home of its own 
was taken on January 23, 1888, under the administration of Mayor 
Wade. It was in the form of an order directing the joint standing 
committee on public property to consider the advisability of erecting a 
city hall, and report to the City Council in relation thereto with sug- 



CITY HALL. 747 

gestions as to a location for the same. This was approved the follow- 
ing day. 

On the 19th of March of the same year the committee to whom the 
matter was referred rendered a report, recommending the adoption of 
an order creating a joint special committee to consider the advisability 
of erecting and the proper location for a city hall, with instructions to 
visit other cities and obtain such information as might be of value in 
reference thereto. The report was accepted and the order passed. 
The committee appointed consisted of Aldermen Hall, Jackson and 
Thompson and Councilmen Crocker, Hayward, Porter and Woodward. 
This was approved March 31. 

On December 17 the committee reported that in their judgment the 
city should soon take active measures to provide itself with adequate 
and proper accommodations for its several departments, and that the 
Centre School lot (the lot now occupied by the new City Hall) was the 
most available and proper site for such structure. The mayor was 
authorized to negotiate a loan of $100,000 for that purpose, payable 
within thirty years. On the 1 2th another order was passed, based 
upon this report, which authorized the mayor to petition the General 
Court for authority to borrow $60,000 for the purpose of providing a 
location and for building a City Hall. Alderman Gruver introduced 
this order, and it was approved December 26, 1888. 

Nothing was done under this order and January 16, 1889, an order, 
signed by Edward Crocker, was passed, instructing the Mayor to 
petition the General Court for authority to borrow $ioo,000 for this 
purpose. This was approved by Mayor Wade January 28. 

April 15, 1889, an order was passed creating a joint special commit- 
tee to select plans for a Citj' Hall and report upon the proper location 
for such a building. The committee consisted of Aldermen J. P. 
Morse, Jackson and Hall ; Councilmen Crocker, A. P. Poole, Horace 
Kingman, French, Sweetser and Copeland. It was approved May 8. 
May 27 the committee was increased in number by adding Alderman 
Low and Councilmen C. H. Kingman and Zina Hayward. This com- 
mittee advertised for plans, and held many and some very exciting 
meetings. The matter was dallied with throughout the year. Towards 
the close of the year the plans presented by W. V. Howard were ac- 



UB fitSTORY OF BROCKTON. 

cepted, and he was awarded the first prize, the second prize being 
awarded to W. L. Minor. There was trouble after this. The alder- 
men refused the appropriation, and the project was defeated. 

Under the administration of Hon. W. L. Douglas, in 1890, the City 
Hall project was lost sight of, the scheme for a iVlemorial Hall and a 
public library building occupying the attention of the City Council 
most of the year. In 1891 Mayor Keith again sat in the executive chair 
and under him the project was revived and progress made. April 27 of 
that year Alderman Ed. L. Emerson presented an order creating a joint 
special committee to consider the matter of a suitable lot for the City Hall, 
authority to build a building and make a loan of $100,000 having been 
granted by the Legislature during Mayor Wade's administration. On 
the 29th of June the committee reported, mentioning the First Church 
lot and the F. O. Howard lot, stating the price of the former to be about 
$107,500 and of the latter about $60,000. Following this came several 
months of discussion over a site for the proposed building, and in ad- 
dition to the lots named the School street lot and the A S. Porter lot 
were also considered. It seemed impossible for a majority of the city 
council to agree upon a site, and after numerous protracted sessions it 
was finally agreed to leave it to the people. Tuesday evening, the 
29th of September, a public meeting was held under a warrant. Geo. 
M. Copeland was chosen moderator. It was voted that the question of 
a location for a City Hall be determined by ballot, and that a meeting 
for that purpose be held Saturday, October 3d. The meeting was 
held. The contest was between the present site of the City Hall and 
the F. O. Howard lot, where the Whipple-Freeman block now stands. 
Wards 6 and 7 cast majorities for the Howard lot, but the other five 
wards all favored the School street lot. The latter was chosen by a 
vote of 1213 to 733. 

The question of location having been settled, the City Council on 
October 19 passed an order creating what has since been known as the 
City Hall committee of the whole. It was authorized to invite sealed 
proposals, and to contract for excavating, grading, wood, stone, iron 
and other material and labor required for the erection of the city build- 
ing, and also to report whether the purchase of any additional land 
would be necessary. On the 26th the committee recommended the 



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purchase of the lot adjoining the School street lot, owned by Fred P. 
Richmond, for $9,500, and an order was passed under which the lot 
was purchased. 

The committee of the whole created a sub-committee, and the two 
committees worked hard and laboriously for the next two months. 
Twenty-one plans were submitted and they were passed upon by the 
committee of the whole. The matter of choice finally dwindled down 
to the plans offered by Wesley L. Minor, of Brockton, and John Mer- 
ritt Brown of Boston ; but owing to alleged defects found in Mr. 
Brown's plans those of Mr. Minor were accepted. 

The plans then accepted were not those from which the present 
building was constructed, although the general style is the same. By 
request of the committee Mr. Minor elaborated his plans. The main 
building was made higher and the tower was carried up. With these 
changes the estimated cost was $138,000. The City Council who had 
got the project thus far along retired, after awarding the contracts for 
mason work, cut stone work and carpentering, 'but even when they 
went out it was very plain that the building would cost above the esti- 
mate. 

The City Council of 1892, with Mayor Keith still in power, thought 
the building as intended would be a somewhat cheap affair and not as 
substantial as was deemed desirable. Several changes were made — not 
of design but of material — and all changes kept adding to the cost, the 
members being desirous that the building should be durable and sub- 
stantial. 

THE ARCHITECT OF THE BUILDING. 

Wesley Lyng Minor was born in Franklin, St. Mary's Parish, Louis- 
iana, on the 8th day of June, 1852, and has been a citizen of Bockton 
since 1882. 

Since residing in Brockton Mr. Minor has constantly practiced his 
profession, and has built many of the finest dwellings of the town, in- 
cluding the residences of Caleb H. Packard, Ziba C. Keith, George E. 
Keith, Dr. E. E. Dean, G. J. Kingman, N. R. Packard and W. L. 
Douglas, the Washburn block, Home Bank and Bixby buildings, the 
Enterprise building and Daniel S. Howard's block. He also prepared 



750 HISTORF OP BROCKTON. 

the plans for the Maxfield street school, the residences of C. E. Lee 
and Dr. Vermyne, in New Bedford; Broadway High school, Everett; 
the Middleboro High school; the High school in Wichita, Kansas, and 
the present Brockton City Hall. 

LAYING OF CORNER STONE. 

An epoch of more than ordinary interest and significance in the annals 
of this city was reached on Monday, May 30, 1892, when, with cere- 
monies befitting the importance of the event, the corner stone of the 
young municipality's $315,000 city hall was lowered into place. 

By invitation of the mayor the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, F. 
and A. M., took charge of the laying of the corner stone. Some twenty 
of the Grand Lodge officers came out at noon and dined at the Hotel 
Belmont. At 2 o'clock the Masonic organizations marched to the 
hotel and escorted the eminent visitors to the top of the Main street 
hill, where tlie line was formed and marched over Main and Belmont 
streets, Warren avenue, Wyman street, Main to High street in the fol- 
lowing order: 

City Marshal Chase. 

Platoon of Police. 

Chief Marshal B. S. Powers and staff 

Aids— E. M. Low, J. P. Morse, J. P. Chipman, F. M. Dennie, W. R. Keith, A. E. Paine, 

F. L. Boyden, J. W. Brown. 

Martland's band. 

Cunningham Rifles, Co. I, M. V. M., 40 men, Capt. Charles Williamson. 

Brockton High School Cadets, 40 men, Capt. Joseph Hewitt. 

Fletcher Webster Post No. 13, G. A. R., 97 men, 

B B. Savery Commander. 

Bay State Commandery, K. P , 90 men, 

Greo. F. Walker, Eminent Commander. 

St. George Lodge, F. and A. M., 55 men. 

Paul Revere Lodge, F. and A. M., 95 men. 

Members of the city government in carriages. 

M. W. Grand Lod<,'e of Massachusetts, F. and A. M. 

The first shovelful of earth thrown up in connection with the new 
building was raised December 20, 1891, by Charles L. McDermott, 
who held the contract for excavating and putting in the foundation, The 
cut stone men commenced work February 1 1, 1892. All was in readi- 
ness for May, and on the 30th day of that month. Memorial day, it was 



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751 



laid with befitting ceremonies. The day was made a general holiday, 
and the exercises attendant upon laj'ing tiie corner stone were largely 
attended. There was a parade, after which was the formal laying of 
the stone by M. W. Samuel Wells, grand master of the Grand Lodge 
of Masons of the State of Massachusetts, which were carried out as 
follows : 



Overture, 
Hymn, 

Great architect of earth and heaven, 
By time nor space confined. 

Enlarge our love to comprehend 
Our brethren, all mankind. 

Where'er vfe are, whate'er we do. 

Thy presence let us oAvn 
Thine eye. all-seeing marks our deeds, 

To thee all thoughts are known. 



ifartland's Band 
Sung by the Brockton Quartette 

While nature's works and science's laws 

We labor to reveal. 
Oh ! be our duty done to Thee 

With fervency and zeal. 

With Faith our guide, and humble Hope, 

Warm CHARITY and Love. 
May all at last be raised to share 

Thy perfect light above 



REQUEST OF THE CITY AUTHORITIES. 

The request of the city authorities, taking the form of an address by 
Mayor Keith, is printed in full, and is as follows : 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

The need of a permanent and convenient building for the use of the city govern- 
ment has furnished a prolific theme for recommendation and discussion during the ten 
years of cityhood now completed. Like all municipal enterprises of considerable im- 
portance its history forms an interesting chapter in our annals, and will be made the 
subject of brief reference at the present time. 

It remained for the city government of 1.889 to take the initial step in the direction 
of providing a city hall in the adoption of an order, approved January 28, 1889, pro- 
viding for petition to the General Court, asking authority to borrow $100,000, payable 
within thirty years, for the purpose of building a city hall. The history of that effort 
is an interesting chapter in the administration of Mayor Wade, who, be it said, labored 
with acknowledged ability and zeal for the consummation of the object, ably assisted 
by the voice and eiforts of one of Brockton's most highly respected citizens, Hon. 
Edward Crocker, then a member of the Common Council. It was a question of ad- 
mitted necessity, but failure to agree upon apian prevented its construction. 

Clearly, then, to this administration belongs the credit of the inception of this enter- 
prise. In 1890 no effort was made to revive the subject. 

August 31, 1891, an order was introduced in the Board of Aldermen by Alderman 
Packard, providing for the erection of a city hall on the School street lot. The act of 
1889 was made available by vote of the City Council, and an appropriation made of 
$100,000, said order having been approved October 21, 1891. 

The Citv Council resolved itself into a committee of the whole, with a sub-com- 



752 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

mittee to receive plans and specifications. These were submitted to tlie committee of 
the whole and were opened November 16. The first prize of $500 was awarded to 
W. L. Minor; the second, of $200, to Messrs. Walker & Son; and the third, $100, to 
J. Merrill Brown. Mr. Minor's plans being accepted and adopted, contracts were im- 
mediately advertised, and those for foundation wall, foundation, brick and rough car- 
penter work were awaided prior to December 31. Several changes in the original 
plans were found to be desirable and were consequently made. The limited time at 
the disposal of the Council of 1891 precluded the possibility of preparing full detail of 
plans and the procuring of contracts therefor. Immediately upon the organization of 
the Council of 1892 the work was resumed in the same manner as before, by a com- 
mittee of the whole. Finding the appropriation inadequate to the completion of the 
work a legislative act empowering the city to negotiate an additional loan of $50,000, 
payable in thirty years, was obtained, of which amount $30,000 has been appropriated 
and contracts approximating that amount placed. The work has been vigorously 
prosecuted to the present day, which, by action of the honorable City Council, has 
been designated as one befitting the ceremony of laying the corner stone with formal 
and appropriate ceremonies. 

Most Worshipful Samuel Wells, Grand Master of the Most Wor.shipful Grand Lodge 
of Massachusetts, with associate officers, have kindly consented to lay the head of 
the corner in the manner peculiar to ancient form. It gives me great pleasure to 
welcome them in behalf of the city of Brockton. 

Most Worshipful Grand Master and associates : Having honored the people of the 
city by your presence for the purpose of laying the corner stone of this building, it is 
my pleasure to make request that you will now assume the direction of afiairs, that the 
work may be properly accomplished. 
Response, By the Grand Master. 

Grand Master Wells' address, which was eminently befitting the time 
and the place, was as follows : 

Brethren of the Grand Lodge, Brother Masons and Citizens of Brockton : 

To-day the citizens of this great country forsake their usual vocations, forget the 
cares and troubles of business, and with solemn music and drooping banners show re- 
spect for the patriotic dead who lost their lives in preserving the unity of the govern- 
ment of the United States. Such ceremonies are fitting and proper. It is also fitting 
and proper that we, standing here to establish the foundation of a civic home for the 
government by the people, should acknowledge what we owe, not only to the brave 
patriots whose loss we mourn but to all whose love of liberty has made it possible for 
us to meet here to-day in honor of free government. Let us be grateful, then, to the 
mighty men who established liberty of thought and action and whose brave words and 
deeds have enabled us to exercise that freedom, unrestrained except for the laws we 
make for our own guidance. 

While we recognize the memories to which this day is consecrated it is yet permitted 
to us assembled here to lay this corner stone not only to think of those who have 
died for us, but to look forward to the future. We are celebrating the erection of a 



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building which'may be fitly termed a monument to freedom. Nowliere in the world 
has man yet establi.shed a form of government so free and benefii;ent a.s that existing 
in the United States of America. Of that freedom and beneficence this building is an 
expression. 

Long ago you passed beyond the period of town life in which all your people assem- 
bled together to decide upon their interests. You became a city, with its varied depart- 
ments controlled by the representatives whom you yourselves elected. This city hall, 
whose corner-stone we lay to-day, is your pledge to the future, as it is the mark of 
your evolution from the historic principle of town government into that of municipal 
obligations and functions. 

Here, then, in the future will meet the representatives of the people. Here will they 
consider and decide such questions of civic policy as may arise. Here will be the head 
of this body politic, controlling and governing the arms that shall reach out over the 
whole city. 

From the history of your people, and the intelligence they have heretofore displayed 
in the management of their affairs and in promoting the growth of their business, we 
can surely hope that the rulers of this young city will be able to find remedies for the 
evils that still exist in municipal governments; that they will discover how to obtain 
efficient service from officers and employees; how to prevent improper influences from 
affecting the action of the governing board ; how to act for the good of the city as a 
whole, rather than for a favored portion ; in fine how to govern on business principles, 
and so become a model for like forms of government elsewhere. 

The citizens of Brockton, and indeed of all large centres, have greater privileges and 
greater powers than ever have been possessed by citizens of any place in Europe ; and 
yet municipal government with us is far from perfect. 

Take this day, then, citizens of Brockton, as a further incentive to~your determina- 
tion to make your government so good that you will attract the admiration of other 
cities and teach them how to escape the evils that now perplex them. 

" Then fix in Love's cement the heart ! 
Study and act the trowel's part ! 
Strive in the compass' span to live, 
And mutual concessions give 
Daily your prayers and alms bestow, 
As yonder light doth clearly show ; 
And, walking by the plummet just, 
In God your hope, in God your trust ! " 

Let the truth in these Masonic symbols be then your ambition and hope, and may 
success attend your efforts. 
Reading of selections from the Scriptures, by W. and Rev. Wm. H. Monroe, Grand 

Chaplain. 
Prayer, By the Grand Chaplain. 

Reading of list of contents of the box by the grand treasurer, R. W. John Carr. 

The copper box that was sealed into the corner stone contained a 
copy of the order of exercises at the laying of the stone ; addresses of 
95 



754 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Hon E. A. Morse and Hon. Ziba C. Keith, mayor; copy of order ap- 
propriating $100,000 for City Hall; copy of order appropriating 
$30,000; copies of city reports from 1882 ; copies of reports of school 
committee ; new coins of 1892 — $1, 50 cents, 25 cents, 10 cents, 5 
cents, I cent ; copies of Brockton Daily Enterprise and Despatch of 
May 28, 1892 ; copies of Boston Journal, Post, Advertiser, Herald and 
Globe of May 30, 1892; copy of warrant for town meeting, 1873; 
copy of History of North Bridgewater, Mass , 1866, presented by the 
autlior, Bradford Kingman, Esq., of Brookline, Mass., a native of the 
town ; constitution of Grand Lodge, F. and A. M. of Massachusetts ; 
copy of proceedings of Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, F. and A. M., 
1892; organization of Grand Lodge, 1892; list of lodges and of past 
and present members of Grand Lodge; list of city officers, 1892; copy 
of charter and ordinances ; copy of rules and orders of City Council ; 
order of service. Memorial Sunday, at Central Methodist Church ; 
official programme of Fletcher Webster Post 13, G. A. R., Monday, 
May 10, 1892. 

Application of the jewels to the corner stone. 
Libation of corn, by the Deputy Grand Master, R. W. Frank T. Dwinell 

When once of old, in Israel, 

Our early brethren wrought with toil, 
Jehovah's blessing on them fell 

In showers of corn and wine and oil. 

Libation of wine, by the Senior Grand Warden, R, W. Charles L Litchfield 

When there a shrine to Him alone 

They buill. with worship, sin to foil. 
On threshold and on corner stone, 

They poured out corn and wine and oil. 

Libation of oil, by the Junior Grand Warden, R. W. William H. H. Soule 

And we have come, fraternal bands, 

With joy and pride and prosperous spoil, 
To honor him by votive hands 

With streams of corn and wine and oil. 

Invocation by the Grand Chaplain, W. and Rev. Charles A. Skinner 

Presentation of working tools to arcliitect, Mr. Wesley L. Minor 

Address, By the Grand Master 

Proclaination, by the Grand Marshal, W. Henry G. Jordan 

Hymn. 

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling place. 

Through years of old and ages past ; 
And still Thy laws we seek to trace, 

On Thee our trust we humbly cast, 
Father of Light ! Builder Divine ! 
Behold our work, and;|makeiit Thine. 



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Benediction, By the Grand Chaplain 

Pilgrims' chorus, " Tannhauser," — Wagner, Martland's Band 

The hymns and vocal responses in the ritual were well sung by a 
male quartette composed of L. Morton Packard, first tenor ; F. A. 
Dunham, second tenor ; T. A. Norris, first bass ; and M. F. James, 
second bass. The band was heard to advantage, and Leader Mace 
Gay sounded the trumpet calls in the ritual. 

It was just 3:40 P. M. when the corner stone sank into its bed of 
mortar. It was an hour later when the supplementary exercises began 
at the City Theatre, where a big audience had been waiting with some 
impatience. 

The curtain went up and disclosed 250 pupils of the High and Gram- 
mar schools banked upon the stage on rising seats. It was so late that 
the band overture was omitted, and the young people, directed by Mr. 
J. E. Shepardson, teacher of music in the schools, and with Miss Sadie 
M. Perkins at the piano, let their voices ring out in Kellar's grand 
"American Hymn." Afterwards they sang "A Song for Our Banner," 
and joined with the band and audience in "America" as a finale. They 
were an important part of the afternoon's exercises and should feel a 
pride in having played their part in a memorable day's events. The 
male quartette sang " The Bright Sword of Liberty," and sang it well. 

Mayor Keith and Congressman Elijah A. Morse of Canton, Hon. A. 
S. Pinkerton, president of the Massachusetts Senate, and ex-Mayors 
Wade and Whipple had seats upon the stage. 

Mayor Keith's address was an able effort, and was well delivered. 

President Pinkerton's address was strong and eloquent. His theme 
was " Government." The point he emphasized was that the govern- 
ments of the towns and cities were the vital forces that made or unmade 
the State and National governments. No man could be indifferent 
toward the government of his own town. It is the fountain from which 
the water of pure government flows. Brockton's City Hall should be 
made to mean what it symbolizes — a step forward in municipal life, and 
a new pledge to purity in State and National government. 

And so the corner stone was laid. 

The rain was the only drawback, and all who took any part in the 
ceremonies may congratulate themselves that the work was well done. 
The city committee having the affair in charge were Mayor Keith, 



756 HISTORY 0\f BROCKTON. 

Aldermen Crooker and Eldred, Councilmen Packard, McDonald and 
Poole. 

The following address was delivered by His Honor Mayor Ziba C. 
Keith at the exercises in the City Theatre following the laying of the 
corner stone of Brockton's new city hall, last Monday : 

Fellow-Citizens: 

We have assembled to-day and with fitting ceremony have swung into place the cor- 
ner stone of a structure which is hereafter to be dedicated to public uses. With trowel 
and cement we have sealed and deposited within this corner stone memorials containing 
a history of our past municipal life, with evidences of our phenomenal growth and pres- 
ent attainment. In yonder corner lies the irrevocable past in epitome — the sealed story 
and statement rehearsing the elTorts, and fruitful results of the life of our worthy an- 
cestors. On many an occasion we have sung their virtues; and yet we would be un- 
grateful did we not again on this occasion repeat their praises. Could those lips be 
unsealed, methinks the song of Goldsmith would find utterance in these words : 

'" * * ' Loveliest village of the plain , 

Where health and plenty cheered the laboring swain ; 

Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid. 

And parting summer's lingering bloom displayed. 

Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, 

Seats of my youth, where every sport could'please^ 

How often have I paused on every charm— 

The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm 

The decent church that topped the neighboring hill, 

The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade 

For talking age and whispering lovers made ; 

How often have I blessed the coming day 

When toil resulting lent its turn to play. 

These were thy charms, sweet village. Sports like these. 

With sweet succession taught e'en toil to please." 

When, however, these reiUumined eyes should vainly search for '* the sheltered cot 

and the cultivated farm" these other words of the same sweet poet would give fitting 

response to disappointed hope : 

" Here as I take my solitary rounds 

Amidst thy tangled walks and ruined grounds. 

And, many a year elapsed, return to view 

Where once the cottage stood, the hawthorn grewr, 

Remembrance wakes with all her busy train. 

Swells at my breast, and turns the past to pain. 

Hut times have altered; trade's unfeeling train 

Usurp the land and dispossess the swain. 

Along the lawn where scattered hamlets rose, 

Unwieldly wealth and cumbrous pomp repose ; 

Those gentle hours that Plenty bade to bloom. 

Those calm desires that asked but little room, 

Those healthful sports that graced tile peaceful scene, 

Lived in each look, and brightened all the green — 

These, far departing, seek a kinder shore, 

And rural mirth and manners are no more. 

Sweet, smiling. village, loveliest of the lawn, 

Thy sports are fled, and all thy charms withdrawn." 



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We are not here to question the quiet ambition of our ancestry, but we may well 
consider the relative attainments of true pleasure and a pure life. Such examples of 
sturdy purpose and fixed character excite our admiration, as they should also our emu- 
lation. They builded better and stronger than they knew, and made possible present 
prosperity. 

This ceremony and this occasion mean much to this community. It is a period in 
our municipal experience from whence looking backward we may profitably trace the 
ways of primitive colonial life, on through the transition period of parish and township, 
from township lo cityhood. and from thence through one decade under this form of 
government. We stand as it were at the parting of the ways. While the past is secure, 
what of the future ? My mind here reverts to the occasion of the organization of the 
city government on that second Monday of January, 1882, when the city was honored 
by the presence of him whom the people have always delighted to honor — His Excel- 
lency Governor Long — and I have never forgotten the counsel and warning which his 
words conveyed. They are both wholesome and pertinent. Let me repeat them 
He said : 

" Tlie history of all cities warns us that the time is almost certain to come in future 
years when, with the attention of your citizens withdrawn from public affairs, they will 
wake to find themselves afflicted with the same evils that have befallen older sisters. 
There will then be overturn, renewed popular interest, and added safeguards, and all 
will of course be well again. All progress and perfecting come from discipline. Mean- 
time, however, let the lessons of other municipalities warn us of the necessity of con- 
stant vigilance, of prudence in expenditure, of holding officials to sharp accountability, 
and of sustaining them when they assume the responsibility and do right in spite of all 
obstacles, of fearless independence in city affairs, of electing only true men, and of the 
application of business principles. Then shall we have the full benefit of the advantages 
of the city system, the growth, the activity, the generous abundance, the wholesome 
amusements, the literary culture, the schools, the churches, the halls, the charities, the 
great life of a great, well-governed and a well-governing people." 

These suggestions, I am happy to say, will be supplemented and enforced by him who 
to day, representing the]dignity of the State, shall speak to you upon the theme ■' Gov- 
ernment." 

Have we then realized all these advantages of the city system? The conditions set 
forth are two-fold, depending: First, upon the people in a judicious selection of 
officials ; second upon a wise administration of affairs under their direction. Some of 
these we certainly have attained. "The growth," "the activity," "the generous 
abundance," " the schools " and " the churches" are unquestionably ours and we to- 
day have laid the foundation stone of a building which will in a measure fitly represent 
all these elements, to which may be added an influence in the direction of "literary 
culture" which has heretofore been unattained. First of all it gives us a home, a per- 
manent abiding place. Why should not the city own and occupy a home? Every in- 
stinct of the human heart impels individual ownership of a home. Truly it is said to 
be " his castle." Herein he raises his children, herein he gathers keepsakes and heir- 
looms. His library contains his choicest volumes, he decorates his walls with works 



758 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of art and puts under contribution the skill of the sculptor ; his wealth and valuable 
documents he safely stores beneath his roof; he improves and beautifies his grounds; 
and thus he gratifies his taste, educates and inspires his children and neighbors, and in 
so doing becomes a public benefactor. The city government has been mindful of its 
department, children's vfant. The unfortunate and indigent have been furnished a 
home by the indulgent but self-sacrificing parent. The fire department has been 
liberally provided with suitable houses. The children of the public schools have com- 
fortable apartments, and the police department has in prospect convenient quarters. 
Having thus provided so abundantly for our children, why, 1 again ask, should not the 
city government have a home ? 

As tenants we liave never known the convenience, security and comfort of home. 
We have taken large risks with our valuable papers and docimients, and we have never 
been able to receive the representatives of our sister municipalities with particular or 
even ordinary pride. I conclude, however, that no argument is necessary in this direc- 
tion ; that question has been definitely settled by current even's. I have said that we 
"stand at the parting of the ways," and asserting that the past is secure, I inquire of 
what the future ? Of what significance, indeed, is this public building lo us ? What 
shall it represent in its silent grandeur? What language shall it speak to coming 
generations? And what lessons shall it impart in years to come? 

If, as asserted, '' Man's social experience is written in his buildings," if their grandeur 
and beauty are a "measure of his civilization," if indeed '' they are the material mould 
of his politic, his religion and his laws," then surely this structure has an important 
signification. 

Designed primarily for utility, security and convenience, architectural beauty has not 
been ignored. Your personal observation bears witness to the great advance and im- 
provement in the architecture of both public and private buildings during the last de- 
cade, and this building is an embodiment of this expression. 

Unlike the public buildings of the old misnamed republics, in its construction from 
foundation to finial no .servile hand will have been called into requisition, no slave will 
have toiled in quarry or trench at the caprice or command of crusl masters. Better 
brick with freedom, than marble with slavery ! This structure also represents the 
varied industries of our nation, as also the reciprocity of labor. Shoes from our fac- 
tories may be found in the quarries of the sea girt isle from whence come these foun- 
dation stones. The brownstone and bricks which are to support the towering roof 
have doubtless felt the impress of the Brockton .shoe, and the feet of the lumbermen of 
the north have been protected from cold, and from thorn and briar by the products of 
your labor. But more: from within its walls are to emanate influences which bear 
closer relation than these. On the shelves of the Public Library will be stored the 
knowledge and wisdom of past ages, in its alcoves will be gathered the story of crea- 
tion as told by the scientist, the annals of people and nations long since passed away, 
the history of war and conquest. A recital of the eternal struggles of right against 
might, and a record of the hopes, aspirations and disappointments of myriads of noble 
men and women, living and dead. 

At your pleasure wisdom will respond to your appeal, wit will amuse, art will in- 



CITY HALL. 759 

struct, music will enchant, experience will suggest, and faith and hope will find* stimu- 
lation and encouragement. Here you may quietly converse with poet, philospher and 
sage, here in a moment learn that which has required the personal application and in- 
vestigation of years to determine. Current events as depicted by the "enterprising" 
daily will furnish you with " despatch" the warp and woof of local history, while archi- 
tectural, scientific, medical and historical publications await your command within the 
precincts of the public reading room. The sacred influence of a perpetual Memorial 
day will pervade corridor and rotunda, dedicated to the memory of our patriotic sons 
who fell in defence of country. On tablets of marble engraven be their names, in ap- 
preciative hearts be enshrined their memory. Think you not that these sweet voices 
which to-day sing these anthems of praise, with those also who, following in their foot- 
steps, shall day after day pass these portals to and from the public library, will be put 
in perpetual mir.d of the heoric dead ? 

Here also will be gathered the governmental family — the servants, not the masters, 
of the people. Here you will seek tlie ear of your chief executive, to offer, perchance, 
good advice as to the proper conduct of affairs, to suggest desirable appointments, or 
possibly to recite a tale of political or domestic woe. 

Hither you will direct your footsteps, careful to pause and enter the city clerk's 
apartments, should you require the proper document for presentation to a clergyman. 
Here, too, will you repair during the ides of October to pay your compliments and tax 
bill to the collector. Here also you will find the city treasurer on the tentli of every 
month prepared to recognize your duly approved salary or other bill. Here will you 
find the custodian of that magic power, which turns on or ofif the water supply as you 
do or do not pay. The "servants" also who doom the ''lords" without redress unless 
a certificate has been duly Bled — the Board of Health in sickne.ss, and vice versa. The 
city engineer whom you imagine always so " engineers " his lines as to punish you and 
benefit the other man. The solicitor, who in vain " solicits " half the compensation he 
would otherwise receive from " would-be" clients ; and last but not least the "czar" of 
the highways, whom everybody presupposes will give immediate attention to his par- 
ticular sidewalk or street. 

Seriously, however, within these council halls are to be enacted all legislation which 
pertains to the future progress of our beloved city. Herein are to be discussed and 
settled questions which make for the weal or woe of the entire community. We do 
well to pause and carefully consider. We do better when we resolve that no sectional 
or personal motive shall swerve us from the right. We do best when in the presence 
of these temptations with resolution we firmly re.sist such appeal, and by manly act 
exemplify honest government. 

At wearisome length have I endeavored to suggest the significance which attaches 
to this superstructure, the corner stone of which we have this day established. Its ex- 
ternals we fancy typify our material and artistic progress, and its proportions the sta- 
bility and grandeur of good government, while henceforth from within its walls shall 
emanate edict and influence which we sincerely pray may illustrate our attainments in 
moral and material worth. 

In behalf of the city council I take pleasure in welcoming the distinguished guests 



760 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

who have honored us by their presence. To the officers of the Most Worshipful Grand 
Lodge who have this day officiated in laying the corner stone we are placed under pro- 
found obligations. To the president of the Senate, who at personal sacrifice has paid 
us the compliment of his presence and with eloquent words will engage our attention ; 
to our own Congressional representative, the diligent and faithful servant of the peo- 
ple, whose restoration to health and continuation in office we so much desire and 
whom we always delight to hear; to the former chief magistrates of the city, and other 
invited guests who have graced this occasion with their presence; to the various local 
organizations that have so generously responded to our invitation, we extend our most 
sincere thanks. 

May this building as it approaches completion realize to this people an ideal city hall. 
May it always r fleet whatever is just and noble in the life of the city, and may it 
stand as a monument of good government for succeeding ages. 

CONGRESSMAN E. A. MORSe's ADDRESS AT CITY THEATRE. 

Mr. Morse said : 

In the earlier hours of the day we met to lay the flowers of spring upon the graves 
of the men who died in the holiest cause ever left to the arbitration of battle. Now 
again we have met to celebrate the laying of the corner stone of your new and beauti- 
ful City Hall, which it is believed will later rise in beauty and grandeur, not only serv- 
ing the municipal purposes of the city but to be as well a lasting monument to the 
public spirit and enterprise of the city of Brockton. 

Three hundred miles up the river Nile the traveler comes to the ruins of what was 
once the city of Thebes, a city that tradition tells us had a hundred gates of brass, and 
boasted she was an eternal city and would never perish; but her hundred gates of 
brass have long since crumbled, and her streets long ages ago were silent in death. 
The ruins show the city to have been surrounded by a massive stone wall, and in the 
centre of these ruins the traveler finds the ruins of a temple of the sun, a building esti- 
mated to have been 600 feet long, and 300 feet wide, and supported by massive stone 
pillars. In the centre he finds the ruins of a statue King Rameses was supposed to 
have erected to himself, thrown down and broken. The statue is believed to have 
been 60 feet high, and to have weighed 900 tons, and the strangest thing about it is 
that 300 miles up the river Nile is found the place where the stone was quarried, from 
which place, inch by inch, through long weary years they pried it on toils destination, 
and finally set it up in the temple of the sun. King Rameses caused this statue to 
himself to be inscribed with hieroglyphics which have been deciphered by students of 
antiquity, to mean this : '' If any man will know how great I am or where I lie let 
him surpass my works," 

When present and future generations shall point to this pile, and contemplate the 
growth and prosperity of this beautiful city, if they would know how great you are 
let them surpass your works, not alone in rearing this costly temple, not alone in public 
buildings and churches whose summits pierce the sky, but in that grander and nobler 
work of refining, educating and christianizing men and women made in the image ol 



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God. I believe this beautiCul hall when completed will be dedicated by your citizens 
for purposes of education and patriotism, and when finally the cap-stone shall be 
brought forth with shoutings the present and future generations may obey the words 
of Webster at Bunker Hill, and watch the first glimmerings of the morning sun on its 
summit, and its latest flickerings at nightfall. 

We have in this audience many young persons in the morning of life. May I say 
some practical words of exhortation to them? We have croakers in our country, 
calamity croakers, going up and down telMng the young people that there are no op- 
portunities for them. Mr. President, I have traveled in this country and other 
countries, and I want to say to the young people of Brockton that there is not a 
country on the face of the earth where there is such a royal opportunity offered to the 
young to make the most of themselves as in this country of ours and in this old 
commonwealth of Massachusetts. I tell you, young man, young woman, to the end 
that you may make the most of yourselves and make the world better for your 
having lived in it, it is of first importance that you start right and lay the foundations 
of jour character well; and I tell you that a good character, industry, temperance, 
and perseverance carry in their hand the sure prestige of victory and success. 

,1 am not here to say that it is not a good thing to be well born, but I am here to 
say that you can rise above the circumstances of your birth. Do you want illustra- 
tions ? Abraham Lincoln was a rail splitter ; James A. G-arfleld drove a horse on a 
the tow path; Andrew Johnson was a Kentucky tailor; Henry Wilson said on the 
floor of the United States Senate that '' he was born in poverty, and want sat at his 
cradle." Do you want business illustrations? Elias Howe was a poor mechanic and 
worked in a machine shop in Cambridge; he died worth millions, and what is of more 
consequence he died acknowledged in every land and clime as a benefactor of his 
race. Singer, the inventor of the lock stitch, was a poor mechanic who lived in 
Bridgeport. A similar record may be made of him. Between here and New York 
you may see the Singer sewing machine establishment, covering acres. John Roach 
came to this country a ragged, bare-footed, penniless boy ; he proved to be John 
Roach, the ship builder, one of the greatest mechanics who ever lived, and at his 
death as such stood on the highest pinnacle of worldly fame. 

But why multiply these illustrations' Mr. President, over the portals of this build- 
ing you may write, "There is no royal road to learning" and ''Honor and shame 
from no condition arise." Young man, young woman, set your mark high, enter upon 
its pursuit at once, persevere. " Let all the aims thou aim'st at be thy country, thy God 
and truth." " Live for the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrongs that need resistance, 
for the good that you can do." 

Mr. President and fellow- citizens of Brockton, if it shall prove that my public life 
is soon to end may I embrace this opportunity to thank the good people of Brockton, 
of all parties and in every walk of life, for the uniform kindness that I have received 
at their hands. 

Mr. President, may I add as a postscript to this little speech that I hope to be in- 
vited here at no djstant day to witness the laying of the corner stone of a beautiful, 
substantial government post-office building; at least it is trye that a hill for such a 



762 HISTORY OF BROCKTON.. 

building has passed the United States Senate, is one of twenty-nine bills favorably re- 
ported to the House by the House committee, and I think is quite sure to pass after 
the Presidential election in December next, so I consider a government building for 
Brockton an assured fact at no distant day. 

Finally and lastly, my frienda, do we appreciate the blessings we have, and the 
privileges we enjoy in this favored land of ours, and this favored time in which we 
live? The good people of Brockton are surrounded with all that goes to adorn and 
embellish civilized life. 

Plato, the heathen philosopher, thanked God for three things: First, that he was 
born a Greek ; second, a rational soul ; third, that he lived in the days of Socrates. 
Surely if this poor, benighted heathen, who knew nothing of the comforts of modern 
civilized life, had that for which to thank God, what have we. who stand in this apex 
of the nineteenth century ? 

DEDICATION DAY. 

With bunting gaily fluttering in the breeze, with expectant throngs 
upon her streets, with civic and miHtary bodies in brave array, and with 
the Governor of the Old Bay State and other dignitaries lending their 
distinguished presence, Brockton feels that this is indeed a day of days. 

Finer weather could not have been had. With a crisp September 
coolness, a beaming sun and a not too breezy air, it was a perfect day 
for outdoor marching and e.xercises. 

The people have gathered from far and near to see the parade and be 
witnesses of the dedicatory exercises. 

THE PARADE. 

Governor Greenhalge arrived on the train that reached Brockton at 
1:34, accompanied by Adjutant- General Davidson and Colonel Page of 
his staff, and Hon. E. A. Morse, member of Congress from this district. 
The party was received at the depot by Mayor Whipple, Ex- Mayor 
Keith and others, and at once escorted in carriages to the parade line, 
the Cunningham Rifles doing escort duty. 

The procession formed on Montello street, right resting on Ward, 
Franklin and Court streets, and moved at once over the announced 
route. It was headed by a platoon of police. Drum Major Grant, 
and Martland's band, the participating bodies being as follows: Post 13, 
G. A. R. ; Capt. R. B. Grover Camp, S. of V. ; the High School Cadets, 
and the Cunningham Rifles. The carriages containing past and 
present city officials and other invited guests, about forty in number, 



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and eight pieces of apparatus of the fire department, brought up the 
rear. A feature of the display by the fire fighters was the bull dog 
that runs to fires, "Jim," clad in a red blanket and riding on the aerial 
truck. 

Governor Greenhalge and Adjutant-General Dalton rode in the car- 
riage with Mayor Whipple. 

The governor was received with cheers by the crowd at the depot, 
and enthusiasm marked the entire route of the parade, which was lined 
with people. The Main street sidewalks were fairly black with spec- 
tators. 

As the procession passed down Main street at about 2 o'clock the 
band played the stirring strains of Sousa's latest " Liberty Bell March." 

When the parade started several of the Montello factory whistles 
blew a salute to the governor. 

It was a parade worth looking at, and all the participating military 
and civic bodies made a splendid appearance. The turnout of private 
teams was by no means an unimportant part of the procession, and the 
fire department apparatus made a handsome showing. 

Upon arriving at City Hall square the line of parade was dismissed, 
and the formal exercises of dedication were performed on the large, 
flag-trimmed platform which had been built at the west entrance to the 
building. There was plenty of room for the gentlemen who were to 
take part and the large number of invited guests. In front was gathered 
a throng of citizens who felt interested enough to stand up while the 
dedication was taking place, and who listened with close attention. 

Martland's band rendered Leuter's festival overture in an artistic 
manner, and then Rev. F. A. Warfield, pastor of the Porter Congrega- 
tional church, offered the dedicatory prayer, invoking the Divine bless- 
ing upon the occasion, the city and its officials in a particularly impres- 
sive and solemn manner 

Architect Wesley L. Minor, the creator and superintendent of the 
construction of the beautiful building, stepped forward as Rtv. Mr. 
Warfield concluded the prayer, and formally presented the keys of the 
building to Mayor John J. Whipple, and thus the future city home 
passed from the care of the architect into the custody of its owners — 
the people — through the medium of the city's chief executive. 



764 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In receiving the keys on behalf of the city Mayor Whipple said : 

Fellow Citizens — It is my liappy privilege as your representative to acctpt the keys 
to this building, which for generations is to be the centre of municipal activity. This 
is the one building that in the broadest, truest way always reflects the life of the city. 
The memories of the past, the life of the present and the brightest hopes of the future 
all cluster around it, and within its walls will find a full and true expression. What- 
ever is good and just and noble in our municipal life, together with its faults, its errors 
and its shortcomings, will be the history written on its walls, by which posterity will 
judge how well we did the duty set before us. May this building stand for generations, 
adding dignity to our city, and be a fitting emblem of a free government of a free peo- 
ple. In conclusion well may I say : 

Father of Light, Builder Divine, 
Behold our work, and make it Thine ! 

Gounod's " Faust " was given by the band after Mayor Whipple had 
concluded his address, and Ex- Mayor Ziba C. Keith was then presented, 
and received with generous applause. He said : 

Fellow Citizens — More than two years have passed since, gathered here, the corner 
stone of this fabric was laid with fitting ceremony. As within this heart of granite we 
dejiosited sealed memorials of our past municipal life, with evidence of our phenomenal 
growth and attainment, it announced a purpo.se on the part of our people to erect and 
maintain a structure for public uses that should meet the requirements of convenience, 
of safety, and withal become an object of pride and admiration to coming genera- 
tions. That ceremony was performed amid surroundings exhibiting a confusion of 
material that gave faint prophecy of the beautiful and dignified structure which we to- 
day dedicate. 

During this more than two years its progress has been watched with intense interest 
both by citizens and strangers. Every stone that has found its place in this monumental 
pile has been guarded by the watchful eye of the interested spectator, and every brick 
cemented under the surveillance of the public gaze. As story after story has crept into 
being, developing into magnificent proportions this stately structure, no purt has 
escaped the zealous scrutiny and criticism of an indulgent public. It has been pre-emi- 
nently an enterprise " of the people, by the people, and for the people." This is our 
city home. At some length, on a former occasion, I pointed out its significance in this 
direction, which requires no repetition at the present time. A common, and therefore 
commendable interest has served to enlighten and quicken public sentiment, to stimu- 
late architect and contractor, sub-committee and the committee of the whole, thereby 
promoting the progress and completeness of this work. 

The question of locating public buildings has from time immemorial been an exciting 
and vexing problem, decreasing perhaps as the ratio of population increases, yet not 
altogether wanting in the larger municipalities. In the progress of events no true 
American has, I believe, lost faith in the people. They are sovereign, and their will is 
both wisdom and law. Hence, in this most popular manner, the location of this build- 



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ing was determined by ballot. It certainly would have kept this industrious commun- 
ity busy had this democratic method continued in the subsequent management, but ap- 
proaching it as nearly as possible the construction of the building was entrusted to the 
City Council, constituting a "committee of the whole" comprising twenty-eight mem- 
bers, who have made all contracts and under supervision of the architect pushed to 
completion the edifice we dedicate to-day. And right here let me pay a well deserved 
tribute to the faithful effort and untiring zeal which has characterized the labors of the 
sub-committee, consisting of seven members, representing seven wards, to whom was 
consigned the preliminary work of examination and inspection, and who by report and 
recommendation brought before the committee of the whole the result of their labors. 
Night after night during tnese three years have they toiled ; day after day studied designs 
and plans, and listened with weariness to the partisian harangues of competing con- 
tractors. They deserve your thanks for tlieir patient endeavors, and your gratitude for 
their pronounced success. 

The brain that conceived and in detail wrought out this beautiful, symmetrical whole, 
justly commands our admiration. And as viewed to-day in its completeness, we are 
charmed by its stateliness, its finely outlined proportions, its harmony and warmth of 
material color, its chaste and suggestive decorations, its interior arrangement and de- 
vices for supplying all modern conveniences, its tasteful ornamentations and furnish- 
ings ; and, being charmed, we forget all else and extend the hand of congratulation to 
him whose genius inspired and whose ability executed. So also, as sharing the com- 
mendation of the public, the City Council have responded to popular demand for a 
building creditably representing the thrift, enterprise, and material prosperity of the 
city. They have studiously sought information by interrogation, by investigation, and 
by discussion — warm at times, 'tis true, but nevertheless to the practical advantage of 
their constituents. 

And as now we are about to dedicate our new city home, we are dignified and 
honored by the presence of His Excellency the Governor, who I doubt not relishes a 
respite from the peculiar demands which press him at this 'season of the year, and great- 
fuUy turns from things agricultural to a consideration of things municipal. We also 
welcome the presence of our faithful but " much-tried " congressional representative, 
who assisted on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone and is now summoned to 
witness the completed structure. As then together we inspect these apartments, ob- 
serve how carefully every convenience has been studied. How with luxurious ease 
you may be entertained by His Honor the Mayor, in his sumptuous apartments. How 
with every modern appliance all the department work is facilitated in the various o83ces. 
How securely safe are all the valuable books and documents in their steel bound en- 
closures. How pleasant and convenient both to the public and clerical help the spacious 
library and its helpmeet the public reading room. How appropriate and eloquently 
suggestive the memorial rotunda. Here, inscribed on tablets of enduring marble, are 
traced the names of those who fell in defence of our precious heritage. Here in com- 
pleted form at some future day will stand the sentinel guarding these portals, these 
halls and corridors, which in miniature will tell the story of the great struggle in which 
these heroeg participated. 



766 HISTORF OF BROCKTON. 

But time hastens. Let us take a look outward for a moment. Mark you yonder 
battlemented tower from which in completed form streams the emblem of freedom, the 
red, white and blue ; the topmost peak of the central tower, from which, as we speak, 
the winds are measured and in time of storm the raindrops counted ; that illuminated 
face which smilingly greets the morning sun and from its hidden resources defiantly 
challenges the gatheriijg gloom of night ? Hear you 'that musical voice, that with 
measured cadence intones the passing hour ? See you that frontal seal which links us 
to the old town of Bridgewater, England, from whence comes our mother name? And 
so on, from turret and lower, from dome and cornice, from stone and brick, from 
column and arch, from step and curb, even to the green grass setting which holds all in 
its embrace, all, all, niaudibly but grandly, proclaim a most harmonious whole. Can a 
building be too grand for a people, and its representatives, animated by generous im- 
pulses and grand principles? 

Why, the cost of this building has been more than saved to the people of this city 
during the seven years last past by the bani.';hment of the saloon and the licensed place, 
by your votes, supplemented by the action of the several boards of aldermen ; and ere 
this debt is paid four-fold its cost will have been saved in this direction alone. Is this 
all? This is dealing with the financial asspect only. How about the physical, moral 
and intellectual interests involved? Can the value of the.se be computed? Which is 
the better, this legacy of bonds to be paid to some extent by a future generation, or 
the bondage of ruined lives, besotted parents and beggared children which otherwise 
would have been entailed ? This building is to be the home of your representatives 
who have in charge the sacred interests of this flourishing people. You have con- 
ceived, completed and furnished it as a fit temple for noble and true men, who in the 
administration of affairs have it in their power to so promote the prosperity of its peo- 
ple that what at present seem to be burdens shall prove to be blessings in disguise. 

Ruskinsays: " Man's social experience is written in his buildings; their grandeur 
and beauty are a measure of his civilization. They are the material mould of his poli- 
tics, his religion and his laws." Shall then this building stand as a type of your social 
experience, your civilization, your enterprise, your thrift and your taste ? Aye! Let 
it stand representing all these, but keep also the standard of your citizenship high. Let 
good men sacrifice of their time and devote their talents to the service of the city. 
Uphold your officials in all their efforts to enforce law and the enhancemenD of good 
government. Then indeed shall you point with pride to your city home as a citadel 
from whence emanate all the crowning virtues of a well-governed people. 

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR. 

The chief guest of the day, Hon. Frederick T. Greenhalge, governor 
of the State of Massachusetts, was then presented, and the spectators 
gave him a warm welcome, which he responded to by bowing to the 
right and left. He spoke interestingly, and was Hstened to attentively. 

Governor Greenhalge entereJ into the spirit of the occasion and was 



CITY HALL. 767 

greeted with most hearty applause. He said that he felt glad to con- 
gratulate the city of Brockton on the completion of the hall, but he felt, 
he said, that his congratulations must be extended as much to the vast 
crowd of patriotic people whom he saw before him as to the members of 
the city government. It was the workmen of Brocl<ton, whose brawn and 
industry had made such a building possible. He congratulated Mayor 
Keith, who was in office when the building was started, and Mayor 
Whipple, who has assisted in its completion. He said that he felt that 
the future of Brockton was assured and said Godspeed to the industries 
of the city. 

His speech throughout abounded with patriotic references, which 
were greeted with decided expressions of approval. When the gover- 
nor had ceased, there were loud cries for the lieutenant governor, but 
he declined to respond. 

The band rendered Wagner's grand " Pilgrim's Chorus " from " Tann- 
hauser, '' and the formal exercises were brought to a close with the pro- 
nouncing of the benediction by Rev. J. K. Richardson, pastor of the 
First Baptist Church. 

After the dedication exercises at the city hall, the city council and 
invited guests went by cars and carriages to the fair grounds, where the 
banquet was served in the basement of the exhibition hall. 

The big dining hall at the grounds of the Brockton Agricultural So- 
ciety, where the dedication banquet was held, presented a scene of 
artistic beauty. The walls and ceilings and supporting pillars were 
handsomely draped with bright colored bunting and specimens of hor- 
ticulture were massed in rich profusion and gave a rare fragrance. The 
platform on which was the table for the distinguished guests and speak- 
ers had been enlarged for the occasion, and a long line of ferns and 
flowers was ranged beside it. T. D. Cook & Co. of Boston were the ca- 
terers and plates were laid for 250. 

THE MEMORIAL DEDICATION. 

In the evening the handsome memorial rotunda in the city hall was 
fittingly dedicated under the auspices of Fletcher Webster Post No. 13, 
Giand Army of the Republic, assisted by prominent officers of the Na- 



768 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

tionai and State departments. During the evening a concert was given 
by Porter's orchestra. 

One of the pleasing features of the interior is the Memorial Rotunda 
of which the following is a brief description : 

At the east end of this central corridor, in the centre, is a graceful 
arch through which entrance is made to the memorial rotunda, the 
principal feature of the building. This is Brockton's tribute to her dead 
heroes of the '6o's, and takes the place of monument or arch. It is 
where it will be seen by hundreds every day, and is sure to keep fresh 
the memory of those whom it honors. The rotunda is an irregular 
shaped octagon. The larger of the four sides are occupied with richly 
decorated arches which give ingress and egress to and from it. The 
arches are Greek in character, and are upheld by fluted columns. 

The rotunda is 28 by 28 feet, and 18 feet in the walls. In the centre 
of the ceiling is a light well 10 feet in diameter, surrounded on the floor 
above by a heavy oak railing. The ceiling is in relief work of papier 
mache, finished in heavy panels, and is pure Greek in character. The 
frieze is formed in part by four papier mache panels, modeled especially 
for the work from accepted designs, and representing different phases 
of the civil war. The one over the north arch shows the departure for 
and the return from the war. That over the west, infantry on the march. 
The one on the east represents the army passing in review; while the 
fourth and last represents the decorating of the soldiers' graves on Me- 
morial day. Between the panels are medallion shaped ornaments which 
contain regimental insignia and the name of a prominent battle. Over 
the center of each arch, in the place of a keystone, is the American 
eagle, with outstretched wings. A dado in scagiola enriches the ro- 
tunda. Under the ornamental frieze is a finely modeled cornice, up- 
held by architraves with carved capitals and bases, the centre of the 
architraves being in the form of a panel and bearing various military 
emblems. In the smaller sides of the octagon are four marble tablets 
on which are inscribed the names of the Brockton men who died of 
wounds or disease, or as prisoners, while in the service during the war 
from 1 861 to 1865. There are seventy four names, and they were 
furnished by Harrison O. Thomas These are the names: 



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IN MEMORIAM. 



North Bridgewater Volunteers Who Died in the Service of Their Country . 



Henry C. Ames, 
Lyman Allen, 
George E, Allen, 
Joseph Beal, 
Christopher Brannagan, 
John W. Burns, 
Herbert C. Blood. 
John Canary, 
John B. Cobb, 
George W. Childs, 
Michael Connell, 
Edward F. Drohan, 
Allen B. Dunbar, 
Albert G. Drake, 
Samuel D. Dean, 
Frank B. Drake, 
Malcomb F. Dhalberg, 
Daniel H. Dunbar, 
Henry Edson, 
Sidney P. Eaton, 
Galen Edson, 
William Flannigan, 
William H. Ford, 
Henry Fenn, 
Andrew J. Frost, 



Charles A. Gustafson, 
Matthew Grady, 
Benjamin N. Gardner, 
Harrison A. Hunt, 
Dennis Higgins, 
George E. Holmes, 
Edward E. Holden. 
Joseph Hurley, 
John S. Hamilton, 
Linus P. Howard, 
Hiram A. Hurd, 
Alexander Hichborn, 
Thomas Hogan, 
Michael Horan, 
Samuel Kimball, 
Thaddeus Keith, 
Ellis V. Lyon, 
Edward McGrane, 
John MoGuire, 
John R. Mills, 
Francis N. Maroni, 
George M. Nash, 
Andrew P. Olson, 
George W. Pope, 
Hosea S. Packard, 



Marcus L. Packard, 
Albert W. Phillips, 
Samuel F. Packard, 
Austin Packard, 
Richard Packard, 
George A. Perkins, 
Richard H. Quinley, 
Charles W. Reynolds, 
Jacob Roth, 
Ferdinand Robinson, 
Charles F. Swanstrom, 
Charles Strummet, 
John D. Sanford, 
John Shanley, 
Sumner A. Smith, 
John S. Stoddard, 
Francis A. Sanford, 
Henry C. R, Sherman, 
Charles B. Shaw, 
George H. Thompson, 
James S. Tannatt, 
Henry L. Winter, 
Franklin Ward, 
Daniel W. Willis. 



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CHAPTER XXXIV. 

Commercial Club — List of Members — Post-office, Brockton — Post-oftice, Campello — 
List of Postmastens — The Old Turnpike — Wales Home — Court House — City Farm. 

THE COMMERCIAL CLUB. 

THE Commercial Club was organized in January, 1883, and had for 
its 'first officers R. P. Kingman, president ; H. W. Robinson, 
treasurer ; Baalis Sanford, secretary. The last named gentleman has 
held the office of secretary since the organization of the club, and was 
for five years treasurer as well. 

The objects of the club, as defined, were to create and promote a 
social interest among the business men of the city and to encourage 
the business interests of the city. Its membership numbered sixty at 
the outset and has now reached about 260. 

For five years after its organization it had no rooms, but met monthly 
at the various hotels, when a banquet would be served and the business 
interests brought to attention discussed. In 1888 quarters were secured 
in Washburn block. In April a fire in the building, together with the 
water flooded upon it, caused serious injury to the apartments, but they 
were repaired and occupied until the completion of the new quarters. 

Mr. Kingman was president for two years, and was succeeded by the 
late C. W. Sumner, who held the position five years. He in turn was 
succeeded by the present president, Davis S. Packard. The other 
officers are B. O. Caldwell and Judge Warren A. Reed, vice presidents; 
F. M. Hauthaway, treasurer; Mr. Sanford, secretary. In addition 
there is an executive committee of fourteen, made up of energetic 
members identified with the business interests of the city. 

In January, 1893, when a club house had been definitely decided 
upon, the club applied for and received articles of incorporation. 

In May, 1893, the Commercial Club, Brockton's leading social and 
business organization, which was located in Washburn's block, at the 



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corner of Main and School streets, for several years, voted to purchase 
the lot at the corner of Main and Spring streets, adjoining Perkins park 
on the north. The deal was soon consummated and in exchange for 
$22,000 the club received its ideal site for a new home. The lot was 
purchased of Miss Lizzie S. Howard. 

The question of a club house then passed into the hands of a build- 
ing committee, composed of Messrs. Fred B. Howard, John A. Jackson, 
F. S. Tolman, W. M. Thompson, F". M. Hauthaway and Veranus 
Filoon. 

The club house was designed by Metcalf & Hoyt, of No. 50 Brom- 
field street, Boston, who have produced a building pleasing to the eye. 
While the general style is colonial it has been departed from in the 
details, so that it presents a free treatment of the colonial style of 
architecture. It is a building which commands attention, its heavy 
columns and roomy porches making it especially noticeable. The 
bright young architects whose design it is, have presented a finished 
whole that attests to their good taste and ability. 

It is strikingly painted in olive green with light trimmings, has a 
long and roomy piazza on the park side, a large front porch supported 
by heavy columns, and a porte cochere, or covered driveway, on the 
north side. These, with the cute little bay windows, are the dis- 
tinguishing features of the exterior of the building. Its dimension* are 
60 by 106 feet. 

Thursday evening. May 31, 1894, was a memorable event in the 
history of the Commercial Club, the occasion being the dedication of 
the new and artistic club house at the corner of Main and Spring 
streets. 

The clerk of the weather, although he tried his best, was unable to 
spoil the reception and dedication exercises at the new home of the 
Commercial Club. The rain fell all the evening, there was a penetrat- 
ing chill to the air, and gloom held the earth in a clammy and dismal 
embrace. But within the club house the storm was held in utter de- 
fiance, and light and laughter and warmth and music drove away all 
thoughts of the howling and envious old fellow who rode the night 
winds without. 

During the evening the dedicatory exercises took place, abundant 



772 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

musical entertainment was furnished, all of a high order, T. D. Cook 
& Co., of Boston, served supper in a big tent erected on Perkins park, 
adjoining the club house, and there was plenty to engage the attention. 

At 9 o'clock, in the assembly hall, the ceremony of dedicating the 
new house took place. Standing in front of the stage, Fred B. How- 
ard, chairman of the building committee, turned over the keys to 
President Davis S. Packard About a year ago, he said, the commit- 
tee received their instructions to proceed with the erection of a club 
house. They thoroughly appreciated the responsibility vested in them, 
and decided to put up a building to which no man need feel ashamed 
lo introduce his friends. The result of their labors they presented, 
with the best wishes for the prosperity of the club. 

President Packard, replying, accepted as a pleasant duty the keys 
in behalf of the Commercial Club, and congratulated the building 
committee, the architects and the builder for their honest and faithful 
work. But one verdict could be rendered after seeing the results of 
their work — a verdict of duty done faithfully and well. He tendered 
to the committee, the architects and the builder the club's hearty 
thanks. He then pleasantly welcomed the guests of the evening. 

Mayor Whipple spoke as the representative of the city of Brockton, 
and said : 

Mr. President, I bring to you the city's congratulations upon the 
erection of this magnificent home. The influence in any community 
of such a club as the Commercial, with its membership of 200, com- 
prising as it does merchants, manufacturers and professional men, can 
if it will mould and direct the business policy of the city, for as you 
gather here it is purely in a social sense. Political parties are unknown, 
and from this fact Brockton's interests stand first and foremost. Re- 
membering that on occasions like this brevity is the soul of wit, I 
commend your enterprise, and wish the club a long and continued 
prosperity. 

MEMBERS OF THE BROCKTON COMMERCIAL CLUB. 

Club Headquarters, Main Street. 

Davis S. Packard, President. B. Sanford, Secretary 

Davis S. Packard, Frank E. Shaw, Dr. Geo. A. Thatcher, 

Warren A. Reed, Bion F. Reynolds, Wm. P. Kingman, 



COMMERCIAL CLUB. 



773 



Charles F. Porter, 
Fred B. Howard, 
Wm. M. Thompson, 
Frank M. Hauthaway, 
Veranus Filoon, 
Dr. H. W. Atwood, 
L. Fisher Kent, 
Morton Alger, 

B. 0. Caldwell, 
Elmer C. Packard, 
Fred F. Field, 

W. W. Cross, 
Dr. J. E. Packard, 
Charles S. Pierce, 
Harvey F. Crawford, 
Zimri Thurber, 
Baalis Sanford, 
A. B. Paine, M. D., 
Ed. L. Emerson, 

A. C. Thompson, 
Elmer W. Walker. 
Herbert S. Fuller, 
J. C. Snow, 

0. O. Patten, 
Albert H. Fuller, 
Herbert L. Kingman, 
Embert Howard, 
Rufus C. Kimball, 
Robert Cook, 
Charles Tolman, 
•Jos. W. Terhune, 
Fred S. Tolman, 
Edw. M. Thompson, 
Frank M. Howard, 
E. C. Gaboon, 

C. R. Fillebrown, 

B. E. Jone.s, 
Aug. A. Delano, 
Dr. E. S. Powers, 
Wm. H. Bryant, 
Chas. C. Merritt, 
Wm H. Savage, 
J. H. Carr, 

C. H. Goldthwaite, 



H. S. French, 

Enos H. Reynolds, 

William Rapp, 

David W. Battles, 

E. 0. Noyes, 

Geo. E. Bickford, 

A. F. Caldwell, 

S. J. Gruver, M. D. 

Geo. E. Freeman, M. D., 

E. M. Low, 
John T. Bullivant, 
Arthur M. Abbott, 
Chas. McDermott, 
R. B. Grover, 
Edwin H. Blake, 
Gardner J. Kingman, 
A. P. Poole, 

M. A. Packard, 
Charles Howard, 
N. S. Gould. 
Chas. N. Swift, 
Chas. L. Sargent, 
Chas. B. Packard, 
Geo. R. Washburn, 
John S. Kent, 
A. A. Dunbar, 
H. E. Barrows, 
Fred H. Packard, 
W. F. Field, 
A. M. Herrod, 
Dr. C. E. Perkins, 
W. C. Flagg, 
W. H. Caldwell, 
John H. Weeks, 
J. H. Haviland, 
Herbert L. Tinkham, 
Horace B. Rogers, 
L. E. Chamberlain, 
William Jones, 
George Tolman, 
Loring Q. White, Jr., 
Wm. L. Reed, 

F. S. Thomas, 
T. S. Bailey, 



Dr. Fred S. Faxon, 
H. E. Reynold!!, 
W. R. Worthing, 
Robert M. FuUerton, 
Geo. A. Carter, 
Thomas A. Baxendale, 
Howard I. Beal, 
Curtis N. Leonard, 
Lewis Porter, 
Geo. H. Snow, 
Bernard Saxton, 
Louis E. Rich, 
John W. ,Snow, 
Ralph R. Littlefield, 
Elliot L. Bonney, 
Fred M. Bixby, 
J. H. Pope, 
Geo. W. R. Hill, 

E. J. Ranch, 
Walter Bradford, 
Geo. Howard, 
Arthur H. Baker, 
Wm. B. Hawes. 
S. B. Curtis, 
Fred W. Filoon, 
Fred J. Ripley, M. D. 
Isaac F. Lincoln, 
Benjamin F. Battles, 
Clarence C. PufiFer, 
C. C. Bixby, 

F. S. Howard, 
J. W. Shaw, 
Arthur B. Marston, 
Allen F. Brett, 
Wallace C. Keith, M. D. 
Benjamin L. Boodry, 
Lucius R. Churchill, 
Horace A. Keith, 

H. H. Goss, 

Warren S. Gurney, 

Lowell M. Reynolds, 

Lucius Leach, 

Daniel E. Brown, M. D., 

Fred A. Hoyt, 



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HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



W. L. Douglas, 
C. M. Hautliaway, 
C. H. Alden, 
0. B. Quinby, 
W. B. Cross, 
J. P. Morse, 

B. J. Fletcher, 
J. H. Cooper, 
H. N. Packard, 
S. P. Howard. 
George A. Wheeler, 
George E. Bryant, 
Arthur P. Hazard, 
T. Carleton Dole, 

O. A. Miller, 
L. A. Johnson, 
John A. Jackson, 
A. H. Howe, 
W. B. Sweatt, 
J. M. Hollywood, 
Henry S. Porter, 
E. Goldthwaite, 
S. Heath Rich. 

C. 0. Emerson, 
C. C. Crooker, 
W. 0, Jameson, 
Henry A. Brett, 
Fred Packard, 
Horace Richmond, 

All of the above names 



Walter L. Emery, 
Nahum Johnson, 
C. H. H. Gilbert, 
J. F. Beal. Jr., 
U. C. Smith, 
H. H. Chase, 
Chas. E. Tripp, 
Chas. W. Bixby, 
Chas. R Felton, 
Martin Thayer, 
F. E. Constans, M. D., 
Chas. H. Whitney, 
Frank L. Crocker, 
Everett T. Packard, 
A. H. Sonneraann, 
F. Herbert Snow, 
Walter Rapp, 
Henry Newton, 
Rev. Albert Hammatt, 
Chas. W. Kingman, 
Jos. H. Nye, 
Geo. G. Snow, 
J. Howard Field, 
W. 0." Drake, 
Nath. B. Sherman, 
Warren Goddard, 
Geo. J. Smith, 
Daniel S. Howard, 
. B. Ellis Eaton, 

are residents of Brockton. 



Wm. A. Alley, 
Chas. L. Chapin, 
Harry L. Marston, 

C. C. Field, 

D. E. Wilbur, 
A. Q. Miller, 
A. H. Alger, 

G. Myron Whitman, 
Aug. T. Jones, 
P. H. Jackson. 
Wm. L. Field, 
Daniel W. Field, 
Sidney L. Washburn, 
Frank E. White, 
H. I. Mitchell, 
Jerome B. Briggs, 
W. L. Wright, 
James F. Hill, 
Geo. F. Littlefield, 
F. E. Angerer, 
W. H. Emerson, 
N. C. Stevens, 
W. B. Foster, 
Chas. L. Smith, 

A. E. Kendrick, 

B. C. Hall, 

F. P. Richmond 
Dr. H. F. B'^rden, 
J. J. Whipple. 



C. F. Worthen, Amesbury. 

Fred M. Dennie, Campello, 

Hosea Kingman, Bridgewater, 

Caleb H. Packard, Campello, 

M. F. Thomas, 

Geo. B. Keith, 

Geo. Churchill, 

Preston B. Keith, 

H. W. Robinson, Boston, 

Zenas Sears, jr., '' 

W. F. Skilton, 



NON-RESIDENTS. 

Mass. James C. Leaoh, Bridgewater, Mass. 

" Henry W. Askenasy, Boston, " 

" Wm. H. Burges, Kingston, " 

" Wm. H. Thayer, Campello, " 

■' Julius Helburn, Bo.?ton, '' 

Edward E. Piper, Randolph, " 

H. F. Woodward, Campello, 

"■ E. Morton Elmes, Stoughton, '' 

" Archer S. Pratt, Randolph. " 

" I. S. Tolman, " " 

Chas. C. King. Campello, " 



POST-OFFICE. 775 

Paul 0. Clark, Bridgewater, Mass. Milton H. Frciich, N. Y. City. 

T. Ralph Parris, Boston, ". Will P. Whitman, Campello, Mas.^. 

David H. Blanchard, Avon, " W. 0. Faxon, M. D.. Stoughton, " 

Robert 0. Harris, E. Bridgewater, " N. C. King, Campello, " 

I. L. Blanchard, Avon, " S. V. A. Hunter, Newton Centre, " 

Jos. J. Livisener, Boston, " Albert W. Mullen, SomervUle, " 

Jos. R. Hathaway, Avon, " 

POST-OFFICE. 

INTERESTING REMINISCENCES OF ITS KEEPERS AND ITS MUTATIONS FROM 1816 TO 1894. 

The recent important changes in the post-office in this city, involv- 
ing the establishment of the office in new and handsome quarters, with 
improved facilities for handling the mails, and under conditions wliich 
are not likely to be materially changed for many years, make timely 
and interesting a sketch of the history of the post-office business of this 
town and city, and its growtli from a very insignificant beginning to its 
present great proportions 

Previous to the year 1816, the date of the first establishment of a 
post-office in the old town of North Bridgewater, and in fact for several 
years after that time, the letters and what few newspapers people had 
in those days were brought to town by post-riders, and by .market 
wagons and other private conveyances from Boston. The mails, if mails 
they can be called, were very few and far between, and the most promi- 
nent men in town rarely received a letter oftener than once a month. 
When an important document of this sort came to hand it was an event 
which was talked over and discussed for many days by the recipient and 
his immediate friends and neighbors. A letter was at that time almost 
the only means of communication to be had with the outside world, and 
as it was common in writing one to mention all the interesting news of 
the day, its contents, if arranged and classified would have formed a 
sort of embryo newspaper. In 1816 the mail matter which came to 
this town had increased to such an extent that it was thought necessary 
for the convenience of the citizens that a post-office should be established. 
This was accordingly done and Charles Packard, who was appointed 
by President James Madison, was installed as the first postmaster. Mr. 
Packard was an old fashioned Whig and was one of the numerous line 
of Packards who have since sprung up to perpetuate the name and 



176 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

enjoy the distinction of belonging to a family whose members in this 
city exceed tlie Smiths in numbers and whose only rivals are the 
Howards. The individual to whom tradition accords the name of 
Howard Packard must indeed have been a happy man. 

At the time of his appointment, Postmaster Packard was the pro- 
prietor of a country store, which he kept in an old building a short dis- 
tance north of the site of the Gazette building, owned then by Silas 
Packard, and afterwards the property of David Cobb and later of D. 
Herbert Cobb. The letters and other mail matter were then kept in a 
drawer under the counter in one corner of the store, and had to be all 
looked over every time a person inquired if there was anything for him. 
About 1820 the facilities for the transmission of news were increased by 
the establishment of a stage route, of which Silas Packard of North 
Bridgewater, Seth Allen of Halifax, Capt. N. H. Cross of East Bridge- 
water and Capt. Asa Pratt of South Bridgewater were part owners. 
The stage was a two-horse carriage, formerly the property of Governor 
Phillips. It started from Bridgewater and ran to ]5oston three times a 
week. This coach line changed hands several times during the next 
few years, and finally came into the possession of Messrs. Newton 
Hodges and Nathaniel Blake, who were for a long time the sole owners 
of the concern In 1822 Col. Nathan Jones of North Bridgewater 
started a two horse coach, running from that place to Boston on Mon- 
days, Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week, making the round trip 
in one day. He soon afterward went into partnership with John Mad- 
den of Randolph, and for two years their coach made regular trips to 
the " Hub." At the end of that time an arrangement was effected 
with Messrs. Hodges and Blake by which the residents of the Bridge- 
waters enjoyed daily communication with Boston. After a time Col. 
Jones purchased the whole business and afterward sold it to John 
Long, who continued to run the stage until the opening of the railroad. 

When Andrew Jackson was called to the big chair at the White 
House in 1829, he removed Mr. Packard and appointed Nathaniel H. 
Cross as postmaster. Mr. Cross took the position on the first of July 
succeeding the election of President Jackson. He was an old-style 
Jeffersonian Democrat and an ardent admirer of the famous old warrior 
who appointed him. Postmaster Cross changed the location of the 



POST-OFFICE. 777 

post-office to the " old green store," which for many years stood at the 
corner of Main and Belmont streets, and was one of tiie landmarks of 
the place. It was during his term of ofifice that post-offices boxes were 
first introduced. There were about forty of them, but not over one- 
half this number were rented. It cost money to send letters in those 
days. The postage was six cents to Boston, 18J1; cents to New York, 
24 cents to Baltimore, and a correspondingly high figure to other 
places. The annual income of the North Bridgewater office was then 
only about $80, and the postmaster made only about $40 a year out 
of his official position. Not a very " soft snap" certainly. The late 
well-known citizen, Tyler Cobb, whose memory reached away back to 
1820 or thereabouts, was in the habit of helping Mr. Cross at odd 
times about his duties and frequently ran of errands and performed 
other services for him. 

After seven years' service, Mr. Cross resigned his position and Ed- 
ward Southworth, jr., was appointed, September 16, 1836, by President 
Jackson, that being one of the latter's last official acts before his term 
of office expired. Mr. Southworth at that time kept a country store in 
what is now known as the Gazette building, opposite the First Congre- 
gational Church site. 

Thither he moved the post-office soon after his appointment. In one 
corner of his establishment he fitted up a little office over which the late 
Franklin Ames, then his clerk, presided. About a year after Mr. South- 
worth's appointment, another coach line between North Bridgewater 
and Boston was established by Jabez Gould, and was continued until 
the " Stoughton branch railroad" was built, when the coach was taken 
off the old line and run in connection with the cars. The existence of 
the line terminated in 1846, when the Fall River branch of the Old Col- 
ony railroad was built. Another line of coaches passed through the 
" West Shares," now Brockton Heights, on the old turnpike from Taun- 
ton to Boston. Jesse Smith of Taunton was for many years the pro- 
prietor. 

Mr. Southworth's term of office extended through a period of seven- 
teen years. At the time of his appointment he was an old line Demo- 
crat, but about 1835 his political views underwent a decided change and 
he soon afterward joined the Whig party. This did not operate to his 
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778 HISTORY OF BROCKTON.. 

favor so far as the post-office was concerned, and when Franklin Pierce 
took the presidential chair in 1853 he appointed Aaron B, Drake, a 
thorough-going Democrat, to fill the place. Postmaster Drake's com- 
mission was received July 20, 1853, four months after Mr. Pierce was 
elected. He at once moved the office to a small building which stood 
where Clark's block has since been built. The accommodations proved 
inadequate there, however, and he again changed the location of the 
office to a room in Tyler Cobb's block which would not accommodate 
more than half a dozen people at a time, that was the North Bridgewater 
post-office of thirty years ago. Mr. Drake, who was then the proprie- 
tor of the Salisbury house at Campello, devoted the piost of his time to 
the hotel business and left the office in care of Franklin Ames, whom 
he engaged as clerk on account of the experience he had gained in that 
direction while employed in the same capacity by Mr. Southworth. 

Mr. Ames was as ardent a Whig as the postmaster was a Democrat, 
and it appears that this fact bred dissatisfaction among some of the old 
liners, who, after a time petitioned for Mr. Drake's removal for this and 
kindred reasons. Mr. Drake's resignation took effeet December 11, 
1855, when the late Dr. Abel W. Kingman was appointed to fill the 
vacancy. At that time Dr. Kingman was a true-blue Democrat. After 
the breaking out of the war, however, he became a Republican and re- 
mained one until his death, which occurred during the early part of the 
year 1883. In those days the doctor, who was a popular member of 
the medical profession, enjoyed a large practice in this and neighbor- 
ing towns and could not on that account give his personal attention to 
the new duties which devolved upon him. He, therefore, engaged Da- 
vid L. Cowell to take charge of the office He also made various im- 
provements about the office and built a new set of boxes. He held the 
position six years. 

During Postmaster Drake's term of office still another coach line was 
established by S. D. Butler, who ran a coach from the Salisbury House, 
Campello, to connect with the Stoughton cars. The line did not pay 
and was continued for a short time only. In 1857 A. S. Porter ran a 
tri-weekly coach to Boston and shortly afterward changed it to a daily 
line, which was maintained for some time. There was also a line of 
stages connecting at Bridgewater with a coach for New Bedford owned 



POST-OFFICE. 779 

by Pelatiah Gould, which ran through North Bridgewater to Boston 
about the same time. 

On the accession of President Lincohi in 1861, in accordance with 
the request of a large number of representative citizens, Capt. Henry 
French was appointed postmaster. He re engaged Mr. Cowell, who 
became a Republican at the opening of the war, as assistant, and was 
aided by him in that capacity during his twelve years of service. The 
office was moved soon after his appointment to a building erected by 
him where H. P. Lewis's store was located. There the accommodations 
were greatly enlarged and improved. The old boxes belonging to 
Franklin Ames were at first purchased, but 300 new ones, including 
twenty- five lock boxes, were afterward added and were much more 
conveniently arranged than formerly. Not over six or eight of the lock 
boxes were rented at first and lOO of the call boxes lay idle for a long 
time. As business increased however, the demand for more boxes be- 
came so general that an addition was erected to the building, and the 
accommodations thereby considerably enlarged. The office was grow- 
ing very rapidly, however, and during the last few years of Capt. 
French's service 500 boxes hardly supplied the public needs. The 
most Captain French ever received for box rent was eighty cents a 
year. 

After twelve )ears of faithful service, Capt. French resigned his posi- 
tion and Augustus T. Jones, Esq., was appointed as his successor in 1873 
by General Grant. Mr. Jones soon found that more commodious quar- 
ters were needed to carry on the business and after looking about for 
some time secured the lower portion of a building on the north side of 
Centre street owned by George E. Bryant, and then occupied by Nel- 
son Cushman's shoe shop. Mr. Bryant raised the building and made 
such repairs as were necessaiy for the convenience of the public, after 
which the office was moved there from Captain French's building and 
its location was not again changed until the fire of February, 1883. It 
was during Mr. Jones's term of service that the town voted to adopt 
the name of Brockton in place of North Bridgewater. Postmaster Jones 
increased the number of call boxes to over 1,000 and added 100 of the 
" Yale " lock boxes, which were then a great novelty. Like most of his 
predecessors, Mr. Jones had private business which occupied the most 



780 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of his time, and he therefore left the ofifice entirely to the care of his 
assistant, George H. Fullerton, Esq , who was aided in his duties by his 
two sisters. 

Mr. Jones resigned in 1876 and Mr. Fullerton was at once promoted 
to the postmastership. He put in some additional lock boxes and in- 
creased the force of assistants, as he was compelled to do so by the 
rapid growth of the business. The assistant postmaster was Sumner 
E. Packard, a young man who had for some years been a elerk in the 
ofifice and was eminently qualified in every way for the position. Mr. 
Packard resigned and went into business witli his brother, who is of 
the lithographing firm of Packard, Butler & Partridge, of Philadelphia, 
Pa.; and Joseph M. Hollywood, then the popular ticket agent at the 
Old Colony station in this city, was offered the position thus made 
vacant, which he accepted. As soon as he became familiar with his 
duties he was made acting assistant postmaster and during Postmaster 
Fullerton's frequent absences from the city was conspicuously faithful 
in the discharge of his obligations. At the time of the post ofifice fire 
in February, 1883, Mr. Hollywood showed much tact and judgment in 
his management of tlie affair, and the removal of the ofifice to the vestry 
of the Central Methodist church, necessitated by the damage done by 
the flames in the old ofifice was accomplished under his direction with 
great celerity and little inconvenience to the public. 

Larger and better accommodations had for some time been desired 
by the business men of the city and they judged that the conflagration 
afforded them the opportunity they had long wished for of changing 
the ofifice to other and more commodious quarters. Petitions were 
accordingly sent to the department by residents of the north and south 
ends of the city praying for the much desired change. The north- 
enders wanted the new ofifice located in Bryant's block, at the corner 
of Main and Center streets, work on which had just been commenced 
by the owner. The south-enders thought Washburn's block, then 
nearly completed, at the corner of Main and School streets, was the 
most central site in the city. The department decided in favor of 
Bryant's building, however, and a large and elegant office, especially 
adapted to Brockton's needs, was fitted up. 

For some time past Mr. Fullerton has been connected with large 



POST-OFFICE. - 781 

business interests in Riverside, California, and has been and is one of 
the prime spirits in the Lugonia fruit-growing company which is scoring 
a big success in the canning of apricots. He also found by experience 
that his iiealth was better in the far west than in our variable New 
England climate. For these and other reasons Mr. Fullerton resigned 
the position he so ably filled with notable acceptance for seven years, 
early in November, 18S3, and Assistant Postmaster Hollywood was 
appointed to fill the vacacancy by President Arthur, and has continued 
to hold the position, through the administration of Cleveland and Har- 
rison to this time. The office has had the free delivery system since 
1885, beginning with five letter carriers, while at the present time there 
are about twenty. 

The Brockton post-office was opened Monday morning. May 7, 1894, 
in the commodious quarters which the general government leased in 
the new Whipple- Freeman block, corner of Main and Franklin streets. 
The office occupies the two large stores in the south end of the block, 
and has light on three sides. 

The office has not only new quarters but new fittings and furniture 
as well, and Postmaster Hollywood presides over as modern and con- 
venient an office as there is in this part of the State. 

The fittings are of oak, and were made by the Yale & Tovvne com- 
pany, of Stamford, Ct., a truly elegant as well as convenient establish- 
ment. 

At this writing there seems to be a prospect of a new government 
building for the use of the post-office department of Brockton. 

Not very many persons in this city can remember the time when the 
" West Shares," or Brockton Heights, was the center of the town and 
when more business was done there in one day than was transacted at 
this end of the town in a week Nevertheless, this state of affairs did 
exist some sixty or seventy years ago, and a post-office there of 
course became a necessity as well as a convenience. The office was 
established November 13, 1828, Heman Packard being appointed post- 
master. After serving a year he resigned in favor of N. H. Cross, who 
at that time was postmaster of the office in this section of the town and 
who controlled both offices for about seven months, when finding he 
could not conveniently attend to the entire business, he gave up the 



782 HiSTORf OF BROCKTON. 

"West Shares" office, which was placed in charge of George Clark 
February 1 1, 183 I. Mr. Clark was postmaster for nine years, when he 
was succeeded by Levi French. Business gradually diminished as this 
section of the town increased in population and about twenty five 
years ago the office was discontinued. 

CAMPELLO. 

Previous to the year 1850. the people of Campello had for some time 
hired the mail for that village brought down to tiiem by a messenger 
for distribution at " the store " but finding the bulk of mail matter for 
that section was increasing to such an extent that a separate office 
seemed to be needed, a petition for its establishment was forwarded to 
Washington by some of the public spirited South Enders. Their re- 
quest was granted, and February 12, 1850, Nelson J. Foss was appointed 
postmaster. The post-office was first located over the only store then in 
that village in the musical instrument manufactory of Packard, Fpss & 
Co. The office was afterward located on Montello street in an old 
building owned by the postmaster who at that time was a dealer in 
flour and grain. The accommodations were limited, but did very well 
and with a few alterations served the purpose for which they were de- 
signed for over thirty years. In 1872, Mr. Foss, who was an invalid 
for many years, resigned on account of ill health and Albert Keith was 
appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Keith purchased the flour and grain 
business of Mr. Foss and for nearly ten years conducted it in the build- 
ing above mentioned. About 1 88 1 Postmaster Keith moved away the 
old structure and erected a new and more modern building on the same 
site, in which ample provision was made for an office of a size and gen- 
eral character to correspond with the rapid growth of the South End of 
the city. The office had 600 boxes and was in charge of Assistant 
Postmistress Emily Grant the greater part of the time, Mr. Keith hav- 
ing private business which called him elsewhere. Up to about 1882, 
the office was a fourth-class one but it is now third-class, the postmaster 
receiving his commission direct from the president. 

Walter L. Keith has the office in charge at the present writing, hav- 
ing been appointed by President Cleveland. The office is one of large 
business and is well kept, in tiie Keith block on Main street, corner of 
Perkins avenue. 



THE OLD TURNPIKE. 783 

The following are the names of the postmasters, with the dates of 
their appointments to the Brockton post-office : 

Charles Packard November 2, 1816. 

Nathaniel H. Cross July 1, 1829. 

Edward Southworth, jr September IG, 1836. 

Aaron B. Drake July 20, 1853. 

Abel W. Kingman December 11,1855 

Henry French 1861. 

Augustus T. Jones 1873. 

George H. FuUerton 1876. 

Joseph M. Hollywood 1883, 

and is the present efficient incumbent. 

A post-ofifice was established in the west part of the town in 1828, 
called Northwest Bridgewater, with the following appointments : 

Heman Packard Novemljer 13. 1828, 

Nalhanie! H. Cross July 1 , 1829. 

George Clark February 11 1831. 

Levi French September 5, 1840. 

Post-office discontinued 1868. 

The following are the appointments of the postmasters in Campello : 

Nelson J. Foss February 12, 1860. 

Albert Keith May 26, 1873. 

Walter L. Keith October 15, 1886. 

THE OLD TURNPIKE. 

The road known as the old "Taunton Turnpike" extended from 
South Boston to Taunton, passing through the towns of Raynham, 
Easton, West Bridgewater, Brockton, Stoughton, Randolph, and Milton. 
Its location was like most other roads of that day — it was laid out in 
as near a straight line as could conveniently be done, without regard 
to hills or valleys, believing the shortest way to be the most expedi- 
tious. 

This road was chartered as a turnpike corporation to Messrs. John 
Gilmore, Joshua Gilmore, Samuel Bass, and William P. Whiting, and 
constituted the " Taunton and South Boston Turnpike Corporation," 
in June, 1806, and was built during 1806 and 1807. 

This road ran through the westerly portion ol the town, or what is 
well known as the " West Shares " or North-west Bridgewater, now 



784 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Brockton Heights. At one time there was a large amount of travel 
upon this route, both by stages and heavy baggage teams. 

It is, however, of no account as a toll road, the counties through 
which it passes having taken it into their own hands to repair and use 
for the public good. 

We hear no more the clanging hoof 

And the stage coach rattling by, 
For the steam-king rules the travel world, 

And the old pike's left to die; 
The grape creeps o'er the flinty path, 

And the stealthy daisies steal 
Where once the stage-horse day by day, 

Lifted his iron heel. 

No more the weary stager dreads 

The toil of the coming morn ; 
No more the bustling landlord run.s 

At the sound of the echoing horn ; 
For the dust lies still upon the road, 

And the bright-eyed children play 
Where once the clattering hoof and wheel 

Rattled along the way. 

No more we hear the cracking whip 

And the strong wheel's rumbling sound ; 
And ah ! the water drives us on, 

And an iron horse is found ! 
The coach stands rusting in the yard, 

The horse has sought the plow ; 
We have spanned the world with an iron rail, 

And the steam king rules us now. 

The old turnpike is a pike no more, 

Wide open stands the gate ; 
We have made us a road for our horse to stride. 

And we ride at a flying rate ; 
We have filled the valleys and leveled the hills, 

And tunneled the mountain side. 
Around the rough crag's dizzy verge, 

Fearlessly now we ride. 

On, on, on, with a haughty front, 

A puff, a shriek and a bound ; 
While the tardy echoes wake too late 

To echo back the sound ; 



THE WALES HOME. 785 

And Uie old pike road is left alone. 

And the stagers seek the plow ; 
We have circled the earth with an iron rail 

And the steam-king rules us now. 

THE WALES HOME. 

The Ladies' Industrial Circle, to whom the credit for the founding of 
the home is due, is composed of members of the Odd Ladies. 

The corporation, when organized comprised twenty-six members and 
to these is due the success of the project. From these members were 
chosen the various sub-committees. The ladies have received generous 
support outside, and have worked diligently to accomplish their object. 
The members of the corporation and officers are as follows : 

Mrs. N. C. Howard, president ; Mrs. Alvira Willis, vice-president ; 
Mrs. A. R. Wade, secretary ; Mrs. Enos H. Reynolds, treasurer. The 
other members are Mrs. B. H. Nash, Mrs. C. L. Reynolds, Mrs. M. J. 
Leighton, Mrs. M. E. Blodgett, Mrs J. B. Howard, Mrs. John Thomp- 
son, Mrs. H. L. Howard, Mrs. Frank Howard, Mrs. George H. Acker- 
man, Mrs. M. H. Dickerman, Mrs. Darius Howard, Mrs. Edwin Howard, 
Mrs. L. F. Severance, Mrs. Edna Balentine, Mrs. Charles Stone, Mrs. 
Henry Simmons, Mrs. E. J. Morse, Mrs. A. W. Sears, Mrs. H. H. 
Bromade, Mrs N. N. Gurney, Mrs. Albert E. Harvey and Miss Lizzie 
Jones. The executive committee is composed of Mrs. Edna Balentine, 
Mrs. L. F. Severance, Mrs. Darius Howard, Mrs. A. W. Sears and Mrs. 
Morse. 

The house now known as the Wales Home on North Main street, 
was originally built in 1811 by Thomas Wales, father of Mrs. Tyler 
Cobb, and was occupied by him immediately after his marriage. Mrs. 
Tyler Cobb, who donated the estate for its present use, was born there 
and resided in the homestead until she was twenty- one years old, when 
she was married and left the parental roof. 

The framework of the house is solid and substantial, and with the 
important improvements the home is all that could be desired. It is 
proposed to have the grounds laid out with shrubs and plants. The 
location renders the grounds capable of improvements which will make 
them sightly and attractive. 

The hospitable doors of the cheerful home were thrown open Septem- 
99 



786 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ber 20, 1893, and during the afternoon and evening tlie house was open 
to the inspection of visiting hundreds. At 4 P. M. over 200 names bad 
been inscribed upon the visitors' register and during the eveni.ig many 
more were added. 

Without passing upon the cosiness and convenience of the home there 
is one person who deserves special recognition. It is Mrs. Tyler Cobb, 
to whose benevolence and generosity the Ladies' Industrial Circle is in- 
debted for the house and land. Mrs. Cobb was present at the exercises, 
and her kindly face showed that the rewaid for her act was beingamply 
paid in the satisfaction of having done a noble act. As she sat in a 
comfortable chair, in one of the rooms which bad beeti furnished by in- 
terested friends, she was the recipient of many cordial handshakings 
and congratulations. 

Although the building is not large it promises to become one of the 
leading institutions of Brockton, and the ladies who have worked so 
hard and earnestly for its establishment have great reason to rejoice at 
the result of their labors. 

COURT HOUSE. 

Brockton can boast of an elegant new Court House built in the latest 
style, and having all the conveniences of a first-class building of its 
kind. 

During the term of Hon. John J. Whipple, being in the House of 
Representatives in 1885, he introduced a bill providing for the Superior 
Court to hold terms in Brockton. There was much opposition from 
several of the towns in the county. The Court held its sessions in a 
building owned by Henry L. Bryant on Main street, corner East Elm 
street, until in 1890, an effort was made to have a new Court House 
building. The effort was successful and the present elegant building 
on Belmont street is the result. This structure is an ornament to the 
enterprise of the citizens as well as of great benefit to the county. In 
this building are all the conveniences for holding sessions of the Superior 
Court, Probate and Police Court. 

Much credit is due to Judges W. A. Reed and L. E. Chamberlain for 
their untiring efforts in procuring the bill from the Legislature allowing 
the same to be erected. 



CITy FARM. 787 

CITY FARM. 

Previous to the incorporation of the town of North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, it was the custom of the different towns of Massachusetts to 
" vendue the poor ; " that is, to sell the support of the poor to the one 
wlio would do it tlie cheapest. The last vote we find on record in re- 
lation to selling the poor in that town was April I, 1822, as folKnvs : 
" Voted that all paupers who cannot by themselves or friends procure a 
home, to be put out at public auction or private sale, for one year from 
the 15th inst., tlie remainder to be provided for by tlie selectmen." 

In 1830 the propriety of building a house for the use of the town, 
and to provide a place for the poor, was brought to the attention of the 
citizens in town meeting April i, 1822, and a committee appointed to 
examine and report concerning the expediency of purchasing a poor- 
house. Mark Perkins, Caleb Howard, Esq , Eliphalet Kingman, Jona- 
than Cary, and Bela Keith, Esq., were the committee who reported that 
the subject of purchasing a town farm was worthy the attention of the 
town. Accordingly, April 4, 1831, Benjamin Kingman, Micah Pack- 
ard and Abel Kingman were appointed a committee with full power to 
purchase a house and land for the use of the town's poor. April 25, 
1 83 I, a farm was purchased of Benjamin Kingman, Esq., in the east- 
erly part of the town, consisting of ninety-four and three quarters acres 
of land and buildings thereon, formerly known as the Deacon Jacob 
Fuller farm, for the sum of $2,625. A superintendent was appointed 
yearly to manage the farm, and take proper care of the poor. Deacon 
Jacob Fuller was the first person placed in charge, followed by Theron 
Ames, Josiah Dunbar, Weston Simons, Colwell, Jones, Nathaniel Fuller, 
Royal J. Peck, Ocene E. Ellis, and John E Taylor, the present incum- 
bent. A board of faithful and trusty Overseers of the Poor are annu- 
ally elected who have the general oversight of the poor and provide for 
their wants and see that they are well cared for. 

The above farm, which has had some additions by purchase at va- 
rious times, constitutes the present city farm, now consisting of one hun- 
dred and twenty-five acres. The old buildings having fulfilled all the 
uses for which they were intended, having become unfit for an alms- 
house, the subject of better accommodations had been thought of for 



lm HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

several years. On the first of January, 18S2, the number of inmates 
had increased so fast that new buildings were a necessity. The board 
of overseers recommended to the city council of 1883, that new build- 
ings be erected at once, and asked for $12,000 for that purpose. Ten 
thousand dollars was immediately voted, which was soon increased to 
$12,500. The joint standing committee on public property and the 
overseers of the poor were authorized to choose a location on the farm, 
and erect a house and barn for their use. A location on the west side 
of Thatcher street opposite the old house was selected. John F. Beals 
was the builder, for $ 1 1.300, and R. G. Shepard received the contract for 
the steam heating, at $750. The old house was vacated December 31, 
1883, and the inmates became comfortably situated in the new one in 
the early part of 1884. The Cit}' of Brockton is to be congratulated 
that the management of those needing assistance has been entrusted to 
such faithful and competent person as have had charge of erecting the 
new buildings, and attending to the interests of the city. To Francis 
B. Gardner, especially, is the city indebted for much of the improved 
condition of the town poor at the present time. He has had large ex- 
perience, and is a good manager. The late Isaac Kingman and Henry 
A. Ford were on the Board of Overseers during these changes and re- 
building and they exhibited excellent judgment in the whole matter of 
location, as well as in the arrangement of the entire establishment. 
When the Massachusetts Association of Relief Officers held their an- 
nual meeting in Brockton, they visited the almshouse and declared it a 
" model institution." 

The present overseers are Francis B. Gardner, (who is also clerk of 
the board), has served in that office since Brockton became a city gov- 
ernment, Ellis Brett, who was elected in 1886, and Warren T. Copeland, 
elected in 1S89. 

The management of the house, under the care of Mr. and Mrs. John 
E. Tyler, is very efficient, and is kept in first-class condition; the in- 
mates are well fed and clothed, and the entire farm as well as the house 
is a great credit to the warden and matron as well as to the city of 
Brockton. 



PtJBLICATIONS. 789 



CHAPTER XXXV. 

PUBLICATIONS. 

Rev. John Porter — Rev. Asa Meech — Rev. Daniel Huntington — Rev. Bliplialet Porter, 
D. D. — Rev. Huntington Porter- -Rev. Theophilus Packard, D. D. — Rev. Joshua Cush- 
man — Moses Gary — Rev. D. Temple Packard — Rev. Edward L Clark — Rev. James 
Andem — Rev. Jonas Perkins, D. D. — Rev. Paul Couch — Rev. Warren Goddard — 
Bradford Kingman — Hon. Ziba Gary Keith — B.Winslow Packard — D. Hudson Howard — 
Rev. Austin Gary — Jacob Noyes — Dr. Loring W. Puffer — Rev. Warren Goddard, Jr. — 
S. L. and F. G. Loomis — The Press of Brockton — Town Maps — City Seal — Sliip Canal 
Survey. 



L 



1ST of publications by the people of Brockton : 



/\ev. John Porter. 



"Evangelical Plan;" or. an Attempt to form Right Notions in the Minds of the 
Common People, and to establish them in the Minds of the People. Republished by 
Dr. E. Alden, of Randolph. 

Rev. A-m Meech. 

Ordination sermon, delivered by Rev. Lemuel Tyler, A.M., October I:j, 1800. Col- 
league pastor with Rev. John Porter. 

Oration by Rev. Asa Meech, delivered in North Bridgewater, July 4, 1805, in com- 
memoration of the anniversary of American Independence. 

Valedictory sermon. By Rev. Asa Meech, A.M., December 1, 1811. Preached at 
the North Cliurcb in Bridgewater. 

Rev. Daniel Huntington. 

Sermon at the funeral of Alpheus Packard, delTvered in the North ileeting-house in 
Bridgewater, May 12, 1812. 

Discourse delivered in the North Meeting-house in Bridgewater, December 22, 1820. 
Being the second centennial anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 
Published by Ezra Lincoln. Boston. 

Sermon on the occasion of the death of Rev. R. S. Storrs's wife, April 9, 1818. 

Discourse delivered before the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. May 26, 
1824. 

A memoir of Mary Hallam Huntington, his daughter. Published by the American 
Sunday-school Union, Philadelphia. 



790 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

A full account of the Great Revival in 181G was published by him iu the Boston 
Recorder of Junfi 10, 1818. 

Address before the Pilgrim Society at Plymouth, Mass. 

Discourse delivered in the South Church in Campello, October .31, 1852, it being the 
fortieth anniversary of his ordination. 

A poem on the Pleasures and Advantages of True Religion, delivered before the 
United Brothers' Society in Brown University, on their annirersary, August .31, 1819. 

Rev. EUphalet Porter, D.D. 

Thanksgiving sermon. 1V83. 

Sermon before the Roxbnry Charitable Society. 1794. 
Sermon on the occasion of the National Fast. 1798. 
Sermon on the death of Gov. Increase Siunner. 1799. 
Eulogy on the death of Washington. 1800. 
Sermon, New Year's. 1801. 
Sermon before the Humane Society. 1802. 
Sermon at ordination of Rev. Charles Lowell. 180G. 

Sermon before the .Society for Piopagating the Gospel among the Indians in North 
America. 1807. 

Sermon before the Convention of Congregational Ministers.' 1810. 
Sermon on the occasion of Artillery Election. 1812. 
Sermon at the ordination of Rev. .Tohn G. PaKrey. 1818. 

Rev. IIuniingloH Porter. 

A discourse on " Sympathy with the Afflicted." Occasioned by the death of his wife, 
Susannan Porter. Delivered February 27, 1794, the Sabbath following her death, which 
took place February 24. Text, Job xix. 21 : " Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, 
O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me." 

A discourse delivered to his people at Rye, N. H , Thursday, January 1, 1801, being 
the commencement of a new year, and a new century. Text, Psalms Ixxvii. 10-12. 

A eulogy on Washington. 1800. 

A discourse delivered June 5, 1803, occasioned by the late remarkable sickne.ss and 
mortality in the town of Rye, N. H. Text, Psalms ci. : '' I will sing of mercy and judg- 
ment ; unto thee, O Lord, will I sing." 

Two discourses delivered at Rye, N. H., January, 1825, on the occasion of the closing 
of the fortieth year of his ministry in that place, and the commencement of a new year. 
Text, 1 Peter i. 12-14. 

A funeral discourse. August, 1800. 

Two discourses delivered on first Lord's day after President Madison's declaration of 
war. Upon Peace, and War. Another on the Present Unhappy and Perilous Situation 
of the Country, and the Duties of Ministers and People in such a Time as this. Deliv- 
ered on the National Fast. Text, Ecclesiastes iii. 8. August 20, 1812. 

A New Y'ear's address to the people of Rye, N. H. January, 1836. 

1 This sermon is spoken of as being of singular met it. 



PUBLICATIONS. 791 

Rev. TJieoj/hilus Packard, D.D. 

Sermon at the ordination of Rev. Josiah W. Cannon. 

Sermon before the Hampshire Missionary Society. 1821. 

Sermon on the death of Elisha M. Case, at Williamstown, Mass. 1831. 

Two sermons on the Divinity of Christ. 1808. 

Sermon before the Hampshire Missionary Society. 1813. 

Sermon on the Evil of Slander. 1815. 

Sermon on the life and death of his son, Isaac T. Packard. 1820. 

Rev. Joshua Cushman. 

Sermon, Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1804. 

Oration, July 4, 1807, at Augusta, Me. Pp. 23. 

Oration at Wiscasset, Me., July 4, 1808. 

Oration at Waterville, Me., July 4, 1814. 

Discourse delivered before the citizens of Winslow, Me., on National Thanksgiving 
Day, April 13, 1815. Dedicated to James Madison, then president of the United States. 
Published at Hallowell, Me. 

Moses Cary. 

A genealogy of tlie families vt'ho have settled in the North Parish of Bridgewater, to 
which is added an historical sketch of North Bridgevrater. By Moses Cary, Boston. 
Printed by Bannister & Marvin, 1824. 

Rev. D. Tenytle Packard. 

Sermon preached at Somerville, Mass., on the National Fast, entitled " Tlie Dawn of 
the Morning," December 28, 1862. Published by Rand &, Avery. 

Rev. Edward L. Clark. 

Daleth ; or the Homestead of the Nations. Egypt illustrated. Published by Tick- 
nor & Fields, 18G4. 

Rev. James Andem. 

The Rise and Progress of the First Baptist Church, North Bridgewater, Mass. Being 
the first annual sermon. Preached on Sunday, January 20, 1851. Published by J. M. 
Hewes & Co., 1851. 

Rev. Jonas Perkins, D. D. 

Sermon before the Palestine Missionary Society, on the "Constraining Love of 
Christ," June 20, 1828. 

Sermon before the Norfolk Educational Society, on the " Treasure in Earthly Ves- 
sels," June 8, 1831. 

Sermon preached to his own people, on the " Condition of a Happy Life," December 
9, 1838. 

Thanksgiving sermon, on " God's Blessing on his People," November 30, 1843. 



792 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Sermon, published in the National Preacher, vol. 23, No. 11. "This Life Man's 
Season of Probation for Eternity." 

Two Tracts, publi-shed by the Congregational Board of Publication No. 10, on the 
"Personality and Offices of the Holy Spirit." No. 22, " Immortality of God.'' 

Reports of the Doctrinal Tract Society, from the commencement, June 24, 1829. 
Published by them. (Secretary of the same twenty years.) 

Farewell sermon, October 21, 1860. " Christ's Design in the Institution of the Min- 
istry.". 

Rev. Paul Couch. 

Two sermons, preached December 23, 1849. Published liy Damrell & Moore, Bos- 
ton. 1849. 

Temperance sermons, on different occasions. 

Sermon preached at the funeral of Rev. Daniel Thomas, former pastor of the Second 
Congregational Church in Abington, on Friday, January 8, 1847. Published by T. R. 
Marvin, 1847. 

Sermon preached in the First Congregational Church of Stonington, Conn., August 6, 
1863, on National Thanksgiving. 

Rev. Warren Goddard.' 

An address delivered before the County Lyceum of Worcester county at their an- 
nual meeting in Worcester, October, 1831. 

A sermon. Text, Luke ix. 24. Delivered before the Convention of the New Church 
in America, at its meeting in Boston, June, 1836. 

Two discourses on the Commandments respecting the Sabbath, from Exodus xx. 8-11. 
Published May, 1837. 

A discourse from Zechariah ix. 9. Published May, lS"i9. 

A discourse from John xxi. 6. Published November, 1839. 

A discourse from Matthew xviii. 1-4. Published May, 1840. 

An address to the receivers of the doctrines of the New Jerusalem in the United 
States. Written at the request of the General Convention. Published September, 1840. 

A discourse from John xiv. 2. Published February, 1844. 

A discourse from Mattliew xvi. 24. Published December, 1845. 

A discourse from Matthew xiii. 4.5, 4f). Published October, 1846. 

A discourse from Matthew vii. 13, 14. Published June, 1847. 

A discourse preached before the Maine Association of the New Jerusalem at the 
meeting in August, 1851. Published April, 1852. 

A discourse, in two parts, from Psalms cxxxvi. 1-3, oviii. 4, and xxxvi. 5, 7, 9. Pub- 
lished April, 185.3. 

A discourse preached at the dedication of the temple of the Society of the New 
Church in Gardiner, Me., August, 1855, from Revelation xxi. 9-17. 

A discourse preached at the dedication of the temple of the New Church Society in 
North Bridgevvater, January 22, 1857, from John i. 1, 3, 4, 11-14. 

1 In addition to the foregoing Mr. Goddard has contributed to various journals, magazines, and 
newspapers, upon the doctrines of the New Church. 



PUBLICATIONS. 793 

A discourse from Psalms xxxvii. o. Published October. 1858. 

A discourse preached before the Massachusetts A.ssociation of the New Church at its 
meeting October 7, 1858, from John xvii. 3. 

An address to the General Conference of the New Church in Great Britain. Writ- 
ten at the appointment and in behalf of the General Convention of the New Church in 
America, June, 1S6(\ 

A discourse from John xvii. 2-1. Published September, ISGO. 

A discourse from Isaiah Ixiv. 4. Published November, 1861. 

A discourse from Kings v. 9-14. Published March, 18G2. 

An address delivered before the Massachusetts Association of the .Xew Church at its 
meeting in October, 1863. 

Response of the ministers of the Massachusetts Association of the New Jerusalem to 
a resolution reqiesting their consideration of what is usually known as " Modern Spirit- 
ualism." Published by George Phinney, 1858. Pp. 50. 

Bradford Kingman. 

Contributions to the Congregational Quarterly, 1864 and 18G5, being historical 
sketches of tlie churches in North Bridgewater. Illustrpted. 

Memoir of Deacon Lewis Bradford, of Plj'mpton, Mass. 

History of Andover, Mass.. and North Andover, in the history of Essex county. 

In 1866 he published an elaborate history of North Bridgewater, with a register of 
families 700 pages. 

In 1870 he became the pioneer of new.spaper publication in Brookline, Mass., pub- 
lishing a paper called "Brookline Transcript." 

An extensive "History of Brockton" in the history of Plymouth county in 1884. 

A "History of Brookline," in the history of Norfolk coanty, 1880. 

In 1892, Epitaphs from Burial Hill, Plymouth, Mass;., illustrated and containing over 
2,200 names, pages 330, with biographical and historical notes. 

History of Brockton, 1894, with portraits of many of the leading citizens of that city. 

Historical Collections of the Ancient and Noble Family of Keith. Brookline, Mass., 
1895. 

Mr. Kingman has also contributed to various magazines and newspapers. 

Hon. Ziha Cary Keith. 

A genealogy of the descendants of Benjamin Keith, through Timothy, son of Rev. 
James Keith, together with an historical sketch of the early family and personal remi- 
niscences of recent generations. Brockton, 1889. 

B. Winslow Packard. 

Honesty. A poem delivered before the Phi Beta Society of the Adelphian Academy, 
North Bridgewater, February 8, 1853. Published by J. B. Chisholro, 1853. 
He has also written many poems for special occasions. 

100 



794 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

D. HuiUon Howard.' 

Journey of the Israelites in the Wilderness, considered in its spiritual meaning. 
Published by T. H. Carter & Co., 1864. 

He published a collection of poems on miscellaneous subjects, with a portrait of the 
author, pages 125, 1879. 

Rev, Austin Cary. 
Prize Tract, on dancing, by the American Tract Society. 

Jacob Noyes. 

Genealogical account of the Noye.s, Dike, Fuller and Edson families. Printed at the 
Abington Standard office, 1869. 

Dr. Loring W. Puffer. 

Records of John Cary, the first town clerk of Bridgewater, Mass., from 1656 to 1681. 
Published by Loring W. Pufl'er, Brockton Mass. William L. Puffer, steam book and 
job printer, 1889. 

Rev. Warren Goddardj Jr. 

Address of Rev. Warren Goddard, jr., at the funeral of Mi.ss Harriet F. Woods, 
Thursday, October 18, 1879. Printed at request of friends, Brookline Chronicle Press, 
Arthur & Spencer, 1879. 

Silas L. and L. F. C. Loomit.'' 

The Me.ssr.s. Loomis of the Adelphian Academy published a literary magazine entitled 
"The Adelphian and Mirror." The first number was dated October 1 1, 1850. How 
long this publication continued we have no means of knovcing. Various persons as- 
sisted as editors. 

THE PRESS OF BROCKTON. 

The first newspaper published in Brockton was commenced by 
George H. ISrown, Esq., of East Bridgewater, August 22, 1835, under 
the name of the Bridgewater Patriot and Old Colony Gazette, in the 
hall over Maj. Nathan Hayward's store, in what is now the south cor 
ner of East Elm and Main streets. 

Mr. William H. Burleigh and Rev. E. Porter Dyer assisted Mr. 
Brown in the publication of the paper till its removal to East Bridge- 
water. 

1 Mr. Howard has contributed a large number of articles for the " New Jerusalem Magazine," to 
which the reader is referred. There are but a few numbers of that magazine that do not contain 
something from his pen. either poetry or prose, since 1845. He has also contributed poems for 
various public gatherings. 

*For the publication of the Messrs. Loomis, see BitJgraphicat .Sketches on pages 111- 112. 



THE PRESS OF BROCKTON. 795 

Among the present generation of Brockton people but few remem- 
ber that great champion of temperance and liberty who was once a 
resident of old North Bridgewater. In 1835 he was the editor and 
proprietor of a paper called the Amaranth, which survived for a year 
and went out, not on account of any lack of ability in management, 
but for want of patronage. He came from Schenectady, N. Y., where 
he was in the newspaper business, to North Bridgewater and remained 
only a short time. 

Mr. Burleigh was a native of Woodstock, Conn., where he was born 
February 2, 1812, the same year and month as Charles Dickens, with 
whom he was quite intimate during Dickens' stay in this country. He 
was an indefatigable worker in the temperance cause, who, with the 
tongue of an orator, the pen of a poet and the heart of a philanthropist, 
devoted his best early years to the advocacy of total abstinence. As 
a matter of boyish wit it was said that he was " dying to live," as he 
was apprenticed to a dyer, to learn the trade, where he stayed only 
one year and then at tlie age of seventeen went to Norwich Conn., to 
learn the printers' trade. 

Mrs. Celia M. Burleigh, widow of William H. Burleigh, was the 
well-known graceful writer and an eloquent lecturer. Mr. Burleigh 
was a direct descendant of Governor Bradford. 

The next paper in' town was entitled the Old Colony Reporter and 
North Bridgewater Union, and was published by Messrs. F.W. Bartlett 
and Thomas D. Stetson, of Kingston, Mass., under the firm name of 
Bartlett & Stetson, commenced October 27, 1848. Mr. Bartlett left 
the firm after a term of one year, after which Mr. Stetson and Rev. 
William Whiting continued the paper in Col. Edward Southworth's 
hall till 185 I. 

The first instance of illustrations in the newspapers of Brockton was 
said to have been in the Old Colony Reporter October 19, 1849, wliere 
may be found a three- column wood engraving view of the furniture 
warehouses of Josiah W. Kingman, Esq., in Campello, furnished by, 
and now in the possession of Bradford Kingman, Esq., of Brookiine. 

About the same time there was a small sheet published at the office 
of the Reporter, devoted to the temperance cause, edited by young 
people. 



796 HISTORY Of BROCKTON. 

During the latter part of the winter of 1850 and 1 85 1, one Dr. 
Cawdell commenced the publication of a paper called the Bay State 
Clipper. A few numbers were printed, and the paper, press, types, 
and one form of the paper were left in the hands of Colonel South- 
worth, the owner of the premises occupied by the doctor, for expenses. 
The Adelphian, a literary paper, was published for two years from 
October 11, 1850, by the Messrs. Loomis, late principals of the 
Adelphian Academy, which was edited by the young ladies of the 
academy, and was especially devoted to the interests of the young. 

On the i6th day of May, in the year 185 I, the North Bridgewater 
Gazette was commenced in the hall over Col. Edward Southworth's 
store, by George Phinney, Esq., late of the VValtham Free Press, who 
continued to publish the same till July 25, 1855, when he removed 
his office to a new building on Franklin street. Mr. Phinney continued 
to edit and publish the paper till 1863, when he sold his interest in 
the paper and printing office to Mr. Augustus T. Jones, who removed 
to the old stand in Southworth's hall, opposite the First Congregational 
church, and continued to publish a weekly paper until April i, 1884, 
when the management was for a time under the care of F. H. Bufifum 
& Co. On the first of September Mr. Jones sold the paper to A. M. 
Bridgman, a person well known among the newspaper fraternity as 
connected with the Haverhill Gazette and other papers. 

In 1874 Mr. G. F. Andrews, of Plymouth Mass., started a paper 
called the Old Colony Press, which had but a short existence. The 
material was closed out by E. Y. Perry, Esq., of Hanover, Mass., who 
held a mortgage on the entire propert)-. 

Mr. Albert H. Fuller, thinking the time had come for a second paper 
in an enterprising town like Brockton, purchased the material and pub- 
lished the first number of the Brockton Weekly Advance, May 6, 
1876, under the firm of A. H. Fuller & Co., Walter L. Hathaway 
having an interest in the same, and W. J. Jenks editor. Mr. J^'uller 
sold the paper to Isaac Folger and S. Heath Rich, of Nantucket, who 
conducted the same from September, 1878, to May, 1879, reaching a 
circulation of about 2,200. This enterprise not meeting the ex- 
pectations of its proprietors they surrendered it to their creditors and 
the material was sold March 15, 1882, to Arthur E. Fessenden, who 
published the same a few months only. 



THE PRESS OF BROCKTON. 797 

Albert H. Fuller, mentioned above, started the Brockton Weekly 
Enterprise July 5, 1879, '^"d is now the publisher of the same, assisted 
by an able corps of journalists. This paper is in a prosperous and 
thrifty condition, S. Heath Rich, editor, having a circulation of 700 
copies. Mr. Fuller started the first daily newspaper in Plymouth 
county, January 26, 1880, and has a circulation' of over 700 copies. 
S. Heath Rich, editor; Herbert S. Fuller, city editor. 

The Enterprise Publishing Company was incorporated January 26, 
1886, with Albert H. Fuller, treasurer; S. Heath Rich, president; 
Herbert S. Fuller, clerk. The above officers hold nearly all the stock. 

The Enterprise has been a success from the commencement and the 
following figures may be of interest to our readers. Circulation, daily 
average for 

1885 2,.543 

188G 3,826 

1887 4,177 

1888 4,.524 

1889 5,108 

1890 0,067 

1891 6,702 

1892 G,940 

1893 7,275 

1894 7,393 

Mr. Fessenden started a penny paper in 1880 which had a short ex- 
istence. It was called the Daily Advance. 

In 1872, the Brockton Trades Bulletin, a paper printed at the Senti- 
nel ofifice, in Stoughton, had a short life, and was soon forgotten. 

Several years since G. A. Goodall published a miniature paper called 
Campello Press, which was sold to Augustus T. Jones, of the Gazette. 
It was an advertising sheet, and given to the public. 

Mr. J. F. Hardy afterwards purchased the same, and with J. C. Rus- 
sell as partner, under the firm of Hardy & Russell, published the same 
for a short time. 

In 1883, Mr. Goodall published a paper known as the Campello 
Herald, also short lived. 

On the Sth of March the Campello Leader was first issued, and was 
published sixteen weeks. This was moje of a literary than a news- 
paper, and was illustrated by the well-known artist of Brockton, Mr. A. 



798 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

F. Poole, having cartoons and pictures of local scenes, etc. Not be- 
ing remunerative, this also shared the fate of its predecessors and 
stopped. 

The Brockton Eagle was the name of an eight-column weekly paper 
published by William L. Puffer, at No, 5 Green street. The first num- 
ber was issued Feb. 20, 1884. Discontinued in a short time. 

Thus we see there were ])ublished for a short time onlj^ three weekly 
and two daily papers in the city in 1S84. 

The Brockton livening Gazette (daily) was started by Mr. Jones 
April 13, 1881. 

He sold the paper to F. H. Buffum in 18S4, who sold to A. M. 
Bridgman in 1885, who issued a new evening edition April 13, 1891, 
called the Daily Despatch, a few months later, December 31, 1891, be- 
came a penny paper. After a short experience it changed back to a 
two-cent evening paper. January, 1894, this paper was changed to 
Brockton Daily News, Elmer C. Linfield editor and publisher. March 
19, 1894, changed to a penny paper and suspended May 5, 1894. 

A paper called the Morning Sun was published by L. E. Lounsbury 
editor, sold to Gazette Publishing Company October 25, 1890. 

The Brockton Sunday Times was started by Parmenter & Cook 
September 8, 1889, after a few weeks experience it was discontinued. 

The Weekly Courier was issued by the Courier Publishing Company 
at Campello May 23, 1891, lived three weeks. 

A paper called the Weekly Diamond was first published December 
18, 1892, with E. Gerry Brown as editor and still lives. 

Another attempt to have a daily paper was August 27, 1894, when 
the Daily Herald was issued by parties from Boston. It survived eight 
days. 

February I, 1890, Allston C. Ladd, formerly connected with the En- 
terprise, issued a monthly publication entitled the Brockton Shoe, in the 
interests of the shoe trade. It was in magazine form, elegantly printed 
and was continued for about three years and was a creditable trade 
magazine. 

In 1882 A. F. Poole published a bird's eye view of Brockton, 38x23 
inches in size, with pictures of some of the principal manufactories. 

A daily paper was started F"ebruary 4, 1895, entitled "The Brockton 



TOWN MAPS. 799 

Times." Hon. William L. Douglas, proprietor, and J. Armoy Knox, 
as general manager, and if we judge by its first number and an exam- 
ination of the machinery of the establishment, and its workings, it has 
come to stay. 

TOWN MAPS. 

March i, 1830, the Legislature of Massachusetts passed a resolve re- 
quiring the several towns in the commonwealth " to make a survey of 
their territory, and deposit a copy in the office of the secretary of the 
Commonwealth." In conformity to this resolve, and by a vote of the 
town passed May 10, 1830, Jesse Perkins, Esq , made a survey of the 
town and a map was published which was about twenty inches square. 

Bradford Kingman, Esq., of Brookline, has made a map of North 
Bridgewater, now Brockton, locating the inhabitants in the year 1831. 

April 5, 1853, at a legal meeting of the town Geoige W. Bryant, 
Chandler Sprague, Edward Southworth, jr., Benjamin Kingman, and 
Frederick Howard were chosen a committee to cause the town to be sur- 
veyed and a new map to be published. The contract for publishing the 
same was given to Messrs. H. F. Walling and E. Whiting. The map 
contained names of residences, views of churches, manufactories, roads, 
woods, streets, ponds, rivers and divisions of the various school districts. 
The last map was thirty by thirty-nine inches. The first map of the 
old town of Bridgewater, including what is now Brockton, was drawn 
with a pen by Beza Hayward, and at that time one of the selectmen, 
June 16, 179s, and is a very crude affair. 

A survey was made by Silas L Loomis, A. M., in 1851, which was 
about twelve inches square. 

An elegant copy-plate map was published by Bradford Kingman, 
Esq., in 1866, for his " Historj' of North Bridgewater." The surveying 
and copy from which it was made was executed by Otis F. Clapp, Esq., 
a native of Brockton, now in charge of the " Providence City Water 
Works," and is a skillful specimen of map drawing. 

In 1873, F. W. Beers & Co., of 36 Vesey street. New York, published 
a map thirty- eight by sixty. 

In 1880, Elbridge L. Brown, Esq., Civil Engineer, made a survey of 
the town, showing the different wards of the city. Nearly the same 
thing was published in the " Brockton Directory," in 1884. 



800 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Several maps have since been published at different dates for the 
directory of Brockton, by the " Littlefield Directory Publishing Com- 
pany," of Boston. 

CITY SEAL. 

As soon as the government of the new city of Brockton was fairly or- 
ganized, a seal was made. Mr. A. F. Poole, the artist, designed the fol- 
lowing described, which was adopted, July 4, 1882 : 

It is circular in form, within which is a ring inclosing a shield, on 
which is a representation of " Sachem's Rock," with Miles Standish and 
Massasoit treating for the purchase of the Bridgewaters, and beneath 
which representation is the inscription, "Sachem's Rock, 1649;" across 
the upper and central portion of the seal, and across said ring and 
shield, the words, " Education," " Industry," " Progress; " at the top of 
the whole design, and crossing said ring, a keystone-shaped escutcheon 
bearing the device of a beehive ; on the right, across said ring, a rect- 
angular shield on which is represented the electric light; and on the 
left a similarly-placed and shaped escutcheon with the globe for a de- 
vice ; the upper portion of said ring having the inscription, "Settled, 
1700," on the left, " A Town, 1821 ; " on the right and on the lower por- 
tion of the same, the words, " City of Brockton, 1881." 

SHIP CANAL THROUGH BROCKTON. 

Many of the readers of this work will be surprised to learn that the 
present City of Brockton once had a survey through its limits for a 
" Ship Canal" which for some reason did not arrive at an accomplished 
fact, thus she escaped being a seaport. 

The onl)' time that Brockton or North Bridgewater then ever got a 
taste of such a thing was in 1832 — si.xty-two years ago — when Con- 
gress allowed a certain sum for the survey of a ship canal to connect 
the tide waters of Massachusetts Bay with those of Narragansett Bay, 
the object being to provide a passage way for vessels that should obvi- 
ate the necessity of the voyage around the Cape. This canal was pro- 
jected from Weymouth landing to Taunton River, and its course lay 
directly through this place, the line being run not far from the present 
railroad track \yhere it strikes in at the North End, following the stream 



ANNEXATION OF A PART OF WEST BRIDGEWATBR. 801 

along its western bank down as far as what is now Elliot street, then 
bearing to the westward and passing along near the present site of 
Soule's lumber yard, Holmes's stable, Wilder's bake house, and the 
Whitman school building, where it crossed Main street, and then took 
a course down through the Gary property, and thence towards the 
southwest corner of the town. From a point a short distance north of 
the town line, a branch survey was made to Massapoag pond in Sharon, 
the object being to furnish a "feeder" for the canal from this source. 
The line of this channel ran directly across the tract now occupied by 
the basin of the Brockton water works. This survey was made by Col. 
John Anderson of the United States topographical engineer corps, as- 
sisted by Lieut. Hannibal Day, who afterwards rose to the rank of 
Brigadier General, and by Lieutenant A. J. Pleasanton. It is needless 
to say that nothing ever resulted from the project, and that Brockton 
is still suffering from inadequate connections with tide water. It stag- 
gers the wildest imagination to think what this little inland burgh 
might have become had the commerce of the world found a passage 
way across our pine barren and peat meadows. 



GHAPTER XXXVI. 

ANNEXATION OF A PART OF WEST BRIDGEWATER. 

Petition for a Charter — Names of Petitioners — Official doings of the Town of West 
Bridgewater — Bill of Annexation — Certificate of the City Clerk of Brockton — Proc- 
lamation of th6 Secretary of the Commonwealth — Old Colony Line — Line Established 
in 1640 — 1664 — Report of Commissioners — Land Grant to Peregine White, 1G6.5 — 
Line Established in 1713 — County Lines Fixed in 1773 — Angle Tree Monument — Survey 
of the Line by the Writer — North Boundary of Brockton. 

SINGE the foregoing chapters were begun a portion of the in- 
habitants in the northerly section of the Town of West Bridge- 
water were desirous to be set off and become a part of the Gity of 
Brockton. Having that in view, Edward H. Keith, of West Bridge- 

101 



802 



HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 



water and ninety-six others petitioned the Legislature in the following 
language : 

To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commoiiweallh of 
Massachusetts, in General Court Assembled: 

The undersigned petitioners, citizens of theiTown of Wtst Bridgewater and City of 
Brockton, respectfully present and petition. 

That the boundary Hues between the said Town of West Bridgewater and .'aid City 
of Brockton be so changed as to include wilh said City of Brockton all that part of said 
Town of West Bridgewater that lies east and north of the following described lines, 
namely : Beginning at a stone post on the southerly side of Oak street, marking the 
crossing of the present town line with said street; thence at a right angle southeily 
from said town line two hundred and eighty-nine (289) rods, tlience easterly in a line 
parallel to the said town line of East Bridgewater; and this line subject to such changes 
as may be deemed advisable by the legislative committee. 

All of this territory is situated east and north of said lines and contains about seven 
hundred and sixty (760) acres, and the interests of its people are almost wholly con- 
nected with the city of Brockton owing to their being so far distant, about two (2) 
miles or more, from the centre of West Bridgewater, and some portions of said terri- 
tory being separated from said centre of West Bridgewater bj' low swamp lands; and 
making this change we believe you will confer a great lieneSt upon them; Ih' refore 
we would most earnestly pray that our petition may be granted. 



Edward H. Keith, 
Herbert A. Millett, 
W. R. Keith, 
Pardon K. Bacon, 
John A. Millett, 
Henry N. Thayer, 
Joseph D. Williamson, 
il. G. Coughlan, 
F. T. Morrill, 
Martha D. Jackson. 
Henry E. Reynolds, 
Lucius Hayward, 
Charles W. Copeland, 
Davis Copeland, 
Henry S. Keith, 
Frank E. Wellington, 
James C. Keith, 
William H. Bismore, 
Charles F. Maceer, 
Jennie Howard, 
S. F. Keith, 
L. M. Toothaker, 



L. F. Gurney, 
H. O. Thomas, 
D. Cary Keith, 
Oscar C. Davis, 

A. F Keith, 
George E. Keith, 
C. H. Monk, 

C. L. Reynolds, 
J. Emery Mechan, 
Warren T. Copeland, 
John T. Rackliffe, 
Fred H. Moore, 

B. H. Waugh, 
Horace W. Tmkham, 
Clarence F. Walker, 
Chester 0. Wiley, 
George Percival, 

W. L. Cox, 

C. K. Ferris, 
Kenneth McLeod, 
Charles E. Martin, 
Jacob Welch, 



S. W. Turner, 
Fred Wilder, 
B. O. Caldwell, 
P. F. Tormey, 
B. J. Doody, 
Arthur Grant, 
Mary C. Keith, 
Lucy R. Keith, 
George W. McDonald, 
Winslow Gray, 
F. H. Thayer, 
Frank P. Keiih, 
Levi W. Keith, 
David H. Shields. 
William King, 
Herbert A. Algei', 
John A. Howard, 
Edgar E. Willey. 
Fred R. Hayward. 
Henry F. Packard, 
Edwin F. Packard, 
William Murdock, 



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80:j 



George E. IlaywarJ. 
F. Hayward, 
L. E. Holmes, 
Frank L. Howard, 2d, 
Herbert B, Day, 
Henry Hiatt, 
G. W. French, 
James B. McAdams, 
S. Elliott Keith, 
A. D. Copeland, 



Irving H. Fisher, 
Lyman A. Eldridge, 
Charles H. Eldridge, 
Alton M. Thayer, 
W. S. Knowles, 
Myron A. Snell, 
Rufus P. Keith, 
F. W. Park, 
Edmund G. Fanning, 
Herbert S. Dalton, 



E. B. Copeland, 
Frank B. Le Baron, 
Charles E. Packard, 
Japhei B. Packard, 
Ernest L. Packard, 
James F. Shields, 
John E. Grainey. 
Caleb H. Packanl, 
Charles C. Fullerton, 
Arthur B. Marston, 
Henry A. Brett, 

The foregoing petition was filed in the office of the Cleric of the 
House of Representatives, January 27, 1863. Edw. A. McLauthlin, 
Clerk. 

OFFICIAL DOINGS OF THE TOWN. 

On the nineteenth day of December, 1892, the Selectmen of West 
Bridgewater issued a warrant for a town meeting to be held on Wednes- 
day the twenty eighth day of December, 1892, at seven and one- 
half o'clock in the afternoon. 

Art. 2 — '• To see what action the town will take in regard to annexing the north 
portion of the town to the City of Brockton." 

Joseph A. Shores, 
E. Bradford Wilbur, 
S. G. Copeland, 
Selectmen of the Town of West Bridgewater. 

Special meeting December 28, 1892. 

At this meeting George C. Howard was Moderator. 

Voted. — That the town unite with the people of the north portion of the town in 
petitioning the Legislature to annex to the city of Brockton, that portion of the town of 
West Bridgewater, as described in the petition to the Legislature of Edward H. Keith 
and others. 

Charles R. Packard, Town Clerk. 

On the 30th day of December, 1892, the Selectmen of West Bridge- 
water, Joseph Shores and E. Bradford Wilbur, called a Special Meeting 
for January ytli, 1S93. 

To see if the town will vote to re.scitid the vote of December 28, by which the town 
voted that the town unite with the people of the north portion of the town in petition- 
ing the Legislature to annex to the City of Brockton, that portion of the town of West 
Bridgewater as described in the petition to the Legislature of E. H. Keith and others. 



80t HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Art. 3 — Proviiling that a motion to rescind does not prevail, to see wliat action the 
town will tnke in regard to changing and establishing a new line between the town 
ot West Bridgewater, and the City of Brockton. 

Art. 5 — " To see if the town will vote to choose a committee or instruct the Select- 
men with power to employ counsel to appear before the Legislature and oppose the 
petition of E. H. Keith and others." 

Special meeting January 7, 1893. 

Voted. — '' 64 yeas, 38 nays, To endorse the vote passed at the meeting of December 
28th last, which provides that the town unite with the people of the north portion of 
the town in petitioning the Legislature to annex to the City of Brockton, that portion 
of the town of West Bridgewater as described in the petition to the Legislature, of E. 
H. Keith and others." 

Charles R. Packard, Town Clerk. 

After the usual hearings before the committee, the Legislature 
passed the following act. 

AN ACT TO ANNKX A PORTION OF THE TOWN OF WEST BRIDGEWATER TO THE CITY OF 

BROCKTON. 

Be it enacted, etc., as follows : 

Section \. So much of the town of West Bridgewater, in the county of Plymouth, 
as lies between the present boundary line between said town and the city of Brock- 
ton, in said county, and the following line, that is to say : Beginning at a stone post 
standing at the intersection of the present line between the city of Brockton and the 
town of West Bridgewater with the south line of Oak street; thence at a right angle 
southerly from said town line two hundred and eighty-nine rods ; thence easterly 
in a line parallel to said town line to the town of East Bridgewater; thence northerly 
by said town line of East Bridgewater to said present boundary line, — with all the in- 
habitants and estates therein, is hereby set off from the town of West Bridgewater and 
annexed to and made a part of the said city ot Brockton. The portion thereof lying 
west of Main .-street shall constitute a part of the third ward thereof, and the portion 
lying east of Main street shall constitute a part of the fourth ward thereof, until a new 
division of the wards of said city is made. 

House of Representatives, 

May 2, 189.3. 
Passed to be enacted. 

William E. Barrett, 

Speaker. 
In Senate, May 4, 1893. 
Passed to be enacted. 

Alfred S. Pinkerton, 

President. 
May 8, 1893. 

Approved, 

Wm. E. Russell. 



THE OLD COLONY LINE. 805 

By the addition of the territory included within the limits of this ad- 
dition to the city bounds, there is added to her population an enterpris- 
ing, energetic and active class of people, such as the city may be proud 
to receive into their fold. 

The vote of Brockton on the acceptance of the Act of the Legislature 
was Yes 3179, No 1037, a majority for annexation was 2142. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
City of Brockton, 
Brockton, Mass., November 14, 1893. 
In accordance with the requirements o£ Section 6, of Chapter 332 of the Acts of 1893, 
I hereby certify that upon the Question of accepting said chapter 332, submitted at the 
State Election, holden on the seventh day of November, 1893, the number of ballots 
cast in favor of the acceptance of said chapter, in all tlie voting Precincts in the city, 
■was three thousand one hundred and seventy-nine, and that the number of ballots cast 
against such acceptance in all the voting Precincts in the city, was one thousand and 
thirty-seven. 

[L. s.] De Witt C. Packard, City Clerk. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
1 Office of the Secretary, 

Boston, November 16, 1893. 
Whereas, it appears that by a return made to this office by the city clerk of the city 
of Brockton, that upon the question of the acceptance by said city of chapter 332 of the 
Acts of the year 1893, entitled "an act to annex a portion of the town of West Bridge- 
water to the city of Brockton," submitted to the people of said city at the annual State 
election, held on the seventh day of November, instant, a majority of the votes cast in 
said city are in favor of such acceptance. 

I do, therefore, in compliance with section six of the Act above cited, issue this, my 
certificate, declaruig .said act to have been duly accepted. 

In testimony of which, I have hereunto affixed the seal of the Commonwealth, on the 
day of the date first above written. 

[l. s.] Wm. M. Olin, Secretary of the Commonwealth. 

THE OLD COLONY LINE. 

As we have given the doings of the Annexation of a portion of 
West Bridgewater to Brockton, we have deemed it proper to give the 
boundaries of the northerly part of Brockton, which is the northerly 
boundary of the county of Plymouth, as well as what was formerly 
the Old Colony Line, and we deemed it due to our readers that we give 
the same to its fullest extent. 

The charter of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, granted by Charles 



806 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

I, 1628, describes the south line of the Colony as a straight line from a 
station distant three miles from the south part of Charles River, and 
any and every part thereof to the southward of the southernmost part of 
Massachusetts Bay. This line, which was the north boundary of 
Plymouth Colony, was for a long time the subject of animated con- 
troversy, and especially between what is now Avon and Hrockton, 
formerly Stoughton and (North) Bridgewater. (Stoughton, now Avon, 
was formerly a part of Dorchester.) 

In 1640 Governor Endicott and Israel Stoughton, on the part of 
Massachusetts, and Governor Bradford and Edward Winslow, on the 
part of Plymouth, were the commissioners for settling the line. 

From the mouth of a brook called by them "Bound Brook," a name 
given to the same on account of its being the boundary line, they run 
directly to the middle of a great pond that lay on the right hand of 
the upper path or common way that led between Weymouth and 
Plymouth, close to the path as they went along, which was formerly 
named, and still they desired might be called "Accord Pond ;" and 
from thence with a straight line to the southernmost part of Charles 
River, and three miles southerly inward into the country. It is not so 
stated in their report, but the fact is said to be, that when the com- 
missioners arrived within three miles of the most northerly part of 
Plymouth Colony on the easterly side of Rhode Island, they found 
their course would carry them far south of the true station. Under 
these circumstances, instead of rectifying their whole line, they made 
an angle, and run so far north as to reach the intended point. At the 
angle there stood a white oak tree, marked, which from that circum- 
stance was called "Angle Tree." 

The doings of the above commission were not confirmed, and the 
line, excepting that between the pond and bay, remained unsettled. 

In 1664 another set of commissioners were appointed, viz.: Cornet 
Robert Stetson, Constant Southworth and Josiah Winslow, on the part 
of Plymouth, and Joshua Fisher, Robert Clapp and Eleazer Lusher 
by Massachusetts, to run the line, and finally agreed that a right line 
from Accord Pond to Angle Tree " should be the dividing line of the 
Colonies." Here follows the report of the above named commissioners : 

Whereas the Generall Courts of the colonys of Massachusetts <& New-plimouth, in 
New England, did-(in order to the settlement of the bound Ijne betwixt the sajd 



THE OLD COLONY LINE. 807 

colonjes, that is, so iiuich thereof as is hitherto vndetermined) order, Jepute, and im- 
power vs, whose names are herevnto subscribed for the effectnig thereof, as by that act 
of theires recorded in the recoords of the respective Court in each colony may mure 
fully appearp, wee, the persons so intrusted and impowred, in pm-suance of the 
service aforesajd, being all assembled at Dedhara the 9th of the 3d nionelh, comonly 
called May, anno 1664, did the next ensuing trauaile together into the woods forthe 
discouery of the southermost part of Charles Riuer, which hauing found out, partly 
by oune vejw, & partly by ye sattisfying report of them p'sent with vs, (that had 
labored therein) wee all mutually agreed vpon the first station. Haning measured three 
miles southerly of the southermost part of the said riuer, wee marked a tree and from 
thence a west line to Neeimock Riuer, which, by estimation.wee judged to be about fiue 
miles, in w''' Ijne wee went on the north side of a great pond, ouer a smale parcell 
of course meadow, & on the southerly of which pond is an Indjan plantation by them 
called Seenecheconet & at the sajd Neeimock Riuer wee marked a black oake tree on 
fower sides, viz. — w"' a M. L. on the north side & a (P) on the south side, and seueral 
letters vnder each of them, & on the en'ti wee sett in figures the date of the present 
yeare 1664. This tree so marked standeth on the side of an hill, ouer against w''' Ijeth, 
on the west side of the riuer, the north end of a parcell of course meadow ; & hauing 
marked diuers trees m this Ijne, from thence wee came backe about three miles &. a halfe 
past the tree first mentioned to that station w'' is the east of this west Ijne, where wee 
raarkt a white oake, in a plajne full of trees, in the same manner we had markt the 
tree by the Riuer aforesajd, at w'' place wee made an angle, and began an east north- 
east Ijne to come to Accord Pond, in fifollowing of w"^ we were cast more than halfe a 
rnde to the southward of the midle of sajd pond, (the bounds formerly .setled,) for the 
rectifying whereof, wee hauing found the midle of the sajd pond, wee marked there a 
black oake tree, as the trees formerly mentioned, w"' letters and the date of the yeare, 
& so returned west southwest, southerly by marked trees, in tliat Ijne vp to a flbote 
path that goeth from Weimoth to Bridgewater, on each side of w''' path, in the Ijne 
wee erected a heape of stones, and so thence to a maple tree by a swamp side that 
brancheth to the north, & at a cart way that goeth from Braintree to Bridgewater ; ' 
wee ended that Ijne at a heape of stones on the west side of the path, and a great 
marked stake on the east; fFynally, wee agreed that the Ijne stretched from Accord 
Pond vpon such a course, and so marked, and so, as aboue sajd, to the white oak angle- 
tree before mentioned ; and from that oake westerly to Neetmocke Ryuer, as is before 
described, is and shall be accomted and reputed the true and settled bound Ijne betwixt 
the colonjes of the Massachusetts and New Pljmouth, and that the Ijne by vs first draune 
and marked from the sajd angle tree to Accord Pond shallnot be vnderstood to be the 
Ijne of divission. it being wholly w"'in Pljmouth lands. The length of the whole Ijne is 
by estimation as wee judge, about forty (40) miles, according to the Ijne before ex- 
pressed ; Vnto all w'' wee, the parties respectively entrusted and empowered, doe, 

' This static and heap of stones was on the present main street or road from Brockton through 
Avon to Randolph, a little more than half a mile southerly of the dividing line between the two 
first-named towns, where a bound stone was placed several years since. 



808 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

each & euery of us, mutually agree, concurr, and doe hereby declare il to lie our full 
conclusion & fynall determination concerning the premises. 

In witness whereof wee haue heerevnto set our hands & seales ye 17 of S m°, 1664. 

Robert Studson, & a seale. 
Constant Southworth, & a seale. 
Jos. WiNSLOW, & a seale. 
Joshua Fisher, & a seale. 
RoG' Clapp, & a seale. 
Elea: Lusher, & a seale. 
This was read in full Court, May 29, 1664, as attests. 

Edward Rawson, Secret. 
This is recorded, word for word agreeing w"' the original!, in the records of ye 
Court. Attests 

Edward Rawson, Secret. 

In 1665 Plymouth Colony granted Peregrine White 200 acres of land 
" at the Path that goes from Bridgewater to the Bay, adjoining the Bay 
line." 

White sold his grant, describing it as containing four hundred acres, 
to one Colonel Searle, of Dunstable, from whom, in 1703, it came into 
the hands of Thomas Snell, senior, John and Ephraim Howard. About 
this time grants had been made on the Massachusetts side of the line to 
the towns of Boston and Dorchester. This led to controversy and suits 
in law, and before the Legislature, from 1 709 to 1787, which would fill 
volumes, one of the closest and strongly contested cases being between 
1747 to 1754, which was by Robert and Daniel Howard, of Bridgewater, 
and John Wendall, of Boston. 

Snell and Howards brought suits in Plymouth Court against Daniel 
Waldo in 1709, to recover 200 acres of land, bounded westerly on the 
Braintree and Bridgewater road, southerly on the line of 1664, easterly 
on Trout Brook, and northerly on Half Way Brook. This suit was 
pending till 1713. In the mean time the parties had a liearing before 
the whole court, which resulted in the appointment of Col. Samuel 
Thaxter, of Hingham, Jacob Thompson, of Middleborough, to run out 
and mark the whole line from "Accord Pond to Angle Tree." This 
service they performed in May, 1713, and the line called the "New 
Colony Line," in contradistinction from that run in 1664, called the 
"Old Colony Line," was ratified and established by the court. Among 
the bound marks set up by the committee was a stake and heap of 



THE OLD COLONY LINE. 809 

Stones near a beech tree in the line between Dorchester (afterward 
Stoughton and now Avon) and Braintiee (now Randolph and Holbrook). 
From the pond westerly, this line run northerly of the old line, and 
at the Bridgewater and Braintree road was over half a mile distant from 
it, so that there was between the two lines a large gore of land fextend- 
ing easterly to " Accord Pond." 

This gore, by a resolve of the Legislature, passed 1720, on the peti- 
tion of the representatives of Hingham, Weymouth, Braintree, and 
Dorchester, was ordered to be continued in the county of Suffolk, 
" provided, however, that no man's right of property in the lands adjacent 
should be thereby infringed " 

About the same time another resolve passed, " that the Old Colony 
Line [the line of 1664] be and is hereby declared to be the southerly 
bounds of the town of Dorchester and of the grant made to the town of 
Boston, and that the lands lying between the Old Colony Line southerly 
and the New Colony Line northerly from the dividing line between the 
Boston Grant and Weymouth easterly, and the stake and heap of stones 
westerly, be and hereby is confirmed to the town of Dorchester and the 
assigns' of the town of Boston respectively — provided it interfere not 
with any former grant, and that the remainder of the said lands to the 
westward of said stake and heap of stones be to the use of the Province." 

This line was the subject of much litigation until 1772, when there 
was some abatement of the controversy, and during that year the court 
appointed Artemas Ward, Esq., Col. Whitcomb and Major Fuller a 
committee, to be assisted by John Child, jr., as surveyor, to run the line 
from " Accord Pond to Angle Tree." In the committee's report they 
say : " Your committee find, to run from the monument aforesaid at 
Accord Pond west 20^ degrees south, will lead on to many of the 
bounds said to be made by Col. Thaxter and Capt. Thompson, in the 
line run in 1713, and strike the tree aforesaid And your committee 
are of opinion, that the return of the doings of the committee in the 
year 1664 is vague and uncertain,, and that the line run in 17 13 is the 
only line that has been properly run out and marked." After a full 
hearing of all parties concerned before the whole court, an act was 
passed March 6, 1773, "for establishing a line of jurisdiction between 
the county of Suft'olk, and the counties of Plymouth and Bristol, so far 
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810 HISTORY OF BKOCKTON. 

as the line heretofore described shall extend." The act provided " that 
for the future, a Une beginning at a certain heap of stones on the west 
side of, and within five or six feet or thereabouts of a pond called 
Accord Pond, being a known and anciently reputed bound between the 
town of Hingham and the town of Abington, and running from said 
monument west 20^ degrees south, leaving the towns of Weymouth, 
Braintree, Stoughton and Wrentham adjoining on the north, and 
Abington, Bridgewater, Mansfield and Attleborough on the south, to a 
certain old white oak tree anciently marked, now standing and being a 
boundary between the towns of Wrentham and Attleborough, by some 
called Station Tree, and by others Angle Tree, shall forever hereafter 
be the bounds between the county of Suffolk and the counties of 
Plymouth and Bristol, so far as said line extends, any law, usage or 
custom to the contrary notwithstanding," " provided that nothing 
therein should have any effect in determining the right of property in 
the lands bounded on the line of 1664." 

SURVEY OF THE LINE. 

The writer, feeling an interest in old Indian Trails, Roads, Turn- 
pikes, Boundary Lines, etc., among other investigations took the trouble 
to follow the various changes in old colonial boundaries, and for that 
purpose, on Tuesday, March 14, 1893, followed out the line between 
Massachusetts and Plymouth colonies. Beginning at the sea, on the 
east, and following up Bound Brook to Accord Pond in Hingham, thence 
through and between the towns of Weymouth, Braintree, Abington, 
Randolpli, Stoughton, Sharon, Avon, North Bridgewater, now Brock- 
ton, Wrentham and Foxboro. 

In the course of investigations on the above named subjects, he was 
desirous to visit tspecially the boundary monument so often mentioned 
above, and known as the " Angle Tree Monument." This famous stone 
stands on the line between Attleborough and Wrentham. on a level 
tract of land covered by woods, and known as the " Fales Farm," and 
Ellis's Woods ; about two miles west of Nortli Attleboro, and about 
one-quarter of a mile north of the old Cumberland road. It is made of 
stone, of a slatish formation, flat, about two feet wide and fourteen feet 
high, at the top of which is an oval shape. Heading on north side of 
whicli is inscribed " Massachusetts Colony ; " on the south side is 



THE OLD COLONY LINE. 811 

" Plymouth Colony." The circular portion of the top was painted red. 
The shaft is supported at the base by a heap of encircling stones, and 
is perfect with the exception of a few small pieces having been broken 
from the lower corner on one side, Each surface of the stone is 
covered with an inscription. That on the north or Wrentham side 
reads as follows : 

This monument was erected by order of Government to perpetuate the place on 
which the late station, or angle tree formerly stood. The commipsioners appointed by 
the old colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts to run and establish this line in 1664, 
were Robert Studson, Constant Southworth, Jos. Winslow, Jos. Fisher, Roger Clapp, 
and Eleazer Lusher. They began their work on the lOtli of May, the same year, and 
marked a tree then standing on this spot, being three miles south of the southernmost 
part of Charles River. Lemuel Kallock, Esqr.. was appointed agent to cause this 
monement to be erected. 

By an order of the General Court, the selectmen of the towns of Wrentham and 
Attleborough were present, viz.: Elisha May, Ebenezer Tyler, and Caleb Richardson, 
Esquires, of Attleborough, 

From this stone the line runs east 20° and half north to "Accord " pond. 

The inscription on the south, or Attleborough, side of the stone is 
as follows : 

This monument was 

erected by order of Government, 

to perpetuate the place on which 

the late station, or Angle.Tree, 

formerly stood. The commissioners appointed 

by the old Colonies of Plymouth 

and Massachusetts to run and establish this line in 1664 

were Robert Studson, Constant Southworth, 

Jos. Winslow, Jos. Fisher, Roger Clapp, and Eleazer 

Lusher. They began their work on the 10th of May, the same 

year, aud marked a Tree then 

standing on this spot, being three miles south 

of the southermost part of Charles River. 

Lemuel Kallock Esq. 

was appointed agent to cause this 

monument to be erected. 

By an order of the general Court 

the selectmen of the towns of Wrentham 

and Attleborough were present viz. 

Samuel Fisher, John Whiting, Nathan Hawes, 

Nathan C nistock and, Nathaniel Ware. Esquires. 

From this stone the line runs due west 

the extent of the Commonwealth. 

Done at Wrentham the 29^1 of November, 1779, *^y Samuel Fisher and Son. 



812 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The above monument was erected by order of the Commonwealth, 
of which the following is a true copy of the order for the same by the 
General Court : 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

In the House of Representatives, June 2, 1790. 

Resolved, That a Stone Monument be Erected on the Southerly Line of the Old 
Colony of Massachusetts in the Place where the Late Station or Angel tree formerly 
stood, said Monument to Consist of one Stone of Sufficient Length above Ground, to 
have ingraven on each side, the several letters set on said tree by the Commissioners 
appointed by the old Colony of Plymouth, and the Massachusetts, And the Date when 
said Bound was first made, also this Inscription, viz. This Monument is erected by 
order of Government to Perpetuate the Place where the Late station or angle tree 
formerly stood And be it further Resolved that Lemuel Kalloch Esqr. be a commit- 
tee to cause the said Monument to be erected, ingraven, as above directed, and that he 
make a Return of his Doings into the Secretary's offloe With a Certificate from under 
the Hands of the Selectmen of the Towns of Wrentham & Attleborough, or the Major 
Part of them. 

Sworn to before some Justice of the Peace certifying that said stone is erected in the 
same spot where the said station or angle tree formerly stood & is one of the Bounds 
between said Towns & lay his account before this Court for allowance and payment. 

These Certify that we, the subscribers, selectmen of the Towns of Wrentham and 
Attleboro, met ont the Twenty ninth Day of Nov', 1790, at the request of Lemuel 
Kallock Esqr. at the place between Wrentham and Attleboro, where the station or 
angle tree formerly stood, and there with a Number of Gent" A,sseinbled on the Octa- 
tion Erected a stone monument on the spot where formerly the station or angle tree 
stood with the Several ingraving, agreeable to the order of the General Court of June 
2, 1790. 

In Testimony whereof we have hereunto Set our hands and Subscribed our Names 
the Day and year abovesaid. 

Saml Fisher, 
John Whiting, 
Nathan Hawes, 
Nathan Comstook, 
Nathaniel Ware, 

Selectmen of Wrentham. 
Elisha Mat, 
Eben Tvleb, 
Caleb Richardson, 
Selectmen of Attleborough. 
Suffolk .IS. November 29, 1790. 

Then the above Named, Samuel Fisher, John Whiting, Nathan Hawes, Nathan 
Comstock, Nathaniel Ware, Elisha May, Bbenezer Tyler, and Caleb Richardson Per- 
sonally appeared and Made Solemn oath to the Truth of above Written Instrument by 
them subscribed according to the best of their Knowledge, before me, 

Benjamin Guild, Justice of the Peace. 



BANKS AND BANKING. 813 

BANKS AND BANKING. 

The city of Brockton has excellent banking accommodations. Pre- 
vious to 1854 there had been no necessity for banking facilities, the 
town of Randolph furnishing the limited accommodations. During 
that year a new bank was organized under the Massachusetts Laws, 
known by the name of " North Bridgewater Bank." 

The business of the town of North Bridgewarer had increased to such 
an extent, and the wants of the people were such, as to induce a few 
public- spirited individuals to petition the Legislature for a charter to 
do banking business, which was granted to Messrs. Bela Keith, Benja- 
min Kingman, and Jesse Perkins, March 28, 1854, with a capital of 
$100,000, divided into shares of $100 each. The bank was organized 
with the following officers: namely, Martin Wales, of Stoughton, presi- 
dent; Rufus P. Kingman, cashier; Benjamin Kingman, Frederick 
Howard, Chandler Sprague, William F. Brett, Ebenezer Tucker, and 
Pardon Copeland, directors In 1S57 Mr. Brett resigned his office, and 
in i860 Elijah Howard, of Easton, was elected to fill the vacancy. 

The first bills issued from this institution was September 4, 1854. It 
proved a valuable addition to the business of the town, and a mark of 
the enterprise of her citizens. Previous to the establishment of this 
bank, the business people, wishing banking accommodations, were 
obliged to go out of town for the same. 

This bank closed its affairs in 1866, as a new National Banking Law 
had taken the place of State banks, thus between 1866 and 1874 the 
town was without banking facilities. During the latter year a new 
bank was authorized with a capital of $200,000, by the name of " Home 
National Bank," June 8 Rufus P. Kingman, Esq., was the president, 
and C. D. Fullerton, cashier. Its location is at the corner of Main and 
Church streets, in a brick block which the bank built for that special 
purpose. Mr. Kingman held the office of president up to the time of 
his decease in 1894. Since that time Preston B. Keith, Esq., has been 
the president. Fred B. Howard, Esq., has been the faithful cashier of 
this institution for a long time, and is now the vice-president. Probably 
there has been no person in the town and city who had done more for 
the interest of Brockton than the late president of this bank. 

In 1881 the demands of business seemed to call for more banks and 

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814 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

a new one was incorporated with a capital of $100,000, under the name 
of the " Broci<ton National Bank." Davis S. Packard, Esq., was its 
first president and has ably managed its affairs up to the present time. 
Charles R. Fillebronn, Esq., was the first cashier and still continues in 
that position. 

Mr, Packard, the president, is widely known and an excellent busi 
ness man. The affairs of these two monetary institutions are a credit 
to the city of Brockton. 

Tlie Brockton Savings Bank is another institution which has done 
much for the business of the cit)'. It was incorporated March'3, r88i, 
with Sanford Winter, Esq., as its president. He resigned in 1883 when 
Mayor John J. Whipple was elected to take liis place. Mr. Whipple 
was succeeded by Baaiis Sanford, Esq. He was elected to that posi- 
tion April 4, 1892, and still fills the place. Charles R. Fillebronn, Esq., 
was the first treasurer, until April 15, 1891, Charles R. Crooker, Esq., 
was elected as his successor. This institution like the others is in a 
thrifty condition, having large deposits. This bank owns the elegant 
block in which they are located, at the corner of Main and Court 
streets. 

There are two co-operative banks in the city, one in Campello, this 
being the oldest and known as the " Campello Co-operative Bank," 
Preston B. Keith, Esq., president; Warren T. Copeland, secretary and 
treasurer, located in Franklin building at the corner of Main street and 
Perkins avenue. The other is the "Security Co-operative Bank," 
located at 86 Main street ; Bradford II. Jones, president. By the above 
one can see that the finances of the various moneyed institutions are in 
the hands of good and responsible persons. 

In addition to the above institutions a new moneyed organization 
was established under the name of The Plymouth County Safe Deposit 
and Trust Company in 1893, and is located in their new and elegant 
fire and burglar proof block on Main street. Ex-Mayor Ziba C. Keith 
is the president, and Isaac N. Nutter, Esq., treasurer, and the business 
has been very successful from its beginning. 



" Few tozvn histories will ever be zvritten a second time ; the pains 
are too great, and the praise too little." — A'. A. Revietv. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 



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BIOGRAPHICAL. 



HON. HENRY WINCHESTER ROBINSON. 

To no man is the community more indebted than to one who by dihgent attention 
to business and years of labor has risen by his own inherent force from almost nothing 
to competency, and is acknowledged as a self-made man. No one is better entitled to this 
appellation than the subject of this sketch. Certainly no man has done more than he 
during the last half century and since he became a resident of Brockton to help forward 
every important enterprise, and a brief sketch of his career may be perused with profit. 

Mr. Robinson is the eldest son of Winthrop and Sophia (Hildreth) Robinson, and was 
born in the town of Stow, a small village in the westerly part of Middlesex county, 
Mass., October 9, 1819. His father was the proprietor of a country store, where the 
inhabitants of that region obtained their supply of groceries, farming tools, dry goods 
and hardware. 

He received his education at the academies at Stow and at Derry, N. H. At the age 
of thirteen years he entered his father's store, where at the end of two years he took 
charge of the books, and two years later became buyer of goods, being sent to Boston 
for that purpose. Upon arriving to the age of twenty-one his father took him into 
co-partnership under the firm of Winthrop Robinson & Son. Up to the time of the 
young man's entering the store he had in addition to mastering the common branches 
of school education acquired a good knowledge of algebra, trigonometry, mental philos- 
ophy, and all the natural sciences as then taught, excepting chemistry, together with a 
fair acquaintance of the French language. 

Being of an active temperament and ambitious the monotonous life in a small store 
did but little to awaken any special enthusiasm in commercial pursuits, but the contact 
he there had with the common people and his experience with them in endeavoring to 
suit their various tastes, proved valuable to him in after-life. 

There was one thing in his occupation which was especially distasteful to his feelings, 
and that was the selling of ardent spirits which in that day was a common article of 
tiade in all country stores, and was not considered as anything dishonorable. But so 
strong was the feeling of the son that at the age of seventeen years he told his father he 
must give up the traffic or he should leave the store. The father agreed to give up the 
sale of spirits if all the other traders would. The young man visited all the others, six 
in number, and before evening he got them to agree to have no more to do with it, and 
this was the commencement of the temperance reform in Stow in 1836. 



4 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The co-partnership of father and son had continued three years, when the son con- 
cluded that the field which he then occupied was too circumscribed for him, and decided 
to leave with the purpose of entering a larger business in Boston. In this, however, he 
was disappointed, but continued to reside in the city, boarding at the then famous 
hostelry known 'as the "Bromfield House" on Bromfield street, kept by Seldon 
Crockett, Esq. There he lived for several months, keeping his eyes open for any 
chances that might afford him scope for hif business talents. 

Some of his friends in trade called his attention to the fact of a small country store 
being offered for sale in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and thither the young man 
wended his way to investigate, little dreaming that he would soon be the proud possessor 
of the largest store in the vicinity. The store which he went to see had been conducted 
by WiUiam H. White, and his widow, Mrs. Eliza White, not caring to conduct the 
same, desired to dispose of it. After an examination of the premises and getting what 
information he could regarding the business pro.spects, etc., he purchased the stock and 
good-will June 19, 1844, having the sum of seven hundred dollars as his capital stock, 
five hundred of which he borrowed. 

The building used for the store was comparatively a small affair, twenty-four feet in 
width, and forty feet in length, and two stories high, a one-story section in the rear, 
twenty feet long, in which was an old forge formerly used by Ephraim Howard in the 
manufacture of shoe tools. This stood some six feet lower than it does now and 
twelve feet further back. The stock of goods consisted of groceries and West India 
goods, hardware, dry goods, etc., all on one floor. The second story was then partially 
occupied by Elisha B. Bumpus, who had come to town from Wareham and established 
a custom tailoring establishment, and Nahum Johnson and Charles Hovey, in the 
manufacture of shoes. 

Brockton has much to be grateful for in the introduction of such an addition to her 
list of prominent men as H. W. Robinson, and the story of his advent to town may 
have some thing of interest to the present generation as well as a lesson in success in 
life, as those who know him best must admit that he has been a potent factor in the best 
life, thought, and growth of the city of Brockton. 

On the' day of Mr. Robinson's first appearance in town he put up at the only 
"tavern" in the village then kept by Edward E. Bennett, at the corner of Main and 
School streets, on the site where '' Washburn's Block " is now located. The landlord 
was quite a character in his day, and liked to know the whys and wherefores of every- 
thing. He was extremely curious to ascertain what brought the spruce looking 
" city feller " to the town, for strangers were not then numerous, and Mr. Bennett 
sounded him in every way he could think. He soon found he was not an agent or a 
quack doctor, and was surprised when the young man told him he had purchased the 
William H. White store and was going to run it. 

" Tou have got into the wrong town, young man," said the landlord. " Nobody can 
do business here but William P. Brett." The " young man " thought differently how- 
ever, and the success that future years brought him justified him in disagreeing with 
landlord Bennett. 

The principal competitors which the young merchant found as he started in business 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 5 

were William F. Brett, then established in the " Tavern " building, at the corner of 
Main and School streets, who was then in the height of success ; William Penn Howard, 
a popular young man who had a short time previous come from Easton and located in 
the " Old Green Store," then at the corner of Main, and what is now Belmont street 
and on the site of the present " Hotel Belmont;'' also David Cobb, whose well known 
store on the hill, corner of Main and Court streets, was centering trade from all 
quarters. 

The new comer made no great stir in starting, but he was not long in taking his. 
place among the leading merchants of the town, and the public was not long in dis- 
covering his purpose to please them by the styles and qualities of his goods, and by his 
cheerful willingness to make any reasonable effort to accommodate and suit them. 

The amount of trade which came to his store rapidly increased, the business more than 
doubling during the first six months, and by the end of the year " Robinson's Cash 
Store " had acquired an established reputation throughout that and the neighboring 
towns. The business was an unexpected succe.s.«. The store was soon after raised and 
Ambrose Hayward was placed in the new grocery department in the basement and is 
well remembered by many now living for his genial and aflfable manners and who had 
selected that as their place of trade because he was its presiding genius. 

When the Central Block was erected at the north coiner of Main and Center streets, 
nearly opposite, the ready made clothing department was sold to George E. Bryant, 
who afterward made that an exclusive line of business. The grocery business was 
subsequently sold to John F. Hale, also a native of Stow. When these different classes 
of goods had been removed it l»ft a chance for an enlargement of his stock of dry good.s, 
carpets and cloths for gentlemen's wear, a large business being then done in the tailor- 
ing line in connection with Mr. Bumpus who was then the merchant tailor up stairs. 

In 18.50 William B. Barry became the first business partner. He had previously had 
an extensive experience as partner with the well known dry goods house of George W. 
Warren & Co. in Boston. At this time, Mr. Barry having unusual qualifications as a buyer, 
he attended to that part of the business, while Mr. Robinson managed the store. About 
that time among those who were behind the counter were Christopher Dyer, jr., Cephas 
W. Drake, Elbridge W. Morse, Samuel B. Ripley, Gorham B. Howard and Henry 
Milliken, the latter of whom was afterward a partner in a commission house in Boston- 
Mr. Barry continued as a partner till 1855, when he removed to Boston where he 
continued to do the principal part of the buying for the store for two years. In 1857 
Mr. Barry became a partner in the firm in Boston with which he had formerly been 
connected, the name being changed to G. W. Warren, Barry & Co. 
. In 1851 Mr. Baalis Sanford, a young boy of sixteen years from the adjoining town of 
Bast Bridgewater, came into the store taking the place of Melville Hayward, who had 
left to engage in the study of law and afterward became distinguished in his profession 
in New York city. Young Sanford, now senior partner of the present firm, was at 
once given charge of the books, a responsibility which he has had from the first till now. 
In 1858 a new partnership was formed, Gorham B. Howard, Elbridge W. Morse and 
Baalis Sanford, jr., being admitted associates with Mr. Robinson. In 1869 Messrs. 
Howard and Morse retired from the firm, both afterward setting up business on their 



6 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

own account. At this time Joseph W. Robinson, son of H. W. Robinson, was admitted 
to partnership, the firm name remaining the same. 

These relations remained unchanged till 1875, when H. W. Robinson and Baalis 
Sanford, jr., were the only remaining partners. 

Thus we have seen that from the small beginnings of 1844 the business has grown to 
be among the largest in Eastern Massachusetts with hardly an exception ; its annual 
sales amounting to upwards of three hundred thousand dollars. We have not attempted 
to give all the various changes by enlargement of their business facilities for conducting 
their exensive trade, as they have been constantly adding to their establishment large 
rooms, till they are larger than the average stores of the principal cities of Massa- 
chusetts. 

Of the private life of Mr. Robinson we may say that he brought to the town a good 
character, intelligence, habits of industry, self control, not afraid to work, and applied 
himself to his vocation as he had done in his youthful days. Endowed with remarkable 
energy and business tact, with a good constitution and vigorous health, he devoted him- 
felf to as many hours of service as he required of his employees, and prosperity crowned 
his efforts. He was of a generous, noble nature, commending himself not only to his 
business associates and others whom he met in a business way, by his practical wisdom, 
financial ability, trustworthy judgment and downright honesty of purpose, but also to 
the general public by those more general qualities of character which go to make a 
complete manhood, and which are well calculated to secure the confidence and regard 
of all classes of people. 

As a consequence and in proof of this he was often called to fill numerous positions 
of responsibility and trust, the duties of which he discharged with such fidelity and 
care, with such cheerfulness and courtesy as to constantly gain to himself new friends, 
or to rivet more closely friendships previously formed. 

There are hosts of persons who can bear witness to his kindliness of manner, and how 
true in word and deeds of help he is, as severe words are seldom spoken by him. 
Pleasant words come easily from his lips and carry comfort to many hearts. 

He was president of the North Bridgewater Savings Bank, one of the incorporators 
of, and a director in the Home National Bank of Brockton, He was the president of 
the first Young Men's Christian Association ever organized in Brockton ; also a charter 
member of the "Commercial Club of Brockton," and charter member of the old "North 
Bridgewater Gas Light Company," of which Mr. Robinson was treasurer until 1887. 
He was one of the original sixty charter members who organized the '' Brockton 
Agricultural Society," of which he has been president since its organization, and which 
has been the most successful of its kind in the Commonwealth. 

Although not an active politician he was early associated with the Whig party, cast- 
ing his first vote for Gen. William H. Harrison for president, and is now a firm Repub- 
hcan, loyal to its principles and devoted to its interest, never aspiring to leadership in 
its councils or to any ofBce at its disposal, although he has represented h's Senatorial 
District in the Massachusetts Senate in 1875 and 1876, with honor to himself and to his 
constituents. During the Rebellion of 1861 he rendered valuable aid to a successful 
prosecution of the same and was a financial strength to his town. 



BTO&RAPHICAL. '7 

Mr, Robinson's business life tells the story of the growth of North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, and in every way he has been interested in the prosperity of his adopted town 
and city. Soon after he came to town he early saw the need of better communication 
with Boston, and immediately became an earnest advocate for railroad facilities, which 
was secured. 

He was prominently identified with the laying out of Centre street, after the' county 
had refused to do the same, and with Col. E. Southworth, Lyman Clark, and William 
Perry paid for building the street for its acceptance by the county. 

In all his business cares and public life his relations with his partners and his em- 
ployees have been of the most cordial and pleasing character, the greatest harmony 
prevailing throughout his business career. 

In his religious views he is associated with the Trinitarian Congregationalists and be- 
longs to the liberal type of that order, and was one of the original members of the 
Porter Evangelical Church and Society, of which he has ever been a generous patron. 
He was superintendent of their Sabbath School for several years and an active, 
interested member of the Parish Committee of that society. 

On the 1st day of March, 1890, Mr. Robinson retired from the active business in 
which he had been engaged for nearly a half century, since which time he has entered 
a somewhat less onerous activity and has been the eastern agent of the large dry 
goods business of the J. W. Robinson Co., which his son had successfully established in 
Los Angeles, Cal., and left at his death, which took place in February, 1891. 

Although Mr. Robinson has withdrawn from the business firm in Brockton he still 
maintains his residence there and his citizenship as well. During the summer months 
he has a beatiful quiet retreat in his home at Auburndale, Mass., but a few miles from 
Boston, where one can see many objects of refined ornamentation such as the accumu- 
lations of wealth and taste afford. 

In his family life he has found great comfort in cultivating his literary tastes by a well 
selected library of valuable books, although he has not had'the time he would have liked to 
devote to study. His habits and inclinations are largely domestic and he has taken 
much delight in making his home cheerful, pleasant and happy, and in it he has found 
bis enjoyment. 

Mr. Robinson has been married twice. He was first united in marriage with Elizabeth 
Hapgood, of Stow, April 6, 1843, an estimable lady of culture and refinement, of 
great kindness of heart, and particularly did she become deeply interested in the 
soldier's welfare in the days of the Rebellion. She was in early life a teacher, and she 
had also superior ability and force of character, which gave to his home helpful in- 
spirationjand incentives to good work, and was beloved by those who knew her the best, 
and her memory is cherished with affection. 

The fruits of this marriage were : 

1. Maria Louise Robinson, born February 6, 1844, married Nathaniel B. Blackstone 
of Brockton, and who are now residents of Los Angeles, Cal. 

2. Joseph Winchester Robinson, born September 17, 1846, married Julia Ann, 
daughter of Chandler and Rhoda (Shaw) (Packard) Sprague of Brockton. 

Mr. Robinson was united the second time in marriage with Miss Helen Frances, 



8 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

daughter of Thomas W. and Sarah Gushing Perry Beamis, of Boston, December 18, 1873, 
a person of domestic as well as of literary tastes, of true womanly fidelity in all the 
varied experiences of life. 

Mr. Robinson is still in the full vigor of his powers and may reasonably look forward 
to many more years of active usefulness. Though the hand of time has dealt gently 
with him he has also been good to himself, as the phrase runs, having practiced life- 
long habits of temperance and right living. He is carrying his years lightly as a glance 
at his portrait testifies, and with his advancing years he is cheered by a devoted wife and 
a large circle of warm friends. 

He may well feel that " his lines have indeed fallen in pleasant places." 



ABEL WILLARD KINGMAN. 

Brockton is signally fortunate in having among her citizens, many, born within 
her limits, who have by their ability, enterprise and integrity, added greatly to her 
prosperity and renown, and by a careful perusal of these biographical sketches, the 
reader will find she has furnished many, who have gone out into the world to help 
build other and larger communities, and have contributed their full share in upholding 
the fair name which that city enjDys. Among these we find a notable representative in 
the person of Abel Willard Kingman, whose name is at the head of this sketch, and 
whose portrait accompanies this article. He was born in what was North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, July 8, 1838. He is the eldest surviving son of Dr. Abel Washburn and 
Clarisssa (Alden) Kingman. 

The father, a man who at Amherst College, the Harvard Medical School and Colum- 
bian College, Wa.shington, D. C, had received unusual educational advantages for his 
time, was the leading physician of his town, honored and loved by all who knew him, 
while the mother, a direct descendant of John Alden and of others of the most famous 
of New England's settlers, combined their noble traits in a rare type of cultured, 
Christian womanhood. These two formed the center of a home, the influences of which 
were well calculated to impress upon a son brought up amid such surroundings, 
those sterling qualities that are essential lo successful manhood. 

The early education of the subject of this sketch was of the practical kind gained 
from the district schools of the town, supplemented by a course of higher instruction 
under the competent tuition of the Messrs. Loomis, who were then at the head of the 
Adelphian Academy of North Bridgewater. From his boyhood Mr. Kingman's tastes 
had turned towards a mercantile career, and to the accomplishment of this he applied, 
while still quite young, that energy of purpose, and promptness in action, for which he 
has since been so well known. Soon realizing the necessity of a broader field of train- 
ing than any afibrded in his native town, at the age of sixteen he went to Boston and 
entered the employ of Messrs. Jordan, Marsh & Co., one of the leading dry goods 
houies of the city, then doing business at 129 Milk street. Here he remained for sev- 
eral years, his ability secunng him rapid promotion, the firm relying upon his taste and 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 9 

judgment to such a degree that, after having been with them for ten yearp, at the age 
of twenty-six, he was sent by them to Europe as purchasmg agent, and remained with 
them in that capacity until he, with his two brothers, who had been associated wiili 
him m ilie employ of Jordan, Marsh & Co., commenced busine.^s for themselves, under 
the style of Kingman Brothers & Co., at 91 Summer street, Boston. Mr. Kingman had 
no sooner organized bis new firm than he received an invitation to give up his project, 
and to join the house of A. T. Stewart & Co., of New York city. The offers made to 
him were so flattering that he finally consented to close his Boston business, on condi- 
tion that Messrs. Stewart & Co. would include his brothers, and any of his employees 
whom he might wish to bring with him, to which they assented. He then left Boston, 
entering the house of A. T. Stewart & Co. January I, 1870. He remained in New 
York three months only, at the end of which time he sailed for Europe, mtending to 
remain abroad for a short time, but the Franco-Prussian war occurring during his visit 
necessitated his prolonged stay, and developed the opportunity for him to show most 
eflicient service in securing desirable merchandise, and shipping it to New York during 
a period of commotion and interrupted transportation facilities and the general derange- 
ment of commerce growing out of the .siege of Paris, and consequent cessation of all 
regular communication with that city. Mr. Kingman was among the first to re-enter 
Paris under military escort upon the raising of the siege. In recognition of his valuable 
service, Mr. Stewart placed him in the entire charge of his continental business, giving 
him power of attorney and the signature of his firm, an honor and confidence which he 
rarely bestowed. 

Mr. Kingman occupied this position in Paris for just ten years, during which time he 
was active in securing for Mr. Stewart some of the finest works of art in his famous col- 
lection, notably the world renowned picture of Meissonnier, entitled " 1807," now in 
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city, and in this connection he was in 
close relation with artists like Meissonnier, Gerome, Bougereau and other French paint- 
ers of celebrity. 

In 1880 Mr. Kingman returned to New York and formed the commission hoyse of 
Brown. Wood & Kingman, his two brothers joining him ; the firm represented several 
of the largest textile manufacturers of- New England. This partnership having expired 
by limitation, Mr. Kingman still retains his connection with a large part of that busi- 
ness. 

As a merchant, Mr. Kingman stands in the first rank, commanding the confidence 
and respect of the entire community of great merchants, for which New York is justly 
famous, and is well known throughout the commercial centers of this country as well as 
those of Europe. 

He is conspicuously endowed with a kindly disposition, of genial and social tempera- 
ment combined with much strength of character ; is active in benevolent and charitable 
work ; a liberal patron of the arts, a man of marked ability, who, while devoted to 
business, has found time to cultivate the gentler side of life. Mr. Kingman is a mem- 
ber of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, the American Museum of 
Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the City<;iub, the Colonial Club, the 
Merchants Club, the Republican Club of the city of New York, the Union League Club, 

B 



10 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

is treasurer of the Dry Goods Auxiliary of the Hospital Saturday and Sunday Associa- 
tion, and is one of tlie Board of Directors of the New England Society in New Torlc. 

As to the ancestry of the subject of this article, we find him descended from highly 
respected, good old English stock, on the paternal as well as the maternal side. 

His ancestors on the paternal side were Henry Kingman and his wife Joanna, who 
left Weymouth, England, and came to America in 1635 and settled in Weymouth, 
Mass., the line being as follows: Henry, 1 ; John. 2 ; Henry, 3; Henry, 4 ; Matthew, 
5 ; Hon. Abel, 6 ; Dr. Abel Washburn, 7 ; Abel Willard, 8. 

On the maternal side his ancestor was the sturdy Hon. John Alden, of Pilgrim mem- 
ory, 80 well known in the history of the Plymouth Colony as one of the signers of the 
original compact in the cabin of the Mayflower, the seventh in order on that memorable 
list, and tradition says, he was the first to plant his foot on Plymouth Rock. 

The line of descent in the Alden family is Hon. John, 1 ; Joseph, 2 ; Joseph, 3 ; 
Samuel, 4; Samuel, 6; Willliams, 6; Clarissa Alden (Kingman) mother of Abel 
Willard Kingman, 7 ; Abel Willard Kingman, 8. 

Mr. Kingman married Martha Wyman, daughter of Abel and Elizabeth (Lord) 
Wyraan of Boston, March 1, 1866. 

CHILDREN : 

Arthur Clifford Kingman, born September 1, 1867, died September 9, 1868. 

Alden Wyman Kingman, born October 12, 1868. 

Lucy Ely Kingman, born July 3, 1870. 

Willard Lord Kingman, born November 17, 1872, died March 7, 1882. 



LUCIUS RICHMOND. 

The name of Richmond has been intimately connected with the growth and prosperity 
of a large section of country included in Bristol and Plymouth counties. We find the 
name of John Richmond at Taunton as early as 1637, where he was among the list of 
purchasers. He is said to have come from •' Ashton-Keynes," a parish of Wiltshire, 
England, about four and one-half miles west of Cricklade, where he was baptized in 
1597. He died at Taunton, March 20, 1664, aged seventy years. 

The subject of this notice was one of the descendants, and was born in Middleboio, 
Mass., in 1829, from which place his father removed in 1830, when Mr. Richmond was 
very young, to East Bridgewater, Mass., where he resided for ten years conducting the 
house painting and papering and cabinet business. During the spring of 1840 the family 
removed to the then village of North Bridgewater and resided at the corner of Crescent 
and Main streets. Mr. Richmond's place of business was located in the " Old Green 
Shop," on the land now occupied by the Hotel Belmont, and he became the leader in his 
branch of business. Here the father and son remained till upon arriving at the age of 
eighteen the son bought his time of his father and began business for himself. In 1847 
he embarked in the same line of trade on High street, remaining a short time, when he 
leased a shop of Waldo Bradford at the junction of Lincoln and School streets, where 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 11 

the present firm of L. Richmond & Co. are located, opposite the new City Hall. At 
one time Joseph Whittle was associated with Mr. Richmond as partner for two years 
under the name of Richmond & Wliitile, at the expiration of the partnership the junior 
partner removed to California. In 1860 Mr. Richard Holland learned the trade of Mr. 
Richmond, and excepting the time spent in the Civil War he has been in his service to 
the present time. Specimens of Mr. Holland's work may be seen in the decorations of 
the new City Hall. 

Mr. Richmond continued in business with constantly increasing patronage, until the 
call of President Lincoln for aid to suppress the Rebellion in 1861, whon he left his 
business and prepared for service to his country. He was at that time Captain of a 
Company of Dragoons. He immediately enlisted as many of his company as he could 
and offered them to the government, wh'ch were accepted '. He left town for camp 
duty September 11, 1869, and was mustered out December 17, 1864, after a term of 
three years and three months faithful service. The following document we enclose for 
the purpose of showing the appreciation of Captain Richmond's soldierly qualities, which 
tells its own story : 

Hi- ADQUARTERS U.S. FORCES, 

C.\MP " FiNEGAN," February 25. 1864. 
General ) -.t 
Order ( ^°- '• 

The commanding officer cannot fail to express to the " Independent Battalion 
Massachusetts Cavalry " and his command his high admiration of their coolness and bravery dur- 
ing the Battle of ■' Olustee." You had already distinguished yourselves by your constancy and 
endurance, but at " Olustee *' you evinced the highest qualities of a soldier. You formed the rally- 
ing point for troops, encouraged the infantry by your coolness, and prevented the enemies' cavalry 
from charging the retreat you assisted to cover, remaining miles in the rear of theilnfantrj'. Your 
position was most trying, being exposed to heavy fire without the least chance for any excitement 
to divert your minds from your danger. The only Battery that came out as it went in was the one 
you assisted to support ; to you belongs the heroic satisfaction of having saved an Aimy. 

Guy V. Henry. 

Col. 40th Mass. Infantry, 

Commandiug Light Brigade. 

Upon returning home and taking rest for one year and a much needed recuperation 
Captain Richmond resumed his former calling, since which he has been at the old stand 
on School street. In 1877 his eldest son, Fred Pool Richmond, was admitted to partner- 
ship in the business, and later on, in 1885, a younger son, Horace Richmond, also 
beeame a partner, since which time the father and two sons have continued in the 
same line of business, to which several additions have been made, and at present they 
are wholesalers of Paper Hangings, Decorations, Lead, Oils, Paints, Varnishes and 
Artists' Materials, a specialty being Drugs and Chemicals, the firm name being 
L. Richmond & Co., 56 and 62 School street, Brockton, Mass. To summarize the 
various stages of Mr. Richmond's business career, we find a young country bred boy 
engaged in assisting his father, spending his leisure time in attending such schools as the 
town afforded during the winter season, and diligently at work the rest of the year 
Established in business for himself at the age of eighteen he has led a life of activity for 
upward of a half century in the town and city of his adoption, and has been identified 

' For particulars see narrative of Captain Richmond's services during the war. Pages 109 to 141 



12 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

with the growth and prosperity of the same during that time, till to-day at the allotted 
age of nearly three score and ten years, he lives in the undisputed possession of a good 
name, which stands for integrity, modest worth, an upright life, wherever he is known. 
His success and modest competence has been fairly earned by the steady and in- 
telligent application to business, having courage and enterprise in his methods, simple in 
his tastes and habits, and a keen knowledge of the value of a sound reputation for 
honesty and fair dealing. 

His military title by which Mr. Richmond is known, is no hollow mockery, but one 
honorably earned by faithful service in camp and field during the Rebellion of 18G1- 
1865. 

In polities he is a Republican, active hut rot aggressive, preserving in all the relations 
of life the same manly and genial traits which have won for him the respect and regard 
of his comrades in the army and a host of warm friends in business and social circles. 
He has ever avoided making himself conspicuous, preferring rather the quiet duties and 
enjoyments of home life when not engrossed with business cares. He has no ambition 
for public office, but when he has been sought after or the same has been thrust upon 
him, he has ever been faithful to the trust and confidence reposed in him, and shrink.s 
from no responsibility. In the early history of the town of North Bridgewater he 
held a few offices, and when the city machinery of Brockton was fairly in working 
order he was called to a seat in her Councils. 

He was a principal mover in the organization of the "Church of the Unity,"' and 
was on the Building Committee to procure plans and construct the church edifice. He 
has been one of the Church Committee to the present time. 

The desire for notoriety or for political office are foreign to his nature, and his business 
cares have prevented his cultivating that most disquieting guest of a mind serene. Not- 
withstanding his early life was one of activity, a portion of which was spent in the 
exciting and tumultuous times of the Rebellion, the remainder of his time has been spent 
thus far more retired and quiet than formerly. 

As a member of the community, of which he forms a part, he enjoys the confidence 
and respect of his fellow citizens, gentlemanly in his manners, of energy and decision, 
and has always been conscientiously temperate in food and drink, genial and kind 
hearted in his disposition, and in all the relations of life he is a type of the self-made 
man. In the domestic circle he is of cheerful temperament and is never happier than 
when he is at his home, surrounded by his loving family, consisting of three sons and 
two daughters. 

Captain Richmond has lived to see a sleepy country village of about two thousand 
inhabitants transformed by rapid growth to a bustling city of thirty-two thousand 
population. At about the time of the advent of Mr. Richmond to the old town it was 
sai<l that much was to be expected from those who were born in the town, and always 
had their residence there, that success might be looked for from those to the manor 
linrn. To some e.xtent that might be true, but while much was done by the earlier 
famihes of Packards, Keiths, Howards, Kingmans, Carys, Jones, Dunbar.s, Gurney, and 
others, indications are not wanting that much of the growth and success of the city of 

' Unitarian. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 13 

Brockton is due to a new generation of young blood, which has been active in bringing 
about its present thrift, many of whom caaie within its precincts at a later period, prom- 
inent among whom may be mentioned the family whose name is at the head of this 
notice, whose sons have done much to add to the business facilities of the cily, to the real 
estate interests, which will prove a valuable aquisition to the same. -' 

FAMILY RECORD. 

Philo Washbdrn Richmond, son of Apollas and Silence (Richmond) Richmond, born 
in Middleboro, Mass., May — , 1807, married Abigail Briggs, born June 23, 1805, died 
July, 2, 1855, aged ninety-three, daughter of Abiel and Abigail (Briggs) Washburn, born 
January, 28, 1805. of Middleboro, Mass. 

The father died October .^0, 1853, aged forty-nine years. The mother died in Hyde 
Park, Mass., December 19, 1890, aged eighty years. 



I. Mary Elizabetlj, September — , 1831. Benjamin F. Battles, November 23, 1848, 
(son of David and Jerusha Eaton (Adams) Battles). Chddren : 

1. George Franklin Battles, born July 7, 1849; married Lucretia Stratton, of 

Manchester, N. H., 1875. Children : 

(a). Bertha Florence, born in Brockton, March 17, 1876; died February 
10, 1886. 

2. Louisa Jane Battles, born March 8, 1851 ; married Zephaniah Hix Neal, No- 

vember 2, 1872. Children : 

(a). George Franklin Neal, born in Brockton, August 26, 1876. 
3 David Wallace Battles, born January 20, 1854 ; married Fannie Bixby How- 
ard, June 23, 1881. Children : 

(a). Edith Howard Battles, born in Brockton, April 19, 1884. 
(J). Mildred Broadhurst Battles, born in Brockton, November 16, 1886. 
The mother died December 12, 1886. Mr. Battles married (2) Lizzie Jane Clark, 
July 12, 1894. 

4. Ellis Richmond Battles, born October 8, 1857 ; March 3, 1863. 

5. Cora Francis Battles, born July 26, 1862 ; married Dr. George Clarence Gam- 

mon, September 20, 1882. Children : 

(a). Fred Battles Gammon, born in Brockton, May 31, 1884. 
(6). Hazel Richmond Gammon, born in Pautucket, R. I., August 5, 
1886. 
II. Lucius, May 3, 1829. Ann Maria Pool, of Easton, January 16, 1853. 
IIL Francis Waldo, May 13, 1837. Sarah Neiss, of Pottsville, Pa. 

IV. Clara Fuller, July 27, 1843, married William Murray Hall, of North Bridgewater, 
born April 26, 1838, married August 4, 1864. 

CHILDREN. 

1. William Richmond Hall, born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 21, 1865. He is an 
accountant. 



14 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

2. Edward Elmer Hall, horn in Braintree. Mass., November 23, 1871. A traveling 

salesman. 

3. Lucius Franklin Hall, born in Neponset, Mass., July 27, 1874. Commercial 

clerk. 

Locins Richmond, son of Philo Washburn and Abigail Briggs (Washburn) Richmond, 
born in Middleboro. Mass., May 3, 1829. married Ann Maiia, born Seplemlier 15, 1833, 
daughter of Horace Minot and Abby Ann (Avery) Pool, of Easton, Mass, January IG, 
1853. 

CHILDREN. 

I. Fred Pool, November 16, 1855. Annie Mayhew Howard, September 1, 1880 
11. Mary Alice, March 12, 1858. Died Angus', 29, 1859. 

III. Horace, August 18, 1860. Annie Newell Thompson, Aprd 15, 1884. 

IV. Jennie Hall, January 3, 1864. 
V. Agnes, November 14, 1867. 

VI. Charles Franklin, August IG, 1873, graduate of High School, Brockton, student at 
School of Technology, having in view the thorough study of electricity. Entered 
Amherst College, September term, 1894. 
I. Fred Pool Richmond, son of Lucius and Ann Maria (Pool) Richmond, born Novem- 
ber 16, 1855. Married Annie Mayhew daughter of Lysander Bradfo dand .Matilda 
Perkins (Packard) Howard, born April 8, 1857. of Brockton, Mass , Septerijber 1, 
1880. 

CHILDREN. 

1, Helen Pool Richmond, August 2, 1881. 
II. Horace Richmond, son of Lucius and Ann Maria (Pool) Ric' rnoud, boin August 
18, 1860, married Annie Newell, born April 12, 1861, died March 22, 1893, daugh'er 
of Henry and Ann Withington (Thayer) Thompson, of Brockton, Mass., April 15, 
1884. 

CHILDREN. 

1. Alice Newell, September 16, 1885. 

2. Edward Avery, June 10, 1887. 



HON. JONATHAN WHITE. 

Jonathan White, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Holbrook) White, was born in East 
Randolph, Norfolk county, Mas.s., August 22. 1819. He was fitted for college at 
Phillips Academy, Andover, graduating as the valedictorian of his class, and entered 
Yale College in 1840, where he was graduated in 1844 as second in a class which num- 
bered more than one hundred. He studied law at the Harvard Law School, and 
with Richard H. Dana, Esq., and opened a law ofHce in North Bridgewater in 1849. 
He was appointed a justice of the peace March 19. 1851, and a justice of the peace and 
quorum throughout the Commonwealth March 15. 1859. 





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BIOGRAPHICAL. 15 

Mr. White has always been a public spirited citizen and in everything pertaining to 
civil, social, educational and moral advancement of the town and city of his adoption 
has taken a deep interest, and to these ends has freely given his time and abilities. In 
1867 he was one of the town auditors; in 18G8 he served as selectman. Previously to 
the incorporation of the city he had acted for a long time as counsel for the town, and 
was the first city solicitor of B'-ockton, re>igning the last named office in the spring of 
1883. His thorough knowledge of law in general and of municipal law in particular 
made his service very valuable to tlie town and city. 

Mr. White's connection with the Public Library has been intimate and almost without 
a break since 1857, when he was appointed by the town one of a committee of nine " to 
procure a library and establish rules and regulations for the use of the same." Although 
at a su^^sequent meeting the authority given this committee was revoked, tl e matter 
was not suffered to be forgotten, and after the excitement of the Civil war had passed, a 
new committee of nine was appointed at the annual town meeting of 1867, of which 
committee Mr. White was also a member. 

The library has increased from a few hundred volumes in 1867 to nearly twenty 
thousand in 1893, and Mr. White's accurate knowledge of English literature, and his 
wise judgment in regard to the u-efulness of the books selected for the library, have 
made him one of the most valuable members of the Board of Trustees. 

Persistent efforts to establish a High School in the town began to be made in 1849, 
and was renewed from year to year, until in 1864, a committee, of which Mr. White 
was a member, was appointed to consider what measures the town should take in the 
matter. This committee reported May 30, 1864, in favor of establishing a public High 
School. 

In 1866 arrangements were made for securing the building previously occupied by 
Mr. S. D. Hunt as a private academy, and a lease was taken for a term of years. Since 
that time no private school of academic grade has been able to compete with the pub- 
lic High School. Mr. White became a member of the school committee in 1869, and in 
that year the town voted to abolish school districts. The next important step in school 
matters, was the result of the report of the school committee of 1869, recommending the 
erection of large bu'ldings, centrally located, and the separating of pupils into grades. 
This step was taken in 1870, when the Perkins School was built, followed the next year 
by the Whitman and Huntington buildings. In 1871 the High School was moved to 
the center school building on School street, and later to the Whitman building on Main 
street. Mr. While took an active part in bringing about both these changes, which the 
growth of the school in numbers required. Mr. White has always taken especial inter- 
est in the High School, visiting it frequently, and keeping himself well informed in 
re.spect to the studies pursued and the methods adopted. He has secured for the school 
a valuable microscope, and has generously furnished specimens, and books explainino- 
the use of the instrument. He is a critical observer of school work and has ever been 
a helpful friend to the teachers. 

In 1892 the alumni of the High School procured a finely executed portrait of Mr. 
White for the adornment of the High School building, and hung it in a conspicuous 
position as an indication of their esteem for his character and services in behalf of the 
school. 



16 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In 1864 and 1866 Mr. White represented the town in the Legislature, and in 1869, 
1877, 1878, and 1879, he was chosen as the senator from his district, being for the last 
three years on the judiciary committee, and for the last year chairman of that committee. 
He took a prominent part in the discussion and decision of public questions before the 
House and Senate, and there established a well earned reputation as a wise legislator 
and a man of learning, ability and good judgment in public affairs. Mr. White has 
always been a Republican in politics, and those in authority in his party have repeatedly 
sought his advice and profited by his counsels. 

As a close, accurate student of the law, and as a clear logical reasoner, Mr. White 
has few superiors. His brethren of the bar, and authorities from neighboring towns, 
frequently consult him on important questions and his legal opinions, among lawyers 
as well as among clients, are always considered as entitled to great weight. He has a 
large practice and has conducted many cases to a successful issue before the Superior 
and Supreme Courts. For many years he practiced law alone, but in later years he 
was connected in business with Charles W. Sumner, Esq., under the firm name of 
White & Sumner, and for the last four years he has been associated with Warren 
Goddard, Esq., as the senior member of the copartnership of White & Goddard. 

Mr. White, though now seventy-five years old, is vigorous in body and mind, is 
actively engaged in the practice of his profession, and maintains an undiminished inter- 
est in a'l that concerns the public welfare. He has taken time for the study of litera- 
ture and science outside of his profession. His microscope and walks into the country 
form his chief sources of recreation. He has a fine critical taste in the use of language 
and his arguments before the courts, aside from their legal aspect, as well as his literary 
productions, are models of terse, chaste and effective English. Above all, he is a man 
of unblemished character, and though,attimes,his outspoken opinions have made enemies, 
these freely acknowledge his ability and spotless integrity. The community at large 
recognizes him as one of its first citizens, and the estimation in which he is held as a man 
and as a public servant deepens as the years roll on. 



DR. GEORGE EDWARD FREEMAN, 

Who has been for many years a popular and leading physician of Brockton, was born 
in Brewer, Me., June 22, 1841. He was the second son of Reuben and Nancy (Clark) 
Freeman in a family of six children, all of whom have filled positions of usefulness and 
honor. The doctor inherited from his parents two things that have helped him amaz- 
ingly in his life work — a strong and vigorous constitution and a high ideal of what 
should constitute a true and noble manhood. His ancestry is all in his favor. It is 
easily traced on his father's side to one of three brothers who came from England to 
this country many years ago. One settled in Ohio, and the other two came to Eastern 
Massachusetts. A marked characteristic of their descendants has been a strong love 
for educational and professional life. The father of the doctor was a successful teacher 
for many years and was a zealous advocate of educational progress and religious inter- 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 17 

ests all his life. His services on the School Board and as justice of the peace where he 
resided for over twenty years, made his opinions valuable, to be often sought and 
adopted. His mother was the daughter of Nathan and Nancy Clarke, of Brewer, Me., 
a highly esteemed and worthy family from whom she inherited superior qualities of 
character. Her ardent devotion to the welfare of her family led her to feel that no sacri- 
fice was too great to make for the intellectual and religious culture of her children. By 
her slrong sympathies and faithful teachings she early impressed upon them the impor- 
tance of making the most of life. 

Dr. Freeman from boyhood manifested a noticeable degree of energy and persever- 
ance. It was during those youthful days that he made choice of his profession in life, 
and his preparatory course of study was well fitted to aid him in the fulfillment of his 
duties. He took high rank, not only in the public schools of his native town, but 
through all his career as a student. No pains were spared that he might be thoroughly 
prepared to meet the responsibilities of the medical profession. At seventeen years of 
age he commenced teaching and met with marked success. His preparatory course 
was completed at Hampden Academy, Maine, after which he commenced his profes- 
sional studies, in which he made rapid progress. He began the study of medicine with 
Dr. lIcRuer, an eminent surgeon of Bangor, Me. He soon entered the medical depart- 
ment of Bowdoin College, where he enjoyed excellent facilities for gaining the knowl- 
edge sought. He was a diligent and faithful student, with a natural inclination towards 
investigating the truth for himself. He was of a keen mathematical and argumentative 
turn of mind, and a promoter of enthusiasm among his fellow-students. 

In 1864 he took up the course at the Bellevue Hospital in New York, and there 
completed his professional studies, graduating with high honors in 1866. He com- 
menced practice soon after as an associate with a physician in Belmont, Me. There he 
remained two years, and on receiving encouragement to come to ihis city, located here 
in 1868. 

Dr. Freeman has been a success in Brockton. He ranks as one of its most skillful 
physicians and stands easily among its foremost citizens. His practice has been large 
and lucrative and he is not among those who have neglected to multiply their talents ; 
consequently he is well to do, and is a large holder of real estate in the city. He is 
public gpirited, and so has been largely useful in the community outside of his own 
circles. In his professional life he has been liberal in his treatment of the poor and un- 
fortunate, and has often freely given the benefit of his skill. If Dr. Freeman had not 
been a physician he would have made an admirable lawyer. He has an analytical turn 
of mind, and nothing more delights him than the unravelling of some intricate question 
of law or politics. Politics, by the way, is one of the doctor's most thoroughly enjoyed 
diversions. He is a Republican from start to finish — a red hot Republican — and he has 
always stood high in the councils of his party in this vicinity, as evidenced by his 
influence in frequently directing the local policy of his party in municipal affairs of the 
city in which he lives, and his active influence in the selection of Republican candidates 
who are to be intrusted with responsibility of the State and National politics. Henever 
accepts public office ; he ia too busy for that, and gets too much pleasure out of politi- 
cal aff'airs in acting as director rather than as one directed. Dr. Freeman was elected 





18 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

presidential elector from Massachusetts in 1808, voting for Harrison, represented the 
12th Congressional district in the Republican National Convention held in Minneapolis 
in 1892. Next to politics Dr. Freeman enjoys whist, into the playing of vt'hich noble 
game he enters with characteristio zeal, earnestness, understanding and succes.s. Per- 
sonally the doctor is a striking and graceful figure, a good talker, capable of making an 
interesting and clever speech, and altogether is one of the best known men in this 
vicinity. He lives with his charming wife in a handsome home on Main street, near 
the center of the city. 



SAMUEL FRENCH. 

The ancestor of the family whom we commemorate in this sketch was John French 
of Dorchester, Mass., who was admitted Freeman in 1639. He was a native of 
Thorndic, Scotland, and came to this country at the age of twenty years. His early 
married life was spent in Dorchester. His wife was Grace . 

Children born in Dorchester : 

I.— John, February 28, 1641. 

II.— Thomas, July 10, 1643, died in Braintree August 28, 1656. He removed to 
Braintree where he spent the rest of his days, and where the following children were 
born : 

III. — Dependence, born January 7, 1648, married 1st, Mary , 2d, Rebecca . 

IV. — Temperance, born January 30, 1651, married John Bowditch of Braintree. 

v.— William, born January 31, 1653, married Rachel Twells, 1689. 

VI.— Elizabeth, born July 29, 1655. 

VII. — Thomas, January 10, 1657, married Elizabeth . 

VIII. — Samuel, born December 22, 1659, married Anna . 

The mother died February 1, 1680. The father died August 6, 1692, aged eighty 
years. 



Dependence Frenoh, son of John and Grace ( ) French, married Mary Marsh, 

and had: 

I. — Mary, born March 30, 1684, married Samuel Savil, April 25, 1707. The mother 

died . He then married Rebecca . 

children: 

IL— John, born March 10, 1688-9, married Mary Vinton, February 19, 1711-12. 

III. — Dependence, born April 15, 1691, married Anna Thayer, July 10, 1718. 

IV.— Rebecca, born May 13, 1694, married John Thayer, May 26, 1715. 

v.— David, * born March 4, 1699. 

VI. — Elizabeth, 1 born March 4, 1699, married Capt. Samuel Vinton. 



John French, son of Dependence ;«nd Rebecca ( ) French, married Mary, born 

January 2, 1692-3, daughter of John and Hannah (Green) Vinton, of Maiden, Mass., 
February 19, 1711-12. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 19 



I. — Mary, horn about 1713, married .Tosiah French, of . 

II. — John, born December 25, 1714, married 1st, Mary Fenno, of Stoughton, January 
19, 1748. 

III. — Dependence, born December 25, 1714, married Mary Liufield, May 23, 1738. 

IV. — Hannah, born September 17, 1716. 

V. — Elizabeth, born January 1, 1722, married Caleb Hobart, jr.. Christian Holbrook, 
1753. 

VI. — Abigail, born December 6, 1725, married Mioah Thayer, January 14, 1748. 

VII.— Mehetabel, born October 14, 1727. 

VIII.— Rebecca, born June 11, 1728. 

IX. — Abiathar, born April 7, 1732. Removed to Northampton. 

X. — Joshua, born in 1734, married Esther Wales. 



Dependence French, son of John and Mary (Vinton) French, married Mary, daughter 

of Linlield, who settled in the south parish of Braintree, now Randolph, Mass., 

May 23, 1738. 

CHILDREN : 

I. — Dependence, born April 21, 1739, married Rebecca Hammond, February 7, 1765. 

II. — Levi,' born April 27, 1740, married Amy Packard, November 29, 1764. 

III. — Deliverance, born January 31, 1742. 

IV. — Mary, born October 7, 1744, married Jeremiah Beal, June 20, 1768. 

V. — Martha, born July 24, 1747, married Samuel Chessman. 

VI. — John, born January 26, 1749, married Damaris Howard, January 20, 1779. 

VII. — William, born November 2, 1751. 

VIII. — Elizabeth, born , married Seth Bryant, February 7, 1765. 

IX. — Silence, born November 14, 1756, married Ephraim Churchill. 

X. — Martha, born February 14, 1759. 

XL— Olive, born April 5, 1761. 

The father died , 1803, aged eighty-nine years. 



Levi French, soti of Dependence and Mary (Ltnfield) French, married, November 29, 
1764, Amy, daughter of William and Sarah (Richards) Packard, and resided in North 
Bridgewater. 

children: 

I. — Levi, born September 6, 1765, married Betsy Merritt, May 5, 1799. 

II.— Samuel, born October 21, 1766, removed to Amherst. 

III. — Amy, born July 5, 1768, married Barnabas Pratt, August 23, 1787. 

IV. — Dependence, born March 9, 1771, married Hannah Harris, September 4, 1794. 

V. — Rebecca, born March 9, 1771, married Theophilus Curtis, April 11, 1791. 

VI. — Lemuel, married Hannah Noyes, March 18, 1830. 

VII. — Isaac, married Polly Reynolds, November 26, 1801. 

VIII. — Sylvanus, married Silence Keith, February 9, 1805. 



20 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

IX. — Hannah, married Luther Swan, November 10, 1796. 
The widow married George Monk, July 15, 1798. 



Dea. Stlvancs French was the son of Levi and Amy (Packard), born , married 

Silence, daughter of Jonathan and Hannah (Snell) Keith, February 9, 1805. 

CHILDREN : 

I. — Isaac Keith, born March 2, 1808, married Susanna Wade, April 19, 1830. 

IF. — Sylvanus, born January 30, 18' 0, married Olive Hayward Marshall. 

III. — Hiram, born May 25, 1812, married 1st, Lucy Ann Richards; 2d, Mary Long, 
of Worcester. 

IV.— Samuel, born January 20, 1816, married 1st, Ann Judson Alden ; 2d, Abigail 
Amanda Alden. 

v. — Susanna, born April 13, 1820, married Davis Kingman, April 22, 1838. 

VI. -Thomas, born September 1822, died single, Septembers, 1843, aged twenty-one 
years. 

VII. — Lucius, born August 23, 1825, married Lucia Ware, born April 13, 1825, 
daughter of Deacon Daniel and Olive (Tucker) Alden, of Randolph, Mass., and removed 
to Chicago, 111. 

CHILDREN ; 

1. — Eugene Lucius French, born ; died September 9, 1849, aged sixteen months. 

2. — L. Vernon French, born ; died September 30, 1851, aged one month. 

3.— Julian H. French, born October 3), 1858; died July 26, 1859. 

The wife died October 2, 1833. He then married Jane, daughter of Keith, of 

Baston, 1836. 

The father died March 12, 1856, aged seventy-five. The widow died August 14, 
1861, aged sixty-eight. 



Samuel French, son of Dea. Sylvanus and Silence (Keith) French, married Ann 
Judson, born February 25, 1822, daughter of Dea. Daniel and Olive (Tucker) Alden, of 
Randolph, Mass., December 11, 1844. 

children: 

I. — Charles Henry, born February 17, 1846; died October 11, 1857. The mother 
died August 3, 1848. He then married Abigail Amanda, born September 2, 1829, 
daughter of Dea. Daniel and Abigail (Marsh) Alden, sister of the first wife, February 
17, 1849. 

children : 

II. — Ann Maria, born March 1, 1850; died October 2, 1851. 
IIL— Herbert Judson, born December 29, 1851, died May 22, 1857. 
IV.— Forrest Temple, born May 26, 1854. 
v.— Anna Alden, born December 3, 1856 ; died July 28, 1872. 
VI.— Charles Herbert, born September 30, 1862. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 21 

The children in this family may take pride in descending from one of the earliest 
settlers in the country, who was Hon. John Alden and Priscilla " Molines " or " Mullens," 
his wife. She is said to have been very beautiful in her youth, as her husband was 
comely in person, and when Capt. Miles Standish sent young Alden as his messenger to 
solicit her hand in marriage, it is not strange that she preferred the messenger to the 
message : 

" As he warmed and glowed, in his simple and eloquentjlanguage 
Quite forgetful of self, and full of the praise of his rival. 
Archly the maiden smiled, and, with eyes overninning /with laughter 
Said, in a tremulous voice, " Why don't you speak for yourself, John ? " 

The following is the order of the different generations: Hon. John and Priscilla,— 
Joseph and Mary, — Dea. Joseph and Hannah, — Samuel and Abiah, — Samuel and 
Hannah, — Daniel and Sally, — Daniel and Abigail. — and Abigail Amanda French, the 
mother of this family of children, in Campello. 

The subject of this biographical notice was born in that section of the city of Brockton 
known as Campello. Passing up Chestnut street to the west towards Easton, a short 
distance, one cannot fail to notice a large and attractive dwelling house occupied by 
Samuel French. It stands on one of the best sites of any in his native village, the land 
is elevated with a beautiful slope down to a small rivulet from which the writer remem- 
bers well of having taken good sized fish in his boyhood days, and as it was quite near 
the "Old Brown School House," it became a favorite resort for the young lads. 

It was in the early part of the present century that there stood upon the same spot as 
the present residence a two-story hip-roof house facing south, having an orchard, shoe 
shop, stable and three buildings surrounding the same. This was the birth place of six 
brothers and one sister, all of whom lived to adult age. 

Samuel was the fourth son and has always resided on a section of the old place. His 
father was a farmer and shoemaker and was a much beloved deacon of the church for a 
number of years ; there was but one in the village, and to those who knew the father it 
is not strange that the sons should have become respected citizens. 

The early formative influences to which our young friend was subjected, were of the 
best and healthiest nature, for his early home, although quite humble, was one in which 
religion and morality were exemplified and faithfully taught. He was reared to habits 
of industry and sobriety and followed in the footsteps of his father by remaining on the 
old homestead, although for a few years he resided in a new house which he erected 
about the time he entered upon married life near by. 

The father, we have said, was a shoemaker and occupied his leisure time in inclement 
weather an^ in the cold wintry season in making shoes tor his neighbors as well as for 
himself. The original farm contained about sixty acres, which came into the son's 
possession upon the decease of his father, and as it was centrally locaUty for residential 
purposes, and as the town increased in population and in business, there was a demand 
for new streets and house lots, and while Mr. French availed himself of the opportunity 
to sell a few, he not only was a benefit to the town as well as to himself. When the 
farm came into the sons' possession his two sons had arrived to a time when they could 
assist in caring for the same, and thus father and sons have continued to the present 
time to improve the same and besides being ordinary farmers, they have been 



22 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

dealers in several kinds of farm products, as grain, apples, and for many years, while the 
sons were ripening for business and getting their education, the father was a drover and 
attended the live stock market at Brighton weekly. At present the care of his estate 
with other kinds of business absorbs the most of his time. Being of a vigorous and 
active temperament he is never idle, and labors himself, believing that 

" He who by the plow would thrive. 
Himself must either ho!d or drive." 

Of the private character of Mr. French we never had it brouglit in question, and it 
must be in his favor ; of firm integrity, of thrifty habits, he is a respectable and useful 
citizen, plain and frank in his manner of speech. He is a regular attendant upon the 
South Congregational Church of Cainpello, of which both he and his wife have long 
been members. 



WARREN GODDARD. 

Warren Goddard, Esq., was a son of Rev. Warren and Sarah (Eldridge) Goddard, 
born in North Bridgewater (Brockton), October 10, 1849. After instruction in some 
of the private schools of the town, among which was S. D. Hunt's Academy, he en- 
tered the North Bridgewater High School in the first class ever entering that institu- 
tion, and after completing its full course was graduated with the first honors of his 
class, receiving the valedictory. He entered Dartmouth College in the class of 1871, . 
and remained one year and a half, when he was obliged on account of ill health to with- 
draw from that institution. So persistent was he, however, that he continued his 
studies at home, and afrerwards received therefor the title of A. M. from that institution. 

Mr. Goddard was soon after appointed principal of the East Abington (Rockland), 
High School, which position he held most successfully for about a year and a half. 
Soon after, he entered the New Church Theological School, now of Cambridge, and 
after finishing its three years course was at once made pastor of the Brookline Church 
of the New Jerusalem, which society extended to hini a cordial and unanimous call. 
After eight years' faithful work here, he received another unanimous call from the Provi- 
dence Society of the same faith, which call he thought best to accept, though it was 
with great reluctance that the Brookline people could accept his resignation. After 
eight years' service in this his new field of labor, and much to the regret of his parish- 
ioners, he saw fit to study law, and for this purposd entered the office of Van Slyck & 
Van Slyck, city solicitors of Providence, R. I., where he studied for two years when he 
took a rigid examination in writing for two days and was admitted to the Rhode Island 
bar, it being said that he answered every question correctly. Upon the death of his 
father in 1800 he removed to Brockton, having been appointed one of the executors of 
the estate. Here he associated himself with the lion. .lonathan White, under the firm 
name of White & Goddard, where he ha.s since remained, enjoying a constantly increas- 
ing practice and having among his clients several towns and large corporations?. In 
1890 he accepted the clerkship of the police court, and by hard and earnest work 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 23 

brought it up out of its disreputable iiosition, on account of the defalcation of a former 
clerU, till now it has been pronounced liy the State controller of accounts one of the 
best managed offices in the State. On Jannary 1, 1894, Mr. Goddard resigned the clerk- 
ship of the court to give his full attention to the business of his profession. 

Mr. Groddard was a member for eight years of theBrookhne .'school committee, acting 
as its secretary and chairman of the committe on teachers and other sub-cojnmittees. 
He is also a member of the Brockton school committee as well as a member of the 
Common Council of Brockton. 

Mr. Goddard's first love was for the law, and as a boy he read with great interest the 
lives of such men as Webster, Choate, Jeremiah Mason, Pinckney and Wirt, but was 
temporarily diverted from his first choice by outside misrepresentations of what a law- 
yer's use and calling were. While a minister he regularly spent his " Mondays," the 
clergyman's weekly holiday, in the courts of *Boston and Providence, where he heard 
with great pleasure the arguments of the most renowned advocates at the bar in those 
localities. Mr. Goddard has been but four years at the bar, but is fast becoming used 
to the requirements of his new profession and has the confidence as well as the respect 
of all his town's people. 



Mr. Goddard married Alice C, daughter of Avery and Martha (Kidder) Wellington, 
of Brookline, Mass., October 8, 1874. 

CHILDREN : 

I — Langdon, born in Brookline November 19, 1875, died in Providence, R. I., De- 
cember 21, 1888. 

II — Margaret, born in Brookline October 7, 1887. 

Ill— Edith, born in Brookline April 28, 1879. 

IV — Warren, born in Brookline November .5, 1880. 

V— Arthur Eldrid e, born in Providence, R. I. October 30, 1881. 

VI — Alice Wellington, born in Providence, R. I. December 22, 1884. 

VII— Mary Elizabeth, born in Providence, R. I. September 28, 188G. 

VIII^Miriam Leslie, born in Brockton October 31, 1892. 



BAALIS SANFORD 

Was born in East Bridgewater, Plymouth county, October 4, 1833, his parents being 
Rev. Baalis and Abby (Burt) Sanford. 

The common schools of his native town furnished his early educational training, this 
being supplemented by an attendance at the Bridgewater and East Bridgewater 
Academies. 

In April. 18.51, he began work as a bookkeeper and cashier m the dry goods house of 
Robinson & Barry, in what was then known as North Bridgewater. On February 1, 
1858, he was admitted as a member of the firm of H. W. Robinson & Co., of Brockton, 



24 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

(successors of the above named firm) of which house he has ever since been a member, 
and is now the senior partner of the firm. 

He was married in North Bridgewater, (now Brockton), August 19, 1856, to Lucy 
Cotton, daughter of Capt. Benjamin and Anne (Whitman) H^jigood. From this union 
there were three children : Irene Gertrude, Anne Cora (who died in 1860), and Mabel 
Louise (who died in 1869). His paternal grandfather,Capt. Joseph Sanford, was an 
ofiicer in the war of the Revolution, being for a time stationed at Fort Warren, in Bos- 
ton harbor. He was a mason by trade, and a well now within the precincts of the fort 
and a chimney still in existence, show the quality of the work he was accustomed to 
perform, 

He was a member of the lower branch of the Legislature in 1879, and served on the 
committee on mercantile afliiirs. A member of the School Board of Brockton for ten 
years, from 1875 to '85 inclusive, serving "Ss secretary during the entire period. 

He was elected city auditor January, 1882, being the first auditor under the city 
charter, which position he now holds. Has been justice of the peace since 188!. Was 
elected the first president of the Security Co-Operative Bank in 1878, serving two years 
in that office. Treasurer of the Brockton Gas Light Company, 1886-87-88. Elected 
president of the Brockton Savings Bank April, 1892. He is treasurer of the Lugonia 
Fruit Growing and Packing Co., of Redlands,_California, and a director of the Brock- 
ton Agricultural Society. He has been the secretary of the Commercial Club since its 
organization in 1883. 

He has been identified with the Masonic fraternity since 1864. Was W. Master of 
Paul Revere Lodge in 1867 to 1869, H. Priest of Satucket R. A. Chapter in 1869 to 
1872, and Eminent Commander of Bay State Commandery K. T. in 1876 to 1878, and 
has been Recorder of Bay State Commandery for fifteen years. He is a permanent 
member of the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, and Grand Commandery of Massachusetts, 
and also of the Grand Council American Legion of Honor ; and a life member of Massa- 
chusetts Consistory (32d degree). In politics, Mr. Sanford is an ardent supporter of the 
Republican party. In religious matters his affiliations are with the Congregationalists. 
For seven years he was treasurer of the Porter Evangelical Church. 



MARCUS LEACH. 

Marcus Leaoh is the son of Oliver and Mercy (Stetson) Leach, the ancestral line from 
Giles Leach from Weymouth, Mass., being as follows, viz: — Giles, John, Timothy, 
Nathan, Oliver, Marcus. 

He was born December 7, 1818, in the east part of the town, on the old homestead 
of his father, on the road leading from Brockton to Whitman, now Crescent, near 
Quincy street. The farm on which his new residence is situated was included in the 
farm that was his grandfather's, Nathan Leach, and whose possessions extended from the 
Curtis farm on the west several miles into what is now Whitman and Bast Bridgewater 
on the east. His grandfather was said to have been one of the largest landholders in the 
east part of the old North Parish of Bridgewater, now Brockton, which contained several 




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BIOGRAPIIICAI.. 25 

hundreJ acres. He was a remarkably industrious man, and did mucli in clearing the 
original land for settlement and for agricultural purposes, which all the first settlers in 
the town had to do. He was the first of the name to settle in the North Parish and 
came from Scotland, Bridgewater, and located on what is now the Peleg S. Harding 
farm, near the corner of Quincy and Crescent streets. He was also extensively engaged 
in purchasin.; large tracts of woodland and converting the wood into charcoal, with 
which he supplied the neighboring forges, even as far as Boston. 

In addition to the regular duties pertaining to a farm he resorted to the usual custom 
of hammering wrought nails, which was in his day as common a trade as shoemaking is 
to-day. 

Oliver Leach, the father of the subject of our sketch, located a short distance to the 
west of the above farm, erected a house and became the father of eighteen children, and 
the old house, after coming into the possession of Marcus Leach, was occupied by him 
nearly forty years, when he razed it and erected his present fine residence on an elevated 
spot — a short distance northwest of the old house. His father, Oliver, belonged to that 
class of farmers which at that time comprised more than one-half of the population of 
old North Bridgewater. He was an industrious man, and was a prosperous farmer, 
living comfortably. In addition to farming he furnished quantities of timber to the 
ship builders of North River at Hanover, Mass. 



Marcus Leach, the son, was always ambitious to have an education, and his oppor- 
tunities at home were somewhat limited by the industrious habits with which the family 
was brought up on the farm. But the young man seemed to make most of his time. 
After the usual short attendance in the district school he completed his education in that 
excellent and well known private school of Marshall S. Rice of Newton Centre, Mass., 
and at the academy at HoUiston, Mass. In 1841 he went to Missouri, where he taught 
school for three years, returning to Massachusetts. He commenced to manufacture 
boots and shoes in 1846, and may well be called a pioneer in that line of industry in 
Brockton. In 1857 Mr. Leach's brother, Lucius, became a partner with him, under the 
name of M. & L. Leach. 

In politics Mr. Leach was a Whig, and cast his first vote for Gen. William Henry 
Harrison, and when the Free Soil party came into existence he was among them and 
became a firm believer in its measures, and later joined the Republican party, of which 
he is a firm supporter. He is one who does his own thinking, and is fearless in the ex- 
pression of his opinions. Has been frugal and industrious, lived comfortably, and 
brought up his family in respectability, believes in honesty and morality and the golden 
rule. In his early youth Mr. Leach and family were regular attendants on the ministry 
of the First Congregational Church, then the only church in the North Parish. He well 
remembers the aged deacons, Sylvanus French and Jacob Fuller, the latter of whom 
was his teacher in the Sunday school. He remembers the time when in April, 1827, 
the second meeting house of the Parish was pulled down to make room for another. 
At that time " they called it an old fashioned thing, and said it must be sold." 

Although Mr. Leach has now passed his three score and ten years, yet he still lives in 
a lively recollection of what took place over a half century since. The chief qualities, 

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26 HISTORr OF BROCKTON. 

which had led him to success, has been his activity, integrity and good judgment, and 

still believes in the motto : " Omnia vincit labor," and we think the words of the poet 

are very applicable to his case : 

"Be active— Be active- 
Find something to do. 
In plowing a prairie. 
Or making a shoe, 
Dont stop at the corners 
To drag out the day ; 
Be active — Be acti e — 
And work while you may " 

The result in his case is obvious and is easily stated. He has much wealth and many 
friends, and an excellent reputation. Being a man of much modesty he has never sought 
public office of any kind, preferring the great satisfaction of managing his own business 
well to that of serving the public, believing in the character of the man described by Dr. 
Franklin, who made a thousand dollars a year by attending to his own business, and a 
tliousand dollars more by letting other peoples' business alone. About 1870 Mr. Leach 
purchased the mill property known as the "Howard Mill " on Beimont street, used as a 
box and grist mill, and still owns the same. He has never found it necessary to com- 
pound with his creditors, or take a discharge from his honest debts in an Insolvent Court, 
but firmly believes in one hundred cents to a dollar, although he does not think the 
chief end of man is to gather up riches. 



Giles Leach came from Weymouth, Mass,, and settled in West Bridgewater, Mass., 
near Scotland, Bridgewater, previous to 1G65, He married Anne Nokes, 1656. She 
lived in the family of Deacon Samuel Bass in Braintree, Mass. 



1, — Sarah, born in Weymouth, married John Aldrich. 

II. — Elizabeth, born , married John Emerson, 1693. 

Ill, — Samuel, born in Weymouth, 1662, married Mary Byram. 

IV.— David, born , married Hannah . 

V. — John, born , married Alice , 1695. 

VI. — Ebenezer, born , married Prudence Stetson of Scituate, December 17, 1707. 

VII. — Benjamin, born , niarried Hepzibah Washburn, 1702. 



John Leach, son of Giles and Anne (Nokes) Leach, 1656, married Alice, daughter 

of . 

CHILDREN : 

I. — John, born November 10, 1695, married Susanna White, February 20, 1719. 
IL — Giles, born March 28, 1697, removed to Halifax, N. S. 
III. — Stephen, born January 28, 1699, married Sarah Hooper, 1725. 
IV.— Abiel, born December 18, 1700. 

V. — Ebenezer, born December 3, 1702, married Joanna Washburn, December 26, 
1734, and Deborah Sampson, 1751. 



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VI. — Mehetable, born November 14, 1704. 

VII. — Timothy, born October 16, 1707, married Sarah Leach, December 5, 1732. 
VIII. — Nehemiah, born December 18, 1709, married 1st, Mercy Staple.^, 2d, Jerusha 
Bryant of Plympton. 

IX. — Solomon, born February 19, 1712, married Tabitha Washburn, April 14, 1736. 
X. — Jesse, born October 16, 1714, married Alice . 



TiMOTHY Leach, son o£ John and Alice ( )Leach, born , married Sarah, 

daughter of Benjamin and Hepzibah (Washburn) Leach of , December 5, 1732. 

CHILDREN : 

I. — Rebecca, born 1733, married Joshua Warren, jr., July 8, 1760. 
IL — Ichabod, born 1735, married Penelope Cobb, October 11, 1770. 
in. — Sarah, born February 18, 1739, married Jonathan Hayward of Easton. 1762. 
IV.— Jonathan, born November 20, 1741, married Experience Hartwell, February 
28, 1768. 

V. — Levi, born April 7, 1744, married Hannah Fobes, November 18, 1771. 

VI. — Nathan, born December 22, 1746, married Deborah Leach, November 14, 1771. 

VII. — Anne, born November 21, 1749, married James Sturtevant, 1769. 

VIIL Timothy, born October 23, 1751. 



Nathan Leach, son of Timothy and Sarah (Leach) Leach, born December 22, 1746, 

married Deborah, daughter of William Leach, widow of Ebenezer, November 

14, 1771. 

CHILDREN. 

I. — Reliance, born May 29, 1772, married Noah Tirrell, 1794. 

II. — Thaddeus, born March 13, 1785, died a soldier at the South. 

IIL— OHver, born May 1, 1782, died August 28, 1848 ; married Sally Brown, 1803, 
who died in 1816. 

IV. — Sarah, born -, married Allen Smith, 1815. 

V. — Libbeus, born , died single. 

VI. — Eliphalet, born , married^JHannah Shaw, December 11, 1806. 

VII. — Nathan, born , married Mehetable Gloyd, 1805. 

The father died February 1, 1826, aged seventy-nine. The mother died January 14, 
1834, aged eighty-three. 



Oliver Leach, son of Nathan and Deborah (Leach) Leach, married Sally, daughter of 
Knight and ( ) Brown, of Abington, Mass., 1803. 



children: 



I. — Elbridge, born , married Deborah H. .Joslyn of Hanson, Mass. 

11. -Oliver, born December 15, 1805, died November 6, 1885; married Susanna 
Rowland of Pembroke, Mass., October 27, 1828. 



28 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Ill— Aaron, born in 1807, (lied May 31, l'?21. 

IV. — John, born in 1810, married Lydia French of Sidney, Me. 

V. — Allen, born December 9, 1813, died November 27, 1893; married 1st, Lydia 
Jenkins Rowland, 2d, Mary Jane Morey, of Orford, N. H.; 3d, Huldah Morey. 

VI.— Sarah, born May 12, 1816. 

The mother died May 15, 181G, aged thirty-four. He then married Mercy, daughter 
of Peleg and (Gurney) Stetson of East Bridgewater, Mass., 1817. 

VII. — Marcus, born December 7, 1818, married Eliza P. Bourne, daughter of Abel 
Bourne of Hanson, Mass., October 24, 1847. 

VIII. — Clarissa Stetson, born April I, 1820, died January 18, 1842, aged twenty-two 
years. 

IX. — Aaron Davis, born January 18, 1823, married Sophia Worth of Cape Breton. 

X. — Emily Jane, born March 8, 182.5, married Josiah Gurney of Whitman. 

XI.— Ruth Gurney, born January 24, 1827, died March 20, 1827. 

XII. — Lucius Leach, born February 21, 1828, married Celia Statira, daughter of Robert 
Howland of Pembroke, Mass, March 7, 1855, and had these 



1. — Lucius Melvin, born November 2.5, 1855, married Hayward of Bridge- 
water. 
2. — Celia Ellen, born June 27, 18G2, married Abraham L., son Leopold and 

Joanna Strauss of New Haven, Conn. 
3.— Robert Howland. 
XIII. — Peleg Stetson, born April 1, 1830, married Angeline, daughter of Elijah 
Damon of Hanson, Mass., February 9. 1854. 

CHILDREN : 

1. — Peleg Stetson, born December 9, 1855. 

The father married 2d, Eliza Augusta, daughter of Israel and Mary Jane (.Morton) 
Packard of Brockton, Mass., December 31, 1863. He was an extensive shoe manu- 
facturer on West Elm street. 

XIV.— Levi, born January 2, 1832. 

XV. — Charlotte Eveline, born February 17, 1834, married Daniel Hall of Marshfield. 

XVf. — Maria Augusta, born October 10, 1838, married George Henry Kingman. 

The mother died February 3, 1846. The father died August 28, 1848, aged sixty- 
nine years. 



Marcus Leaou, son of Oliver and Mercy Stetson, of Brockton, Mass., married Eliza 
Paris, daughter of Abel Bourne of Hanson, Mass.,^October 24, 1847. The mother died 
April 3, 1887. 

CHILDREN : 

1. — Wendell, born October 1, 1848, married Bertha Prances Smith, of Waltham, 
Mass., October 27, 1880. 

(a). — Marion Dana, born October 13, 1881. 



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BIOGRAPHICAL. 29 

2. — Anna, born June 11, 1853. Lady principal of Blmira College, Elmira, N. Y. 
3. — Abb}', born May 28, 1855. Professor of Greek at Vassar College, Pough- 

keepsie, N. Y. 
4.— Edith, born October 28, 1861. 
5. — Merton, born November 15, 1866. Died February 9, 1870. 



CHARLES CHANCY BIXBY, 

Son of Jacob and Sophia (Cooley) Bixby, was born in Bridport, Vt., Jan\iary 28, 1822. 
He was an only son of liis father, and being a farmer his son helped him on the farm, 
where he spent most of his earlier years, attending school during the winter months 
only. He had early acquired a strong inclination towards the practice of medicine as a 
profession. With this end in view he fitted for college at Poultney Seminary, Vt., and 
graduated at Middlebury College in the class of 1847. He at once entered upon a course 
of medical studies which he pursued interruptedly for three years, and removed to the 
then town of North Bridge water, now the city of Brockton, in November, 1847. His 
trip from Middlebury, Vt., to Fitchburg, Mass., would at this time be considered an 
eventful one. He left the paternal home of his nativity with a capital of twenty 
dollars, borrowed from a friend — which on his arrival at North Bridgewater was reduced 
to about one dollar and f fty cents. During the following winter he taught school in 
the south part of the adjoining town, Easton. In the spring of 1848 he was called to 
take charge of the school in the building which until recently occupied the locality, 
where now stands the "New City Hall" in Brockton. After occupying this position 
two years he reUictantly relinquished his cherished idea of the practice of medicine and 
decided to follow a business course, which he commenced by entering the emplov of 
Messrs. Brett & Kingman, then the leading mercantile house in the town, doing an 
extensive business. After a connection of three years in their service in 1852 he en- 
gaged in business for himself in a building at the corner of Main and School streets, 
having a sign ''Drugs and Medicines, Books and Stationery." In that business and on 
that spot he conducted a successful trade for about thirty years. In the meantime he 
had become owner of the properly to which he made large additions and many im- 
provements until in 1883, when he removed the old building and erected in its place the 
present new elegant five-story brick block, well known as '■ Bixby 's Block." From the 
time of his adoption of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, as his place of residence, 
Mr. Bixby has ever taken an- active interest in its municipal affairs and been more or 
less identified with all the public and private enterprises tending to promote its health- 
ful growth and prosperity. Mr. Bixby was one of the earnest advocates for a change 
of name of the town of North Bridgewater, and is the first signer on a petition to the 
Legislature with 802 other citizens. He was secretary and treasurer of the first Co- 
operative Bank Association in the town, and during a period of seven or eight years 
that he occupied that position the bank paid out over one hundred thousand dollar.?, 
most of which was spent in the erection of comfortable homes for the laboring classes of 



■30 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

the town. He al.so took an active interest in the schools of the town and was chairman 
of the School Committee in 1855. 

He was one of the organizers of the " First Gas Light Company," and for about thirty 
years was one of its directors, when the plant was sold to another party. He was one 
of a company to secure a charter for the first horse railway company, which did not 
immediately materialize, as public opinion was not then quite ripe for such an enter- 
prise. They, however, later sold their charter to a company oaganized under it new 
charter, which constructed and successfully conducted the system known as the 
•' Brockton Street Railway Company," afterwards merged into the present Electric 
System of Street Railways. 

He was one of the first to initiate the first public water works, which were operated 
several years and until the town had outgrown the capacity of the works. They 
finally purchased the property, paying the cost of the same preparatory to entering upon 
the construction of the present extensive works. He was a charter member of the 
First National Bank established in the town, the " Home National Bank," and still re- 
tains the position of one of its director.*. He was also a representative to the General 
Court of Ma.ssachu.setts from the town of North Bridgewater in 1868, and from the city 
of Brockton in 1888 and 1889. Was a delegate to the National convention in 1872 
which renominated General Grant for the presidency. A Mason of forty years stand- 
ing — a member of all the Masonic organizations in the city. Tast Master of Paul Re- 
vere Lodge, Past High Priest of Satucket R. A. Chapter, and Past E. C. of Bay Slate 
Commandery. Has been District Deputy G. H. Priest of the Grand Chapter of Massa- 
chusetts, and Grand Lecturer of the Grand Commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode 
Island. He is also a member of Massachusetts Consistory. 

Mr. Bixby married Alice, daughter of Daniel and Susanna (Cole) Crocker, of Brockton, 
August 10, 1852, and had these 

CHILDREN : 

I. — Nellie Crocker Bixby, born 1857, married Herman A. Dunbar. 
II. — Charlie Webster Bixby, born 1861, married Anna Clark. 

III. — Fred Morton Bixby, born December 1, 1863, married Lilly Hallett, November, 
1887. 



FRANCIS BAKER WASHBURN 

Was born in the town of Troy, Orleans county, Vt., the-year 1820, and was the oldest 
son of Reuben Washburn, a farmer and mason. There he was brought up and received 
what education the county schools of the time afforded, and got an idea of his father's 
trade. When he was seventeen years of age he left home and went to MiJdleboro, 
where he learned the mason's trade of his uncle, Harrison Washburn. 

During the period of his apprenticeship occurred the disastrous conflagration which 
swept away a large section of Charleston, South Carolina. With many other artisans, 
bis uncle hastened to that city, taking him with him. There his uncle secured several 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 31 

contracts, so that the larger part of his apprenticeship was served in Charleston. Soon 
after returning from the South his uncle died and the subject of this sketch returned to 
his native town and assisted his father for a year or two in running the farm. Then he 
went to Camljridge and opened an eating house which he conducted for two years. 
During that time he married Nancy P. Abbott of Maine, and after the eating house had 
been closed they went to Troy for a short time, then they removed to Fairhaven in this 
State, and Mr. Washburn resumed his trade, did a successful business until 1848, when 
he came to North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and started in business in Oampello. 

Three years later he went to California where he remained two years, and returning, 
went into partnership with George Henry Sherman; they bought out 'Hancock's" 
Express Line to Boston and conducted it for a year or two. Mr. Washburn sold that 
out and bought a cake, bread and pastry store at the corner of Main and Church streets 
ill the " Studley building," of David Wilder. He was successf'il in this and after a 
while hired a store in the old " Goldthwaite's building," and opened an eating house in 
connection with his other business. One year later he took his brother, Sidney L. 
Washburn, with bim and they started a bakery in the basement of the building; busi- 
ness increased and they built a second one on High street. 

During this time Mr. Washburn conducted the best eating house in the place and 
many of our present business men recall the days when they boarded with him. 

About 1863 S. L. Washbu n retired and Capt. R. B. Grover was admitted in 1864, 
the firm bought the old " Satucket " House of -Tyler Cobb which stood where Wash- 
burn's block now stands, and they run both places. They finally clo-sed up the place in 
Goldthwaite's block and about 1872 built the brick bakery and confectionery manufac- 
tory back (if Washburn's block on School street. Capt. Grover retired from the firm in 
the 70's and Mr. Washburn conducted the hotel and bakery in a profitable manner. He 
at one time c nducted a hotel at Craigville on the Cape. He remained in charge of the 
"Brockton" House, which name was given to the hotel when the town's name was 
changW, until it burned down June 25, 1881, when upon the site he erected the large 
business block which bears his name. 

The bakery he conducted personally until failing health obliged him to relinquish 
active business, when he formed a stock company with his sons, Frank and George, his 
son-in-law, Kenneth McLeod, as active partners, which firm was maintained up to his 
death. 

Although never an active politician he was at one time influential in the Republican 
party and was especially prominent in matters which had to do with the material pros- 
perity of the town and city. He was a member of the committee on construction of 
the water works, and also of the committee that framed the city charter. He was also 
closely connected with the movement which resulted in the change of the name of the 
place from North Br.dgewater to Brockton. He was also connected with the Masonic 
fraternity. 

As has been said he married Nancy P. Abbott and they had seven children, Reubin, 
George R., Emma, Joseph, Ella, Elizabeth, Emma, Olivia, Frank and George, the two 
latter being the only ones now living. 

F. B. Washburn was a man who enjoyed the esteem and confidence of his fellow 



32 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

citizens, and had great faith in the future of the young city and was one of the men who 
helped its growth. The baking and confectionery business he established has reached 
large proportions and all through this section and on Gape Cod his name is a familiar 



HENRY AUGUSTUS FORD 

Was the son of David and Polly (Wild) Ford, the grandson of David an((l Olive (Packard) 
Ford, and the grandson also of Richard and Rhoda (Gary) Wild. The lineage of the 
Fords being traced to Andrew and Elinor Ford, who came from England in the seven- 
teenth century and settled in Weymouth. The Wild lineage being traced to John 
Wild, who came a young man about the middle of the seventeenth century from Eng- 
land and .settled in Braintree. 

He was born May 16, 18'2G, was married Maicli 10, 1859, toAbby Williams, daughter 
of Martin and Su<au (Williams) Wild, of Easlon, Mass. They have no children. In 
his youth he learned to make shoes, attended school — including three terms at the 
Adelphian Academy — and taught school several winters with fair success. In the 
decade ending 18()5 he served eight years as a member of tlie School Committee, and 
two years as collector of taxes. In 1870 he was chosen on the Board of Selectmen, 
Assessors of Taxes and Overseers of the Poor. 

That period in the history of Brockton embraced between 1870 and 1885 is of much 
interest. During that period the population of the town increased from 8,007 to 
20,783. The valuation increased from |3,443,780 to $12,889,213. The selectmen then 
first assumed the duties of a Board of Health, formulating and publishing rules and 
regulations as such. Great improvements were made in laying out and improving the 
highways. The name of the town was changed, water was introduced, large school 
houses were erected, several important lawsuits were contested, a franchise was granted 
to a street railway, a city government was assumed and inaugurated, a police system 
was established, a new Alms Hou.se was erected. During this period no individual 
perhaps was more continuously interested and active in municipal affairs than the sub- 
ject of this sketch. During these years he served nine years as selectman, six years as 
assessor, fourteen years as overseer of the poor, three years on the Board of Health, 
two years as School Committee, two years as town clerk, and five years as city 
treasurer. 

In early life Mr. Ford had mapped out a course of study, which he could not fulfill, 
owing to ill health, and has been in various kinds of business. The most prominent 
was the shoe manufacturing, and for several years previous to his death he was not 
engaged in any business. He was well known throughout the county as a man of 
culture and wide reading, a friend of education, and gave much time to the schools of 
the town, the public library and everything that tended to uplift and educate the 
people. He always took pride in the fact that during all his official life he was never 
defeated when a candidate for town office, and looked back to no betrayal of trust, and 
to a very few mistakes. He often spoke with pleasure of the success which attended 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 33 

his official action, which he attributed in a great measure to those who were associated 
with him, and remembered with affection and respect many marked instances of public 
spirit. His administration of the various offices which he held for a great many years, 
was characterized by a strict devotion to the interests of his native town and city, which 
will be interwoven with her history so long as paper, ink and memory lasts. 

While Mr. Ford was a member of the Board of Selectmen in 1880 he had much to 
do with the introduction of a modified " Gothenburg System " for the management of 
the liquor business. Mr. Ford having studied the system as used elsewhere he became 
an enthusiast upon that subject and induced his colleagues to try the experiment, and he 
was appointed the agent to carry out their plan, which he did by opening an agency in 
the building south of Perkins' Block on Main street. The plan, although it did not 
meet with public favor enough to continue the same, was a success financially, resulting 
in a net income to the town of $10,000. 

In politics Mr. Ford was a Republican in early life, but soon after arriving to man- 
hood he became a believer in the doctrine of free trade and united with the Democratic 
party as coming the nearest to his ideas. In early life he embraced the doctrines of 
Swedenborg, in which he remained an earnest believer to the close of his life. 

Soon after leaving the Adelphian Academy, Mr. Ford entered Phillips Andover Acad- 
emy, where he remained some time, until feeble health compelled him to relinquish the 
course he had marked out, and we here place upon record a tribute to his memory lately 
received from a schoolmate of his while at Andover, and ever after a warm friend. He 
says: ''I have met in college and elsewhere many bright and amiable characters, but 
I have always insisted that I have never seen his equal in keenness of intellect, sound- 
ness of judgment, or a. profound sense of justice. Had his health allowed, he was worthy 
of any position he might be called to fill, and would have honored it." 

Also from a local paper we quote: "Alderman White paid the highest possible 
compliment to ex-treasurer H. A. Ford on Wednesday night, when he said that Mr. 
Ford's name is a symonym for all that is j?tst, upright and honest." 

Smce 1888 he has made his residence in Middleboro, although he never lost his inter- 
est in his native place, and was a weekly visitor to the same. His death was sudden, 
having retired to bed in his usual health, and died on Friday, November 2, 1894, at 
three o'clock in the morning, his death being due to heart failure. The funeral services 
of Mr. Ford were held at the New Jerusalem Church, Brockton, Monday afternoon, 
November 5, 1894. 



HON. ZIBA CA'RY KEITH. 

Among many of the fine mansions in the city of Brockton, some of the most elegant 
are in the southerly portion of the city, which formerly bore the euphonious name of 
" Salisbury Plain," now Campello. As the stranger pauses to admire the elegant 
abodes he naturally desires to learn something of those who reared them. Noticeable 
among these fine homes is one which is located at the junction of Main and Plain 

E 



34 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

streets. Standing, as it does, in a commanding position, it is a beautiful picture. From 
its grounds fine views of the city and surrounding country may be liad. To tlie many 
friends of the occupant and to the great body of his fellow citizens who knew him 
well his history may appear almost too familiar to need recapitulation. It is in this 
beautiful abode, surrounded by its many objects of refinement, taste and wealth, that 
the subject of our sketch resides. 

He was born on the opposite side of the street to the lot on which his dwelUng is 
located, on the homestead of his father, Captain Ziba Keith, and his grandfather, Benjamin 
Keith, July 13, 1842. 

Mr. Keith early learned that his success in life depended largely upon his own exer- 
tion, and he*oon addressed himself to the work before him. From the time he was 
able to wield the hammer and drive pegs in the " old red shop," and the rake and hoe 
upon the farm he was improving his opportunities, afforded by the district schools of his 
native village and an attendance at the " Pierce Academy " in getting an education, 
until he arrived to the age of eighteen years, when he engaged in the shoe manufactory 
of his brothers, Martin L. Keith & Co., then doing a large business in their line. He 
was afterward bookkeeper and salesman for the same firm in Boston until July, 1863, 
when he returned to Campello and engaged in the dry goods and variety store trade 
with Embert Howard, under the firm name of Howard & Keith, which partnership 
continued for two years, when the bu.siiiess was sold to Jonas Reynolds, and the part- 
nership was dissolved. At the end of six months Mr. Keith bought the business, 
which he continued till 1882. For a year or two H. N. P. Hubbard conducted the 
dry goods department, and then Mr. Keith purchased the entire business interests. 
He afterward disposed of his entire business to Messrs. Pitts & Hayward, and Thayer 
& Whitman in 1882. While not a graduate of any college he had a good education, 
which has been found sufficient for a foundation upon which to build the superstruc- 
ture, reared day by day by reflection, association with people of culture, much intelli- 
gence and elevated thought. 

He is not a seeker of office, but has been largely honored with the confidence of his 
fellow citizens, and has filled such as have come to him without the sacrifice of his 
sturdy self respect and characteristic devotion to his own principles of life and conduct. 

In 1875 and 1876 he was elected representative to the General Court from the town 
of Brockton. In 1879 he was elected one of the Board of Selectmen, In 1881 he was 
a member of the committee for drafting the city charter. When the town was changed 
to a city form of government in 1881 Mr. Keith was elected as their first mayor and 
again has served in the years 1884, 1885, 1891, 1892 and 1893. Not only has he 
served the town and city of his nativity, but he has been called to serve the citizens of 
the Second Plymouth Senatorial Districtjin the Massachusetts Legislature in 1887-88, 
and was tax collector in 1887, '88, '89. He was largely instrumental in organizing the 
Campello Co-operative Bank, which has been of great service in building the .southerly 
wards of the city and stimulating the workmen in the many large factories to own and 
occupy their own hoines. He is also director and first vice-president of the Brockton 
Savings Bank, director of the Brockton National Bank. He was one of the incorpora- 
tors of the Plymouth County Safe Deposit and Trust Company, and is now its presi- 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 35 

dent. Ill ISiJO Mr. Keith was appointed by Grovernor Ames on the " State Commis- 
sion of Health, Lunacy and Charity" Jannary 1, 1890. He is also a justice of the peace 
and was elected in the fall of 1882, member of the Governor's Council for Massachu- 
setts, which office he has held to ISO). He has ever had the interests of Carapello in 
mind, having done much to promote its growth and prosperity, was a member of the 
Parish Committee several years, and when the society remodelled and enlarged their 
building in 1888 he was one of the committee to forward the same. 

Mr. Keith is prominently identified with the commandery, chapter and lodge of the 
local Masonic fraternity. 

In politics he is a staunch Republican, and in religion his affiliations are of the Trini- 
tarian Congregational order and has been for years prominently identified with the 
South Congregational Church and society in Campello. 

It will be seen by what has already been written that the life of Mr. Keith has been 
an eventful one, and such an one as those who have been more conspicuous in life 
might wish they had imitated. By example it attracts, and thus accomplishes a most 
worthy end. To such men it matters little whether or not the trumpet of fame sounds 
along their path in life, for they realize its keenest blast can never reach the other 
shore. 

Mr. Keith's life from his birth to the present writing is an open record of an honor- 
able and successful man, whose original stock in trade consisted chiefly in that old 
fashioned family legacy, personal industry, honesty and brains. 

It is not strange that he has earned a large measure of success and an honorable 
recognition in the ranks of Brockton's substantial and reliable citizens. Mr. Keith was 
a corporate member of the original street railway corporation in Brockton, and treasurer 
of the same for several years ; also treasurer of the Monarch Rubber Company, of 
Carapello. 

Mr. Keith has been a figure of public and practical importance for twenty years. He 
was a valuable town officer and able legislator, and his repeated elections to the office 
of chief magistrate of the city show that he is regarded as an able administrator of the 
duties of that responsible office. Wherever he has served it has been to the satisfac- 
tion to the great mass of citizens, and thus with honor to himself. 

In March, 1889, Mr. Keith published a complete memorial to the memory of Benja- 
min Keith, of Carapello, and his descendants, a work on which Mr. Keith had bestowed 
a vast amount of time and expense, and is worthy of great coramendation. 

During the mayoralty of Mr. Keith, several large enterprises were consummated, as the 
laying out of a system of sewerage for the city of Brockton, which has just been com- 
pleted under the superintendence of Mr. Snow, city engineer, and which is believed to 
be a great addition to the many benefits being derived to the city in the way of public 
improvements. 

Another advance has-been made by the city, and the Old Colony Division of the New 
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, by which sixteen grade crossings 
have been abolished, the agreements all having been made within two years time, a 
dispatch not usual in matters of this magnitude. 

The new and elegant City Hall has also been constructed during the administration 
of Mayor Keith, and brought to a successful termination. 



36 HISTOR? OF BROCKTON. 

That a good share of the prosperity of the early history of the new city of Brockton 
was due to his able, honest and energetic administration of its municipal affairs is well 
known, and his wide knowledge of men and affairs added to a courteous personality 
has endeared liim to his fellow citizens. Mr. Keith is a person universally beloved and 
esteemed, as any one whom it is our pleasure to know. Any one meeting him and 
know him could not be impressed with his sterling integrity of character, while ad- 
miring his frankness and kindly bearing towards every person irrespective of nation- 
ality or station. Being notably urbane and kindly in his intercourse with his associates 
and acquaintances he also possesses magnetic qualities which makes and keeps friends. 

Mayor Keith has a fine ear for music and is a gentlemen of refined ta-te in such mat- 
ters, and the writer well remembers seeing him at the eaily age of ten years playing thf 
violin with all the entluisia.sm of an adult person. For forty years he was a musician 
in the South Church choir, as organist, and has ever displayed an interest in the music 
at the church. He has also a high appreciation of life as demonstrated in his speeches 
upon all sorts of topics and occasions, and it is not saying too much that Brockton and 
Campello, in particular, is exceptionably fortunate in possessing a mayor such as they 
have in Hon. Ziba C. Keith. 

Mr. Keith married Abbie Frances, born October 21, 1848, daughter of Oliver and 
Malvina Frances Packard Jackscn, of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, December 31, 
1865, and have one son. 

I.— Willie Clifton Keith, born August 31, 1866, married Eva M. Place April 28, 1877, 
and have one son. 

1 — Ziba Gary Keith, born June 13, 1888. 



HENRY CLAY JACKSON. 

The subject of this sketch is a native of that section of Brockton, known as Campello. 
He was the son of Ephraim and Lucy (Wild) Jackson, born April 19, 1838. After the 
usual attendance in the district schools, he entered the Adelphian Academy, under the 
management of Messrs. Silas L. & L. F. C. Loomis, where he received the rudiments of 
a good practical business knowledge, which fitted him for the after duties of life. 
Upon arriving at the age of seventeen years, in 1855, he entered the dry goods house 
of William F. Brett & Brother, afterward known as Brett, Gannett & Co., and Brett, 
Newell & Co., located on Federal street in Boston. Here he remained until 1861, when 
he engaged with Josiah Caldwell & Co., in the same line of trade, where he remained 
until 1863. His business e.xperience up to that time was such that when the firm of 
Pierce, Stearns & Adams, successors to the old and well known firm of Pierce, Howe 
& Co., was reorganized, Mr. Henry C. Jackson was invited to take an interest in the 
new firm, and from that date to January 1, 1867, he gave an impetus to the new firm 
by his energy and keen perceptions of the requirements of the trade. At the above 
named date he became a general partner and remained with the firm until December 
31, 1891. A new firm was established under the firm name of Jackson, Mandel & 
Daniell, the members of the firm being Gustavus Jackson, Thaddeus S. Mandel, Josiah 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 37 

E. Daniell, B. S. Luther and Dwight Prouty, with Solomon H. Howe as special partner. 
With the inauguration of this firm a radical change took place in the general character 
and manner of conducting the business, with the purpose of making it a New England 
house. In 1878 Gustavus Jackson's health having become impaired, he withdrew from 
the firm, and Henry C. Jackson became the head of the firm, being then in the prime of 
life with a strong and vigorous constitution, he was able to perform any amount of 
physical and mental labor. Mr. Jackson was by nature endowed with remarkable 
energy, having keen perception, possessing a high order'of executive ability, and there- 
fore was admirably adapted to fill just the position to which he was called, a forceful 
and positive character, as well as aggressive. With these qualifications he was well 
fitted to lead in a concern, which with able associates became the leading house in their 
line of goods in Boston. Year by year from the commencement of the business, the 
reputation of the house gained in strength and became known throughout the entire 
business community, as one of the best, with unbounded credit. 

During the disastrous fire of 1872, when so many houses were crippled in their busi- 
ness, this firm stood up and asked no favors but immediately set at work with their usual 
energy and a new building was immediately erected for them by J. Montgomery Sears, 
where the firm is now engaged in trade, at the corner of Chauncy and Summer streets. 
It may here truthfully be said that this firm has always met its obligations notwith- 
standing the fire, and has never been obliged to give its notes. 

December 31. 1891, Henry C. Jackson and Dwight Prouty retired with a competency 
and are living in the enjoyment of a well earned fortune. Upon the retirement of these 
partners the firm of Jackson, Mandel & Daniell ceased to exist, and the present firm of 
Chatman, Kendal & Daniell, bicame their successors. After two years of rest and re- 
cuperation, the Bank of North America needing a person to fill the office of president 
of their affairs, Mr. Jackson was-solicited to take that position, and was appointed, and 
he accepted and is now located at the corner of Franklin and Devonshire streets. His 
extensive acquaintance with monetary and business institutions, his methodical, exact, 
and painstaking methods, render him eminently fitted for the position to which he was 
called. Being a man of sound judgment and strong common sense, he has often been 
called upon to advise in corporation matters, and has been trustee in settling estates. 
He is a trustee of the Home Savings Bank on Tremont street, and one of the invest- 
ment committee of that institution. 

Mr. Jackson married Maria Amanda, daughter of Dr. Alvah and Mary (Dalton) 
Moulton of Ossipee, N. H., August,lo, 1860, and resides in an elegant house on Com- 
monwealth Avenue Boston. 



OLIVER A. MILLER. 

Brockton has been noted for the character and ability of its prominent business men, 
especially in the manufacturing industries. Those who have had any part in the trans- 
formation of a community of ten thousand people into a thrivmg city of thirty-two 
thousand population have been foremost in courage, sagacity and enterprise, and a new 



38 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

generation of people are coming forward, captains of industry, with all the energy and 
spirit of those who have preceded them. 

Notable among these is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Miller was attracted to the 
town of Brockton in 187", since which time it has grown to a '' Greater Brockton." 
Having received marked encouragement from its energetic shoe manufacturers, he de- 
cided to cast his lot among them, and to remove his business there. In 1878 be opened 
a small shop in the .second story of a shoe building in Factory village, now Salisbury 
Heights The merits of his output soon compelled him to secure additional room, and 
in 1879 he leased the entire building, thinking that would last him for many years. 
Within fourteen months, however, he became cramped for floor space, and in 1880 he 
leased a three story building, 22 by 30 feet, on Prospect Hill, fitted up for his special 
use. 

He continued in this factory about twelve years, with two additions, all the time sell- 
ing his splendid raachineiy, which had become famous all over America and in foreign 
countries. Needing additional room in 1892, he purchased a fine lot of land at the cor- 
ner of Ford and Cherry streets, near the old factory, where during the next season he 
erected the present new and commodious establijhment,known as the Miller Shoe Tree- 
ing Machine Works, the largest and most complete factory of its kind in the world. 

The present building is 180 feet in length, 35 feet in width and three stories in height. 
The building is fitted with every modern safeguard from fire, including the sprinkler 
service, automatic fire alarm, etc. ; also, a fire pump capable of throwing five hundred 
gallons a minute. 

The Miller machines are conceded to be the best manufactured for fully restoring to a 
shoe at the least possible expense all of the style and form of the original last, so that 
the finished shoe will be in the most presentable condition. The best evidence of this 
fact may be found in the demand for the goods, which has constantly been increasing. 

It was in Rochester, N. Y., the early home of Mr. Miller, that he became convinced 
that there was need among shoe manufacturers of a good shoe treeing machine. Fully 
believing in that idea, after many years of experiment he perfected his present machines, 
which ninety-five per cent, of the shoe manufacturers now use and endorse as the best 
machine that can be made for treeing shoes. The first machine he made was sold in 
187G to G. & D. Silver of Tarrytown, N. Y., and they are still using the Miller Tree at 
the present time. This is the best testimony as to the value of the Miller machines. 

The hou.se of Oliver A. Miller here mentioned is thoroughly representative of Ameri- 
can superiority in the product of this kind of machinery, especially relating to the shoe 
manufacturing industry. The home office is at his factory, with salesrooms at 57 Lin- 
coln street, Boston, and at 3 Victoria Road, Northampton, England, with agents in 
Paris, France, Frankfort-on-the-.Main, Germany, and Melbourne, Australia. 

Oliver A. Miller, the well known manufacturer of shoe trees, is one of the most en- 
terprising of the citizens of Brockton. He is the son of Ammi Rogers and Martha 
(Tracy) Miller, of Bennington, Wyoming county, N. Y. His father was a farmer and 
carriage manufacturer, and is now located at Attica in the same county. His father's 
family were eight in number, three boys and five girls, a happy family, and successful. 
One brother is living in Alexander, a successful farmer ; another brother doing an ex- 
tensive dry goods business in Attica, N. Y. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 39 

The subject of this notice was the fifth in order of birth, and has always been suc- 
cessful in his business pursuits. He was born in Bennington, N. T., March 3, 1855. 
Received his education in the Genesee County Seminary at Alexander, N. Y., entering 
the same at the age of fifteen years. His early life previous to entering the seminary 
was similar to that of most boys who live on a farm. The young man had a laudable 
desire to be in business for himself at an early day. His first business experience was 
as clerk in the hat, cap and fur store of Messrs. Tweedy, Smith & Son of Buffalo, N. Y. 
He. afterwards became a traveling agent on the road, selling a machine known to the 
trade as the "carriage painter's automatic jack." It was while engaged m this busi- 
ness, and his extensive acquaintance acquired in traveling through all parts of the coun- 
try, extending from Boston on the east, to Iowa on the west, including Washington, 
Cincinnati and Louisville. Ky., on the south, with other prominent cities and towns, 
which gave the young man breadth of ideas and helped to foster his ambition to be in 
business on his own account. We have already seen that Mr.' Miller has from the first 
been prospered, not with a mushroom rapidity, but in that steady growth which brings 
the largest results. He has been successful only by his untiring activity and industry, 
constant and earnest effort, backed by a clear head and a trained mind, not afraid of 
work. He believes in the prosress of his adopted city and delights in everything that 
tends in that direction, and is a cheerful promoter of the interests of the same. The 
following quotation from Shakespeare may well apply to him : 

" Not propt by ancestry, neither allied to eminent assistants, but by the force of his 
own merits he makes his way." 

Of the private life of Mr. Miller, we may safely say he is exceedingly domestic in his 
habits and tastes, and witli his family, consisting of his wife, three sons and one daugh- 
ter, he enjoys life in his quiet and delightful home on Prospect street, on the top of an 
elevated spot of land known as Prospect Hill, overlooking the city, which includes 
many '' hives of industry " where his productions are in common use. He strives to 
make home the chief centre of life, a hippy one, where, after the cares and toils of the 
day are over, he can spend the cheerful hours of evening in the delights of the family 
circle. In order to enhance the pleasures of his family, he has erected a bowling alley, 
billiard room and a music room, where with them he can enjoy his " Sans Souci " 
retreat. 

In May, 1880, when he began his increased business on Prospect Hill he purchased 
the homestead of Aberdeen Keith on Prospect street, containing about three fourths of 
an acre of land, on which is plenty of fruit, and where his home is situated. 

Mr. Miller is a man of strong, positive ideas and utterances, and thinks for himself, 
firm in his convictions, and liberal in his belief. In politics he has always been a Re- 
publican and a Protectionist. He cast his first vote for Gen. U. S. Grant for president. 
In his religious belief he is a pronounced Spiritualist, and is a director of " Onset Bay 
Grove Association of Spiritualists.'' Notwithstanding this he is in touch with the other 
denominations in the city, and has assisted by liberal contributions in erecting houses 
of worship for those differing from him. In fact, he cares little for names, and believes 
in character rather than in creeds, and places no confidence in professions unless backed 
by uprightness in character and life. Mr. Miller is a regular attendant on church services 
at the Church of the Unity. 



40 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Isabella W. Lathrop of Rochester, N. Y., 
February 20, 1878. 

CHILDREN : 

I Georgia Belle, born May 5, 1870, and is r.ovv a student in Dana Hall, Wellesley, a 

preparatory school for the college in that town. 
II — Howard Oliver, born May 9, 1881.- 
HI— Everett Percy, born July 20, 1883. 
IV — Lawrence Lathrop, born May 4, 1889. 



BENJAMIN KINGMAN. 

Ben.jamin Kingman was the third son of Seth and Judith (Washburn) Kingman. He 
was born in the North ParL^ih of the old town of Bridgewater, now Brockton, Decem- 
ber 3, 1793, and, like most men in his day, worked upon the old homestead farm, which 
he afterwards owned, situated in what is well known as the Kingman neighborhood, 
on Summer street, in the easterly section of the city of Brockton. Besides the service 
rendered to his father on the farm during the summer season, he with his brothers 
spent their leisure time during the days and long winter evenings by hammering and 
and making wrought nails, then the only nail used, which were all made by hand. At 
the age of seventeen years he commenced his apprenticeship with Josiah Perkins to 
learn the blacksmith's trade. Upon arriving at the age of twenty-one, he embarked in 
trade, keeping a variety store in the house which formerly stood at the corner of Main 
and Chestnut streets, the residence of the late Isaac Keith, in Campello. He after- 
wards removed his store to the corner of Main and Belmont streets, now occupied by 
Hotel Belmont. 

While engaged in trade at the latter place, about 1821, the year of the incorporation 
of the town of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, he commenced the manufacture of 
shoes for the wholesale trade, and was one of the earliest manufacturers in this city. 
During the winter season he would go to Savannah, Ga., to sell his goods, where he 
had a store, and at the time of the great fire, in which a large portion of the city was 
destroyed, his was the only one in his section that was saved. He afterwards spent 
one wmter in Cuba, West Itidies, selling his goods. 

In 1812 he was a member of Capt. Nehemiah Lincoln's company of militia, and was 
called to do duty at Plymouth. His widow drew a pension for a long time. He was 
the first person engaged in the sale of lumber in the town. He opened a lumber- 
yard on the land afterward occupied by the brick dwelling-house of the late Hon. Ed- 
ward Southworth, on Main street. He was also engaged in building houses on con- 
tract. When the third meeting-house was erected, in 1827, Mr, Kingman was the 
most active member of the building committee, and was the agent to carry out all the 
plans in removing the old church and building the new, and at the dedication of the 
same he was on the committee of arrangements. August 10, 1835, he was appointed 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 41 

agent to build the parsonage house for the First Congregational Churcli, which stood 
on the spot now occupied by " Perkins's Brick Block." 

In 1833, in company with Bela Keitli, Esq., Mr. Kingman built the public-house, 
which was the only one in the city for a long time, and destroyed by fire, at the corner 
of Main and School streets, now occupied by "Washburn's Block." He was the first 
proprietor, where he remained but a few years. At another time he became joint 
owner of the public house now known as the Hyland House, in Bridgewater. 

In all the walks of private and daily life, Mr. Kingman was highly respected as a 
citizen, unostentatious, quiet, honest and decided. He was possessed of an active 
mind, and was very communicative to others and highly enjoyed life, fond of society, 
and felt a deep interest in all the great topics of the day. A person of excellent judg- 
ment, calm and considerate in all of his movements, his conduct was prudent and dis- 
creet, and in public affairs ever reliable. He seldom took part in the strife of political 
life, excepting as a voter, but was always firm as a Whig and unwavering as a Re- 
publican. 

That he enjoyed the full confidence of his fellow-citizens may be seen in his having 
frequently been called to fill offices of trust and responsibility. He was prominent in 
all the public affairs of his native town, and filled nearly all the offices in the gift of the 
same. He was one of the selectmen, overseers of the poor, represented the town in 
the Massachusetts Legislature, and for upwards of thirty years was a deputy sheriff for 
the county of Plymouth. He was one of the first directors of the Randolph and 
Bridgewater Railroad corporation, now merged into, and forming a portion of the pres- 
ent Old Colony Railroad Company. At the time of the incorporation of the first bank 
of discount in the city, Mr. Kingman was the chief promoter and organizer, and became 
one of its directors. At the time of his death he was an agent and director of the 
Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company. 

Although Mr. Kingman never made any public profession of religion and belonged to 
no particular denomination, yet there was no person more devoted to the interests of 
and success in the First Parish than he. In his early life, and almost to the close, he 
was a regular attendant on the pubUc services of the sanctuary, and had a deep interest 
in its prosDerity. He was the principal man in maintaining the legal rights of the par- 
ish, in court and out, during the long term that the same was in litigation ; and in the 
settlement of all matters pertaining to the same, where there were any differences, he 
was the leading .spirit. He was the principal in the building of and completion of the 
elegant church edifice, known as the Brown church, erected in 1854 which was de- 
stroyed by fire, January 24, 1894. 

Mr. Kingman passed peacefully away from the scenes of earth on the 13th of April, 
1870, at the age of seventy-seven years. 

His interest in the parish matters as a public officer ceased by his resignation, May 
14, 1860, upon the reception of which the society passed the following resolutions, 
which we find on their records: 

!' Whereas, By the resignation of Benjamin Kingman, in the office of Chairman of the 
Standing Committee of this parish, after having filled the same for a long series of 
years, and therein acted a prominent part in our history as a parish, we, the members 

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42 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

of the Parish, are led to consider the energy, the large experience, the sound judgment, 
and the public spirit which he has manifested in the discharge of the duties of that 
ofSce ; now. therefore, 

"Resolved. That his services in said oflice are entitled to our grateful acknowledg- 
ments, and that we deem it a just and proper act, as well as a pleasant one, to place 
upon record this testimonial of our appreciation of those services and of the beneBts 

resulting to us therefrom. 

"Jonathan White, 

"Jonas R. Perkins, 

" William F. Brett, 

" Committee," 

Mr. Kingman married Rebecca, daughter of Josiah and Rebecca (Perkins) Packard, 

of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, December 4, 1817. 

children : 

I. — Julia Ann Kingman, born August 22, 1819, married Rufus Emery Howard, May 
18, 1838. He died July 8, 1838. She then married Hon. Edward Southworth, 
February 2, 1843. He died March 14, 1877. 

children : 

1. — George Southworth, October 5, 1843. Died single. 

2. — Ella Frances Southworth, October 10, 1845. 

3. — Frederic Southworth, March 3, 1851, married Esther Louisa, daughter of 
Atwood and Almira T. Holmes, of New Bedford, Mass., October 18, 
1874. 
II. — Rufus Packard Kingman, born November 4, 1821, married Abbie Baker, daughter 

of Capt. Winthrop Sears and Sally (Hawes) Baker, of Yarmouth, Mass., August 

30, 1852. Mr. Kingman died February 20, 1894. (See biographical memoir on 

another page). 
III. — Henry Lyman Kingman, born July 27, 1829. Died single, November 21, 18C2. 
IV. — Benjamin Franklin Kingman, born October 27, 1831, married Ada Eels, daughter 

of Joseph and Elizabeth (Eels) Ramsdell, of Warren, Mass., December 18, 1854. 

The father died at Minneapolis, Minn., July 14, 1875. 

CHILDREN : 

1 — Susan Homer Kingman, born May 16, 1857. 
2. — Joseph Ramsdell Kingman, born April 15, I860. 
V. — Maria, born October 19, 1840, married Charles F. Marston, of Barnstable, Mass., 
October 19, 1863. She died March 9, 1864. He died January 23, 1865. 



FRANCIS E. WHITE. 

Among the leading and prominent citizens of Brockton is the subject of this sketch, 
whose name is at the head of this article. He was born in South Weymouth, Norfolk 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 43 

county, Mass., August 8, 1837, and received what education could be obtained from the 
common schools of, and one year in the first High School, established in his native vil- 
lage. In 1854, at the age of .seventeen years, he entered a counting room in Boston, 
where he received a good business training, and at the age of twenty-one went to New 
York city, where he engaged in the same line of business experience, remaining until 
the breaking out of the rebellion in 1861. The country needing patriotic young men, 
he felt it his duty to help by enlisting, which he accordingly did in Company G., 
Fourth New York Cavalry, September 2, 1861, where he served in the army of the 
Potomac over three years, being mustered out with his regiment at Winchester, Va., 
October 28, 1864. 

He was promoted early in the service, and at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va., in 
December, 1862. he was promoted to first lieutenant. 

At the close of the war he settled in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and soon 
after married Adaline Frances, born February 17, 1844, daughter of Charles Little and 
Betsy (Morton) Hauthaway, of Brockton, May 2, 1866. He engaged in the manufac- 
ture of boots and shoes, becoming a partner of Daniel S. Howard & Co., one of the 
leading and most successful manufacturers in Massachusetts. 

In November, 1879, he retired from that firm and established business in his own 
name, in which he has been prosperous from the commencement, which has continued 
to the present time. Mr. White is one of the wealthy residents of the city, and is 
always among the most zealous and interested in any measure for the progress of the 
city and its material prosperity. 

He was an early advocate of the proposed change of the name of North Bridgewater 
to one more distinctive in character and favored the name which was finally adopted. 
He earnestly advocated the change from a town to the city form of government, and 
has since served two terms in the Board of Aldermen, and is at present one of the 
commissioners of the Sinking Fund. He is a director in the Brockton National Bank 
and of the Boylston Bank, Boston, and a member of difl!'erent Masonic bodies and also 
of the Commercial Club. He also belongs to the military order of the Loyal Legion 
and of the G. A. R. 

Mr. White's ancestors on both sides are essentially and distinctively direct from the 
" Pilgrim Fathers," tracing his descent in a direct line from Peregrine White, the first 
child of ,the Mayflower party, born in New England. His family connections in 
Weymouth embrace the well-known and highly re.spected old families of Burrell, Loud 
and Tirrell. 

Two of the ancestors of Mr. White were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. His 
father was in the war of 1812, although only seventeen years old, and out of seven 
brothers five were soldiers in the war of the Rebellion and did good, faithful service. 

Mrs. Adaline, the wife of Mr. White, died May 24, 1884, and in October, 1885, he 
married Fannie Carlton, only daughter of Rufus Carlton and Mary (Foley) Kimball, of 
Brockton, and widow of George F. Gurney, of Brockton. 

His only child by his first wife was Henry Preston, now seventeen years of age, and 
a member of the Brockton High School and preparing for admission to Harvard 
College. 



44 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

In politics Mr. White has always been a Republican, and in local municipal affairs he 
is of the temperance stripe. He is also quite an e.xtensive traveller, having covered 
this country and nearly all of England and the continent of Europe. 



WELCOME HOWARD WALES. 

Welcome HowARn Wales, son of John and Olive (Howard) Wales, was born in 
North Bridgewater, now Brockton, January 20, 1821, at the old Wales homestead, 
which was located on the site now occupied by the residence of the late R. P. King- 
man, Esq., corner of Main and Belmont streets. During the years which immediately 
followed his majority, Mr. Wales engaged in machine, manufacturing and' continued in 
this business until the year 18G2. At the town election in March, 18C2, he was chosen to 
the office of town clerk, a position for which he was especially adapted. Upon assum- 
ing control of the office he determined to discharge its duties with an eye single to the 
public welfare, and how faithful he was to the trust imposed is evidenced by the fact 
that he was re-elected annually for a period of sixteen successive years, and oftentimes 
by a substantially unanimous vote. His sphere of usefulness, however, was not con- 
fined to Ibis office alone. In 1864 he was chosen collector of taxes, and held the posi- 
tion until his death, and so well did he discharge the delicate and difficult duties of this 
olfice that he was de.signated as the " model collector." He represented the town in 
the Legislature in 1869 and 1871, and in 1873 was chosen a selectman, and re-elected 
each succeeding year. He was also chairman of the selectmen several years. It was 
his constant aim to please those with whom he came in contact, and to perform in a 
conscientious manner the various trusts which devolved upon him. 

In his death the town lost an expe:ienced and valued servant, and the public one who 
was ardently interested in all that pertained to the advancement of the various interests 
of Brockton. 

October IG, 1845, Mr. Wales united in marriage with Lois, daughter of John Wash- 
burn and Almira Copeland Kingman, and their family consisted of one child, Abbie 
Penn, born August 28, 1848, who died February 8, 1866. Mr. Wales died July 2, 1879. 
Mrs. Wales is now a resident of Quincy, Mass. 



CHARLES PERKINS KEITH. 

Mr. Keith was born on the homestead of his father, which was formerly his grand- 
father's, which stood near where the present residence of Rufus P. Keith is now 
located, corner of Main street and Keith avenue, Campello. He was always a resident 
of the town of his nativity and never lived outside the limits of the district of his boy- 
hood, honored and respected by his fellow citizens, never desiring public office, rather 
shunning publicity of service and was the most quiet and unpretending of men, and to 



BIOSRAPHICAL. 45 

an unfamiliar observer seemed indifferent to what was passing about him, but in mat- 
ters of business or socially he was quick of hearing, and keen of vision. He always 
clung to his habits of social and domestic life as formed in early years. In public or 
private life all unnecessary or outward demonstration or show was always carefully 
avoided by him. He had great sincerity of motive and kindness of heart, and con- 
veyed his meaning in a few words. His honesty and faithfulness was never called in 
question. 

Any one who had knowledge of the antecedents of Mr. Keith would not wonder 
that he was a good ci'izen. Reared as he was in a Christian home he was early led to 
uphold religious influences. He was a member of the South Congregational Church. 
The writer can speak from personal knowledge of his father, as he was under his in- 
struction in the Sabbath School and knew him well in years long since gone. 

The father of the subject of this sketch had a considerable tract of land and devoted 
•some of his time to agricultural pursuits, but his chief business was that of shoemaking 
and manufacturing, which in his day was done in a small way, all branches being done 
by hand labor. His speciality was a low cut brogan, called by the trade " sailor's 
pumps," his principal market being New Bedford and Nantucket, where they were 
sold among whalemen. His productions had to be carted either by stage or teams, as 
it was before the days of railroads. This business was followed by the father for many 
years, when he was succeeded by the son in 1855, four years previous to the father's 
death, which took place July 29, 1859. In 1871 Mr. C. P. Keith relinquished the 
manufacturing business, and his son, Preston B. Keith, removed the old shop, the 
father remaining in his employment, in a new and commodious factory on the site of 
the old one for a short time only. 

When the senior Mr. Keith died the son gave his time and attention to the develop- 
ing of his large real estate interests, and with the various changes of the town and city 
old buildings were removed and new ones erected, till at the present writing the old 
homestead resembles a thick settled city rather than a large farm. " Keith Avenue " 
is all that remains to mark the old and familiar locality of five generations of this branch 
of the Keith family. 

Previous to the marriage of Mr. Keith he erected the hou.se at the corner of Main 
street and Keith avenue, where he lived during all his married life till his death, which 
took place July 12, 1893. 

Family Record. 

Charles Perkins Keith, the son of Charles and Mehetable (Perkins) Keith, was born 
in the south part of Brockton, now Campello, June 20, 1820, and married Mary Keith, 
daughter of Josiah and Sylvia (Keith) Wdliams, of West Bridgewater, Mass., Decem- 
ber 4, 1843. 

The wife died September 19, 1884. He then married Catherine Fitzgerald, Decem- 
ber 8, 1885. 

And here it is proper to mention the mother, one who combined rare excellence of 
Christian character, with true womanly graces, of cultivated and refined literary tastes, 
a true wife, a devoted mother and a kind neighbor. 



46 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

I.— Sarah Williams Keith, born March 31, 1845, married Fred W. Park , January 8, 
1 873. Mr. Park is employed in the shoe manufactory of Preston B. Keith, and 
resides on Main street, at the corner of Clifton avenue. Children : 
1. — Charles Milton Park, born June 19, 1874. 

II. — Preston Bond Keith, born October 18, 1847, married Eldora Louise Kingman, of 
Campello, December 8, 1869. [See Biography.] 

III. — Rufu.« Perkins Keith, born March 2, 18.51, married Marion Foster, born Octo- 
ber 29, 1856, daughter of Jonathan and Olive Packard (Foster) Keith, of Cam- 
pello, October 26, 1880, and have 

1.— Clara May Keith, born April 2, 1887. 
Mr. Keith is superintendent in the factory of Preston B. Keith, director in the 
Campello Co-operative Bank, was Master of St. George Lodge, Free and Accept- 
ed Masons in 1883 and 1884, clerk of the South Congregational Church, Cam- 
pello, for five years. His residence is at the corner of Main stieet and Keith 
avenue, on the site of the homestead of his grandfather, the late Charles Keith. 



SIMEON FRANKLIN PACKARD. 

Simeon Franklin Packard, one of the prominent citizens of Campello, is the son of 
Deacon Simeon and Harmony (Kingman) Packard, and grandson of Hon. Abel and 
Lucy (Washburn) Kingman, born January 9, 1829. After the usual rudiments of edu- 
cation such as the district schools of his town aflbrded, he attended the Adelphian 
Academy, North Bridgewater, Kimball Union Academy of Meriden, N. II. His father 
being a farmer and shoemaker, naturally the son engaged in the same line of occupation 
during the earlier years of his life. Upon the completion of his academic studies, at 
the age of twenty years, he engaged in teaching in schools near his home, and in the 
adjoining towns of Abington, Randolph and Sloughton (now Avon). 

In 1854 he entered the store of H, K. Keith & Co., in Kingston, Mass., where he re- 
mained four years, during which time he was elected on the Board of School Commit- 
tee. Returning to Campello he immediately engaged in service with Messrs. A. & A. 
B. Keith, who at that time were the principal shoe manufacturers of that village, as 
clerk and superintendent of their factory for seventeen years. He received the appoint- 
ment of justice of the peace from Gov. Alexander H. Rice in 1876. 

Since 1874 Mr. Packard has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business, 
under the firm name of S. F. Packard & Son, one of the largest and best known 
agencies in the country. At an early day Mr. Packard had won the respect and confi- 
dence of his fellow townsmen, and was frequently called to fill positions where sound 
judgment and a clear head were needed. He is a person of good executive ability, of 
strong will, and ever has in mind the best interests of his fellow citizens, and the long 
terms which he has held in some of his public service are the best testimonials of the 
confidence of the community. In 1874 he was elected member of the school committee 
of the town, which office he has held from that time to the present, and since the city 



BIOGRAPHICAL. , i7 

of Brockton was inaugurated, he has been much of the time Vice-Chairman of the 
Board, a term of service not exceeded in the history of Brockton. He has discharged 
the duties of his office with the utmost fidelity to the educational interests of Brockton 
with exceptional wisdom and efficiency, and to him as much as to any one of the mem- 
bers of the Board is the present excellence and improvement of the city schools largely 
due. 

In 1876 and '77 he was chosen one of the selectmen of the town. During 1877, '78 
'79 and '81, he was one of the assessors of the town and city, an office which calls for 
the best judgment, utmost impartiality and personal honesty. 

Of the private life and character of Mr. Packard, the writer can say of his personal 
knowledge, having attended the same school with him. as a boy, he was of a mild 
peaceful disposition, modest and unassuming in his deportment, and improved to the 
best of his ability the limited advantages in his day. He utilized such as came within 
his reach whether at home, abroad, behind the counter, or in the counting room. He 
was a learner always and everywhere, seizing opportunities, so many throw away, to 
gain knowledge of men, methods, principles and business as well as from books. He in- 
stinctively shrank from all obtrusion upon the public, and from ofi'ensive expression of 
his views, when productive of no good. He has ever been a friend to the educational 
interests of his native town, as may be seen by his term of management of the same, and 
the repeated confidence placed in him by his fellow townsmen. He has ever been 
ready by word and deed to favor any proposition that wonid reasonably improve the 
condition of the public schools of the town and city. 

The affectionate esteem in which he is held by the entire community he also possesses 
in the narrower field of church fellowship and activity. He has ever felt a deep inter- 
est in the welfare of the church and society, which was f«r a long time the only one in 
Campello, the Trinitarian Congregational Church of which he has been a consistent 
member and an officer for a long term of years. The confidence placed in him by the 
society has often been manifested, as appears in the records, by placing him in the chair 
to preside over the affairs of the society at their meetings and in electing him treasurer 
and collector for nearly twenty years from 1871. In 1867-'70 he was a member of the 
parish committee. 

Mr. Packard is a man of fine tastes in musical matters and has always taken a lively 
interest in improving the standard of music in the town, and epecially has he been 
active in the regular church services of the sanctuary on the Sabbath at Campello, 
where he served the South Congregational church as musical director for the term 
of twenty-nine years, from 18.59 to 1888, and in recognition of his long and faithful 
interests in their behalf he was presented with an elegant gold watch, appropriately in- 
scribed, which was a deserved testimonial. In 1893 Mr. Packard visited England, 
Wales, and France, accompanied by his son, Frank B. Packard. In 1894 he made an 
extended tour through the Western States to California and into Mexico. 

Family Record. 

Mr. Packard married Louisa, daughter of Bela and Mary (Kingman) Keith, of Cam- 
pello, Mass., January 25, 1855. Mrs. Packard was a warm hearted friend and com- 



48 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

panion, a true Christian, a devoted mother, of bright and sunny disposition, one whose 
friendship was strong and lastinjr, and finding her chief happiness in her home and 
among her friends and caring for and administering to those she loved. 

CHILDREN : 

I — Frank Edward Packard, born May 7, 1857, graduated at the Brockton High School 
in 1874, fini.shed his preparation for college at Adams Academy, Quincy, Mass., 
graduated at Amherst College 1880, principal of the Sprague School in Brock- 
ton, 1881. Djring the next three years he was employed in the Syrian Protes- 
tant College of Beyrool as instructor of English and mathematics; while in the 
college he was their organist, 1879-80, and after his return home was organist at 
the South Congregational church at Campello, then occupied the same position 
in the Central Methodist Episcopal church in Brockton, and later the Campello 
Methodist church, and is at present a partner with his father, under the firm 
name of S. F. Packard & Son, Campello, in the real estate and insurance busi- 
ness. He married Nellie Evans of Brockton. 

II — Nellie White Packard, born March 4. 1862, married Horace Alden Keith, in that 
portion of West Bridgewater, now forming a portion of the city of Brockton, 
April 12, 1887. 

CHILDREN : 

1— Roger Keith, born May 8, 1888. 
2 — Louisa Keith, born January 25, 1889. 
3— Gerald Keith, oorii March 13, 1893. 
Ill — Alice Louisa Packard, born May 14. 18G3 ; died August !■">, 1863. 



EDWIN KEITH. 

Edwin Keitu, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, is the son of Capt. Ziba and 
Polly (Noyes) Keith, born August 21, 1840, in the homestead of his father at the cor- 
ner of Main and Plain streets, on the site of the elegant residence of George E. Keith. 
After the usual attendance in the district schools at Campello, like most of his Keith 
relatives, he engaged in what was the common occupation of the village, shoemaking, 
and afterward in 18.i;9, when sewing and stitching machines were introduced into the 
manufacture of boots and shoes, Mr. Keith became superintendent of the stitching room 
in the shoe manufactory of his brothers, Martin L. Keith and Franklin Keith, then at 
the corner of Main and Plain streets, which was a large and successful establishment, 
under the firm name of M. L. Keith & Co. This establishment, which was destroyed 
by fire in 1874, stood upon the site of the elegant residence of Hon. Ziba C. Keith. In 
February, 1874, he became associated with an older brother, Daniel Noyes Keith, for 
the purpose of manufacturing shoes, under the firm name of Keith Brothers, which firm 
was dissolved by mutual agreement in Noyember, 1881. 





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BIOGRAPHICAL. 49 

Soon after the dissolution Mr. Keith purchased and furnished the factory formerly 
occupied by George Stevens on Montello street, and immediately entered into a success- 
ful career of business life, manufacturmg shoes, where he is at the time of this writing. 
In 1871 Mr. Keith purchased the well known dwelling hou.se formerly occupied by one 
of the former pastors of the South Congregational church, Rev. Daniel Huntington, 
where he resides at the present time. Mr. Keith is largely interested in real estate, 
having several houses on what is well known as the Amzi Brett place, one of the earlier 
inhabitants of the south part of the old town of North Bridgewater. His real estate 
operations are extended to Monument Beach, in the town of Bourne, Mass., where he 
owns several cottage houses, and where .so many Brockton people resort in the summer 
season. 

Mr. Keith united in marriage November 26, 1862, with Ellen Richardson, daughter 
of Welcome and Susan (Tilden) Howard, of Brockton, granddaughter of Col. Caleb and 
Sylvia (Alger) Howard, and a direct descendant in the seventh generation from John 
Howard, the first settler of the name of Howard in the old town of Bridgewater, prev- 
ious to its division, which is in the following order; John', Ephraim^, Ephraim', 
George*, Col. Caleb''. Welcome," Ellen Richardson'. 

children: 

I— All>ion Howard Keith, born April 16, 1864 ; died, July 31, 1865. 
II — Lester Carlton Keith, born September 27, 1S6G; married, Rebecca May, daughter 
of Capt. Obnd Baker^ of West Dennis, Mass., and lias one daughter, Florence 
May, born May 24, 1843. 

Lester C. Keith is interested in real estate in Campello. 
Ill— Mae C. Keith, born May 25, 1868; died, August 23,. 1868. 
IV — Forest Noyes Keith, born April 29, 1876; died, December 24, 1881. 

In 1893 Mr. Edwin Keith took his son, Lester Carlton Keith, into partnership witli 
him under the firm of B. & L. C. Keitli. The son is a graduate of Greenwich Seminary 
and is one of the progressive men of the time. 



AUGUSTUS TURNER JONES. 

North Bridgewater had been an incorporated town tvi-elve years before the birth of 
the subject of this sketch. It was then but a straggling country village with a large 
surrounding area devoted to farms and a still larger section still covered by her native 
forests. His father was well known through a long life as Capt. Augustus Jones, and 
his paternal grandfather was Capt. Asa Jones, both having received their military titles 
in the days when every able-bodied citizen was enrolled for public duty and the main- 
tenance of public .safety. His mother was Almeda Torrey, eldest daughter of Turner 
Torrey, who himself came from Weymouth, and married Sarah Snell, a descendant in 
direct line from the Pilgrim John Alden and Priscilla MuUins. 

Mr. Jones was born on the 21st day of May, in the year 1832, and with the excep- 
tion of about three years, has spent the whole of his life in his native town. His par- 



50 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ents were those who believed a good education for their children to be the best sort of 
an inheritance they could bestow upon them, and so gave him every opportunity at 
their command for attending school. After completing the course prescribed in the 
public schools, he was given a chance, which he eagerly embraced, for further study, 
and spent part of two years in the Adelphian Academy in his own town. Subse- 
quently be entered Phillips Academy in Andover, then under the principalship of that 
distinguished scholar and disciplinarian, Samuel H. Taylor, LL.D., where he completed 
tlie regular classical course fitting for entrance to college. In 1854 he became a mem- 
ber of Amherst College, and in 185C transferred his college relations to Yale, where he 
was distinguished for high and accurate scholarship, and from which he graduated with 
high rank in 1858. Immediately after leaving college, he was, by recommendation of Pre- 
sident Woolsey, of Yale, given a position as classical instructor in a large training school 
in Stamford, Conn., and remained there one year, when his services were sought as 
principal of a new institution then recently opened in Williamsburg, Mass. Two years 
of faithful and efficient work were given to this school, and it was placed upon a good 
foundation, when Mr. Jones resigned his place much to the regret of the friends of the 
school, and returning to the town of his nativity entered upon a career which proved 
to be the important work of his life, that of a journalist. 

It was in 1863 that he became proprietor and editorial manager of the North Bridge- 
water Gazette, then a weekly journal of limited circulation, but occupying a field of 
rapidly growing importance. Mr. Jones entered upon his new work with the same 
enthusiasm and earnestness which had characterized all his previous efforts. From the 
outset it was his ambition and his purpose to give the people a clean and wholesome 
newspaper and to make it an agent for the promotion of the welfare of his town and 
vicinity in all that pertained. to elevated morals, an enlightened intelligence and sub- 
stantial material prosperity. The tone of his paper was never lowered to meet the 
vitiated taste of the vulgar or to cater to an appetite for the sensational. With a high 
appreciation of the great opportunities afforded a newspaper as a medium for public 
education, and an ever present sense of the responsibility thus laid upon him, he con- 
scientiously sought to discharge his duties as an, editor so that the people would be up- 
lifted and helped. With this high ideal before him, it is not surprising that the Gazette 
made for itself a character and won for itself a place in the public esteem that was 
widely recognized. In all local enterprises it was ever a leader, and in the discussion 
of all public questions it was always candid, conservative, and always in touch with 
the best sentiment of the people. When after twenty years of active newspaper work, 
Mr. Jones gave up the editorial chair and all his pecuniary interest in the Gazette to an- 
other he left it a journal well established, widely read, and bearing a reputation not 
surpassed by any in the State. 

Of Mr. Jones's record as a public man the archives of the city and town very fully 
show. In 1864, the year following his return to his native town, he was chosen a 
member of the school committee, and was an active man on the committee in the first 
organization of the High School of the town in that year. To this office, as well as to 
that of trustee of the public library, he was repeatedly re-elected, and has ever shown 
a great interest in public education. In 1878 when the question of the establishment 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 51 

of public water works in Brockton, was after much discussion settled in the affirma- 
tive, he was selected a member of the committee for deciding upon the best source of 
supply and of inaugurating the system. His ability as a presiding officer in public 
assemblies was early recognized, and he was frequently called upon to serve both as 
moderator in town meetings and as chairman in political conventions and other public 
gatherings. He was appointed a member of the committee chosen by the town to 
frame a city charter for Brockton, and after its adoption was elected by his ward to the 
first city council, of which he was made president by the unanimous vote of his associ- 
ates on the board. In the years 1886, 1887 and 1801 he was chosen collector of taxes, 
and in 1887 succeded Henry A. Ford as city treasurer, holding this responsible position 
for seven years. In 1872 he received from President Grant a commission as post- 
master, and a renewal of the same in 1873. In all these important official positions his 
course was characterized by a high conception of duty and an integrity of purpose that 
always brought to him the largest public cotifidence. 

Mr. Jones has for many years been prominent in his relations with the Porter Con- 
gregational Church and one of its most valued members. He has been superintendent 
of its Sunday school, and for a long series of years among the liberal supporters of the 
church, and chairman of the board of finance. Few movements have been inaugurated 
in behalf of this church during the past twenty-five years in which he has not borne a 
conspicuous part. He was one of the original promoters and members of the Old 
Colony Congregational Club, was its secretary for five years and has been its presi- 
dent the past two years. He is also a member of the Commercial Club, of the Old 
Bridgewater Historical. Society, and of a number of Masonic organizations ; also on 
the board of directors of the Plymouth County Safe Deposit and Trust Company. In 
politics Mr. Jones has been a life-long Repubhoan, casting his first vote for John C. 
Fremont for president, and never forgetting his political duty either at the caucus or 
at the polls. For several years he performed efficient service for his party as chairman 
of the Republican town committee. In 1888 he spent several months in foreign travel, 
sailing from Montreal and making a tour through England. Scotland, Holland, Belgium, 
Germany, Switzerland and France. 

Mr. Jones was united in marriage on the 2d of December, 1860, with Miss Helen 
Eveleth, daughter of Moses and Betsey (Preble) Eveleth, of New Gloucester, Me., a 
graduate of Mt. Holyoke College of the class of 1856. Their children were Bertha Ev- 
eleth, born September 7, 1866, and Lizzie Lee, born September 25, 1868. The former 
graduated at Wellsley College in 1889, and in 1894 was married to Edward Dwight 
Blodgett, of Cortland, N. Y., a graduate of Amherst College in 1887. Lizzie Lee grad- 
uated at Wellesley in 1891, and is now a teacher in the Brockton High School. The 
wife died in 1875, and on March 10, 1876, Mr. Jones was married to Mrs. Harriet (Drake) 
Pettee, of Stoughton. They have one son, Everett Augustus, born August 16, 1878, 
and now preparing for admission to Amherst College. 

The subject of this sketch represents in his life and character the sturdy principles of 
a Pilgrim ancestry, and is worthy of the high esteem in which he is universally held. 
He is an honored and useful citizen. 



S2 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

NATHAN KEITH. 

Nathan Keith was born in the West Parish of Bridgewater, now city of Brockton, 
February 11,1814. He was a descendant from Rev. James Keith, the first settled 
minister in Bridgewater. His direct line of ancestry is as follows : James', Timothy', 
Natlian", Simeon', Pardon" and Nathan", who was the second son of a family of nine 
children, who have all lived to have families. 

On the maternal side, his mother was a daughter of Silas Wild, jr., of Braintree. 
Her grandfather, James Thayer of Braintree, was a great-grandson of John Alden and 
Priscilla Mullins, who came over in the Mayflower. Mr. Keith married Elizabeth 
Copeland Perkin-s, daughter of Nahum and Vesta (Copeland) Perkins of North Bridge 
water, now Brockton, September 15, 1853. 

children: 

1. Allie Vesta, born February 19. 1857. Married Paul Franklin Green, November 

28. 1876 ; had Pauline Frances Green, born May 30, 1881. She afterwards 
married Charles Herbert Kingman, June 23, 1885, and had Arlene Lorna, 
born July 24, 1886. 

2. Annie, born September 24, 1859; died October 10, 1859. 

Mr. Keith, like all boys in Massachusetts brought up on a farm, had the advantage of 
a common school education, with the addition of a private school in West Bridge- 
water taught by Moses Mandell for a term of about four months. He was then about 
sixteen years old, which finished his education. Realizing the drudgery in the way the 
farming was then done, boys generally looked for some other occupation. His elder 
brother was learning to make shoes, but soon commenced to take out work from 
Mitchell & Bryant of Joppa. He and his brother followed that for a short time, and 
then commenced cutting their own stock. They made principally brogans and sent 
them to a commission house in New Orleans, which gave a fair price for labor. If 
they averaged seventy-five cents to a dollar a day they thought they were doing well. 
They then opened trade in low cut shoes known as sailor's pumps for the whale 
fishery, which was then in its glory m New Bedford and Nantucket. It took less stock 
to make a pump than a brogan, and they sold for about the same price. There being 
quite a limited trade in that kind of goods, they looked for another market. They 
formed a company to manufacture bcots and shoes, under the firm name of W. Keith & 
Co., the partners being Williard Keith, Nathan Keith and Thomas Packard. They 
manufactured in a shop opposite where Caleb H. Packard now resides, and opened a 
boot and shoe store in Albany, N. Y. He they remained one season, when, business 
being very dull, Thomas Packard retired from the company and closed the manufactory 
and the two Keiths went to Albany. They afterward concluded to go West and grow 
up with the country. They removed their stock to Columbus, 0., and opened a boot 
and shoe store, purchasmg their goods in Boston. Owing to the great depression in 
business and difficulty of getting exchange, they became discouraged, and in the fall of 
1837 they removed to Little Rock, Ark. Here they continued the business about two 



BIOGRAPHICAL. . 53 

years, and tlieu bought a steam saw mill. They had a good market for the most of 
their himber at home, and rafted considerable down the Mississippi River. 

In 1839 the subject of our sketch retired from the mill business, his'brother continu- 
ing the same until the land on which the mill was located, which had been in litigation 
for some fifteen years, was settled. His brother then purchased the steam ferry boat 
at Little Rock, Ark., where he continued some years. Among the incidents of his life 
he ferried Col. Cassius M. Clay's Kentucky regiment across the Arkansas River in time 
of the war with Mexico. 

In 1840 Nathan purchased a small stock of goods and shipped them on the steamer 
Clierokee at Little Rock for Fort Smith; the next morning they stopped at a place 
called Lewisburg, and as they were starting from the wharf the boilers exploded. 
Nathan Keith was standing in the social hall directly over the boilers, and soon found 
himself on the bank of the river. Almost everyone near him was killed or wounded. 
He was scalded and bruised, and there were some fifteen or twenty men mi.ssing. 
There were quite a number of ladies on board, all of whom escaped; they were in the 
after part of the boat, which sank a few minutes later. Mr. Keith lost all his goods. 
He had friends up near the Indian nation, where he Uved for the next four years, en- 
gaged in stock raising. He bought about 125 sheep in the north part of the State and 
drove them down to Grand Prairie, south of the Arkansas River; but wolves were so 
troublesome he sold out. He then took his horses and went to Texas and Louisiana, 
sold them and went to New Orleans, where he engaged in the daguerreotype business 
in the city and villages throughout Louisiana and Alabama. 

In 1849 he removed to Matamoras and Kort Brown, Texas, and was engaged as a 
clerk in a store at Fnrt Brown, He left there for California in November, 1849. He 
was thirty-five days travelling from Texas to the Pacific Ocean, about eleven hundred 
miles. He made a stop of a day at the principal cities of Monterey, Saltillo, Buena 
Vista battle ground, where General Taylor and Santa Anna fought about three years be- 
fore. The next city was Durango, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, about three 
hundred. miles from the Pacific ; they were assured that their raw animals could not 
take them over the mountains without a pilot and also from danger from the Indians 
which they had heard almost every day since they had left the Rio Grande. His com- 
pany consisted of sixty men, and many of them armed with guns and pistols. They 
finally concluded to ride their own mules instead of riding pack saddles. The Mexican 
government had made a mule road three or four years previously. All the trafl^c to the 
Pacific from Durango was done by a tribe of Indians; they carried what they called a 
cargo fl2.5 pounds). They met and passed companies of them. They arrived on the 
Pacific at Mazatlan, Mexico, about the middle of January, 18.50, in good condition, and 
sold their stock and saddles for about tliree-fourihs of what they cost on the Rio 
Grande. They found an old hulk of a vessel, v/hich they fitted for sea, and in about a 
week they sailed for San Francisco. 

They were thirty-five days on the passage, stopped one day in San Francisco, went 
to Sacramento the night after landing in the city, took a stern wheel boat for Marys- 
ville, and from there went to Foster's Bar on foot twenty-five miles, on the Yuba River. 
He and liis partner bought a pick and shovel for which they paid one ounce — sixteen 



54 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

dollars as gold was then valued. He lived^in California about three years, engaged at 
times in packing supplies up to the mines, keeping a toll bridge on the Tuba River, and 
placer mining with fair success. The most he made in California was by investments 
in San Francisco at a large rate of interest. 

In 1853 he returned to his old home, in the vicinity where he has resided for the last 
forty years, a respected citizen, engaged in agriculture and miproving the farm on 
which he resides. It was mostly through his enterprise that Perkins avenue was built, 
where there are now over eighty houses on the Perkins farm, and about the same num- 
ber on the adjoining estates that have been built within about twenty years. 

In politics Mr. Keith was a Whig and afterwards a Republican, having voted four 
times in presidential elections, including the two Harrisons. He never had much 
ambition for office, although he was councilman in the Brst city government in Brock- 
ton, being the senior member. He also received a lieutenant's commission from Gov. 
Davis in the old Massachusetts militia. He is an independent thinker, and co-operates 
in everything that tends to benefit the community. He is a member of the Society of 
Pioneers of New England. 



RUFUS PACKARD KINGMAN. 

Rdfus Packard Kingman was the son of Benjamin and Rebecca (Packard) Kingman, 
was born in North Bridgewater now Brockton, November 4, 1821, only a few months 
after the birth of the town of North Bridgewater. He was in the seventh generation 
from Henry Kingman, who with his wife Joanna and six children, landed in Weymouth, 
Massachusetts, July 10, 1635, and who came from Weymouth, England. At the time 
of his entrance to the town it was a small settlement, nearly all farmers and shoemak- 
ers,- and the business of the village was very small, the principal manufacture being shoes. 
The early days of Mr. Kingman were uneventful, attending such public schools as the 
town aflbrded and such private instruction as could be had, under the teachings of Mrs. 
Nathan Jones, Miss Julia Perry, Dea. Heraan Packard and Rev. Jonathan Coe. At 
the age of twelve years his father erected a public house on the spot where Washburn's 
block now stands, and the young boy immediately entered upon the duties incident 
to hotel life. Upon the retirement of his father from the hoiel, he assisted in the 
labors of farming till he arrived to the age of eighteen. In 1840 he entered the dry 
goods and variety store of William F. Brett, then the leading one in the town, located 
in the hotel building, corner of Main and School streets. There he remained until 1846, 
when he became a partner in the business, under the firm name of Brett & Kingman, 
giving his entire time and energy to the business till 1854, when he was obliged to give 
up active business on account of feeble health. 

While engaged in the above named business in 1850 he erected the first brick build- 
ing in the town, on the lot where the center school house was formerly located south 
of the hotel, and known as " Kingman's block," and now occupied by the firm of Howard 
& Caldwell, as an extensive clothing establishment. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 55 

Shortly after Mr. Kingman's retirement from the store there was a demand for bank- 
ing accommodations and Mr. K. was selected as the cashier. Into this position he 
brought a peculiar fitness and adaptability to handle the business of banking, and soon 
took high rank amons those with whom he was brought into business relations, and 
the bank became a success, and only gave up the same upon the establishment of the 
United States banking laws. 

At a meeting of the directors held to see if they would change into a National bank 
it was voted not to do so, and the same was closed in 1866. The town was without 
banking facilities at home till 1874, when there seemed to be pressing need of accom- 
modations by the increased number of manufacturers and merchants, and a new bank 
was chartered by the name of " The Home National Bank," and Mr. Kingman was 
elected unanimously to take the office of president of the same, which position he has 
held with signal ability, with honor to himself and a wise manager for the stockholders, 
from that time to the present, a period of twenty years. While Mr. Kingman was 
cashier o£ the first bank, the town elected him as their treasurer, an office he filled with 
fidelity to their interests for nine successive years. In 1872 he was chosen an assessor 
and was re-elected in 1873 and '74. In 1881 he was a member of the retiring Board of 
Selectmen, it being the last year of the town government as North Bridgewater. 

When the North Bridgewater Savings Bank was closed in 1876, Mr. Kingman and 
Ellis Ames, Esq., of Canton, were appointed by the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, 
as trustees to close the affairs of the same, and they performed their duties in a most 
faithful and judicious manner, and was able to pay to the depositors 94 46-100 per cent. 

In 1881 when the town was about to give up the 'old municipal town government 
and enter upon a city form of government, Mr. Kingman had much to do in arranging 
the affairs preparatory to the inauguration of the new city of Brockton and was elected 
from Ward two on the Board of Alderman, and upon the organization of the same 
was made chairman of that body, and his having been re-elected without opposition 
three times is sufficient appreciation of faithful services to that board. 

Upon the death of his father, who had been agent of the Hingham Mutual Fire Insur- 
ance Company, of Hingham, Mass., Mr. Kingman was chosen as his successor, and after- 
ward, in 1871, elected a director of the same. 

Upon the establishment of the North Bridgewater Board of Trade, Mr. Kingman was 
elected director, and in 1874 he was one of the corporate members of Brockton Agricul- 
tural Society, and was chosen one of the first directors, and for two years treasurer of 
the society, and was afterward vice-president of the same. 

At the organization of the Commercial Club, in January, 1883, he was elected its 
president. 

As a man, Mr. Kingman was plain of speech, honest, straightforward, firm, and de- 
cided when decision was needed ; a person of excellent judgment in all matters of busi- 
ness, and his large experience in financial affairs in which he has been so successful for 
himself has shown him to be the right kind of a man to be in the councils of the city 
government. He had no ambition for public honor or notoriety, and was never active 
in the strifes of political life, although he was ever ready by his vote to promote the 
public good. In politics he had been a firm Whig as well as Republican, and belonged 



56 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

to a family well known for their prominence in all affairs of a local nature. Mr. King- 
man was often entrusted with matters of great importance, where honesty and integrity 
was needed, and never was found wanting. 

In his private life he was most genial and interesting, fond of company, and possessed no 
small share of wit, always cheerful and buoyant, and was quick at repartee; naturally 
fond of home he was the life cf the social circle, tender and aff-'Ctionate. 

He never was robust, but he accomplished more than many stronger people. He 
was not only a successful business man but a patriotic one, and took a great deal of in- 
terest in what was going on around him, and being a person of rare financial ability he 
was often consulted on matters of finance, and his advice was freely and honestly 
given. 

When the Brockton City Hospital Company was organized in 1890, he was elected 
vice president (jf the same During the mayoralty of Hon. William L. Douglas, he ap- 
pointed Mr. Kingman chairman of the Board of Sewerage, established fur the better 
drainage of the city, May 31, 1890, which position he held at the time of his death, 
rendering to the city of Brockton valuable service. 

Mr. Kingman took great delight in looking 'over the personal history of the King- 
mans, and when the '' Kingman Memorial Association " was organized he took a promi- 
nent part and was elected treasurer cf the same, which position he held as long as he 
lived. He also caused an elegant monument to be erected at his own expense to the 
memory of the ancestors of the Kingman family in America, and which may be seen in 
Union Cemetery, Brockton, and his death only prevented his carrying out further plans 
with reference to the association. 

Mr. Kingman died Tuesday, February 20, 1894 ; the funeral services were held on 
Saturday, February 24, from the late residence of the deceased, at the corner of Main 
and Belmont streets; a large attendance of representative men from the various walks 
of life being in attendance. The floral offerings were profuse and elegant, and the 
services interesting. Eulogistic remarks were made by the pastor of the family, Rev. 
Henry E. Goddard of the New Jerusalem church, assisted by Rev. S. S. Seward of 
New York, a former pastor and resident of the town many years previous and a friend 
of the family. 

Mr. Kingman united in marriage with Abby, only child of Capt. Winthrop Sears 
and Sally (Hawes) Baker of Yarmouth, Mass., August 30, 1852. 



ALBERT KEITH. 

The subject of this sketch is descended from Rev. James Keith, the first ordained 
minister of Bridgewater, the line of descent being as follows: Timothy', Timothy", 
Levi', Benj", Arza^ Albert". 

He is the son of Arza and Marcia (Kingman) Keith, and grandson of Benjamin and 
Patty (Gary) Keith, of North Bridgewater, now Brockton. His mother was a daugh- 
ter of Hon. Abel ICingman, a prominent resident of the old town. The father of Mr. 



BIOGRAnilCAL. 57 

Keith was one of the early shoe manufacturers, and also at one tune a cabinet furniture 
maker. The son worked at shoemaking in his early days, and upon arriving to the age 
of seventeen in 1840 he went to Foxboro, Mas?., to become clerk in the store of Hon. 
Otis Gary, who was a native of North Bridgewater, and was also engaged in the iron 
business. He remained with Mr. Gary for five years when he removed to Attleboro, 
Mass., and engaged in the dry goods business on his own account, which he continued 
till 1851, when he sold his interests in the trade and removed to his native village of 
Gampello, where he has since resided. While engaged in the mercantile trade in Fox- 
boro he married Charlotte, daughter of Stephen M. and Rebecca (Wheeler) Pierce of 
Attleboro April 1, 1847. Upon his return to Gampello Mr. Keith entered into co- 
partnership with his brother, Arza Benjamin Keith, and became the leading manufac- 
turers of shoes m the town, now the city of Brockton. The firm of A. & A. B. Keith. 
at one time was as familiar and as well known as any in the commonwealth. Their 
factor3' stood at the corner of Main and Market streets, Gampello. Mr. Keith con- 
tinued in shoe manufacturing for nearly twenty years or until 1871, when he disposed 
of his interest to his brother and engaged in the grain and coal trade, succeeding Mr. 
Nelson J. Foss. He has been successful in his business pursuits by close application as 
the condition of his somewhat feeble health would permit, industry, perseverance and 
determination being among his leading characteristics. He has a strong individuality, 
calm in judgment, and when his mind is made up as to anything presented to him he 
.is inflexible, the question of right and wrong entering largely into his conclusions. He 
is not an office seeker, but his services have often been called into requisitions by the 
town as may be seen by reference to the records of the same. In 1871 he was one of 
the Selectmen. In 1870, '71, '72 he was on the School Board, assessor in 1880. He 
represented the town in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1879 and 1880. In politics 
Mr. Keith is a Republican. In 1873 he was appointed postmaster at Gampello, which 
office he held for several years. In 1874 Gov. William B. Washburn appointed him 
justice of the peace. Upon the organization of the Co-operative Bank at Gampello, in 
1877, Mr. Keith was chosen its president, and contmued in that capacity until 188.3. 

In his religious belief he is affiliated with the Trinitarian Gongregationalists, and has 
been a member of the South Congregational Church in Gampello since 1842, a period of 
over one-half a century. He has also served on the committee of the parish, twelve 
years on the church committee, superintendent of the Sunday School ten years. On 
the eighteenth day of April, 1884, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Keith for thirty 
years of faithful service as clerk of the society. 



I.— Marcia Adelaide, born October 18, 1848 Died August 20, 1850. 

II. — Alice Maria, born October 19, 1850, graduated at the High School in Brockton, 
class of 1867; attended at Abbot Academy, Andover, Mass., two years; went 
abroad for fourteen months in 1870, visiting England, Scotland, France, Switzer- 
land, Italy, Germany and Belgium, the ruins of Pompei and Mt. Vesuvius. 
Owing to the breaking out of the Franco-Prussian war left Paris for Switzer- 
land, where she remained about five months in Lausanne and one month in 

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68 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

Geneva, studying the Freneh language. In 1879 went to Salt Lake City, Utah, 
where she taught in Salt Lake Academy. In 1882 she made a second European 
trip, sailing by the Netherland Steamship Line from New York and landing in 
Rotterdam, Holland, visiting all the important cities in Holland, including a trip 
up the Rhine from Bonn to Binge, visited Frankfort-on-the-Main and making 
Dresden her home for one year, studying German. June 4, 1884, .she married 
Capt. Alexander Whelden, of South Dartmouth. Mass. He died June 11, 185.5. 
Visited the islands of St. Thomas, Barbadoe.s, St. Lucia, and Martinique, West 
Indies, in company with her father, mother and sister in 1890. 

III.— Herbert, born August 29, 1852. Died August 25, 1859. 

IV. — Charlotte Ray, born January 14, 1865, graduated at the High School, Brockton, 
in 1883, Wellesley College in 1887. Taught .school in Kingston, Stoneham and 
Concord, N. H. In 1890 she visited the West India islands, St. Tliomas, Bar- 
badoes, St. Lucia and Martinique, in company with her father and others. 

V. — Lillian May (twin sister to preceding), born January 14, 1865, graduated at the 
High School of Brockton in 1883, married Elijah Austin Keith, of West Bridge- 
water, January 18, 1888, and have one son, Donald McLeod Keith, born Octo- 
ber 10, 1S89. Mr. Keith is manager of the extensive house of A. G. Spalding & 
Brothers, dealers in athletic and sporting goods in Philadelphia. 
Mrs. Charlotte P. Keith, the mother, died May 29, 1874. Mr. Keith married (2d) 

Cynthia Bonney, of Hadley, Mass., July 14, 1875. She died February 12, 1876. He 

married (3d) Mrs. Susan J. Allen, of Springville, N. Y. 



JOHN WASHBURN KINGMAN. 

John Wasubdrn Kingman was born in that portion of the old North Parish of 
Bridgewater, afterwards known as North Bridgewater — now the city of Brockton — 
July 24, 1804. He was the son of Seth and Judith (Washburn) Kingman. His father 
being a farmer, he was early taught to work upon the farm and assist in the labors in- 
cident to a farmer's life. When he arrived at a proper age to learn a trade he was 
placed under the care and apprenticeship of his brother, Abiel Kingman, who was a 
manufacturer of cabinet furniture in the Kingman neighborhood, near the place of his 
birth, on Summer street. In the spring of 1831 he removed to Reading, Mass., to take 
the management of his brother Henry's business, who was also a manufacturer of cab- 
inet furniture in that town. There he remained for two years, when he returned to 
his native town. About that time Marcus Shaw commenced the manufacture of roll- 
ing machines for the purpose of hardening leather, thus superseding the old method of 
using the hammer and lap-stone in the making of boots and shoes. Mr. Kingman pur- 
chased his interest in that business, and after making several improvements he contin- 
ued making these machines and supplying the shoemakers throughout Plymouth county. 
In this business he continued successfully for several years, when he sold the same to 
his son-in-law. Welcome H. Wales, Esq., who continued the same for a few years, and 
then sold to Gustavus H. Farrar. 



BIOGRAPrilCAL. 59 

Mr. Kingman was appointed ensign in the militia of Massachusetts July 15, 1825; 
captain, July 24, 1828. During the latter part of his life he was engaged in the care of 
his real estate. 

He became an active member of the First Congregational Church at an early age, and 
was otien called to advise and assist in its management, in which he took a deep in- 
terest. 

In the days when the subject of the abolition of slavery was unpopular, he was one 
of the most active and strongest sustainers of the principles advocated by Garrison, 
Phillips, Douglass and others, for the emancipation of the colored race, and lived to see 
four millions of slaves liberated from ihe thraldom of slavery. As a promoter of good 
morals and an advocate of all .social reforms of the times, he has left no uncertain record. 
He died January .30, 1S7G. Of the estimation in which he was held by the church of 
which he was a member, we find the following record : 

''Our Heavenly Father having taken from our midst Brother John W. Kingman, we 
desire to place upon record some expression of our feeling ■of loss. We shall miss him 
from his seat in the sanctuary, from his place in our social meetings and Sabbath school 
and in his earnest endeavors to promote the interest of this church and society in every 
department of his work. For many years he has stood as a leader, devoting a full 
share of that energy for which he was marked to the defense of the truth as held by 
this church. Devoutly would we thank our Heavenly Father for the long consistent 
life of our brother in the midst of this people, for his bold advocacy of every true re- 
form, and the pleasant memories which remain of his social intercourse with us, while 
to us his death seems only loss. We know to him it was gain, having lived his three- 
score and ten years here, and finished the work given him to do, he has entered upon 
the life eternal, and commenced the service of heaven. Emulating his example, let us, 
as followers of Christ, be active and earnest, that when the time for our departure 
• comes we be found ready, so may this aflliction work out for us a far more exceeding 
and eternal weight of glory. We also desire to express our sympathy with the afllicted 
family, and commend them to the God of all consolation. He who has styled himself 
the widow's God, and the Father of the fatherless, in whom is all bles.sing. 

"F. B. Gardner, CUrlc" 

Mr. Kingman married Almira, daughter of Caleb and Sally (Byrara) Copeland, of 
West Bridgewater, Mass., November 26, 182G. 

CHILDREN. 

I. — Lois Kingman, born October IG, 1827, married Welcome H. Wales, October 16, 1845. 
[See Biographical Sketches.] 

II. — Martin Kingman, born March i), 1835, married Helen Hathaway, daughter of Leon- 
ard Kelley, of New Bedford, Mass., September 1, 1859. 

The mother died April 25, 1868. Mr. Kingman then married Mrs. Eliza Emma 
Allen, July 26, 1870. 

CHILDREN. 

1. — Carrie Maria, born April 9, 18G1. 

2.— George Martin, born June 10, 1865. Died March 15, 1888. 
3. — Susie Wales, born February 28, 1867, married Otho Allen Hay ward, .son of 
Zina Hay ward, of Campello, Mass., June 14, 1892. 



60 HlSTOtlY OF BROCI-tTON. 

BRADFORD ELLIOT JONES. 

Bradford Elliot Jones, son of Rosseter and Hannah (Marshall) Jones, was born in 
North Bridgewater, Plynionth county, September 22, 1840. He was educated in the 
public schools of his native town and in North Bridgewatcr Acadenfiy. 

When seventeen years of age he entered the dry goods store of Charles Curtis and 
remained there nearly four years. In 1864 he started in business for himself in Prov- 
incetown where he remained until 1867, then he returned to North Bridgewater and 
bought out the long established business of Brett Bros, and organized the house of 
Jones, Lovell & Sanford, This copartnership continued about three years, when Mr. 
Sanford retired ond the business was continued under the firm name of Jones & Lovell 
until May, 1878. In that year Mr. Jones purchased the dry goods business of Henry 
11. Packard in Clark's block, and this business he still carries on with Robert Cook, 
under the firm name of B. E. Jones & Co. 

ilr. Jones was married in Provincetown September 21, 1862, to Kate Marie, daugh- 
ter of Dr. Stephen A. and Catherine M. W. (Bracket) Paine. He has two children, 
Kitty Pa3'ne, who graduated at Wellesley College in 1884, and Stephen Rosseter, who 
graduated at Amherst College in 1889, and at the Law School of Boston University 
in 1892. 

Mr. Jones is president of the Security Co-Operative Bank, vice-president and a mem- 
ber of the investment committee of the Brockton Savings Bank, and one of the direc- 
tors of the Home ^National Bank. He has been treasurer of Paul Revere Lodge of 
Masons since 1875, is also treasurer of the Brockton Masonic Benefit Association and 
occupies various other positions of trust. 

Mr. Jones, though never an active politician, has always taken a deep interest in the 
public welfare, and had identified himself with every public movement which tended to 
promote the growth, moral and material of his city. In 1882, the first year of the city 
government, he represenicd Ward Seven in the Board of Aldermen, and has twice 
since, in the years 1890 and 1801, been elected to the same board. 

Mr. Jones is a large holder of Brockton real estate and is a firm believer in the con- 
tinued prosperity of the city. With Embert Howard he built Satucket block, Bay 
State block and the Arcade. 



FRED MORTON BLXBY 

Is the second son of Charles Chancy and Alice (Crocker) Bixby, of Brockton, born 
December, 1863, married Lillie, daughter of Captain William A. and Mercy (Parker) 
Hallett, of Hyannis, Mass., November, 1887. Children one, Alice Parker Bixby, born 
September 20, 1889. After the usual attendance in the common schools of the old 
town of North Bridgewater, and not forgetting that his A, B and C's were learned at 
the private school of Mrs. Jones, as well as the multiplication table, young Bixby attended 
the High School, where he graduated in the class of 1881. During that year he 




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BIOGRAPHICAL. 61 

entered the oflice of Charles W. Sumner, Esq., tlien in active practice of law. In 
the fall of that year he entered the law department of Boston University, vi'here he re- 
mained three years. He was the youngest member of his class, and was appointed by 
the faculty as class orator for scholarship. He graduated in the summer of 1884. He 
then visited England and the continent of Europe, and soon after his return began the 
actiye practice of law with Mr. Sumner, remaining two years. Upon the death of 
Judge Sumner he formed a partnership with Herbert H. Chase in 1890, nnd succeeded 
Sumner it Chase in the general practice of law, with an otlice in Bixby's block, Main 
street, Brockton. 

WhenC. W. Sumner was appoiated district attorney, for the southeastern district of 
Massachusetts, Mr. Bixby became an assistant to Mr, Sumner. April 16, ISS^. he was 
appointed justice of the peace for Massachusetts, a notary public February 29, 1888, in 
1886 represented the city in the common council, and is now a justice of the police 
court of Brockton. 

Judge Bixby has been for eight year.s well known in Masonic circles andis popular. 
February 2, 1881, he was elected a commissioner of insolvency. He was also a charter 
member of the "Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks" and held the office of 
"Exalted Ruler" of that order in 1893-1894. 



MARTIN WILD. 

Martin Wild was the son of Martin and Susan (Williams) Wild, and grand.son of 
Richard and Rhoda (Cary) Wild, and the grandson also of Thomas and Rebecca (Keith) 
Williams. Tl)e lineage of the Wild family is traced to John Wild, who came from 
England and settled in Braintree in the seventeenth century ; his mother's lineage being 
traced to Richard Williams, one of the earliest English settlers of Taunton, Mass. 

On the father's side he reckoned among his ancestry Col. Simeon Cary of what is now 
Brockton, of Revolutionary memory; and on the maternal side Rev. James Keith, the 
first minister of Bridgewater. 

He was born in Easton, February 2, 18.38, where he passed the first twenty-one 
years of his life. His youth was spent in performing the lighter duties incident to the 
life of a farmer's son, attending summer and winter the common schools of his native 
town, leaving his home but for a single year to attend the academy of Mr. 3. D. Hunt 
in North Bridgewater. After he was twenty-one years of age he came with his parents 
to North Bridgewater, now Brockton. He was not robust, he was still a boy in stature, 
with little strength, no trade, and not the least business experience. He bad still to 
choose some occupation and "begin life." Everything was to be learned, everything 
but those traits of promptness, order and system, which were hereditary with him, and 
' which were strong elements of his later business success. 

It was not expected that he could endure much physical exertion. Should he prepare 
himself to become a teacher or seek employment in an office or a stoYe? These occupa- 
tions were distasteful to him on account of a certain taciturnity hereditary from his 



62 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

mother. He objected to any business that required talking. After mature deliberation 
he decided to go into a shoe shop, to ascertain by actual experiment whether he could 
earn his living by manual labor. 

Practicing the strictest regularity ot habit and a rigid economy ot his strength he be- 
came so far inured to labor as to give his employers satisfactory results, and became a 
cpiiet enthusiast in the work and business. For the first half year his wages were 
four dollars per week. If these were small, they were his first earnings, and he was 
content. 

His friends still remember the quiet pleasure with which, at twenty-two years of 
age, he spoke of having laid by fifty dollars in the savings bank. In this course of 
steady industry he continued for about ten years, when having accumulated a small 
capital he surprised his friends by announcing liis intention to go into the shoe 
business. "I have decided," he said, " to learn the shoe business, and I can best learn 
it by engaging in it. It will probably take me a long time. I may meet with dis- 
couragement and 'possibly failure. In the end I expect to learn and carry on the 
business." 

It is not known that he asked anybody's advice. After he had fairly and carefully 
weighed any project he was one ot the most self-reliant of men. Within two years after 
beainning business he met with a loss which wiped out his entire original capital. To a 
friend who inquired whether he would 'go an, he replied : " Certainly, I have been 
learning something about the business. I have my lasts, machines, and a few liundred 
dollars left, I have all the credit I need and more than I shall use, I have no notion of 
giving up." 

He continued in business seventeen years, making a modest but substantial contri- 
bution to the town's shoe business. 

Mr. Wild made few professions, but he aimed at being a useful man, and that principle 
became more and more a controlling principle of his life. His specialty was the manu- 
facture of the cheap shoe known at that time to the trade as the Brockton shoe. He 
aimed, however, always to put as much value into ihe product as the trade would pay 
for, and took much satisfaction during his later years in the fact that the trade would 
pay for a good cheap shoe. 

About 1885-6 he became apprehensive that the labor organizations, by grading up the 
prices of labor, might render it impossible, as they had already rendered it dilTi Jilt lo 
make cheap shoes in Brockton; and he visited other localities both in and out of ihe 
State with a view of transferring his busine-ss. Eventually, however, while continuing 
his Brockton business, he began the manufacture of fine shoes, operating for that pur- 
pose a factory near his birthplace in North Easton. He became much interested in this 
experiment of making a more expensive and for some consumers a more useful shoe ; 
and continued the experiment for a year, establishing it upon a paying basis. 

A few years before his decease Mr. Wild built a commodious factory on the corner of 
Centre and Bay streets. During the last year of his business he employed in both 
factories 325 hands. His business career had been without much incident, his .success 
moderate and solid rather than sudden and showy. 

And at the age of forty -nine years, having just occupied his new factory, being in the 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 63 

enjoyment of unlimited credit, with a sufficient capital and every business facility, bis 
health gave way. It was a severe trial to relinquish all his plans, but he yielded none 
too soon. 

Mr. Willi was not brought up in an especially religious way. His parents were church 
going and Sabbath keeping people who set him an example of diligence, integrity and 
strict veracity. He acquired some knowlege of the religious system of Emanue! 
Swedenborg, and gave a warm adhesion, especially to his doctrine of use. ''The king- 
dom of heaven is a kingdom of use.«," and he had no more noticeable trait than his love 
of business. He was not absorbed in it in the sense pi thmking about it incessantly, 
nor did he pursue it from a love of money, or to acquire the means of making a di.splay. 
Those propensities were extremely moderate in hira. He loved business for its own 
sake, and could think of nothing more desirable than to be in the enjoyinent of good 
health and to be engaged in useful activity ; of nothing less desirable than a life of idle- 
ness and self-indulgence, or of foolish and vain display. 

He was a decidedly intellectual man, not in the sense of being "bookish." He was 
intellectual in the habit of stud3nng over and thinking out practical problems. Thus in 
his youth he became, if not a local champion, an acknowledged eipert in ''checkers.' 
After entering upon business he made carefi.l study of all related problems, and his 
business success was not the result of chance or happy mistake, but of habitual re- 
flection and calculation. His prominent moral traits were a strict integrity and veracity, 
generosity and reverence. Growing out of these qualities, and noticeable even by 
strangers, were a remarkable modesty and reticence. These moral qualities were never 
on exhibition, but could not be concealed, and commanded for him practically unlimited 
credit, even before his financial standing became known. 

He did not form many warm attachments, but to a chosen few of congenial mould 
he was capable of unreserved personal devotion. 

He was a member of Paul Revere Lodge, of Satucket Royal Arch Chapter, of the 
Bay State Commandery of Knights Templars, and of the Brockton Commercial Club. 

Mr. Wild w-as married February 2'2, 1886, to Mrs. Susannah A. Smith of Stoughton, 
a daughter of the late Mr. Gilbert Bell of that town, by whom he had one child, 
Caroline Martin Wild. 

He died January 18, 1889, aged fifty years, eleven months and sixteen days. 



JOSIAH WASHBURN KINGMAN. 

JosiAH Washburn King.man was the sixth son of Seth and Judith (Washburn) King- 
man, of Brockton, Mass. He was born February 6, 1802, on Summer street, in that 
part of the city known as the " Kingman neighborhood." His early life, like most boys 
of that day, was rather uneventful, consisting of plenty of work and no play sort of a 
boyhood. There were several able-bodied boys in his father's family, and they each 
had to contribute to the common interests of agriculture ,by exerci-sing upon the farm 
during the summer season, while in the winter they indulged in the luxury of hammer- 
ing nails, which in those early days were all that were made (the quick moving ma- 



64 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

chines for making cut-nails had not tlien been invented). It will be borne in mind that 
at the time o£ his boyhood there was no Massachusetts Board of Edifcation, no High 
Schools, and only now and then an academy in the Commonwealth, therefore but a 
very limited portion of the year was spent in school in acquiring an education. When 
Mr. Kingman had arrived at the age of ten the militia company, under command of 
Capt. Nehemiah Lincoln, was called to the defense of Plymouth Harbor in the war of 
1812. The glittering swords and bright uniforms of the company were too much for 
the young lad, and having a brother in the rank and file he was also fired with railitaiy 
ardor, and volunteered to the country's service by cartmg supplies for the company. 

At the age of seventeen years he became an apprentice to his brother, Abiel King- 
man, with whom he remained for four years, learning the cabinet-maker's trade. Upon 
arriving at the age of twenty-one Mr. Kingman commenced manufacturing furniture, 
succeeding his brother Abiel, in a building afterwards finished into a dwelling house, 
and for a long time occupied by the late Peleg Holmes, near to the old homestead, and 
thus commenced a business which he conducted for upwards of thirty years with signal 
success. 

In 1825, the business having outgrown its original limits, he began to look aliout for 
more extensive accommodations, and, in a short time after, at the solicitation of per- 
sonal friends, he purchased a lot of land of Bela Keith, Esq., which is now the corner of 
Main and South streets, on what was then known as " The Plain," otherwise called 
" Salisbury Plain," now the thriving village of Campello, where he pitched his tent, and 
became one of the then few inhabitants occupying that section of the town. 

In the meantime he was married, and resided for a time in the house of Bela Keith, 
Esq., at the corner of Main and Depot streets, now Perkins avenue, till he erected 
a house of his own. After becoming fully established in housekeeping, he entered upon 
the cares of business, by building a manufacturing shop, and soon entered upon the 
wholesale trade, at first finding a market in Boston, and from thence extending his 
business to other cities of New England. The business soon became an established suc- 
cess, and the facilities for conducting the same were increased, building after building 
were added, till at length a large warehouse and store-rooms were erected, in which a 
large stock of furniture of every description, bedding, and other housekeeping goods 
were kept for the retail trade. 

When Mr Kingman commenced business he employed at first such water privileges 
as the immediate vicinity afforded, including the old mill, where Elmer C. Packard is 
now located on Crescent street, and knovv'n as the Zenas Packard mill, the " honest 
miller," and afterward erected a mill conducted by horse power nearer home, which 
served his purpose for a time, till his trade, which had extended to the rapidly-growing 
Western and Southern States, required additional facilities for the prosecution of his 
business, and in 1851 he erected a large building for steam pow-er, on the westerly 
borders of his grounds, which had then become neairly covpred by the various buildings 
used in manufacturing. In this mil! the most modern and most approved machinery 
was introduced, so that at that time no establishment in Southeastern Massachusetts had 
better, if as good, facilities for conducting the rapidly-growing business. 

After a lapse of two years and the erection of this new mill, with a prospect of a 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 65 

large expansion in business the entire establishment was destroyed by fire on the 
twenty-third day of May, 1853, entailing a loss of nearly fifty thousand dollars. At 
the time of this fire, besides the maiinfacturing buildings, the dwelling house and home 
of Mr. Kingman were destroyed, and by this calamity a large number of persons were 
thrown out of employment, and the growth of the village of Campello was for a tune 
retarded. It has, however, recovered from this stroke of adversity, and is now in a 
thrifty condition. 

Previous to 1836 the people of Campello for church worship were dependent upon 
ihe First Church in the Centre village. The population of the southerly portion of the 
town at that date was small, and among those who felt the necessity for church ac- 
commodations nearer home was Mr. Kingman. He was a pioneer in a movement in 
that direction, and was active in the procuring of land and the erection of a meeting 
house, and was ever active in promoting the interests of both church and society. In 
the early history of the church he was always on committees connected with and inter- 
ested in this church, and when they were fairly organized a Sabbath school was 
formed, and Mr. Kingman was elected their first superintendent, which office he held 
for many years. He was an early, active, prominent and consistent member of tlie 
church, and enjoyed the confidence of his friends and fellow citizens to an eminent de- 
gree. 

After a life of activity, varied as most lives are, he lived a calm, serene life to the 
ripe old age of eighty-three, a point beyond the time allotted to the average of man ; 
and his qualities of mind and experience of life made him a most entertaining ivnd in- 
structive companion. He was youthful in spirit, social and affable in his manners, and 
took a lively interest in the events of every day life. In 1838 he was chosen one of the 
Board of Selectmen of the town, an office to whicli he was nine years re-elected. In 
1847 and 1848 he represented the town of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, in the 
Legislature of Massachusetts. He was often on the Board of Overseers of the Poor, 
assessor of the town, and one of the first engineers of the fire department. During the 
Rebellion of 1861 he was appointed by the provost-marshal as recruiting officer for 
North Bridgewater and vicinity. In 1875 he was one of the road commissioners for 
the town. He was also on the committee for introducing the first public water works 
into the town. He was appointed justice of the peace by Gov. John A. Andrew, Janu- 
ary H, 1864. 

In all and every position to which he was called, his public spirit, his wise yet liberal 
judgment, his earnest devotion to the interests of the town, and his large comprehen- 
sion of its needs were marked and rendered him a valuable public officer. 

His comparative freedom from active business pursuits, and the excellent qualifica- 
tions he exhited in town and other public affairs, pointed him out to his fellow citzens for 
their frequent and repeated choice to positions of responsibility and honor, in all of 
which he showed himself worthy of the confidence reposed in him. 

FAMILY RECORD. 

JosiAH Washburn Kingman, son of Seth and Judith (Washburn) Kingman, married 
Polly, daughter of Cyrus and Keziah (Kingman) Packard, November 19, 1822. 



66 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

CHILDREN : 

I — Abipail Copeland, born February 19, 1824 ; married Auson Morse, of VValpole, 
Mass., January 1, 1844. 

cnii DRKN : 
1 — Adelaide Melissa Mor.se, born May 25, 1845 ; died October 3, 1845. 
2 — Margaret Kingman Morse, born May 1, 1848; died August 24, 1848. 
3 — Nancy Jane Morse, born June 2, 1849; died November 15, 1851. 
The molber died at Beaufort, S. C, whither she had gone for her health, March 17, 
1870. The father died at Norwood, Mas.s., August 17, 1881. 
II— Jane Packard, born November 19, 1825; died July 2, 1827. 
Ill— Judith, born June 29, 1827; died July 13, 1827. 

IV— Jane I'ackard, bora August 29, 1828; married Isaac Perkins, May 24, 1849. 

cniLDRF.N : 
1— Herman Wesley Perkins, born April G, 1S51 ; died October 2G, 1884. 
2— Abby Morse Perkins, born April 23, 18.53; died August 17, 1853. 
3 — George Kingman Perkins, born June 10, 1856; died January 20, 1861. 
4 — Anson Morse Perkins, born June 23, 1858; married Jennie Louise, 
born December 30, 1861, daughter of James and Margaret (Brown) 
Weeks, of South Weymouth, Mass., February 5, 1879. 

CHILDREN : 

I — ^George Kingman Perkins, born in Boston, November 14. 1879; 

died in Taunton, September 24, 1880. 
II — Louise Kingman Perkins, born in Brockton, October 21, 1880. 
Ill — Susan Bradford Perkins, boru in Brockton, March 19, 1883. 
IV — Bessie Kingman Perkins, born in Biockton, July G, 1886; 
died July 18. lirSG. 
The mother married second, Augustus Reed, of Canton, Me., October 14, 1875. 
V — Bradford, born January 5. 1831 ; married Susan Bradford, daughter of Capt. Thomas 
and Susanna Bradford Ellis, of Plympton, Mass., January 1, 1852. 

CHILDREN : 

1 — Carrie Parker Kingman, born July 15, 1858; died September IS, 1859. 
VI— Charlotte, born October 14, 1832 ; died July 29, 1833. 
VII— Seth, born July 21, 1834; died September 4, 1834. 

Polly, the mother died August 4, 1834. He then married Margaret, daugliterof John 
and Mary Dunlap, of Pelham, Mass., February 26, 1835. 

CHILDREN : 

VIII — Harriet Nason, born June 29,1836, married Francis H. Luddington. merchant, 

of St. Louis, -Mo., November 29, 1877. 
IX — Gardner Josiah, born August 23, 1838; married Fanny Theresa, daughter of Capt 

Joseph H. and Rebecca C. Nickerson, of Nantucket, May 5, 1861. 

CHILDREN : 

1 — Charles Webster Kingman, born October 3, 1862; married Fannie, 
daughter of Thomas and Deborah Torrey (Shaw) Leonard, of Brock- 
ton, December 15, 1887. 



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X — Almaria, liorn April 1, 1842 ; married Franklin Fo'ies, of Briflgewater, April 10, 18G1. 

CHILDREN : 

1— Josie Fobes, born January 20, I8G6; died June 14, 186G. 
The father died December 15, 1873. The widow married Francis H. Lud- 
dingtou, of St. Louis, Mo., November 3, 1874. 

CHILDREN : 

1 — Eliot Kingman Luddington, born in St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 187G. 
The mother died October 18, 187fi. 
XI— Eldora Louisa, born April 29, 1846; married Preston Bond Keith, of Carapello, 
Mass., December 3, 1869. 

children: 
1 — AUie Louise Keith, born April 2, 1877; now in preparatory school at 
Wellesley, Mass., (1894). 
XII— George Webster, born November 21, 1852; died May 8, 185G. 



JAMES FREDERICK GODDARD. 

James Frederick Goddard is the fourth son of Rev. Warren and Mary Growell 
(Tobey) Goddard, born in Brockton, Mass.. January 28, 1842. 

It seems to have been the ambition of Mr. Goddard's father to educate his sons and 
have them enter the ministry. After the usual course of rudimentary education such 
as the common schools near his home afl'orded he attended the North Bridgewater 
Academy, then under the management of Messrs. S. D. Hunt and Winchester, and re- 
ceived a private course of instruction in the languages from his father, who had fully 
intended for the young man to take an advanced course of study preparatory for 
college. Such privileges as he enjoyed he fully improved and looked upon school in- 
struction as only the beginning of knowledge, and has continued to build on the founda- 
tion laid in his early life and educated himself in the wider fields of activity than in the 
ordinary professional life. In the prosecution of his studies while at school he dis- 
tinguished himself by his diligence, his love of order, his correct and moral deport- 
ment, which he had imbibed from his parents and instructors, and was a born gentle- 
man. He was a good malhemstician, quick and accurate at figures, correct and judi- 
cious. In the initial work of his life he acquired skill and developed a native ability, 
which was soon discovered by thoge with whom he came in contact, and he has never 
lost his keen perception and his sound judgment, but still possesses to a remarkable de- 
gree a posiliveness of character, so highly desirable in a business man. His opinions 
are deliberately formed, well matured, and expressed with conciseness and precision. 

His conduct is marked with a strict adherence to the principles of integrity. In his 
manners and appearance he seems sedate and thoughtful, but those most intimate with 
him say he sustains his position by his unafiTected punctuality, his urbanity, and cour- 
teous address. In conversation he is pleasant, interesting and instructing. 



(38 HISTORY OB' BROCKTON. 

In the domestic circle, of whieli be is very fond, he is ever happy and cheerful, and 
finds his greatest delight in his home life. 

Instead of a professional life, for which his father veas desirous for his son to follow, 
Mr. Goddard decided to enter the training of mercantile life, and entered the service of 
Hawley, Folsom & Martin, an extensive wholesale dry goods house in Boston, in 1857, 
continu'ng in their employ till the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion in 1861, 
when, like many others of the flower of the land, he enlisted in and served with the 
45th Massachusetts Infantry ; afterwards served as civil clerk in Quartermaster's De- 
partment at Newbern, N. C, Fortress Monroe, Richmond, Ya., and from January 1, 
18G6, to March, 1867, at Fort Sedgwick, Colorado ; left the service at that place in 
March, 1867 ; remained in Colorado mining till winter of 1868; entered railroad service 
in April, 1868, as clerk in general freight office of the Chicago, Burlington <& Quincy 
Railroad at Chicago, where he remanied ten years, as general freight agent, traffic man- 
ager, and general manager, successively. He was elected third vice-president of the 
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in May, 1888, in full charge of all the traffic of 
that system, which contained about 9,000 miles of road; resigned that position June, 
1890, to accept the position of commissioner of the Western Passenger Association at 
Chicago from June, 1890, to October, 1890; resigned to accept his present position of 
Commissioner of the Trunk Line Association at New York, consisting of the following 
corporations: 

GRAND TRUNK RY., N. Y. L. E. & W. R. R., PHILA. & RFAU. R. P., 

N. y. C. & n. R. R. R., DKL. LACK & W. R. R., PENNSYLVANIA R. R., 

WEST SHORE R. R., LEHIGH VALLEY R. R., BALT. & OHIO R. R. 

N. y. O. & W. RT., CENT. E. R. OF N. J., 

In politics Mr. Goddard is a firm Republican. In his religious belief he is a con- 
sistent believer in the doctrines of the New Jerusalem church, of which he is an active, 
prominent and official member, and is connected with and a regular attendant upon 
the church services at the corner of Clark street and Monroe place, in Brooklyn, N. Y. 
He is also a member of the General Council of the New Jerusalem Church of America. 

Mr. Goddard mairied at Chicago, 111., January 28, 1869, Virginia, daughter of Dyer 
N. Burnbam, Esq., a prominent lawyer of Chicago. 

I. — Virginia Sylvia Goddard. born in Chicago September 26, 1870. 

II. — Edith Langdon Goddard, born in Topeka, Kan., OctoVjer 8, 1878. 

III. — Frederic Warren Dyer Goddard, born in Chicago March 18, 1889. 

This family are residents of Brooklyn, N. Y. 



DR. SAMUEL J. GRUVER. 

Samuel J. Grhver is the son of John and Sarah (Carrell) Gruver, born in Lower 
Mount Bethel township, Northampton county, Pennsylvania, August 27, 1846. 

After the usual attendance in the common schools of bis native town, he fitted for 
college at the Centerville Academy, Stone Church, Pennsylvania, under the Rev. J. I. 




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BIOGRAPHICAL. 69 

Bunell, of Betliel, Pa., working his wa^' (Juriiig preparatory sliuiies in labors on the 
farm and in teaching school, At the age of sixteen years he entered La Fayette Col- 
lege of Easton, Pa., wliere he remained four years during whicli time he received the 
degrees of A.B. and A.M. In 18GG he entered the University of Peiin.sylvania, a 
Medical College, where he remained three years, graduating in 18G9. 

He commenced the practice of medicine in Portland, Pa., immediately, and from 
the first was singularly successful. During his residence in Portland, Pa., he was 
elected Chief Burgess several times. In April, 1S81, he became a resident of Brock- 
ton, Mass., where he soon secured an extensive practice. Not only is he a prominent 
physician, but he is well known as an active, progressive citizen, always interested in the 
growth, prosperity and success of his adopted city. Soon after he came to Brockton 
he was placed on the Parish Committee of which he has been chairman ever since; he 
is also chairman of the Building Committee for erecting a new church, he is also a 
trustee of the Marcus Packard Fund in connection with the church. In his religious 
views he is m affiliation with the Trinitarian Congregationalists and an active member 
of the First Congregational Church and Society. He was a member of the Board of 
Aldermen in 1887 and 1888. He is often a.sked to accept positions of trust and respon- 
sibility by his fellow citizens, for which he has a natural inclination, but his devotion to 
his professional duties will not permit. He is a member of Joseph Webb Lodge of 
Free and Accepted Masons of Boston, and of Satucket Royal Aich Chapter, Bay State 
Commandery K. T., and Council of Royal and Select Masters of Brockton. A mem- 
ber of the Y. M. C. A. of Brockton. He has also interests in some outside matters, being 
largely interested in slate mining in Bangor, Pa., also in the clothing and furnishing 
goods business with the firm of T. S. Bailey & Co., Brockton. He is one of tlie charter 
members of the Commercial Club. 

In 1881 he purchased the elegant residence of the late Chandler Sprague, containing 
about three acres of laud, where he has a beautiful home. 

He is a good debater and reasoner and is one of the leaders in all public i nprove- 
ments. He has convictions and the courage of his convictions, and when satisfied he 
is right, knows no fear in the discbarge of duty. In politics he is a Republican, and is 
well and favorably known in the social circles of the city. 

Dr. Gruver married Elizabeth Strowbridge, daughter of the late Hon. Franklin and 
Martha Kingman (Thompson) Ames, of Brockton, November 28, 1872. 

CHILDREN : 

] — Joel Bradford, born in 1873, living only seven weeks. 

2 — Charlotte Bradford, born 1874, lived seven weeks. 

3 — Charlotte Ames, born October 4, 1877 died November 17, 1884. 



WARREN AUGUSTUS REED. 



Judge Warren Augustus Reed, is the son of Augustus and Laura Ann (Leach) Reed, 
born in Boston July 1, 1851. He was educated in the public schools of his native city, 



70 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

and Sited for college in the Eiiglish High School and with a private tutor, graduated 
from Harvard College in the class of 1875, and is now the secretary of his class. Mr. 
Reed then spent a year and a half traveling in Europe, engaged in study and travel, 
mastering the French and German languages;. Upon his return to this country he en- 
tered the Harvard Law School in 1877. Upon graduating from that school he studied 
law in the office of Messrs. Harris & Tucker, on Devonshire street, Boston, was ad- 
mitted to the bar in 1878 aid practiced law in that city till 1881, when he removed to 
Brockton. 

The mere recital of the events of one's life, the positions of honor and trust to which he 
has been called, the distinguished reputation he has gained in his profession, the respect and 
esteem in which he is held by his cotemporaries, all make up a more eloquent eulogy 
than the pen of a biographer could frame. Mr. Reed had not resided in Brockton long 
before he was called upon to become city solicitor from 1886 to 1889, and being deeply 
interested in the matter of public education rendered him eminently fitted for a position 
on the school committee, to which he was elected in 1885 where he has served six 
years. He was appointed justice of the peace December 16, 1885, notary public March 
12, 1888; he was appointed judge of the police court of Brockton September 26, 
1889; he is also a trustee of the Public Library and Brockton Hospil.al Co., also trustee 
of the Howard Seminary, West Bridgewater, and vice-president of the same; he is a 
trustee and vice president of the Commercial Club, also a president of the Brockton 
Industrial Corporation, formed to build factories to bring business to Brockton ; he 
is a director of the Brockton National Bank and trustee of the Young Men's Christian 
Association. In politics Mr. Reed is a Republican. In his religious views he is a con- 
gregationalist. 

Judge Reed's extensive experience in trust property and settlement of estates, renders 
him the right kind of a person to entrust valuable property with as a s:ife guardian of 
funds. 

Mr. Reed married Nellie N. Crocker, daughter of Bradford Lincoln and Mary (Per- 
kins) Crocker of Boston December 3. 1878. 

CHILDREN. 

I— Nellie, born in Boston March .30, 1880. Died April 5, 1880. 

n — LawrenoB Bradford, born in Boston February 22, 1881. 

Ill— Robert, and IV— Malcolm, born in Brockton March 2,188G,and died March. 4, 1S8G. 

V— Warren Augustus, born August 20, 1887. Died April 21, 1890. 

VI — Clarence Crocker, born in Brockton August 30, 1889. 

VII— Mildred, born September 2, 1890. Died October 1, 1890. 

The grandfather of Judge Reed was Briggs Rogers Reed, who was a son of Ezekiel 
Reed, one of the earliest clock makers in the United States, who died in Brockton April 
12, 1830, and a descendant of William Reed of Weymouth, Mass., who came to this 
country in 1635. The line of descent is as follows: William' and Ivis — William" and 
Esther (Thompson) — John' and Mary — Ezekiel' and Hannah (Beal) —Ezekiel' and 
Mary (Rogers) — Briggs Rogers'^ and Betsy (Hutchinson) — Augustus' and Laura Ann 
(Leach) — Warren Augustus' and Nellie N. (Crocker). 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 71 

PRESTON BOND KEITH. 

Ever since the early .settlement of the first minister, Rev. James Keith, in the oIJ 
town of Bridgewater the name of Keith has been a prominent and honorable one, 
whose descendants are numerous and widely scattered throughout the country. He 
was educated at Aberdeen, Scotland, and came to America when about eighteen years 
of age, in 1GG2, and was ordained in February, 1664. One of his sons, Timothy, be- 
came an early resident in what was formerly known as the North Parish, in the 
southerly portion of Campello, on the land afterward and since occupied b^ the Packard 
family. 

From Timothy are descended most of the name of Keith in what is now Brockton. 
At one time all the land between what was called Snow's Bridge, and the bridge at the 
southerly end of the Plain was owned and occupied by some of the Keith family. 

The subject of our sketch, whose name appears at the head, is a descendant in the 
seventh generation, as follows: Rev. James' and Susanna (Edson), Timolhy- and 
Hannah (Fobes), Tunothy' and Bethia (Ames), Levi'' and Jemima (Perkins), Benjamin' 
and Patty (Cary), Cliarles" and Mehetable (Perkins), Charles Perkins' and Mary Keith 
(Williams), Preston Bond* and Eldora Louisa (Kingman). 

Preston Bond Keith was born in Campello, October 18, 1847, on the old homestead, 
land which had for a long time been in the Keith family. His early days were passed 
in attending .such schools as his native village afforded, and an attendance at the High 
School in Brockton. In the spring of 1866, at the age of eighteen, he had a laudable 
desire to learn the shoe manufacturing business, and for that purpose he entered the 
employ of Martin L. Keith, who was at that time one of the leading manufacturers of 
Brockton, located in Campello, and having a store in Boston. After an experience of 
five and one-half years he commenced manufacturing shoes for himself in Campello in 
a small building which stood on Main streft, where Keith avenue is now. There he 
remained for about three years, when he removed the building to Clifton avenue and 
enlarged. Three years later he leased his property and erected another large factory 
which was opened in July, 1878. At first no steam power was used, and very little 
machinery, and his output was only 200 pairs of shoes a day. His business has pros- 
pered from the start and soon outgrew the limited quarters and anew factory was erected 
next to George Churchill's factory on Clifton avenue, power being sujjpliedby Mr. 
Keith, for both factories. As both parties increased their biisiness and more room was 
needed he leased his factory to Messrs. Whitman, Churchill and Alden. Mr. Keith built 
the main portion of the present e.xtensive factory on Rutland square, where he is now 
located. The original portion of this new factory was ]50,x30, to which additions have 
been made twice till at present it is one of the largest and best appointed shoe manu- 
factories in eastern Massachusetts. A tour of inspection through this establishment 
would be one of great interest, as Mr. Keith intends to keep abreast of the times in 
the introduction of the most modern and improved machinery. The factory is supplied 
with two large boilers and an engine of seventy horse power, with an improved automatic 
cut-off. The rooms are all well lighted. It has the automatic sprinklers, fire alarm 
and every precaution from fire. The productions of Mr. Keith at the commencement 



72 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

amounted to about $90,000. which have reached to about $1,000,000. The number of 
persons employed, which at first were thirty to forty, have increased until there is now 
400 hands employed. 

Mr. Keith's early experience with his father, and afterward in Boston, gave him such 
an insight into business affairs as contributed largely to his business success at a later 
period. This, m addition to his natural ability, admirably fitted him for his subsequent 
career in life. As a man of business, he is quick to grasp business problems, and effi- 
cient in executing business demands, nature has indeed endowed him with a clear and 
keen insight into all matters presented to him. 

He is in a large sense built after a generous pattern to serve many years and to 
answer numerous ends m life. As a business man with extensive interests to direct and 
care for, Mr. Keith has found but little time to devote to public business. His ability, 
his manly character was, however, earlv recognized by his fellow-citizens, and who 
have in many ways shown their appreciative confidence and regard. He was elected a 
member of the Board of Aldeimen in 1882, and re-elected again in 1883. Mr. Keith 
was one of the board chosen by the town for the construction of the public water 
works. 

He is a staunch Republican, but is in no sense a politician. Modest and unassuming, 
he not only shrinks from anything that might seem to partake of the spirit of self- 
.seeking or desire for popular favor, but also from taking positions of public trust which 
he is in every way qualified to fill. 

When the Home National Bank was organized in Brockton he was chosen a director 
which position he has held to the present date, and upon the vacancy caused by the 
death of Rufus P. Kingman he was elected to fill the office of president. He is offi- 
cially connected with national and savings hanks, and to his financial ability and con- 
servative spirit is due in a proportional degree the strength and good standing, m the 
financial world, of the institutions with which he is connected. 

In 1895 the Manufacturers' National Bank of Boston elected him a director, thus en- 
dor.«iog the opinions above expressed. He was one of the originators of the horse 
railroad in Brockton, and owner m tlie same, and a director of the same. He was at 
one time preident of the Campelio Co-operative Bank. In religious association he is a 
Trinitarian Congregationalist , and is a friend to religious institutions, and has been a 
liberal contributor to the activities connected with the South Congregational Church and 
Society, and was superintendent of the Sunday School for ten years, in Campelio. He 
has always been interested in the growth and prosperity of the society, and when any 
extensive changes have been made he has been willing to bear his part. He is not nar- 
row nor exclusive in his religious views and .sympathies, but broad and tolerant, and 
respects the views of those differing from him in their belief. His charities are unosten- 
tatious and are given cheerfully whenever it seems to be his duty to give. He has been 
president of the Youn^ Men's Christian Association. 

During the past twenty-five years he has been prominently identified with nearly all 
the improvements which have been made in the town and city. Reticent but cheerful 
in disposition, just in his dealings with all, no man is more highly respected in the com- 
munity than he, or more worthy of public confidence. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 13 

Mr. Keith united in marriage with Eldora Louisa, dauglifer of Josiali Washburn and 
Margaret (Dunlap) Kingman, December 8, I8C9, and have one child, Alhe Louise, born 
April 2, 1877, who is now a student iu Dana Hall Preparatory School for college ni 
Wellesley, Mass. He belongs to the Commercial Club, also to the Congregational Club. 



JONAS REYNOLDS PERKINS. 

Hon. Jonas Ketnolds Perkins, one of Brockton's well known citizens, was born in 
Braintree, Mass., February 18, 1822. He was' the son of Rev. Jonas and Rhoda 
(Keith) Perkins (See page 354.) He fitted for college with his father and entered 
Brown University, Providence, where he took a full collegiate course, graduating in 
the class of 1841. The two years following graduation he was principal of the 
Academy in Rochester, Mass. It was during his occupying this position he decided to 
enter the legal profession, his tastes being in that direction. We ne.xt find him study- 
ing law with the eminent Hon. Timothy G. Coffin at New Bedford, one of the leading 
legal lights of the Commonwealth. Upon the completion of his studies he became a 
partner with Mr. Coffin in the general practice of law, the co-partnership ending July 
10, 1849. Upon the discovery of gold in California in 1849 and the general excite- 
ment which it produced, he had his share, and sailed immediately for Cafifornia, where 
he remained until July, 1852, when he returned to the east and resumed the practice of 
his chosen profession in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, in September, 1852, where 
he entered upon a large and lucrative practice, which continued as long as he remained 
in the profession. 

Mr. Perkins always took a prominent part in the affairs of the town and held various 
positions of trust and responsibility. He was appointed justice of the peace Novem- 
ber 20, 1852. He was captain of the North Bridgewater Dragoon Company in 1857, 
and selectman in 1864. For several years he held the office of trial justice previous to 
June 16, 1874, when he was appointed justice of the First District Court, Bridgewater, 
Brockton, Bast and West Bridgewater being in the jurisdiction of the court. He ful- 
filled the exacting duties of his office acceptably so long as he held it, to 1885. As a 
judge in the court he was considered as very lenient in his sentences and often had 
words of advice and encouragement to give. He was of a sympathetic, generous 
nature and would sometimes fine a prisoner and afterward rather than see a man go 
to jail he would "trust" the party and let them go till they could pay. 

He was an active member of the First Congregational church in Brockton, as hig 
ancestors were back to 1739, and was a liberal supporter of the church and the charities 
connected with the same. 

Mark Perkins, of Ipswich, Mass., was the first of this name in the old town of 
Bridgewater. He settled in the North Parish. Died December 20, 1756, and was 
buried in the burying ground near Grove street, on Main street. Jonas Reynolds 
Perkins, Esq., the subject of our sketch, having great regard for the memory of his 
ancestors, caused a monument or tablet to his memory to be erected in the above groumls 
J 



74 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

somu years since. The line of Je.soent i.s as follows: Mark ami Dorothy (Wliipple) ; 
Josiah and Abigail (Etison), 1765; Josiah and Anna (Reynolds), 1790; Jonas and Rhoda 
(Keith), 1815; Jonas Reynolds and Mary E. (Sawyer), 1859. 

He married, first, Jane Avery-Holmes, of Plymouth, Ma.s?., June 22, 1854, who died 
in July, 1858. He married, second, Mary Blizabelli, daugliter of Jonathan and Mary 
C. Sawyer, of Boston, October 26, 1859. 

For many years previous to his death, which took place February 19, 1893, be was 
in feeble health. 



HERBERT LEWIS KINGMAN. 

Herbert Lkwis Kingm.^n, one of the promising merchants of Brockton, is the son 
of Lewis Arastns and Mary Jane (Alderman) Kingraan, of Mansfield, Mass., born Au- 
gust G, 1850, removed to North Bridgewater, now Brockton, in 1851, graduating at the 
High School of Brockton. His education was supplemented by mi attendance at the 
Academy in Bridgewater, and working in his father's shop at the wheelwright business, 
like his father and grandfather. Nothing very eventful has occurred in the life of the 
young man, except habits of industry, and the usual routine of a boy's life. In 1871 
Mr. Kingman engaged in butchering in West Bridgewater, supplying the country round 
about home with meat. In the years from 187G to 1878 he was a resident of Newport, 
R. I. In 1888 he commenced the wholesale business in meats with E. C. Cahoon, 
under the firm name of Gaboon & Kingman, the trade including provisions. In 1890 
he became connected with the "'Swifts'' of Cliicago and Brockton, under the firm of 
Gaboon, Kingniiin & Swift. The Swifts are among the largest dealers in Gbicago, and 
the firm in Brockton is the largest in Suullieastern Massachusetts in that line of goods. 
Mr Kingman has in his business what is capital of the best kind, that of a good charac- 
ter, intelligence, habits of industry, .self-control, not afraid of work and with quiet 
courage, he applies himself to the work and business of life as in his earlier days. 

In politics he is a sound Republican, but gives very little of his time to wirepulling or 
seeking office. In religion his affiliations are with the Methodists, by habit and early 
training, his father having been a Methodist before him. He is a regular attendant 
upon church services at the Centra! Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of 
the Commercial Club of Brockton, and is a member of the F, and A. Masons, ,32d de- 
gree ; also an I. 0. of 0. F. in good standing. 

Mr. Kingman is happy in his domestic and home life, of which he is very fond. 

He married, first. Love Louisa Flagg, daughter of Loring and Lucina (Miller) Flagg, 
of West Bridgewater. Mass., December 30, 1875, and had 

1. — Alice Mary Kingman, born June 27, 1880; died August 11, 1881. 

His wife died February 22, 1881. He married, second, Abbie Adelia, daughter of 
Reuben and Elizabeth (Churchill) Peokham, of Fall River, Mass., May 10, 1888, and 
had 

1. — Alton Hayward Kingman, born July 9, 1889. 

Lewis Arastus Kingman, failier of Herbert Lewis Kingman, died March 27, 1892. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 75 

WILLIAM LINCOLN REED. 

The ancestor of the numerous family of Reed was Brianus, a noted man of Lincoln- 
shire, England, who in 1139 was registered as " Brianus de Reed." He left two sons 
who were respectively named Robert of Reed, and Thomas of Reed -dale. This new 
Reed family occupied nearly the same locality for several centuries. Fro ^ it descended 
William Rede, an eminent mathematician, who in 1309 was made Bisho; of Chichester. 
William Reed was born in 1450, was a great grandson of the Bishop, and had tliis 
lineal descent. William, born 1490; William, 1.510; William, born 1545; William 
born 1572. The last named William had two sons, William, born 1596, and John, born 
1598. These brothers became participants in the great Massachusetts Land Patent, of 
which Governor Winthrop (connected by marriage with the Reads) was the leader, 
and in 1G30 came with Winthrop's expedition from near Boston, England, to the place 
which they named Bjston also. William removed to Weymouth in 1635, and was one 
of the most active men of the colony. 

William Lincoln Reed, a descendant in the sixth generation from William of Wey- 
mouth, the line being William', Thomas-, DanieP, Thomas*, Isaac^ William Lincoln", 
the son of Dea. Isaac and Nancy (Lincoln) Reed, was born in Abington, Mass., October 
5, 1825. His father, Isaac Reed, was a farmer, and a useful member of society and an 
excellent and >vorthy citizen. He died in IS47. His mother was the daughter of 
Caleb Lincoln of Taunton, Mass. (The Lincoln family were among the early and promi- 
nent settlers of Taunton and Hingham.) She died in 1874. Thomas Reed, grand- 
father of William Lincoln, is remembered as a man of large frame, over six feet in 
height, of great physicial endurance and energy of character. He possessed large 
landed estates. 

William Lincoln Reed, the subject of our sketch, received his education in the public 
schools of Abington, and assisted his father on the farm. But that kind of labor was 
not to his taste, and he learned the shoemakers' trade, which he prosecuted for several 
years. In 1853 he commenced shoe manufacturing in a shop connected with his house, 
cutting his stock and putting it out to be made. In 1855 Mr. Reed's increasing busi- 
ness demanded more commodious quarters, which he found over tlie store of Randall 
Cook, where he remained for the ne.xt five years. Business continued to prosper, and 
in 18G0 he built what was then regarded as a large factory near the railroad station at 
South Abington, now Whitman. Results showed the wisdom of his enterprise, and 
predicted the coming necessity of still further enlargement. In 1866 he entered into 
co-partnership with Joseph Bunage, of Abington, and jointly conducted business for 
the ensuing six years under the firm name of Bunage & Reed. In 1872 liis business 
connection was dissolved by the death of Mr. Bunage. He then entered into partner- 
ship with David B. Closson, of Boston, the firm being Reed & Closson. 

Soon after his association with Mr. Closson the rapidly increasing demands of trade 
imperatively required enlargement of manufacturing facilities, which were at once pro- 
vided . In 1879 a further addition was necessitated. The factory was lengthened by 
the erection of eighty-two feet so that its dimensions were fixed at two hundred and 
thirty-two feet in length by thirty-five in width and four stories in height. The annual 



76 HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

value of tlie goods by about two liuiidred employees exceeded four liundted aad fifty 
tbousand dollars. 

July 1, 1883, this entensive manufactory, filled with costly machinery, and a large 
amount of material was entirely destroyed by fire. Since that time Mr. Reed has not 
been in active business. 

Mr. Reed married June G, 1847, Deborah W., daughter of Ziba and — ■ — Chessman, 
of Wpymouth, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

I — William Bradford Reed, born February 24, 18.52; died January 4, 
. 1858. 

II — Anna Gertrude Reed, born August 24, 1855; married George Eldon 
Keith, of Campello, October 23, 1877. Children : 
1— Eldon Bradford Keith, born October 18, 1879. 
2— Harold Chessman Keith, born June 18, 1884. 
Ill — Sarah Chessman Reed, born July 30, 1857. Married Rev. John 
Thomas Blades, pastor of the South Congregational church, Campello, 
October 17, 1882. Children: 

1— Arthur Bell Blades, born October 5, 1884; died May 1, 1885. 
2— Carlton Reed Blades, born April 4, 1883. 
3 — Gertrude Lincoln Blades, born January 25, 1889. 
Rev. Mr. Blades died December 17, 1893. 
IV — Walter Lincoln Reed, born November 5, 1859. 
He married, second, Mrs. Georgietta A. (Richardson) Clark of Medford, Mass. Mr. 
Reed has been called upon to fill many official positions. He is Republican in politics, 
and represented the town of Abington in the House of Representatives in 18.58 and 
1859. In 1859 he served on the Joint Committee on Towns. In 1865 he was elected 
to the State Senate lo represent the Second Plymouth District, and served on the 
Standing Conjmittee on Leave of Absence, the Joint Committee on Prisons, and as a 
member of the Joint Special Committee on the Annexation of Roxbury to Boston. He 
was returned to the Senate again in 1866, and served as chairman of the Joint Com- 
mittee on Prisons and as a member of the Joint Special Committee on the Cost ol' State 
Aid. In 18G7 he was elected to the Senate for a third term, and occupied his former 
chairmanship and was a member of the committee on the Hoosac Tunnel, and Troy 
and Greenfield Railroad. He was afterwards a member of Governor Claflin's Council 
from the Second Councillor District for 1870 and 1871, serving on the committees on 
the Hoosac Tunnel and the Troy and Greenfield Railroad, Military Affairs, and the 
Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad. He is a prominent member of the Order of Free 
and Accepted Masons. December 30, 1860, he received the degree of entered appren- 
tice in the John Cutler Lodge at Abington and on the same day the degree of Fellow 
Craftsman, that of Master Mason January 28, 1861. March 25, 1861, was elected a 
member of the John Cutler Lodge, and August 8 withdrew from it in order to connect 
himself with the Puritan Lodge of South Abington, now Whitman, which was then 
constituted and dedicated, and of which he was one of the charter members. February 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 77 

9, 18G3, he received the degree o£ Mark Master Mason. March G, 186:1, that o£ Past 
Master, and also of Most Bscellent Master in the Pilgrim Lodge. April 3, 1863, he 
was raised to the dignity of Royal Arch Mason, and October 2 of the same year be- 
came a member of the Pilgrim Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. December 11, 18G3, he 
received the order of the Red Cross. March 15, 18G4, the order of the Temple, and 
the order of Malta. He is also a charter member of the Old Commandery of Knights 
Templars. In the Boston Council of Select and Royal Masters he received the degrees 
of Select Master, Royal Master and Super Excellent Master in succession. Subse- 
quently withdrawing from the Boston Council he and others as charter members werQ 
constituted and dedicated as the Abington Council of Select and Royal Masters. Mr. 
Reed is a genial person, attractive in manners and actively interested inalllocal improve- 
ments. He is a liberal contributor to the cause of Christianty. Endowed with a high 
and keen sense of honor, always actuated by sound ethical principle.=, he has acquired 
unusual personal popularity, even from political opponents. His singularly accurate 
judgment has almost always preserved him from mistake, and in the guidance of his 
remarkable energies has raised him to a prominent attitude of social success. 

As an evidence of the esteem in which he is held we mention that after the burning 
of Mr. Reed's manufactory a citizens meeting was called at South Abington, now 
Whitman, to give public expression of sympathy for his loss, and show the estimation 
with which he was regarded by tlie loniling citizens of the town where he resided and 
where he had been a solid factor for nmny years. 

The attendance was large, and the .spu-it shown was deep and heartfelt. Many promi- 
nent men of neighboring towns, took part with cordiality and earnestness. The meet- 
ing was an unselfish tribute of respect, such as few men have while living. From the 
resolution passed at this meeting we append the following: 

Resolved, " That to our fellow citizen, Hon. William Lincoln Reed, the senior mem- 
ber of said firm, we tender our warmest sympathy, and sincerely trust that he realizes 
how fully we appreciate his life-long devotion to the best interests of his native town, 
how heartfelt is our grief over his great loss, and how great is our reliance that he will 
meet the disaster which has overtaken him with the same courage -and ability, which 
has marked an active and energetic life, and made his name and that of his firm 
honored and respected, wherever known." 

Numerous speakers gave expression to their sympathy and regard for the energy, in- 
dustry, perseverance, thrift and benevolence of Mr. Reed, and we fittingly close this 
sketch by an extract from Hon. Benjamin W. Harris. 

'' I came over from my home to express my deep sympathy for my friend, Hon. Will- 
iam L. Reed. I have known Mr. Reed for more than thirty years. He began life as a 
mechanic, at the bottom of the ladder, and by untiring industry, strict economy and un- 
varying integrity, has won his way up to his high position as a successful business man 
in the community. He is entitled to active and helpful sympathy. My acquaintance 
with him has been largely in the social and public relations. In public trusts as well as 
business relations he has made an honorable and enduring record. During his long public 
service I have yet to hear of his lacking anything of strict integrity and honorable pur- 
pose. In his business life he has attained an equally enviable reputation." 



78 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ALBERT CRANSTON THOMPSON. 

Albert Cranston Thompson is one of the successful business men such as one likes 
to meet. Starting in life with small pecuniary advantages, he has secured a handsome 
property. 

Mr. Thompson is the only son and child of Albert and Charlotte Maria (Warren) 
Thompson, born in Halifax, Mass., Decendjer 10. 18-13, the line of ancestry being as 
follows : 

John ' and Mary (Cooke); Jacob" and Mary (Hay ward) ; Barnabas' and Hannah 
(Porter); Adam' and Molly (Thomson); Adam'' and Salvina (Wood); Albert" and 
Charlotte Maria (Warren); Albert Cranston' and Marcia Anna (Nickerson). 

Mr. Thompson's father being a carpenter and joiner, the son naturally worked in the 
same line, and learned that trade, serving until he was twenty-one years of age, when 
he removed to Brockton February 29, 1864. He immediately entered the employment 
of Phillip Reynolds, who was engaged in manufacturing musical instruments; at fiist 
melodeons, afterw'ards cabinet organs. In 1869 he was admitted to an eiiual partner- 
ship, which lasted until 1873, when he sold his interest to Mr. Reynolds. During that 
year he purchased the wood turning business of George M. Copeland, ihen located in 
the second story of Ellis Packard's mil', now owned by Elmer C. Packard on Crescent 
street. He afterward leased a lot of land of Oakes S. Soule, on Montello street, at the 
foot of Ward street, where he erected a steam mill, which he conducted for a time, and 
then purcliased a lot of land of the late William Perry, now No. 70 Railroad avenue, 
where since 1878 he has had a planing and moulding mill, doing fine wood work for 
builders. In January, 1893, Mr. Thompson admitted Mr. Ellery C. Dean as a partner to 
his business. Mr. Dean had learned the trade of Mr. Thompson, and both are now- 
engaged in conducting a successful business under the firm name of A. C. Thompson 
& Company. 

Mr. Thompson belongs to one of the oldest and best known families in his native 
town, for like the Howards and Packards in Brockton so Fullers and Thompsons pre- 
vailed in Halifax. It is said that a public speaker once, on commencing his lecture m 
that town addressed his listeners as " Fullers and Thompsons," instead of the usual 
Ladies and Gentlemen. He received such an education as the district schools of his 
town afforded, resided in Abington, Mass, one year, and in 1857 attended the Dwif^ht 
School in Boston. Nature seems to have endowed him with many superior gifts which 
are needed to battle and cope with the difficulties to be met along the journey of life. 
Through liis own exertions, native abilities, and previous acquirements, he has been 
.successful in business and has applied himself to the stuily and mastery of its details. 
He is quick to grasp difficult problems, and efficient in executing demands. He has a 
clear, keen insight, a discriminating, practical judgment, acting with precision akin to 
genius ; a man of affairs built after a generous pattern, to serve many use.s, a person of 
wide sympathies, of broad views, of comprehensive purposes and aims, of a liberal 
sjiirit, and is restricted to no single line of effort, to no narrow field of desire or en- 
deavor. In temperance matters he is a Prohibitionist, and not total abstinence. 

Mr. Thompson is a public spirited man and his interest in the affairs of the town and 




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BIOGRAPHICAL. 79 

city of his adoption may be seen in the frequency with which he has been called to 
positions of public confidence. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen of Brock- 
ton, in 1887 and 1888, and was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives 
in 1888, and was on the Committee of Federal Relations, and in 1889 was re-elected 
and served on the Committee on Water Supply. He was appointed by the mayor in 
1892, as Commi.ssioner of Sewerage for the City of Brockton, for one year, and in 1893 
Mayor Keith appointed him for tliree years, and is now in office. He is a trustee of 
the Brockton Savings Bank and one of the Board of Investments. In 1890 he was 
placed upon the Board of Directors of the Home National Bank. Mr. Thompson has 
been a member of the Masonic Order since 1867 and filled several offices in the same, 
as Past Master of Paul Revere Lodge, High Priest of Satucket Royal Arch Chapter, 
Thrice Illustrious Master of Brockton Council Royal and Select Masters, Past Com- 
mander of Bay State Commandery of Knights Templar. Received three Scottish Rite 
Degrees in Boston, and has received Thirty-two degrees in the Masonic Lodge. 

He is an associate member of the Grand Army of the Republic, also a corporate 
member of the Commercial Club of Brockton, and the New England Order of Protec- 
tionists, Knights of Honor and others. In politics he is a fi m Republican. In relig- 
ion he is one of the chief promoters of the Church of the L'nity, one of the liberal Uni- 
tarian churches and has been chairman of the Board of Trustees for several years. 

The " East Side Electric Railroad '' was a new road, one of the first in the city and 
county, if not in the country, which was run by electricity, from the city proper to the 
east section of the city toward Whitman. The road was in poor condition, and Mr. 
Thompson was asked to take it in hand, which he did, as director and President, and 
brought it up to a five percent stock, and then it was leased to the Brockton Street 
Railway Company for ninety-nine years, at that rate of yearly percentage. The lease 
has been cancelled, and the stock has since been merged into the Lessees Railway 
Company. 

Mr. Thompson married Marcia Anna, daughter of Alfred and Mary Nickerson, of 
Proviocetown, Mass., October 5, 1871. 



HOSEA KINGMAN. 

IIosEA KiNG-MAN, the subject of this sketch, is the son of Phillip Dean and Betsy B. 
Washburn, of Bridgewater, Mass., was born in Bridgewater, April 11, 1843. His an- 
cestry is among the best in the Commonwealth, and one of the earliest. Henry King- 
man, the first of the name in this country, came from Weymouth, England, to Wey- 
mouth, Mass., in 1635, and from them have descended a numerous posterity of higlilv 
respected citizens. His line of descent from his ancestor is as follows : 

Henry' and Joanna ( — — ) — John" and Elizabeth ( ) -John^ and Bethia (New- 
comb) — John* and Rebecca (Allen) — Abner° and Susanna (Leonard) — Bela" and Lydia 
M. (Dean)— Phillip Dean' and Bet.^^y B. (Washburn)— Hosea' and Carrie (Cole). 

Mr. Kingman received his early training in the public schools of his native village, 



80 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

afterward attending the Academy in Bridgewater, and the Appleton Academy at New 
Ipswich, N. H., and entered Dartmouth College. When the War of the Rebellion 
broke out in 1861, loyal to his principles, he left college and enlisted in Company K. 
Third Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and was mustered into service September 
22, 1862, and accompanied his regiment to Newbern, N.C. In December, 1862, he was 
detailed on Signal Service and v^ent to Port Royal, S. C, thence to Folly Island, 
Charleston Harbor, S. C, and was mustered out of service June 22, 1863. Returning 
to college he made up liis junior work during the first term of his senior year, an 
achievement worthy of note, and was graduated with his class in 1864. 

He studied law with Williams Latham, Esq., of Bridgewater, with whom, after his 
admission to the bar, he became associated as partner in the practice of law under the 
firm name of Latham & Kingman. In 1871 Mr. Latham retired and Mr. Kingman con- 
tinued the practice alone. 

Mr. Kingman, when a young man, received several offices, thus showing the con- 
fidence and esteem of the community in which he resided. 

He received the appointment of special justice of the First District Court of Plymouth 
County November )2, 1878, elected commissioner of insolvency in 1884 and re-elected 
every year to date. He is a trustee of the Pilgrim Society of Plymouth, Mass., as well 
as of the Bridgewater Savings Bank, and of Bridgewater Academy. He was appointed 
district attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts in January, 1887, which 
office he resigned upon bemg appointed upon the Metropolitan Sewerage Commission 
August 14, 1889. 

He is a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, was three years master of 
Fellowship Lodge of Bridgewater, of which he was a charter member, and was a dis- 
trict deputy of the Grand Lodge for three years. He was a charter member of Bridge- 
water Lodge No. 1039 of the Knights of Honor, of which he is past dictator. 

Mr. Kingman is a successful practitioner of law, of natural and acknowledged ability. 
He is vigorous and efficient in the understanding of his causes and leaves no vulnerable 
point open to attack. Patient and persistent in searching for evidence, he does not en- 
gage in a trial until his case is thoroughly prepared. He has had an active and success- 
ful professional life, and is one of the acknowledged leaders of the bar. He has a clear, 
discriminating mind and dispassionate temper, which has been of great service to him 
in the trial of closely contested cases. In public and private intercourse he is intelligent, 
candid, conscientious and courteous, and therefore universally respected. In social life 
he is urbane, genial, modest and yet dignified, and welcome to every circle. He has an 
enthusiastic love of the law and a scrupulous fidelity to his clients in all emergencies. 
His legal business, which is very extensive, has tended to strengthen his naturally fine 
intellectual powers. 

In politics Mr. Kingman is a good Republican, but his time being occupied with liis 
professional labors, he has but little time to attend to matters of local interest in the 
town where he resides, yet he is ever ready to lend his influence to that which is for 
the best and tends to promote the public good. 

Mr. Kingman married Carrie daughter of Hezekiah and Deborah (Freeman) Cole, of 
Carver, Mass., June 21, 1866. 

CHILDREN : 

1. — Agnes Cole Kingman, married B. Bertram Newton, of Roxbury, 
Mass., December 6. 1894. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 81 

ELLIS BRETT. 

Elms Brett, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, comes of a higlily respectable 
ancestry, and one wortliy to be perpetuated. His ancestor in tliis country was Elder 

William Brett, who with his wife Margaret , came from Kent, England, m 1645, 

and settled in Duxbury. Mass. 

He was one of the early proprietors of Bridgewater and located near the center of 
what is now West Bridgewater. He was an elder in the church, and often when Rev. 
James Keith was sick he preached to his congregation ; he was a leader in both church 
and town affairs, and often representative to the General Court of the colony. From 
this family sprang nearly, if not all of this name in New England. 

Mr. Brett is the son of Ephraim and Ruth (Copeland) Brett, and was born in North 
Bridgewater, now Brockton, October 23, 1840. 

The line of descent from Elder William' and Margaret is as follows : Nathaniel" and 
Sarah (Hay ward), 1G83 ; Seth= and Sarah (Alden), 1712 ; Samuel* and Hannah (Packard), 
1737; Isaac'' and Priscilla (Jackson), January 17, 1765; Joseph" and Olive (Beal), 
December 21, 1797; Ephraim' and Ruth (Copeland), September 25, 1837; Ellis' and 
Elizabeth Florence (Hawes), November 10, 1892. 

Mr. Ellis Brett was the son of a farmer, as was his grandfather ; the old homestead 
where he was born is now standing on Prospect street; his father was a brick mason 
by trade as well as a farmer. Ellis, the son, attended the usual district school in his 
section of the old town of Noith Bridgewater, supplemented by a course in the Acad- 
emy of S. D. Hunt, attending the same during the portions of the year that he could 
be spared from the duties of the farm. Mr. Brett has continued to cultivate the same 
to this date. 

Of the official life of Mr. Brett it has been strictly honorable and with a conscientious 
interest in the welfare of the town and city of his birth. When the city government 
was first organized and the olHcers chosen, Mr. Brett was selected as assistant assessor 
of Ward Seven, and was re-elected each year until 1885, when he was elected princi- 
pal assessor to fill the unexpired term of Noah Chesman, which position he has held to 
the present date, having been chairman of the Board for several years. He was re- 
elected to that position annually until January 7, 1895, when he was re-elected for 
three years and now holds that position. Mr. Brett was chosen overseer of the poor in 
January, 1886, which office he held until January IS, 1894. In 1894 he was cho.sen tax 
collector for the city, it being an unsolicited selection. 

Mr Brett has always led a quiet life, and never an office seeker or politician, although 
he has held several positions of public confidence. In politics he is a staunch Repub- 
lican and was a member of the Republican City Committee for several years, and chaiiman 
of the same for about three years, ending with 1892 ; member of the Plymouth County 
Campaign Committee one year, and treasurer two years. 

Mr. Brett's religious views are in affiliation with the New Jerusalem church, having 
for a long time been an attendant on their services, and has been an auditor and chair- 
man of the standing committee of that society for several year.'. His grandfather, 
Joseph Brett, was a very enthusiastic Methodist, and his father, Ephraim Brett, also 

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82 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

until 1845 or '46 when lie became a believer in the New Jerusalem church and his son 
followeil and is a consistent behever in their doctrines and worship. 

He is a member of the Massachusetts Association of Asses.sors and one of the execu- 
tive committee of that board. That Mr. Brett has the confidence of the entire com- 
munity and the circle in which he moves may be attested by the trusts imposed on him 
in the settling of estates as administrator and executor, and in the care of trust prop- 
erty alone and with others. 

Mr. Brett is a farmer, and much of his time is spent in public affairs connected with 
the city. He is well known as a straight-forward, upright, honest man, commanding 
the respect of his neighbors and fellow citizens. Frank, open-hearted, and social in his 
habits and of few words, and those are generallj" understood. He is domestic in his 
daily life and of a benevolent and obliging disposition. 

Mr. Brett married, Novendjer 10, 1892, Elizabeth Florence, daughter of Richard 
Howes and Lucy Hartwell (Alden), a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower, and 
has one child, 

1 — Rogers Ellis Brett, born November 17, 1893. 



GEORGE ELDON KEITH. 

The name of Keith is inseparably associated with the rise of the shoe manufacturing 
industry of Campello. The great-great-grandfather of the subject of our sketch was 
the first manufacturer of shoes previous to the Revolution, and was a tanner as well 
as shoemaker, situated at the corner of what is now Main and Plain streets, the site of 
the splendid residence of George Eldon Keith. Mr. Keith is a notable example of the 
successful • men in Brockton who have risen from the ranks to the head of a large and 
lucrative business. The factors which have brought about this result are energy, in- 
telligence, complete mastery of his trade, and a determination to win. Beginning with 
nothing, he owns one of the largest, finest and best equipped shoe manufactories in the 
the city, if not in Massachusetts. The building is in the form of a hollow square, 550 
feet long, 32 feet wide, three stories high and a basement. The foundation of this 
business was laid when the young man was engaged with his father at shoemaking, 
and later in his shoe manufactory. 

Mr. Keith's early life was one of industry, working nights and mornings, while 
attending school, making boots and shoes, and after leaving school ootUinued at that 
business until July 1, 1874, when, in company with William S. Green, he commenced 
manufacturing under the firm name of Green & Keith. This partnership continued 
until 1880, when he disposed of his interest to Mr. Green and erected the building now 
included in the present factory on Perkins avenue, Campello. 

During the first si.K months his sales were a little over $7,000. Since 1880 there have 
been several additions made to the original building as the business increased, viz., one 
of foity feet, fifty feet, sixty feet, fifty feet and one hundred and twenty feet respec- 
tively. The first engine u.sed was a fifty-hor,se power, replaced by one of 100 horse 



BIOGRAPHICAL, 83 

power, wliicli in turn gave wny to one of 150 horse power. His factory is liglited by 
electricity, the 700 burners being run by a dynamo on the premises. Tlie yearly pay 
roll of this establishment is upwards of $500,000. and goods to the amount of one 
niillion and a half are made, giving employment to about 700 hands. Mr. Keith is a 
man of bright and sunny temperament, liked by everybody, and especially by those in 
his employ. He is essentially a self-made man — and well made — and his success is due 
to an intelligent application of his energies to his chosen calling. This establishment is 
indeed a I'epresentative institution and reflects great credit upon its enterprising pro- 
prietor, who in twenty years has gone from the bench to the ownership of this immen.se 
factory. 

In politics llr. Keith is a Republican, although his business requirements precludes 
his taking active part in the same. He was a member of the first Board of Aldermen 
of the city of Brockton and was president of the Campello Co-operative Bank. At 
present he is a director in the Third National Bank of Boston, and also of Brockton 
National Bank, director in Brockton Savings Bank, president of the Eppler Welt 
Machine Company of Boston, president of the American Heeling Machine Company of 
Brockton, sold in England, Sweden, Switzerland, France, New Zealand, and Australia ; 
treasurer of Howland Falls Pulp Company of Howland, Me. 

We have already seen that Mr. Keith is a very active man in his busines.s, and in his 
interests outside of his manufacturing he is also active. He is often asked to take office 
of various kinds in his native city, but steadily refuses. He is prominent in religious 
matters and deeply interested in everything pertaining to the welfare of the South 
Congregational Church and Society, of which he has been a member since he was sixteen 
years of age. He was the first president of the Young Men's Christian Association of 
Brockton and has labored ardently to promote the cause in every possible way, and its 
success is largely due to his efibrts. 

Mr. Keith has introduced a new feature into his factory, that of provid'ng a good 
restaurant, where the employees can obtain dinners and lunclies at a fair price, the 
profits of the same to be shared among the employees. 

Mr. Keith's line of descent is from Rev. James Keith', Timothy", born in 1683; 
Timothy,^ born January 27, 1711; Levi," born August 25, 1738; Benjamin,'' born 
November 18, 1763; Ziba," born November 30, 1789; Franklin', born January 28, 
1816; George Eldon,* born February 8, 1850, who married Anna Gertrude, daughter of 
Hon. William Lincoln and Deborah (Chessman) Reed, of Whitman, Mass., October 23, 
1877. 

CllII.DIiEN: 

1.— Eldon Bradford Keith," born October 18, 1879. 
2. — Harold Chessman Keith," born June 18, 1884. 
His children are in ti.e ninth generation from Rev. James Keith. 



BENJAMIN OTIS CALDWELL. 

Benjamin Otis Caldwell, one of the most prominent and sucoessfu! merchants of 
Brockton, of the firm of Howaid & Caldwell, is the son of Ebene/.er and Deborah 



84 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

(Holmes) Caldwell, born in North Bridgewater, now Brockton, October 14, 1845, at- 
tended the Whitman School. Entered the employ of Messrs. W. F. Brett & Co., in 
1859, where he remained one year, then removed to Taunton, and worked for George 
H. Hartwell in the Dry Goods business two years, until August, 18G2. Upon the gov- 
ernment requisition for men Mr. Caldwell enlisted September 23, 1802, in Company G, 
Fourth Massachusetts Regiment from Taunton, Col. Henry Walker. Participated in 
the battle at Bisland, "Bayou Teche " La., Port Hudson, Franklin and Red River expe- 
ditions. 

In July, 1862, the call came for 200,000 men. The Fourth Massachusetts Regiment 
of Volunteers was the first regiment oflered under this call, but by reason of not be- 
ing equipped for service some months passed before they left, for the front, via Fortress 
Monroe to New Orleans, where they finally arrived about the middle of Fehruar}', 18C3, 
an<l went into can^.p at Carrolton. Shortly after he proceeded to ''Baton Rouge" and 
took part in the first Port Hudson expedition, when Farragut passed that point in the 
" Richmond." On the second day out, Colonel Walker in command of the Fourth and 
Thirty-first Ma.ssachuselts Regiments and Second Rhode Island Cavalry occupied 
"Cross Roads." March 11 by orders fell back to "Cypress Bayou" and finally re- 
turned to Baton Rouge. Early in April proceeded to Brashear City; afterward pro- 
ceeded across Berwick Bay, participated in the battles at Bi.sland, and the expedition to 
Franklin, returning to Brashear, remaining and performing arduous duties until May 
28, when the Fourth Regiment and other troops proceeded to Port Hudson, and on 
June 14, participated in the assault and successful capture, after which the regiment 
remained until August 4, and returned home to Massachusetts, discharged, August 28, 
18G3, expiration of service. Returned to Brockton and to Newport, R. I., in 1803, and 
worked for W. F. Brett & Brother two years till 1866. From Newport removed to 
Brockton March 7, 1868, entered into partnership with Embert Howard, under the 
firm name of Howard & Caldwell, Clothing and Gentlemens' Furnishing Goods, pur- 
chased of Kingman & Hollywood, where the new firm remain to this day. From a 
small business and enlargement of the store five times, this business has grown to be one 
of the largest in New England. 

Mr. Caldwell has always been too much ab.sorbed in business to accept office to any 
extent, and prefers the quiet of private life to the vexations attendant upon public bus- 
iness. He is a F. & A. M., and has been Captain General of the Commandery. In 
politics he is Republican. In religion he is of the Liberal order of Unitarians. He was 
one of the organizers of the "Church of the Unity,'' and a member of the building 
committee, and has been treasurer of the society for ten years. A du-ector in the 
Brockton Agricultural Society tor ten yeans, one of the petitioners for the original Horse 
Railroad, and First Vice-President of the Commercial Club. He visited California on 
the first excursion of Raymond & Whitcomb via New Orleans. 

Mr. Caldwell married Emma Maria, daughter of Bliab and Harriet (Packard) Whit- 
man, of Brockton, June 27, 1867. 

CHILDREN. 

I — Arthur Fairbanks Caldwell, born June 22, 1870, graduated at the High- 
land Military Academy of Worcester, married Annie F., daughter of 
Charles F. and Ahnira (Miles*) Porter, of Brockton, Ma.ss,, Febru- 
ary, 1890. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 8S 

CIIILDKF.N. 

1— Mildred Porter Caldwell horn June 27, 1891. 
2--Arthur Whitman Caldwell, born October 29, 1892; died No- 
vember 10, 1892. 
II,— Harry Souther Caldwell, boril May 2;' 
High School. 1892. 



LYMAN CLARK. 

Lyman Clark, was the son of Benjamin and Susanna (Thayer) Clark, born in Bridge- 
water, Mass., July 10, 1807, educated at the district schools ot his native town, and 
when about sixteen years of age began to look about for something to do, and resolved 
to learn the cabinetmakers' trade. Mr. Howard, who was afterward a partner with 
Mr. Clark, had learned the business of Henry Kingman at Reading, Mass., had just 
finished his trade and started in tlie furniture business in Randolph, and thither young 
Clark hastened to see what he could do with Mr. Howard. He*liad previously learned 
the use of tools in working with his father, who was a house carpenter in Bridgewater, 
and therefore was not wholly unacquainted willi the line of work entered upon. In 
1827 Mr. Howard removed his business from Randolph to North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, and Mr. Clark, who became his apprentice, also removed with him. Mr. 
Clark was born on the north side of what is now Center street in Bridgewater, and 
was sixteen and one-half years of age when he bound himself to Mr. Howard. The 
first building occupied by them was on the present site of the Catholic Church, Main 
street. In 1829 Capt. John Packard erected and leased the building so long occupied 
on the west side of Main .street. Business continued with several changes, till 1829, 
when a new business relation was established between Mr. Howard and Mr. Clark, and 
from that time the firm was Howard & Clark for upward of fifty years. 

The following is a copy of the co-partnership agreement: 

North Bridgewater, March 10, 1S29. 
This is to certify that we the subscribers do agree to form a co-partnership under 
the firm of Howard & Clark, so long as we may think proper or agree, each to put in 
the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, and to share the profits equally if there be 
any, which above named sum is this day appropriated to business by us according to 
this contract. Samuel Howaiu), 

Lyman Clark. 

Messrs. Howard and Clark continued a harmonious partnership till 1858, when 
Rufus C. Kimball and Eben G. Rhodes were admitted to the fiim. 

The ne.xt year declining health induced Mr. Howard to retire from the business, and 
soon after died in 1859, leaving Mr. Clark as senior partner, the firm continuing the 
business as heretofore. In 1871 Mr. Clark, Kimball, Rhodes and the present proprietor 
of the establishment, William H. Savage, became a firm under the name of Howard, 
Clark & Co. In 1876 Mr. Clark erected the large brick block, on the site of the old 
building now known as " Lyman block." He was owner of much real estate. 



86 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The business life of Mr. Clark may be said to have been contemporaneous with the 
history of the town of North Bridgewater, now Broclvton. Tne town had but just 
commenced its independence as a separate niunicipahty at the time Mr. Clark became a 
resident. At his death he had led a life of husine.ss activity for upwards of a half cen- 
tury, and been connected with the most active enterprises of the old town. He was a 
person of energetic, nervous temperament, ever active and cautious, with great force 
of character, of good practical common sense, which he used to the best advantage, of 
large executive ability, and by his integrity had won the confidence of the community. 

He was not a politician, for he was too busy, and cared nothing for public honor or 
office, quiet and reserved in his intercourse with others, yet always approachable, kind 
and obligmg. His reputation was widely known, beyond the city of his adoption, or 
the county in which he resided, and his name was familiar to the finniture trade 
throughout the country. 

The following is from Mr. Clark's pastor, the late Rev. Warren Goddard : 

" Tliat our friend has been more than an ordinary man may be plainl}' seen by those 
whose eyes are open only to the things of this world, for he has left so many prominent 
marks all around us, of his energy, perseverance, carefulness, good judgment, and correct 
foresight, that no one tfeed be mistaken. About fifty years ago he became entirely 
convinced of the truth of the second coming of the Lord into the world was not to be 
coming in person." 

Mr. Clark was a firm and consistent believer in the doctrines of the New Jerusalem 
Church, and he has shown his love for the same in many ways, and by his li'ieral re- 
quests at his death, among whicli are the following: 

$10,000 to the Massachusetts New Jerusalem Church Union. $15,000 to the New- 
Jerusalem Society in Brockton. $10,000 to the New Jerusalem Church School in 
Cambridge. $10,000, the income of which is to be used for the support of aged clergy- 
men. 

The above is left to the Massachusetts New Jerusalem Union in trust for the above 
uses. 

Mr. Clark was elected director of the Massachusetts New Church Union March, 1S76, 
which oflfice he held at the time of his death, which took place July 13, 1885, in the 
fulfillment of his seventy-ninth year. 

His funeral was attended by prominent citizens of the city July 16. The services 
consisted of singing by the New Church choir. Prayer by Rev. Henry E, Goddard. 
Address by Rev. Warren Goddard. Capt. Henry French, Benjamin H. Baton, Levi 
W. Holbrook, William Faxon and Weston Freeman were the bearers. 

Mr. Clark united in marriage (1) with Julia Ann, daughter of Bildad Washburn of 
Kingston, Mass., (2) with Georgietta Almira, daughter of George and Elizabeth Jane 
(Randall) Richardson, of Medford, Mass., June 11, 1874. 

Mrs. Julia Ann Clark died February 28. 1871. 




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BIOGRAPHICAL. 87 

BARZILLAI GARY. 

The subject o£ our sketcli, whose poi'trait accorapatiies the same, is a descenJant 
from John and Elizabeth (Godfrey) Gary, who came from Somersetshire, England, in 
1639, and settled in Duxbury, Mass. He removed from thence to West Bridgewater 
previous to tlie division of the old town of Bridgewater, and became the first clerk of 
the town. The line of families is as follows : John' and Abigail (Allen), Jonathan" 
and Sarah (Allen), Deacon Recompense' and Mary (Grossman), married 1711; Deacon 
Jonatlian' and Mary (Gurtis), married December 30, 1747 ; Moses' and Susanna (Field), 
married August 25, 1780; Barzillai" and Vashti (Snell), married November 17, 1808; 
Barzillai' and Augusta (Gurney), married November 29, 1849. 

Mr. Gary was born on what was known as the Nahum Snell farm, in West Bridge- 
water. At the age of eight years he removed to the farm on a portion of which his 
present elegant dwelling is located on Main street, Brockton, where he assisted in the 
labors of the farm till he arrived at the age of seventeen, when he spent a few months 
with Simeon Thayer, of Braintree, Mass., learning the shoemaker's trade. Returning 
to North Bridgewater he engaged in that business, having with him his two brothers, 
Lucius and Nathan Snell, who were learning the trade of him. 

Upon arriving at the age of twenty-one Mr. Barzillai Gary, in company with Nahum 
Snell, Edward Snell and Nahum Leonard, began the manufacture of shoes in West 
Bridgewater, on the farm where the late Henry Gopeland resided, and afterward con- 
tinued the business alone. In 1853 he returned to the old homestead of his father, 
and engaged at work in the factory of his brother-in-law, Daniel S. Howard, with 
whom he remained twenty years. He afterwards manufactured shoes with his 
nephew, Isaiah A. Beal, who came from Hebron, Me., under the fiim name of Gary & 
Beal. Retiring from shoe manufacturing, Mr. Gary has given his attention to his ex- 
tensive real estate interests, of which he has a large amount of valuable building lots, 
which, with the rapid growth of the town and city, have been in great demand, until 
the once cultivated land has become a city of elegant residences. 

The life of Mr. Gary has nothing startling or eventful in it, but he has ever kept on 
his quiet way, and has witnessed the growth, continued expansion and prosperity of 
the bu.siness in which he was engaged, and in which he was one of its founders. He 
is a person of warm and generous impulses and enduring friendsliip. In manner, affable 
courteous and kind, has no fondne.ss for club life, and moves but little in fashionable 
society and mixes none in the common frivolities of the age. In politics he is thoroughly 
Republican, not ambitious for office of any kind, preferring the quiet domestic life at 
home to the unrest of political strife. In his religious belief he is in affiliation with the 
Trinitarian Gongregational church, both by his early formed habits and training, and in 
his convictions he is liberal in his interpretations of religious truth. 

He has of late years been deeply interested in the formation and organization of the 
new church and society known as the " Olivet Memorial Ghapel," erected in memory of 
his late wife, a purely devoted Christian and mother, and liis daughter, Helen Augusta 
Clark. He has caused to be erected on a lot of land nearly opposite his home on Main 
street a building of the value of $4,000 which with the land on which it stands is val- 



88 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

ued at about $6,000 dollars. Adjoining to this he ha.s recently erected a parsonage 
house which with the land is also valued at about $3,500, making in all the generous 
sum of nearly $10,000, a truly commendable testimonial to the memory of his beloved 
wife and daughter, as well as showing his interest in the promotion of evangelical truth. 
And these gifts only are in sight. He has otherwise given in public charities in various 
ways which are not made the subject of notice, for he is not a noisy person, blazing his 
benefactions abroad. In the quiet contentment of old age, having nearly reached four- 
score years, he enjoys the society of his personal friends and family, the principal 
charm of his life being in his home circle. 

In a green old age. 

He seems like an oak, worn but steady, 
Amidst the elements, while the younger trees, 
Fall fast around him. 

Mr. Gary married Augusta, daughter of Azel and Polly (Knapp) Gurney, of North 
Bridgewater now Brockton, November 29, 1849. 

CnlLDUEN. 

1. — Helen Augusta Gary, born April 1, 1854, married George H. Clark, of 
North Middleboro, Mass., 1880. She died July 30, 1S84. 

2. —Louisa Frances Gary, born January 17, 1855, married Daniel D 
Tilden, of Brockton, November 29, 1874. 
Mrs. Augusta G. Gary, the mother, died February 13, 1888. 



EDGAR EVERETT DEAN, M.D. 

Dr. Edgar Everett Dean, the well-known and prominent physician of Brockton, 
was the son of Charles and Lydia (Wilbur) Dean, of Easton, Mass., born December 17, 
1837. His early boyhood was passed like most other boys, attending such schools as 
his town afforded, until he arrived to the age of fourteen years, at which time he en- 
tered Bristol Academy, Taunton, where he was a student for three years. Having 
formed a desire to practice medicine he entered the office of Dr. Luther Clark on Pinck- 
ney street, Boston, with whom he studied, attending at the same time the Harvard 
Medical School, from which he graduated in 1861. He pursued his profession in Bos- 
ton for a while, and afterward removed to North Bridgewater, now Brockton, and 
succeeded Dr. Alexander Hichborn, who had entered the army. Here he built up a 
large and lucrative practice, having among his patients many of the best families which 
remained with him till feeble health compelled him to retire from active labor for a 
time. In 1878, wearied by his constant labor, he visited Europe, improving the time 
in observation and study in the celebrated Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and other hos- 
pitals, graduating August 10, 1878. 

In the years immediately following the war Dr. Dean was an ardent Republican and 
a prominent figure in the party, and his advice on political questions was often sought. 
He was a staunch believer in the principles of his party until Gen. Benjamin F. Butler 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 89 

seceded from its ranks, when Dr. Dean, who was a warm personal friend of Butler, as 
well as a political admirer, fo'lowed his leader and withdrew from the councils of the 
party, with which he had been so long identified. 

Twice he was a candidate for Congress as a member of the Democratic party and re- 
ceived a highly complimentary vote. In 1882 he was elected a member of the Board of 
Aldermen from Ward One, Brockton. In 1835 he was appointed by Mayor ■!. J. 
Whipple a member of the Board of Health. In 1888 he returned to his early choice, 
to the Republican party, and voted for Gen. Benjamin H. Harrison for president. 
When General Butler was elected governor lie appointed Dr. Dean a member of the 
State Board of Health, which office he held for three years with credit to himself as 
well as to the interests of the commonwealth. When the question of sewerage was 
settled by tip city and a committee was to be appointed, Mayor W. L. Douglas ap- 
pointed Dr. I ean a member for three years, but in a few months he had to resign on 
account of ill health. 

He was a prominent member of the Free and Accepted Masons. 

Dr. Dean united in marriage with Helen Amanda, daughter of Charles James Fox 
and Adaline (Packard) Packard, a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent 
families of the old town of North Bridgewater, January 17, 1866. Children : Marian 
Everett, Charles Edgar and Arthur Packard Dean. 



ELLIS PACKARD. 

Among those who have occupied a prominent position in North Bridgewater, now 
Brockton, was the late Ellis Packard, Esq. He was the son of Micah and Lucinda 
(Hartshorn) Packard, born July 30, 1820. Mr. Packard spent his life as child and 
boy upon the highlands which were known from the early days of the old North 
Parish of Bridgewater as the West Shares. Here on the old farm, for which nature 
has done so much, but for which hard labor spent in the removal of rocks and in the 
breaking up of unsubdued lands by his father did more, till its smooth fields divided by 
handsome lines of substantial stone wall showed it to be the best farm in town, he 
lived and worked, laying the foundation of the robust health he afterward enjoyed. At 
the age of sixteen he became a scholar in Bristol Academy, Taunton, then under the 
charge of Mr. Frederick Crafts, where he stayed two years, and after that pursued his 
studies for a short time with Rev. John Goldsbury, previously pastor of the Unitarian 
Church in what is now Brockton. At the age of twenty he went to Cincinnati and 
was occupied in a shoe store for a couple of years ; but the West having no charms for 
the young man he returned to Massachusetts. A few months later he started business 
on his own account, buying shoes in Boston and taking them to Baltimore, where he 
found for them a ready sale. Seeing a way open for larger profits by manufacturing 
his goods himself, he started a shop at the West Shares, and commenced business in 
that line; but circumstances soon arose which induced him to relinquish that enter- 
prise, especially the wishes of his father, then in advanced life, that the son should 
assume the care and management of the farm. 

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90 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

The next twelve years of Mr. Packard's life was spent among the peaceful pursuits 
of at^riculture, though he was not a man to be shut up at home or to be withdrawn 
from an active interest in business matters and the public afi'airs of the town. The 
esteem in wliich he was held by his townsmen is shown by the fact that at the age of 
thirty-five he was chosen a member of the Board of Selectmen, to which office in the 
years following he was repeatedly re-elected. A farmer's life, however, was never con- 
genial to his tastes, and in tlie year 1862, an active business opening being presented, 
he gave the farm over to other hands and stepped into the place he afterwards oc- 
cupied. 

It was on the 1st of April, 1862, after an investigation of an offer made to him by 
Bela Keith, to purchase tlie grain_and coal business previously carried on by Lewis 
Keitli, a bargain was made and the business, together with the buildings, land, water 
power, etc., came into his possession. At that time there was no other coal yard in 
town, and the entire yearly sales probably amounted to less than 800 tons. Tlie grain 
business was of equally small proportions, having become considerably diminished by 
the uncertain manner in which it had been conducted by the several parties who un- 
dertook to carry it on after tlie death of Lewis Keilh. The mill buildings included in 
the purchase were substantially as at present, with some additions. The firm of Snell 
& Atherton then occupied quarters in the west building, though a single room afforded 
them all the accommodations they needed. In the lower story was a grist mill of 
limited capacity, and power was supplied by two water wheels— one breast and one 
turbine — together with an engine and boiler which had been put in by Mr. Keith shortly 
before his death, the whole furnishing only about thirty horse power. 

Mr. Packard introduced few improvements till 1868, devoting himself to the re- 
organization and building up of the business which previous changes had so greatly 
demoralized. By that time he found that his efiforts had so far succeeded as to warrant 
the improvements and enlargements he had for some time had in mind. These con- 
sisted of two water wheels of the most approved pattern, a new engine and boiler 
rated at seventy-five horse power, additional facilities for grinding, and a new line of 
coal sheds, which, with subsequent additions, gave him a length of 230 feet by 40 feet 
in width. Through the sheds he had a side track constructed with arrangements for 
dumping directly into the bins beneath, and in connection with this track a grain con- 
veyor opening directly into an elevator leading to the grain bins in the upper story of 
the mill, the latter of sufficient capacity to hold 20,000 bushels. It would be difficult 
to devise a more compact and convenient arrangement for handling both coal and grain 
than is found at this establishment. 

In the meantime the conveniences of room, power and locality were attracting other 
industries to this quarter. Besides the sawing and planing business carried on by 
Mr. Packard himself, another apartment was hired by G. M. Copeland, who built up 
quite a business in ornamental sawing, turning, etc., which was afterwards sold to A. 
Cranston Thompson, who removed to new quarters in a short time, having entirely 
outgrown the place. In 1870 M. Linfield moved his last manufacturing business from 
Stoughton to this town, finding accommodations in a new building erected for his use by 
Mr. Packard and furnished with power from his engine. The manufacture of packing boxes 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 91 

was some years ago commenced in the east building by Vittum & Bonney and continued 
by Mr. Vittura. For several years the manufacture of leather shoe strings was carried 
on in a building erected for the purpose near the mill by James A. Smith, furnishing 
employment to fifteen or twenty hands, but the business was in 1875 sold to parties in 
Holbrook and removed thither. About the year 187G machinery for the manufacture 
of shoe tacks and nails was put into the east building by P. 8. Reed & Co., who con- 
ducted quite an amount of business, since removed. But spreading out above all these 
is the well-known shoe tool manufactory of Snell & Atherton, whose demands for more 
room keep increasing to such a degree that they now occupy one entire half of the 
west mill and the third story of the east mill. 

Suffice it to say that the old grist mill, Avhich the " honest miller " used to occupy 
a lont time since, was so changed after coming into Mr. Packard's possession that it 
can hardly be recognized. It is hard to find a livelier scene of activity than that around 
the Packard mill. 

Mr. Packard retired with a competency in 1S82, and the business passed into the 
hands of his son, Elmer C. Packard. 

The twenty years of active business life of the subject of our sketch witnessed the 
prmcipal growth of the old town of North Bridgewater, and the business as conducted 
by him kept pace with the same. Mr. Packard was a prompt, energetic business man 
and ever wdling to lend his assistance to forward any movement looking to the welfare 
of the town. He was a director in the Home National Bank of Brockton from its or- 
ganization to his death, and quite an extensive owner of real estate. He was one of 
the solid business men of the town, always reliable. In politics he was a Whig, and 
later a good Republican. In his religious belief he was in affiliation with the Uni- 
versalists, and was one of the original members of the First Universalist Church of 
Brockton and deacon of the same. He had a taste for music and at one time was the 
leader of a brass band in what is known as Brockton Heights. 

He was a charter member of Massasoit Lodge No. 69. of the Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows, in March, 1845; a member of the School Committee, 1870-75; appointed 
justice of the peace by Gov. Henry J. Gardner, March 24, 1857. 

Mr. Packard united in marriage with Nancy G. Reeves, of Wayland, Mass., January 
12, 1844. The wife died July 10, 1845. He then married Abby H., daughter of 
Newell Heard and Jerusha Grout, of Wayland, June 15, 1847. 

CniLDREN : 

l._Clara J. Gray, born September 28, 1849; died February 13, 1875. 

2._Warren Newell born April 8, 1852; died October 11, 1801. 

3. — Elmer C, born March 8, 1854. Married Hattie L. Tucker, of Stough- 

ton, Mass., December 28, 1880. 
4 — Marion Heard, bom July 9, 1855; died November 7, 1879. 
5._Allen Ellis, born March 3, 1859. Died July 9, 1894. 
6. —Horace Newell, born December 12, 1862. 
7. — Isabel Abby, born January 3, 1868. 
The father died October 25, 1887. The mother died April 13, 1894. • , 



92 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

BELA KEITH. 

Bela Kkith, Esi) . son of Benjamin and Martha (Gary) Keith, was born in Campello, 
then Bridgewater, February 'i, 1793. He was a branch of the numerous and honored 
Keith faindy who were descended from Rev. James Keith, the first ordained minister 
in Bridgewater. The line of descent is as follows: Rev. .James,' Timothy," Timothy,' 
Levi,* Benjamin,' and Bela.''' 

From early manhood till his death Bela Keith was prominently identified with the in- 
terests of Campello, and was an active worker in all measures which had for their ob- 
ject the advancement of the social, material, and religious welfare of the town. He 
was a carpenter and builder by occupation, and carried on a large business in the erec- 
tion of residences, churches, etc. He built the second church edifice belonging to the 
First Congregational Church in Brockton, and also the first house of .worship at Cam- 
pello. Mr. Keith also owned a farm at Campello, upon which a portion of the village 
is now located. He was a safe and prudent man to trust in the management of town 
affair.s, and as early as 1837 he was commissioned justice of the peace. He was chosen . 
selectman in 1845, and again in 1848-51 and 1854, and was also assessor and overseer 
of the poor for a number of years, and in all these various official positions he dis- 
charged their duties with an eye single to the public good, and died honored and es- 
teemed by his fellow- citizens, and a large circle of friends and relatives. He was a 
consistent Christian, and one of ihe principal founders of the South Congregational 
Society. He died September G, 1867. 

We lake pleasure in copying the following notice which was written by one who was 
well acquainted with the family. 

" The last of four brothers whose lives were spent in the vicinity of their early home 
at Campello, has been called away from the scenes of his early labors, cares and bene- 
factions. Respected and honored in life wherever he was known, he is in death uni- 
versally lament-id by neighbors and fellow citizens. .Seldom has so large an assembly 
of sincere mourners gathered to pay the last token of respect to a departed friend, as 
congregated at the funeral of Mr. Keith in the church at Campello. It wanted no elo- 
quent language to awaken the sympathy of the audience, and well did the pastor re- 
mark that "the deceased needed no eulogium from him." His life was a transparent 
one — well known and well read by his acquaintances and friends. Of an unpretending 
and unambitious spirit, his fellow ctizens have often called him to positions of trust and 
honor In every liberal public enterprise, in every philanthropic object at home and 
abroad, he has taken a generous interest; in supporting the institutions of religion, in 
erecting temples of worship, in maintaining the preached word, he has borne no luim- 
ble part, but has willingly stood up under the burden and heat of the day. 

Many have been the young men who received their first lessons in business under his 
direction, and there is not one who does not gladly attest to his unfailing integrity and 
scrupulous uprightness even in matters of the smallest consequence, and they will always 
remember his almost paternal solicitude for their welfare, and the constant courtesy 
and kindness which characterized his demeanor toward them. 

Such a family of brothers, — Charle.s, Ziba, Arza and Bela Keith cannot soon be for- 



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gotten. The blessed fraf^rance of their hves and example will remain to exert an abid- 
ing influence on their survivmg ootemporaries. They were worthy to bear the name ot 
the first minister of Bridgewater, whose descendants th'-y were, and may their mantles 
fall on others who shall live and act like them." 

FAMILY RECORD. 

Bela Keith united in marriage with Mary, daughter of Seth and Judith (Washburn) 
Kingman, January 1, 1821. 

CHILDREN : 

I. — Lewis, born November 12, 1821, married Charlotte Louisa, daughter of Lsaac White, 
of Norton, Mass., June 3, 1847. 

The mother died June 22, 1854. He then married Marietta, s'ster of the 
first wife, June 5, 18.=)5. The father died June 11, 18.59. 

CHILDREN. 

1. — Lyman Erring Keith, born March 5, 1849. 
2. — Chester Vernice Keith, born June 27, 1851. 

3. — Clara White Keith, born June 14. 1853, married George L. Forbush, 
o£ Peterboro, N. H., May 13, 1S75, and had Ruth Isabel Forbush, born 
June 29, 1876, 
II.— Seth Kingman, born September 23, 1823. Died August 12, 182.5. 
III. — Henry Kingman, born December 17, 182G, married Vesta Snell, daughter of Bar- 
zillai and Vashti (Snell) Gary of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, July 18, 1847. 

children: 
1. — Lewis Henry Keith, born June 8, 1848, married Laura Louisa Bailey 
of King.ston, Mass., January 3, 1872. 

children. 
1. — Louisa Cary Keith, born December 9, 1872. 
2. — Annie Louise Keith, born June 24, 1876, 
IV.— Mary Kingman, born October 12, 1829. 

V. — Louisa, born September 20, 1830, married Simeon Franklin Packard, of North 
Bridgewater, now Brockton, Mass., January 26, 1855. 

CHILDREN. 

I. — Frank Edward Packard, born May 7, 1857, married Jane Ellen Evans, 

of Brockton, Mass., April 2, 1890. 
11. — Nellie White Packard, l)orn March 4, 1862, married Horace Alden 

Keith, ot West Bridgewater, April 12, 1887. 

CHILDREN. 

l._Roger Keith, born May 8, 1888, 
2. — Louisa Keith, born January 25, 1889. 
3.— Gerald Keith, born March 13, 1893. 
IIL— Alice Louisa Packard, born May 14, 1863. Died August 15, 1863. 
VI. — Ellen Sherman, born September 13, 1836, married Jonas Reynolds, of Brockton, 
November 29, 1866. 



94 HISTOUY OF BROCKTON. 

CHILDREN. 

1— Abhie Keith Reynolds, born June 20, 1868. 
2. — Mary Loui.se Reynolds, born October 20, 1872. 
3. — Martin Elbert Reynolds, born January 23, 1876. 
Bela Keith, the father, died September 6, 1867. Mary, the mother, died October 30, 
ISGS. 



BRADFORD KINGMAN. 

Bradford Kingman is the son of Josiah Washburn and Mary (Packard) Kingman, 
was born in the town of North Bridgewater, now the city of Brockton, January 5, 1831. 
and is a lineal descendant of Henry and Joanna Kingman, who came from Weymouth, 
England, in 1635, and became one of the earliest settlers of Weymouth, Mass., and from 
whom nearly all of that name are descended. His early days were passed in the duties 
pertaining to a large manufacturing establishment for the manufacture of cabinet furni- 
ture of all kinds ; attending the district schools of his native town, as well as the Adelphian 
Academy, then under the care of Messrs. Silas L. and L. F. C. Loomis. in the centre of 
the village, afterward attended Williston Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. ; studied law 
in the office of Lyman Mason, Esq., of Boston, attending the law lectures at Harvard 
Law School by Professor Emery Washburn. Admitted to the Suffolk bar, Boston, 
April 21, 1863. Appointed justice of the peace by Gov. John A. Andrew January 22, 
1864, and was trial justice for the trial of criminal case? for Norfolk county, many 
years ; notary public for the same county, and commissioner of deeds for several States. 
Is an attorney and counsellor at-law, resident of Brookline, to which place he re- 
moved May 1, 1856. Mr. Kingman had from his youth a special fondness for historical 
and genealogical studies and has made them a specially in connection with his legal pro- 
fession. For several years past Mr. Kingman has given much attention to local history 
and has published several works, and has been a contributor to many magazines and 
iiewspaper.s. 

Among the many contributions may be mentioned Historical Sketches of the Churches 
of North Bridgewater, Mass.. published in the Congregational (-Quarterly several yenrs 
since; " Memoir of Deacon Lewis Bradford," of Plympton, Mass.,'' History of Andover " 
and " North Andover " in the History of Evsex county ; " History of the^City of Brock- 
ton " in the History of Plymouth county in 1884. In 1892 he published an illustrated 
volume on the Epitaphs of Burial Hill, Plymouth, containing twenty-three hundred in- 
scription.i. 

In 1866 he published an elaborate History of North Bridgewater, Mass., containing 
about 700 pages, with extensive lists of families. In 1889 a History of Brookline in the 
History of Norfolk County. In 1894 the present volume was written, entitled " His- 
tory of Brockton." 

In October, 1870, Mr. Kingman became the pioneer in newspaper enterprise in 
Brookline by publishing the " Brookline Transcript," of which he was the Editor and 
Proprietor for nearly three year.*. 




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BIOGRAPHICAL. 95 

On the 6th day of February, 1861, he was elected Resident Member of the "New England 
Historic Genealogical Society " of Boston, Mass., U. S. A., and later a Life Member of 
the same ; also Member of the " Pilgrim Society," of Plymouth, Mass. ; Essex Institute, 
of Salem, Mass. ; Weymouth Historical Society, Weymouth, Mass. ; Webster Historical 
Society, Boston; Corresponding Membtrof Wisconsin State Historical Society; Bostonian 
Society, Boston; Dedham Historical Society, Dedham, Mass. ; Old Colony Historical 
Society, Taunton, Mass. ; Maine Historical Society, Brunswick, Me. ; Old Bridgewater, 
Historical Society, Bridgewater, Mass. 

March 12, 1887, Mr. Kingman, accompanied by his wife, made a tour through Cali- 
fornia, via New Orleans, Mexico, Texas, and the Gulf States. 

While Mr. Kingman is a local historian of note in his own country, he has also had 
extensive opportunities of acquiring information from the records of many hundred 
towns in Europe, and has a large amount of material in the line of family history and 
genealogy in that country. For the purpose of gathering the most reliable data of New 
England Families and other Historical study, he visited Europe, accompanied by his 
wife, who has kindred tastes, sailing from New York on the morning of December 19, 
1888, for Southampton, in steamship '' Trave " of the North German Lloyd Line. 
Travelled through England very thoroughly and making a long stay in London. Visited 
the home of Governor AVilliam Bradford in Austerfield, Yorkshire, Scrooby, and other 
places in that vicinity. 

The line of descent from the first of the name of Kingman in the United States is as 
follows : 

• Henry' and Joanna ( ) — John" and Elizabeth ( ) — Henry'' and Bethiah (How- 
ard) — Henry' and Mary (Allen) — Seth'^ and Judith (Washburn) — Josiah Washburn" and 
Polly (Packard). 

Mr. Kingman united in marriage with Susan Bradford daughter of Capt. Thomas and 
Susanna (Bradford) Ellis, of Plympton, Mass., January 1, 1852, who is a direct descend- 
ant in the eighth generation from Gov. William Bradford and Ahce (Carpenter) South- 
worth, who arrived in Plymouth. Mass., from Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, in 1620, 
and was a leader among the Pilgrims and left a record of the doings of the colonists in 
the earliest settlement of Plymouth. They had one child : 

I — Carrie Parker Kingman, born in Brookline July 15, 1858, and died 
September 18, 1859. 



FREDERICK HOWARD. 

Fredkrick Howard is one of the oldest now remaining of the earlier residents of 
the old town of North Bridgewater. There are but a few now living of those who 
were young persons at the time of the incorporation of the old town in 1821. He 
was then but six years of age. He has resided in three_towns and one city and yet 
is a resident of'the same locality in which he was born, and where he has always paid 
his taxes. The first was Bridgewater (North Parish), then North Bridgewater, 



9G HISTORY OP BROCKTON. 

Brockton as a town and as a city. His present home is on the old property, where 
the first church of the parish was erected. 

He was born in Brockton, then the north parish of Bridgewater, February 14, 1815, 
and has pased his entire life in his native town. His education was confined to the 
common schools, and at the early age of thirteen years he entered the employ of 
Lysander Howard, dressing and cutting shoes, receiving the meagre salary of one 
shilling per day for the first six weeks. He remained here until twenty-one years of 
a^e, and then, after having worked one year for Rufus E. Howard in the same busi- 
ness, in 1837, he commenced in a small way for himself in the manufacture of boots 
and shoes, which he continued six years, when failing health compelled him to re- 
linquish the business. Since that time he has dealt some in real estate, and been more 
or less engaged in town affairs. He was selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor 
one year in 1849, and was special county commissioner nine years. He has also been 
somewhat engaged in settHng estates. He was also a director in the North Bridge- 
water Bank during its existence, and is the only surviving director of that old institution. 
He is a Republican and has been from the organization of the party. 

It is always a pleasure to place upon the page of history '■ parsing incidents " in the 
life of one whose career has been marked by unostentatious benevolence, and whose 
kindly spirit has carried sunshine into many homes of suffering and want. Such an 
one is Frederick Howard, the subject of this sketch. 

Quiet and unostentatious m the bestowal of his charities, Mr. Howard expends 
thousands of dollars that the public know not of, and can rest in the sweet satisfaction of 
having done his duty to his fellow-man. Many there are, not only in this Sta'e butin 
others, that can speak of the benevolence of Mr, Howard. He is a kind neighbor and 
one of Brockton's most honored citizens. 

Mr. Howard traces his ancestry in this country to John Howard, who came from 
England and first settled in Duxbury, and later (1656) in West Bridgewater. When a 
lad John Howard is said to have lived in the family of Miles Standish. He was a 
man of great influence in the new plantation and was one of the first military officers 
in Bridgewater. The line of descent is as follows : John', John'' and Sarah (Latham), 
1703 ; Captain Robert" (one of the first settlers of the North Parish) and Abigail 
(Keith), 1725; Daniel' and Vesta (Howard), 1773; Darius' and Huldah(Cary), 1808; and 
Frederick." Darius married Sophia, daughter of Jonas Howard, June 3, 1804, by 
whom he had three children. His wife died August 15, 1807, and June 5, 1808, he 
married Huldali, daughter of Jonathan Cary, and their family consisted of eight children, 
of whom Frederick was the fourth. His' father, who died April 8. 1836, was a select- 
man of the town and also deputy sheriff several years. 

In addition to other matters in North Bridgewater and Brockton, m which he has ever 
manifested a decided interest, he was for a long series of years actively engaged in im- 
proving the thoroughfares of the town, and many of the noteworthy improvements in 
the roads and streets are largely the result of his energy and good judgment. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 97 

MOSES ADAMS PACKARD. 

Moses Adams Packard is the son of Martin and Anna (Adams) Paclvaid, and grand- 
son of David and Susanna (Perkins) Packard, who resided on the old homestead on 
Forest avenue, afterward occupied by Lemuel Packard. The subject of our sketch was 
born February 28, 1843, in New London, N. H., but has resided for the past fifty years 
in what is known as Centreville, Brockton. He belongs to a family well known as 
having either been shoemakers or manufacturers from the earliest settlement of the old 
town of North Bridgewater. Up to and previous to his arriving to sixteen years of age 
he was a pupil m the public schools of the town, working with his father when not in 
school. Mr. Packard commenced to takeout stock, as was the custom in his younger 
days, take it home and make them up and return them to the manufacturer. He 
continued in this business a little over two years, until the fall of 1862, when the coun- 
try called for a lot of nine months men for the army. In response to the above call he 
deemed it his duty to enlist, which he did in the latter part of 1862. He was in the 
army about one year, from September 26, 1862 to July 7, 186;!, a member of Company 
G, 45th Massachusetts Regiment, under Col. Charles R. Codman, Captain .Joseph Mur- 
do.:k. This regiment being known as the "Cadet Regiment," embarked for Newbern, 
N. C, October 24, 1?62, joining General Foster's forces and was engaged in the battles 
of Whitehall and Kinston. He was in service about six months at Fort Macon, North 
Carolina. Upon his return from the array he worked at shoemaking about two years 
and then commenced manufacturing, which he continued for two years, and then 
became foreman in the cutting room of Orr Si Sears, continuing with them about 
SIX years. Two years after leaving Messrs. Orr & Sears, Mr. Packard again went into 
the manufacturing business. At this date he began to carry out the idea of 
making a shoe of a special price and advertising it. He made a shoe which he retailed 
at $2 99 cents. Began to advertise it in a small way in a Shoe Trade Journal and this 
was the first attempt at fixing the price which the retailer should charge, and this ad- 
vertisement was the first effort to push a special grade of shoes. This was about 1881. 
The first case of $2.99 shoes that was sold were shipped to Messrs. Husted Brothers of 
Norwalk, Ohio, who have been regular customers to date. 

In 1884 Mr. Packard took Capt. R. B. Grover in the business and the firm name 
changed from M. A. Packard & Co. to Packard & Grover. This partnership continued 
until January 1, 1889, when Captain Grover retired and the firm was reorganized as 
M. A. Packard & Co., with John Kent and 0. M. Fisher as partners, the former of 
whom had been in Mr. Packard's employ ten years, and Mr. Fisher five years. 

Mr. Packard is a prominent member of the Grand Array of the Republic and was 
one of the alderraen in the city government in 1890-91-92-93, and president of the 
Board in 1892. 

He is a person of whom all speak well and is a quiet, unobtrusive man of public 
spirit, attentive to business and believes that one hundred cents make a dollar, always 
interested in the welfare of the city, and is ready to contribute to sustain its credit 
and its good narae. He is a member of the Brockton Commercial Club and other 
oro-anizations. He is a member of the Bay State Commandery, Massachusetts Consis- 

M 



98 HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

tory, <feo. This firm have a genuine push in business and their business is constantly 
increasintj. 

Ill private life Mr. Packard takes gieat dehght and is ever happy in the company o£ 
of his immediate friends, relatives apd associates. In politics he is a Republican. In 
his religious views he is a pronounced Universalist as his antecedents have been for 
three generations. He takes especial interest in agricultural aS'airs and has about one hun- 
dred acres of land in Jerusalem Dislriot, West Bridgewater, upon which he has the best of 
stock. His farm is situated on Pine street. He has been a farmer about five years, 
which together with his manufacturing interests makes him a busy man. 

Mr. Packard's line of descent from the first in this country is as follows : 

Samuel' and Susanna (Edson) — Zacheus'-' and Sarah (Howard) — David" and Hannah 
(Ames) — William' and Sarah fRichards) — LemneP and Sarah (Hunt) — David" and 
Susanna (Perkins) — Martin' and Anna (Adams) — Moses Adams' and Abhie (Dunbar). 

Mr. Packard married Abbie, daughter of Charles Ager and Lucy (Ellis) Dunbar of 
Brockton, February 28, 1866. 



FRANCIS EDWARD HOWARD. 

The subject of this sketch is a descendant of one of the oldest families in the original 
town of Bridgewater, having settled in what is now West Bridgewater, when that was 
the centre for church worship and where the town business was transacted. John 
Howard was the ancestor of those bearing the name of Howard in the Bridgewaters, 
and in Plymouth county. He came from England and was at Duxhury as early as 
1643, from whence he removed to the then West Parish of Bridgewater and became 
one of the original proprietors and settlers, taking the oath of fidelity in 1657. The 
original homestead land has been in the possession of the family from that date till now. 
The descent from this original John Howard is as follows : 

John' and Martha (Hayward) — John^ and Sarah Latham) — Major Edward' and Mary 
(Byram) — Col. Edward" and Susanna (Howard) — Captain Benjamin BeaP and Olive 
(Howard) — Francis B.° and Mary Kingman (Hayward). 

Mr. Howard was born on the old Howard homestead in West Bridgewater, May 14, 
1825, and was educated in the common schools of that town, where he made the most 
of his opportunities and has been an apt scholar since he left school studies, always a 
close reader and wide observer, and is in every sense a self-made man. He early be- 
came a farmer as most of his townsmen are, and settled on the farm where he now re- 
sides in 1847, and has a great fondness for country life, much preferring it to the bustle 
and strife of the large cities, and yet Mr. Howard takes delight in traveling, in reading 
and studying. He is plain, outspoken and sincere, and is a hearty supporter of every- 
thing tending to improve, develop and advance the interests of the best elements in 
society. He has advanced opinions on all subjects and is ready by his pen and voice to 
support them. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but now a staunch Republican, and 
it is said he was the first man in his town to sign a paper as an adherent of the Repub- 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 99 

lican party in 1S54. He has lieen an active and able contributor lo the local press and 
his writing shows a mind well adapted for literary matters it he had chosen that as a 
profession. In all the various walks of business life Mr. Howard is aggressive, active, 
sagacious, enthusiastic and generous, very strong in his likes and dislikes, and a bitter 
opposer of wrong in any form, a firm friend, a kind neighbor, and in fact, he is one of 
the best and most useful citizens of his town and county, and has the confidence of the 
leading men at home and in the surrounding places. In his religious belief he is of the 
liberal Unitarian Congregational order, and is a consistent believer in their doctrines, 
and a constant contributor to the interests of his church as well as a regular attendant 
upon the services of the sanctuary. He was treasurer of the church for upwards of fif- 
teen years. He believes that a person should have a higher and better aim in life than 
the acquisition of wealth, the seeking for office, or the love of populaiity, and er.deavors 
to conform his life to his belief, and having these things in view he tliinks it is not all 
of life to live, r.or all of death to die. 

Mr. Howard was for thirteen years elective member of the Plymouth and Bay Uni- 
tarian Conference. While he has never been an office-seeker his services have often 
been called into recognition, and for eight years was one of the Board of Scnool Com- 
mittee ; he was also one of the selectmen of the town six years. Soon after the war of 
the Rebellion was over an association was formed December 4, 18G5, to erect a monument 
to the memory of the deceased soldiers who went from West Bridgewater. Mr. Howard 
was vice-president of the same, and when later, the monument was dedicated July 4, 
1879. be was president of the association, and in behalf of the association and as presi- 
dent, presented to the town the monument in an appropriate addtess, which was ac- 
cepted by 'he late Henry Copeland, chairman of the Board of Selectmen. In 1882 Mr. 
Howard represented the representative district, including Brockton and West Bridge- 
water, in the Massachusetts Legislature, and in that position as well as in many other 
official relations, he has shown himself modest and unassuming, possessing a large share 
of good native common .sense as well as ability, and that all important requisite, sterling 
integrity. He is a believer in higher education, and since his father left the munificent 
gift to be used in the cause of education, as treasurer of the Howard Seminary, he is of 
valuable assistance to the trustees in carrying out the wishes of the donor. 

On the 25th day of November, 1852, Mr. Howard married Mary Kingman, daughter 
of Pliny and Polly(Kingman) Hayward, born June 6, 1826, of West Bridgewater, Mass. 

CHILDREN. 

I — Edith Frances Howard, born August 15, 1855. 

II— Mary Jane Howard, born April 29, 1857. Died August 10, 1857. 
The mother died June 2, 1857. He then married Elizabeth Bruce, daughter of 
Simeon and Sibil (Fobes) Taylor, born April 21, 1827, of West Bridgewater, Mass., 
October 5, 1858. 



TYLER COBB. 

The history of North Bridgewater and Brockton would be incomplete did we fail to 
make mention of one whose name is at the head of this sketch. He is a direct 



loo HISTORY OF BROCKTON. 

descendant from Henry Cobb, wlio first appeared at Plymoulb, Mass., in 1G29. lie 
was an early re.-iiJeiit of S^ituate in 1633, aud removed to 3arn.s'able, where he died in 
1679, leaving seven sons and four danghters. 

His descendants have been quite numerous and widely scattered. Previous to 1828 
there had been nineteen graduates of New England colleges. 

Of the early life of Mr. Cobb history is comparatively silent. He was settled on 
Kent street in Scituate, North River, where he had eighty acres of land. He removed 
to Barnstable with his pastor, Rev. Mr. Lothrop, in 1639. Four of his children were 
born in Plymouth, one in Scituate, and eight in Barnstable. His wife's name was 
Patience, who died in 1G48. He married, second, Sarah, daughter of Sam\iel Hinckley 
and a sister of Governor Hinckley. He was a useful and valuable citizen, often a 
deputy in General Court, and in other public positions. His son, John, settled m 
Plymouth, Gershom in Middleboro, and Edward in Taunton. He died in 1679. 

Tlie Cobbs have been quite a numerous name in Bristol County, principally in Taun- 
ton, Norton, Dighton, and Mansfield. It was in this latter place that the subject of 
our sketch was born in 1812. When he was thirteen years of age, in 1825, he removed 
to the then town of Noith Bridgewater, now Brockton, which contained less than 
fifteen hundred inhabitants. The old North Parish had just blossomed into a town 
and became an independent municipality three years previous. His brother, David 
Cobb, had become a merchant in the old Parish about 1820, and Tyler was his clerk in 
the store, which was situated at what is now the corner of Main and Court streets. 
The store was previously occupied by .Silas Packard and Col. Edward Southworth, then 
the town clerk of the new town. David Cobb married Abigail Willis, daughter 
of Mr. Packard, January 1, 1823. She died January 12, 1824. The younger brother 
remained in the store until 1835, when he removed to Roxbury, remaining one year, 
when he returned to North Bridgewater. In 1836 he purchased the business then con- 
ducted by Nathaniel H. Cross at the corner of Main and Belmont streets, on the site 
of Hotel Belmont, and familiarly known as the "Old Green Store." There he con- 
tinued for one year, when he sold out to Mr. Cross, and looked about for a localion on 
which to settle. In 1838 he erected the building now forming a portion of the present 
Metropolitan Hotel, at the south corner of Main and High streets, which at that date 
was the prominent building of the town. Mr. Cobb occupied this building as a 
dwelling, and for t-tores, olHces and a public hall, which, to people who were familiar 
with the town fifty years ago, has much of histoiical interest. This hall was well 
known as " Cobb's Ilall," in which has been held every kind of meeiings, smging 
schools, dances, legerdemain, and ever}' other kind of performance. Religious societies 
of every shade of belief have met in this hall for worship. Courts have been held 
here. It was at one time the only place where town meetings were held and if 
memory serves us right there was a spring floor for the special use of dancers. Many of 
our readers will call to mind the familiar singing master.', Thomas J. Gurney, Selh 
Sumner, and others, who olten wielded the baton and played the violin in giving in- 
struction in this hall. In anti-slavery days, when, to advocate the liberation of slaves 
was the most unpopular thing one could say or do, we often listened to the earnest 
words from G.iriison, Douglass, the colored champion and orator, pleading for the 



BIOGRaMICAL. 101 

liberation of his race, as well as the well-known Phillips, and Parker, Stephen ami 
Abby Foster, PiUsbury, and William H. Burleigh, who once was a newspaper editor 
and resident of North Bridgewater, and later a philanthropist of note. 

Various were the kinds of meetings, lectures and singing festivals which aflbrded so 
much delight to our fathers, which were held within these walls. 

Mr. Cobb was one of the most active persons in the town in his day, having a variety 
of kinds of business. When he began business his stock consisted of that kind of 
goods usually found in a country variety store, having West India goods, dry goods, 
hardware, and some clothing. He afterwards added to his business that of druggist 
and apothecary supplies. About the year 1848 he purchased the stock and interests of 
Messrs. Howard & Fisher in the shoe tool manufacturing, for which the old town was 
noted, which he conducted for nearly forty years, giving employment to more than 
twenty-five people. Mr. Cobb could never remain idle, his nature was of the most 
active kind. Quick in speech, decided in action, he was considered one of the s.-nartest 
businessmen in the vicinity. He always had a kind word for all; of an inquisitive 
nature, which, with his retentive memory, made him a person of unbounded resources 
for general information, well posted on political affairs, conversant with everything 
moving in the town, having extensive dealings with literary people and the public 
generally. On the dates of particular transactions and upon most any subject he had 
a ready reply and was considered authority on everything which occurred within his 
knowledge. When Tyler Cobb could not furnish any explanation or give dates of 
events one might well despair of finding them. 

Mr. Cobb was a resident of North Bridgewater, now Brockton, during a most re- 
markable half century of time and witnessed some of the most rapid changes in his 
adopted town, as well as in the Commonwealth and country, and was ever alive to 
everything transpiring. He started with the old town, lived in another, and finally 
died in a thriving city of about 32,000 inhabitants, and yet never changed his legal 
residence. 

On the 10th day of January, 1838, Mr. Cobb concluded it was not good to be alone 
and united in marriage with Catherine Packard, only daughter of the late Thomas and 
Chloe (Packard) Wales, and, having no children of iheir own, they adopted several, 
and made a home for, and brought them up with a parents' care and tenderness and 
started them on life's journey in a manner creditable to themselves, and doing a kind- 
ness to others. Many of the students of the old Adelphian Academy can recall the 
pleasant scenes in the family circle while enjoying the home of Mr. Cobb and his be- 
loved wife. No fainily had a warmer place in the hearts of those who temporarily 
made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Cobb. Mr. Cobb died September 29, 1887. 

We should not forget to mention the recent gift of the early home and birthplace of 
Mrs. Cobb which .she has recently donated to a corporation to be used as a home for 
such as come within its scope. For particulars see full account under its appropriate 
name, " The Wales Home." 



102 tttSTORY OF BROCKTON. 

SANFORD WINTER. 

Sanford Winter, the portrait of wliom may be .seen in this volume, is among the 
many self made men of Brockton. Starting with few advantages early in life he has 
become a prominent and well known citizen, and among our most active business men, 
one who has done much toward forwarding the interests of Brockton in opening up 
new fields for the employment of labor, and adding to the prosperity of the city. 

Mr. Winter was born in the town of Cai thage, Franklin county, Me., November 16, 
1826. After the usual course of common school education (his father dying when he 
was a young man), the duties of the farm devolved upon him, which he conducted for 
two years, when he sold the same and removed to Jay, Me., working on a farm two 
years. At the end of that time he came to North Easton in ]8.5'2 and entered into 
partnership with Abijah Pratt of that town in the buying and slaughtering cattle for the 
retail trade, under the firm name of Pratt & Winter, the business at that time requiring 
about one hundred and fifty cattle per year, besides the smaller animals. In 1855 the 
partnership was dissolved and Mr. Winter continued in business alone, running two re- 
tail wagons. During the stringent times of 1857-8 he had pretty hard work but went 
through safely, and in 1859 commenced the wholesale business in North Bridgewater, 
now Brockton, in connection with the retail, and in 1860 purcha.sed a farm of Manley 
Packard on Pearl street, Brockton Heiglits, and removed to that locality. The business 
continued to increase until 1865, when a' fire destroyed all his buildings excepting his 
dweUing house, causing a severe loss and throwing him out of business for about one 
year. But Phcenix Hke from the ashes of the old buildings, new and improved build- 
ings were erected and many new improvements introduced, and where the varied kinds 
of business in connection with his works, are successfully conducted, giving employment 
to thirty-five hands and twenty horses. 

Besides the above named Mr. Winter erected a large brick block in 1881 at the corner 
of Main and Belmont streets, on the corner where the ''Old Green Store" formerly 
stood. His corner lot is about 75 by 120 feet square and the building four stories in 
height, the lower floor being used for stores. The whole upper portion is used as a 
hotel under the name of " Hotel Belmont," and contains sixty-two rooms besides a 
splendid dining room, reading room, and billiard room ; having gas and electricity and 
heating by steam, and connected throughout with electric bells. This is one of the finest 
hotel structures in the county and is under the ownership of Mr. Winter, his son, Everett 
H. Winter, having the general management. Very few men possess the ability to success- 
fully conduct as many and as varied enterprises as are under the control of Mr. Sanford 
Winter. Having arrived to nearly the age usually allotted to man, three score and ten, 
he seems to handle every department of his extensive business \f itli extraordinary skill, 
method and success. He is the proprietor of the Franklin Market, Centre Street Market, 
and the Boston Cash Store in Belmont street. 

Mr. Winter has been a resident of Brockton about thirty-five years and has been one 
of the busiest men in the city and one of her most respected citizens. He was honored 
by the town in 1877 by being elected one of the Board of Selectmen and when the first 
council of the first year of the city government was organized he was one of its mem- 




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BIO&RAPHICAL. 103 

bers. He has never been a politician and at present refuses to accept public otlice, his 
business occupying all his time and energy. He was the president of the Savings Bank 
of Brockton, charter member of the Commercial Club. In his reUgious view.s he is a 
Methodist and an active, influential member of the Central Methodist Episcopal church 
and society, and one of the trustees of the same. The above society have recently pur- 
chased a lot of land on Pleasant street of the heirs of Blisha H. .Toslyn, and Mr. Winter 
is a large contributor to the building of the same. 

Mr. Winter married, October .31, 1852, Elvira Ann, daugliter of Enoch and Melietable 
Noyes of Jay, Me. 

CHILDREN : 

1 — Francis Eugene Winter, born .May 6, 1856. Died May 19, 1876. 
2— Hattie Louise Winter, born May 21, 1878. Died April 17, 1883. 
3 — Everett Henry Wmter, born August 7, 1862. Married Florence M., 
daughter of Elbridge and Jane Benson, of Abingtou, Mass., October 
13, 1892. 
4— John Sanford Winter, born August 13. 1864. Died July 8, 1875. 
The mother died August 23, 1865. He then married Sophia Tilton, daughter of the 
late Mathew and Sophia Vincent of Edgartown, Mass., November 22. 1868. 



EMBERT HOWARD, 

Embert Howard, one of Brockton's successful merchants, is the son of Deacon Gary 
and Sylvia (Packard) Howard. He was born in Campello July 23, 1842. After the 
usual district school education he attended S. D. Hunt's Academy, Brockton, and Pierce 
Academy, Middleboro, in 1858. 

Upon completing his studies he began work for M. L. Keith & Co., in their shoe 
raanufaciory on Main street, where he remained one year, then entered the dry goods 
store of William F. Brett & Co., and was with them three years ; afterwards was in 
H. K. Keith & Co.'s store in Kingston one year, was with W. F. Brett in Washing- 
ton, D. C, six months. Returning to Campello in 1864, in company with Ziba C. 
Keith purchased the stock and good will of the variety store of Sidney Packard, then 
in the building on the west side of Main street, erected by Josiah W. Kingman, at the 
corner of Market street, under the firm name of Howard & Keith, remaining three 
years. Next purchased the clothing busmess of Rufus P. Kingman, March 4, 1867. 

Mr. Howard has never been an active politician and never would take any office cal- 
culated to interfere with his business. He has been a member of the parish commit- 
tee of the First Congregational Church and Society ten years and is at the present writing 
on the committee to erect a new church edifice in place of one recently destroyed by 
fire. In his religious views he is a Congregationalist of tlie Trinitarian order, and is a 
regular attendant of the First Congregational church. In politics he is a Republican. 
He is a member of the F. and A. M., Bay State Commandery, Satucket Royal Arch 
Chapter, and Paul Revere Lodge, for a long time. In 1883 Mr. Howard took an ex- 



104 HISTORV OF BROCKTON. 

tended trip through England, Germany, France, Switzerland and Italy, sailing on the 
steamship City of Rome, of the Anchor line, from New York. In 1889 he made an- 
other journey on the steam.ship City of New York and returning on the City of Paris, 
visited Ireland, Scotland, England, Belgium, Switzerland, including the Exposition at 
Paris, 

Again in 1891 he made an excursion trip to California via New Orleans and Mexico, 
and has visited nearly every Slate in the Union, including visits to Florida two seasons, 

Mr, Howard, it will be noticed, began his course of mercantile life when twenty 
years of age, and from the first has been successful. In his early life he had an am. 
bition to be a merchant, and a good one, and being full of energy he attended to busi- 
ness, which has grown to be one of the largest, if not the largest outside of Boston, in 
the clothing trade, and for nearly thirty years success has crowned industrious efforts cf 
Messrs. Howard & Caldwell. Mr. Howard is of a social nature, lively in habits, fond 
of home, and yet likes travel, and takes great pride in having the best horses that can 
be had. In fine he enjoys the confidence and respect of the community in which he 
dwells and is recognized as a representative business man and an important factor in the 
growth and prosperity of the city of his birth. Mr. Howard has been interested in real 
estate to a considerable extent and believes that a man must sometimes invest and be- 
come interested in matters outside of his regular calling, 

Mr, Howard married, tirst, Hattie Cornelia, daughter of Deacon Cyrus and Cornelia 
(Bassett) Howard, of Winslow, Me., December 7, 1865. She died in March, 18GG, 
He then married, second, Lois Hathaway, daughter of Abram and Hannah (Hathaway) 
Perkins, of North Middleboro, Mass,, June 17, 1870, 

CHILDREN : 

I. — Mary Perkins Howard, born May 1,5, 1871, attended Mrs, Johnson's school in 
Boston, 1888; visited Europe with her father in 1889. 
II, — Lena Cary Howard, born May 20, 1876; attended Mrs, Johnson's family school, 
Newbury street, Boston, 
III, — Dora Louise Howard, born May 20, 1878, 



HOWARD WARREN REYNOLDS 

Howard Warren Reynolds, whose portrait may be seen in this volume, was the son 
of Jarvis W. and Hannah (Snell) Reynolds, born in Campello, the southerly section of 
Brockton, October 16, 1842. His early training and habits were not unlike many 
others of his day. After leaving the district school he attended Pierce Academy, 
Middleboro. and a boarding school in Lee, Mass. Soon after completing his education 
he engaged in shoe manufacturing, commencing at an early age, about thirty-five 
years since, and at the time of his death he had been longer in the shoe business in 
Brockton than any other manufacturer. He began to manufacture at the home of his 
father, and in a few years after erected the factory now owned by Messrs, Churchill & 
Alden, on Main street. About 1881 he erected the factory at No. 1013 South Mon- 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 105 

tello street, where the business was progressing up to the time of his death. He had 
always been successful from the start, and one whose paper was held at par. He was 
the oldest of four sons, viz: Howard Warren, Gardner William, Horace Greeley, and 
Charles Herbert. 

On the 17th day of June, 1886, he nnarried Clara Streeter, a native of Woburn, Mass., 
who survives him, leaving no children. He died August 2, 1891. His aged mother 
and his sister, still living, are the only survivors of his father's fannily. 

Those who knew Mr. Reynolds best appreciated his traits of sterling worth. He was 
a man of generous impulses, bestowing his charities without ostentation, and many of 
those to whom he has given never knew from whence they came. He left a long list 
of firm friends. Deceased was a member of Brockton Lodge, Benevolent and Pro- 
tective Order of Elks, and was always interested in the welfare and prosperity of the 
city. He had been prominently identified with the shoe industry of Brockton for along 
time, having been the senior member of the firm of H. W. Reynolds & Co since 186.5. 
Mr. Reynolds is a descendant of a long line of ancestry, who have early been engaged 
either as shoemakers or manufacturers. We find Robert in Boston as early as 1632, a 
shoemaker, and there has been a large number of that name engaged in that business in 
North Bridgewater, now Brockton. The estimation in which he was held by his business 
acquaintances ma}' be seen by a brief quotation from a letter of personal .sympathy 
from one of Mr. Reynolds' customers, which is but the expression of many others : 
" No one ever had more admirers than Howard, among those in our establisliment. He 
was always held up and praised as the ideal, honest manufacturer, who did just as he 
agreed, whose word never was broken, and all feel that in losing him they have lost one 
whom they all admired and loved." He was a most devoted and affectionate husband, 
and in all the relations of life was universally respected. The funeral of Mr. Reynolds 
was held on Wednesday, Augusts. 1891, at three o'clock in the afternoon, and was 
attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends. The services were attended by 
Rev. N. B. Thompson, of the South Congregational Church. The interment was in 
Union Cemetery. 



INDEX. 



Names of persons when attached to petitions and other documents, and occurring 
in lists of officers of churches and other organizations, in tax and poll lists, militarv 
rosters, etc., are not indexed. 



Act establishing the city, 'i23 

legalizingchangeof name of town, 509 
■ to establish town of North Bridge- 
water, 517 
Adams, Henry L., 094 
Address of Governor Long at inaugura- 
tion of city government, 721 

of Mayor Keith at inauguration of 
city government, 71.5 
Adelphian Academy, 409 
Advent Christian church, :i:'iG 
African M. E. church, 83(i 
Alger, Solomon, 19 
Alden, Alpheus, 714 
Ebenezer, 19 
George W. , 263 
John, 31 
L. P., 218 
Russell, 313 
Sanford, 003 
Silas, 685 
Aldrich, J. P., Rev., 252 
Alger, W. O., 531 
Allen, David, 003 
Jacob, Capt., 89 

James Sidnev, 181, 255, 610, 619, 649 
L. W., 623 
Oliver, 201 
Sherman, 620 
Sidney, 313 
S. F., 620 
■ AUerton, petition to change name of town 

to, 505 
Alley, W. A., 699 

Alpha Epsilon Literary Society, 454 
Amburg, proposed change of name of 
town to, 550 
. American Legion of Honor, 443 
,Ames, David, 67, 08 
Franklin, 778 
vjohn, 31, 89 



Ancient Order of Hibernians, 450 

United Workmen, 449 
Andrews, MaryL., 378 
Angler, John, Rev., 63 
Annual appropriations for schools, 385 
Assessors, 499 
Atherton, Chas., 532 

George T., 401 
Averell & Thayer, 630 

Baker, Andrew H. , 698 

Winthrop S., 74 

& Kingman, 005 
Bakers, .535 

Bancroft, Rinaldo, 607 
Barrows, Albert, 623 
Barry, T. D. , &■ Co. , 700 
Bartlett, Oren, 605 
Bass, Ziba, Dr., 705 
Bassett, Abiel, 347, 251, 356 

William, 30 
Battles, B. F. , 239, 008 

David W., 4.57 

John, 644 

Nahum, 390 
Baxendale, Thomas A., 024. 630 
Baylies, Henry, 004 
Heal, Jonathan, 538 

Oliver, Rev., 266 

Samuel M., 270 
Beals, Isaiah A., 615, 619 

Jeremiah, 63-67, 69, 156, 160 

John, 612 

W. E., 285 
Bellevue Park, 25 
Bennett, Edward E., 539, 002, 006 

Joseph O., 30 
Bethesda Swedish Lutheran church, 305 
Bingham, Charles D., 318 
Bird, D. C, 611, 613 
Bittenbender & Caverly, 098 



108 



INDEX. 



Bixby. C. C. 4:.-5, 038, 54:J, 575, 017 (i48 

657 

F. M., 504, 060 
Blacking and stain manufacture 541 
Blacksmiths, 526 
Blades, JohnT., Rev., 17S, 179 ].S1-],S5 

■-'16-21S, 2-21, 234, 257 
Blanchard, David 1!) 

D. H., (J17 
Henry, 19 

Nathaniel B., Rev., 165-167 
Bliss, James E., 20 

E. J., 700 

L. C. , & Co. , 699 
Bodwell, J. C, Rev., 178, 179, ISl 2.56 
Bouney, Thomas, 30 
Boot and shoe manufacture, 663 et seq. 
manufacturers, list of, 676 
statistics, 593 
Borden, Adolphus Kinsman, Dr. 707 

Henry F., Dr., 713 
Bosworth, Ira, 20 
Bouve, Crawford & Co. , 703 

Thomas F., 617 
Hoyden, Albert G., 178, 181 
Brackett, Willard G., 694 
Bradford, John. 30 

William, 30 
Brady, Joseph, 607 
Brett, Daniel, 63.. 
Ellis. 231 

Henry A., .532. 535, 574, 653 
Josiah, 4i,0 
Parmenas, 521 
Samuel, 60 
Samuel S., 687 
William, 3] 
Wm. F.. 533, 602, 605 
Wm. H., 531 
Zenas, 611, 686 
Brewster, Love, 30 
Bridgewater, boundaries of the old town 

of, 39 
Brigham, David, Rev., 201, 244, 245, 347" 
"Brockton" adopted as name 'of town 
570 ' 

as a boot and shoe manufacturintr 

city, 678 et seq. 
as a town, 543 
Athenaeum, 454 
Bicycle Club, 467 
change of name of town to, 557 
civil list of, 785 et .seq. 
efJect of adoption of name of 573 
Fanciers' Club, 467 
Heights, 24 

inauguration of the first municipal 
government of the city of. 713 



Brockton Public Library. 4.56 
Temperance Union', 493 
valuation and ta.xation of, 591 
wards of, 733 

Woman's Sufifrage As.sociatiou, 465 
Brooks, John G., 4.57 
Broughton, N. H., Rev., 167, 2.50, 25] 
Brown, Bartholomew, 460 

John, 31 
Bryant, Gamaliel, 63 

Geo. E., 534, 610, 616, 618, 636 

George S., 231 

Geo. W., 30, 139, 231, 488,535, 687, 

691 
Henry, 331 ' 
Henry L., 610, 611, 615, 616, 630 646 

654 
Horace, 643 
Horatio, Dr., 190, 193 
H. M., Mrs., 633 
Job. 63, 64 
Lucy W., Mrs., 338 
Matilda, 623 
Oliver, 460 
Peter, Dr. , 703 
Philip, Dr., 63, 703 
Bumpas Corner, 25 
Bum])us, Geo. C, 617 
Burke, Hugh, 606 

JohnT., 171 
Burt, John W., 691 

Caldwell, B.. O., 310, 573, 645, 770 
Campello, 32 

Brass Band, 462 
Sportsmen's Club, 466 
Carlisle, Douglas, Rev., 181-183 222 
Carll, Haskell M., Rev., 228 
Carpenters, 539 
Carr, Rufus A., 271 
Carter. Samuel, 531 
Gary, Austin, Rev., 361 
Barzillai, 70 

Daniel, 43-45, 68, 70, 83 135 145 
149, 4.59, 460, 525. 529, 530 ' 

Daniel H., 68 

Francis, 69 

George C, 175, 262, 263 616 

Howard. 44, 46,65, 67, 149, 151, 506 

James, 79 

John, 31 

Jonathan, 44. 61. 63, 378 

Luther, Dr., 704 

Martin, 69 

Moses. 44, 45, 64, 66, 145, 382 460 

Otis. 373 . ' 

Simeon. 44, 45. 61-64, 78, 79 

Zachariah, 43, 61 



INDEX. 



109 



Case, James H., Capt., 112 

Casualties and miscellaneous events fnim 

nan to lSi)4, eSl et seq. 
Central Methodist Episcopal church, 271 
semi-centennial celebration 
of. 275 
Chamberlain, L. E., 27ri, 296, 454 
Chandler, Edmund, 8] 
Chase, E. A., 438, 440, 442 

Herbert M.. fifiO 
Chesman, Noah, 646 
Church of the Sacred Heart, 884 
Churchill, Charles, 2(t7 

George, 224, 621 

& Alden, 691 
Citv Bicycle Club, 467 

'Hall, 746 et seq. 
Clapp, John, Capt., 78 
Clark, Edward L., Rev., 167-170, 251 

George, 602, 687 

Lyman. 228, 231, 538, 612, 714 

Samuel Capt., 78 
Clarke. William, 31 
Cleverly, H. P.., 20 
Clifton 'Heights, 24 
Clocks, 537 
Cobb, David, 530, 650 

David H., 530 

Elbridge G., 637 

John, 460 

Lyman E., 642 

Tyler, 527, 529, 531, 605. 611 
Coe, Susan Whitman, 578 
Cole. Ephraim, 68, 71, 156. 524 

John H., 642 

Joseph, Capt., 89, 90 
Collier, William, 30 
Colonial census, 583 
Colored people, seats for, 65 
Commercial Club, 770 et seq. 
Commissioner of insolvency, 504 

of metropolitan sewerage, 505 
Commissioners of health, lunacj' and 
charity, 504 

to qualify civil officers, 504 
Cooke, H. E., Rev., 222-324 
Coopers, 537 
Copeland, C. D., 176 

Chas. W.,615 

C. F., 279, 414 

Davis, 662 

Ellis F., 694, 698 

Ira, 531, 646 

P. & N., 609 
Coroners, 501 
Cotter, Sylvester, 606 
Couch, Paul, Rev., 72-74, 159-165, 168, 
169, 187, 195 197, 200, 207, 209, 246, 
248, 414, 6.55 



Coulter, Fred. 618 
Councilors, 501 
Cowell, D. C, 117 

David L., 120,455, 456 
Crafts. Eliphalet P., Rev., 359 

Frederick, 868 

Jonathan Porter, Dr., 707 

Thomas, Rev., 339 
Crawford, Harvev F., 702 
Crocker, Allen, 608 

Charles B. , 456 

Perez, 66, .535 
Crosbv, Jacob W. , 240 
Cross,' Nathaniel H., 529, 651, 776 

Wm, B., 608 

William W., 524, 627 
Crossman, Robert, Capt., 128 
Crystal Rock Juvenile Temijlars, 494 
Curtis, Barnabas, 382 

Charles, 456, 605 

Edward, 57 

Isaac F.. 687 

Otis F., 610, 650 

Sylvanus B. , 624 

S. B. & G. E., 614 
Cushing, Matthew H., 722 
Cushman, Rev. Joshua, 349 

Davenport, Nathaniel M., 189 
Dean, Edgar E.„Dr., 657 
Deed from Pomponoho, 34 

from Wampatuck, ■■7 
De Forest, Heman Packard, Rev., 375 
Delano, Philip, 31 
Dentists, 541 
Deputy sheriffs, 504 
De.xter, Freeman, 602 
Dickerman, Lysauder, Rev., 370 
Dike, Bela C, 509 

Samuel Fuller, Rev., 367 
Dillingham, Pitt, Rev., 315 
District attorneys, ,504 
Dodge, Austin, Rev., 253 
Doherty, Michael, Rev.. 333 
Donnellv, David, 627 
Douglas, Chas. T., Rev.. 302 

E., Rev., 167,168, 251 

William L., 23, 414, 477, 657, 660 
692, 748 

W. L., Shoe Co., 691 
Drafted men, list of, 123 
Drake, Aaron B., 190, 530, 531, 778 

Lucretia A. , 489 

Reuben, 607, 614 
Drinks, 54 

Drugs and medicines, 538 
Dunbar, Bradford, 687 

D. C.,616 

Edwin, 687 



110 



INDEX. 



Dunbar Francis. 68fi, 

Geo. B., 488 

Geo. W., 087 

Josiah, Capt., 79 

Lemuel, Capt., 78, 7!l 

.M.,011 

Simeon, 080 
Dwelling houses, 52 

number of, 589 
Dwight, John, Rev., 196-200 
Dyer; E. Porter, Rev. , 412 

Eames, Daniel, 581 

Early churches. 205 

East Side Street Railway Com pan v. 475 

Eaton, B. Ellis, 239 

Chas. A., 470, 471, 699 

J. E.,625 

Samuel, 31 
Eddy, Henry, Dr., 489 
Edison Electric Illuminating Company, 

473 
Edson, Benjamin, 57, 89 

David, 145, 151 

Galen, 636 

Henry, 600 

Josiah, 135 

Samuel, 31 
Eighteenth RegimentMassachusetts Vol- 
unteers, 116 
Eldred, Davis R., 470 
Eldridge & Fullerton, 612 
Election of 1800, 97 

Eleventh Regiment Massachusetts Vol- 
unteers, 115 
Elks. B. and P. O. of, 438 
Ellis, J. Freeman, 532, 637 
Elms, Frank M., 700 
Emerson, Charles O., 694, 697 

Edward L., 697 

Isaac L., 612 

Weeks & Co., 697 

&• Weeks, 618 
Engineers of Fire Department, 499 
Enlistments, foreign, to lill quota, J25 
Enterprise Association, 466 

Fales, E. C. 692 
Fanning, Alexander, 470 
Farwell, Martha J., Mrs . 415 
Faxon, Micah, 644, 685 

William H., 461, 403, 527, 714 
Fay, W. W.. Rev., 184 
Female beneficence, 458 
Field, Charles, C, 646 

Daniel, 687 

Daniel Waldo, 628, 695 

Fred F., 691 



Field, Jabez, 60, 228 

John, 228, 400 

William, 010, 611, 025 

Wm. F., 615, 622 

Zophar, 686 
Fifty-sixth Regiment, 124 
Fifty-eighth Regiment, 128 
Fifty-ninth Regiment, 128 
Filoon, Henry H., 310, 311. 427, 4.57 
Fire Alarm, 471 

Department, 467 

Engines, 468 
Firemen's Relief Association, 472 
Fires from 1800 to 1894, 001 et seq. 
First Baptist church, 290 

Bell, 04 

Congregational church, 141 
clerks of, 186 
deacons of, 185 

Free Baptist church, 336 

Heavy Artillery, 124 

Massachusetts Cavalry, 109 

deaths and casualties in Co. 1 
of the, 113 

Swedish Baptist church, 30O 

Universalist church and society, 322 
Fisher, Lewis, 527 

Oliver M., 694 
F'lint, James, Rev., 153 
Fobes, Dvvelly, 19 

Isaac, 156 
Fogg. John S., & Co., 018 
Fole'v, J. E., 017 
Food', 53 
Forbes, John, 31 
Ford, Charles R.. 263, 403, 690 

Daniel, 053, 714 

David, 002 

Edward T., 697 

Henry A., 401, 414, 4.50, ,576, 0.50, 715 

William, 31 
Fortieth Regiment, 118 
Forty-second Regiment, 121 
Portv-third Regiment, 121 
Forty-fourth Regiment, 122 
Forty-fifth Regiment, 122 
Forty-eighth Regiment, 122 
Foss, Nelson J., 20, ,531, 782 
Fourth Regiment, 121 
Frame, Andrew, 271 
Franklin Debating Association, 440 

M. E. church, 28.^ 
Free schools, 370 

Will Baptist church, 303 
Freedmen's Relief Association, 445 
Freeman, G. E., Dr., 647 
French, Adonijah, 683" 

and Indian War, 78 



INDEX. 



Ill 



French, E. Capeii, 533 

Francis M., 638, <iS7 

Fred, 611 

Fred R., 231. 33!). 340 457 

Henrv, 635. 714, 77!» 

Henry V., 639 

Hiram, 687 

I. Hermon, 30, 543 

John Lowell.. 30 

Lemuel, 70, 518 

Merritt, 648 

Samuel, 190, 194, 324 

Sylvanus, 154, 156, 160. 30(1, 330 

Thomas, 683 

War, the old, 77 

William, 148, 337, 603, 686 

Zibeon, 69 
Fruit trees, 27 
Fuller, A. H., 616 

H. C, 617 

Jacob, 196 
FuUerton, George H., 26, 578, 780 

& Barrows, 713 
Furniture manufacturers, 538 

Gannett, Thomas, 31 
Gardner Brothers, 618 

Francis B., 173 
Gas Light Company, 473 
Gates, John C, 357 
Gay, Ebenezer, Rev., 157, 168, 161, 168, 

171. 197, 199, 300, 307, 208 
Gegin, Wm., 606 
Geology, 28 
Goddard, Henry E., Rev., 231, 336, 239 

Warren, Rev., 229, 231, 233, 714 
Goldsbury, John, Rev., 242 
Goodall, G. A., Mrs., 630 
Good Samaritan Society. 493 

Templars, 490, 495 ' 
Gore, the, 38 

Graduates of High School, 393 
Grand Army of the Republic, 483 
Grant of Bndgewater Plantation, 30 
Gray, Barnabas H., 212, 214 
Greeley, G. N., 633 
Greenhalge Frederick T. , 763, 763, 766 
Griffin, Perley M. Rev., 181, 218, 357 
Grist mills, .521 
Grover, Otis, 148 

Robbins B., 694 

R. B. & Co., 694 
Gruver, S. J., Dr., 24, 179,257,646 
Gurney, Azel, 209 

George, 611 

Joshua v., 460 

Lucius, 455 

L. P., Mrs., .578 

Ozen, 73, 248 



Gurney, T. Emerson, 460, 461 
Tliomas, 71 

Thomas J., 460, 461, 6.52 
Zachariah, 66, 151 

Hale, Artemas, 19 

Dwight E., 604 

John F., 263 
Hall, Edward, 30 

Elisha, 639 

James, 533 

John A., 271 

SethM.,271 

William, 538 
Hammett, Albert, Rev., 338 
Hammond, James, 610 
Hancock, Moses W., 605, 643 
Hanson, Fred, 620 
Harlow, Nathaniel B. , 238 
Harris, Arthur, 31 

Benjamin W., 722 

Robert O. , 657 
Haslans, C. P., 20 
Hatch, Lemuel B., 531 
Hathaway, C. L., Mrs., 338 

E., 244 

F. L., Mrs., 337 
Hatters, 535 
Hauthaway, Chas. L. , 541, 573 

F. M , 770 
Haward, Robert, 58, 59, 63 
Havden, A. W., 618, 632, 624 
' Josiah, 63, 82, 86, 135 

Samuel 63 
Hayward, Ambrose, 531 

Augustus, 456 

A. F., 650 

A. M., 172 

Benjamin F , 190, 193, 642 

Bethia, 489 

Daniel, 605 

John, 134 

Nahum, 644 

Nathan, 486, 529, 602, 604 

Otis, 653 

Sumner A., 463, 596 

Thomas, 30, 1,84 

Waldo, 382 
Hebard, Wm. H. H., 533 
Herrod, Samuel, 690 
Hervey, Lorenzo D,, 456, .540 
Hewett, Joseph, 239, 655 
Hichborn, Alexander, Dr., 98, 99, 103, 

137, 4.55 
High School, historical sketch of the, 400 

School, teachers of, 403 
Hill, Frank. 702 

J. Frank, 694 
Hills, 25 



112 



INDEX. 



Hilton, John v.. Rev., 169, 252, 253 
Hinckley, (rovernor, deed from, 35 
Hobart, Aaron, 1!) 
Hogan, Willam A., 700 
HoUvwood, James H., 780 

Joseph M. , 21 

Peter F., 617 
Holmes, Alpheus, 456, 48S 

Edmund W.. 263 

Elmer W., 646 

George W., 171 , 

Marcus, 606 

Nathan, 642 

Nehemiah S., 470 

Samuel M., 461 
Hope Chapel, 218 
Hopkins, Lewis, 2i:! 

Lewis S. , 252 

N. F., 20 
Howard, Adonis, Rev., 228 

Asa, 509, 512 

Benjamin B., 19 

Barnabas, 63, 135, 378, 529 

Brothers, 613 

Charles, 527, 611, 653 

Caleb, 44, 65-67,145, 148, 151,4(i0, 506, 
,518, 521, 687 

Carv, 190, 222, 714 

Daniel, 38, 41, 48, 46, 57, 64, 66, 134, 
142, 145, 382, 506, 509. 513 

Daniel S., 612, 616, 621, 625, 641, 644, 
690 

Daniel and Robert, 38 

Darius, 456 

David, 167, 258, 262, 263, 686, 687 

Eliakim, Capt. , 87 

Ellen A., 489 

Embert, 620, 645, 648, 653 

Ephraim, 607 

Frederick, 687, 714 

Gideon, 65, 151, 506, 509 

Henry, 246, 390, 686 

Herman, 263 

Ichabod, 44, 148, 151, 530 

John, 21, 43, 135 

Lyman, 686 

Lysander, 71 

Malcolm, 640 

Nathan, 630 

Olive F., 232, 333 

Robert, 38, 41, 43, 46, 134, 243, 377, 
378 

Rufus E., 687 

Samuel, 538 

Samuel F., 139 

Samuel W. S., 262, 263 

Sidney, 686 

Thomas, 604 



Howard. Welcome, 604 

William P., 72, 531 

Willard, 390 
Howland, Henry, 31 
Hunt, S. U., 375 

Edmund, 31 

Geo. W., Rev., 283 

John L., 456 

John W., 606 
Hun'tington, Daniel, Rev., 22, 67, 68, 137, 
151-157, 200-206, 241, 245,414,459-461 
519, 602, 635, 636 
Hurst, Ira R., 619 
Husted, John B., Rev., 279 
Hyde, Joseph M., 20 

Improved Order of Red Men, 452 
Indians, purchase of, and deed, 31 
Industrial statistics, 583 
Irish, John, 31 

Jackson, John A., 629 
Jenny Electric Light and Power Com- 
pany, 474 

J. M., 619 
Johnson, Charles S., 390, 602 

J. E., Rev., 270, 271 
Johnson, Richard F., 23 
Jones, Asa, 67, 68 

Augustus, 653, 714 

Augustus T., 181, 263, 401, 414, 574, 
6'i3, 614, 779 

Bradford E., 489, 620, 624, 648 

Nathan, 68 

Nathan, Mrs., 412 

Rossiter, 71 
. S. Gardner, 691, 694-696 
Joyce, Everett E , 607 
Judges of probate and insolvency, 504 
Junior Order United American Mechan- 
ics, 450 
Justices of the peace, 501 

Keith, Abia, 62 

AdelbertF., 171, 194, 220-233, 371 

Albert, 231, 223, 609, 633, 783 

Arza, 601, 635, 686 

ArzaB., 331, 322 

A. & A. B, 607, 690 

Bela, 67, 68, 71, 188, 190, 196, 391, 

521, 539, 529, 638, 645 
Calvm, 20 

Charles, 188, 300, 345, 601 
Daniel N., 193, 631, 700 
Edwin, 613, 619, 646 
Elmer, 618 
Elmer L.,224 
Isaac, 530 



INDEX. 



II. 



Keith, James, Rev., 31 

Jason, 188 

Jonathan, 309, 530, (i-13 

Franklin, 605, 053 

Flood B., 331 

George E., 818-331, 334, 8I1S, 0(i(), 693 

George M., 184,318 

Henry K., 190, 373, 610 

Lucien B.. 390, .531, 535, 603, 636 

Martin L., 190, 194, 321, 455, 461, 
604, 614, 690 

Mary K.. 194 

Nathan, 633 

Nathan, Mrs., 661 

Pres'on B., 181, 314, 319, 324, 610, 
631, 637, 647, 693 

Rufus P., 231, 334, 617 

Timothy, 57, 141, 142, 377, 378,' 640 

Wallace C, 457,642 

Walter L., 782 

Ziba, 188, 196, 347, 525 

ZibaC, 139, 313-324, 353, 414, 463, 
656, 662, 715, 751, 756, 764 
Kelsey, Rev. H. L., 176-178, 315, 216, 

2.55, 2.57, 358, 714 
Kendrick, Arthur E , 701 
Kent, John S., 694 
Kimball, John T., 698 

Rufus C, 231, 233, .538, 618. 638, 647 

R. H., 587 

Tisdaie & Baker, 698 
Kingman, Abel, 27, 65-68, 71, 148, 151, 
506, 531, 536 

Abel W., Dr., 169, 195, 333, 574, 708 

Alvin P., 606 

Arthur L., 661 

A. Willard, 650, 651 

Benjamin, 19, 68, 71, 73, .539, 605, 686 

Benjamin F., 534 

Benjamin S., 388 

Bradford, 193, 322, 659, 660, 662 

Charles W., 447 

Chester S., 695 

Cyrus B. , 642 

C. M., 633 

Davis, 343 

Edwin H., 37,358 

Eliphalet, 27, 66, 67, 71, 106, 199, .521 

Elizabeth A., 653, 661 

Ezra, 663 

Gardner J., 489, 661, 623, 625 

Henry, 60, 64, 135, 631 

Henry M., 661, 694 

Herbert L.,428, 483 

Hosea, 660 

Isaac, 58, 315, 343, 456, 653 

Jabez, 536 

John, 58, 141 



Kingman, John W., 171,215, 2.50, 351, 528, 
607 

Josiah W., 163, 169, 174, 17.S, 188, 190, 
196, 300, 313,316. 3.55, 531, 538, 603, 
607, 656, 659, 714 

Lewis A., 531 

Lizzie A.. 363 

Martin. 660 

Matthew. 148, 378, .521, 530 

Matthew, Rev., 366 

Richmond, 660 

Rufus P., 74, 231, 533, 607, 623, 645, 
653, 660, 663, 770 

Samuel. 141, 143 

Thomas S., 661 

William P., 695 
Kingsley, A. W., Rev., 285 
Knights of Honor, 442 

of the Maccabees, 446 

of Pythias, 451 



Ladd, Warren, 662 
Latter Day Saints, 336 
Lawton, B. P., 687 

Geo. B., Rev., 299 

G. W., 224 
Leach, Alma F., 489 

Levi, 608, 610 

Marcus, 627 

Oliver, 601 

0. F.. 315 

Peleg S., 606, 608, 609, 6.50 

Samuel, 313 

Simeon, 343, 358 
Lee. Samuel H., Rev., 167, 169, 349-251 
Lendall, James, 31 
Leonard, B. C, 619,624 

Solomon, 31 

Thomas, 463 
Leyden Park, 24 
Libraries, 455 
Library Association, 456 
Lilly, Chanuing, 694 

Brackett & Co. , 694 
Lincoln, Augustus, 609 

Charles, 331,527, 644 

Charles B., .527 

Elbridge G., 714 

1. A., 609 
Josiah S., .537 
Luke, 460 
Nehemiah, .536 

Linfield, M.. & Co., 613 
Littlefield, Darius, 71, 1,56 

Isaac, 68 

Nathaniel, 67 
Livesey, John, Rev., 383, 384 



lU 



INDEX. 



Long, John T)., 715, 720 
Loomis, L. F. C, 658, 401, 712 

Silas L., 401,658 
Lathrop, Daniel, Capt., 86, 87 
Lovell, D. B., 464 

D. B., & Co., 611 
Low, Emery M., 439, 440, ,501, 7:i9-742 
Lyon, Ellis v., 489 

Vinal, 190 

McCann Brothers, 612, 621 

Chas. L., 471 

M. L., 618 
McCarty, James R., 701 

Sheehy &- Kendrick Co., 701 
McCav, J. J., 627 
McCliire, Edward L.. Rev., 334 
McCullough, John. 605 
McElrov, Elbridge P., Rev., 173-176, 254 
Mclntee, Daniel, 604 
McLaughlin, Samuel, 171 
McLauthlin. Samuel, 463 
McNeille, R. G. S., Rev., 172, 173, 215, 

253, 254 
McNultv, Rev. Thomas B., 332, 613 
MacCofry, C. C.,626 
Macomber, J. O. , 613 
Ma.ggi, Albert C, Col., 118 
Mailey, Edward, 620 
Manley, Charles, {il2 

Daniel, jr., 3S2 

Galen, 268, 602, 606 

Nathaniel, 271, 521 

Salmon, 602, 606, 636 
Manufacturers, 522 
Marble, J. W., 630 

W. E.,617 
Marshall, Eugene, 636 

Howard T., 610, 698 

Perez, 531. 687 
Marshall's Corner, 15 
Marston, A. B., 604, 626 

Harry L.,471 

Zenas L., 470 
Martin, George E., Rev., 178-180 
Martland's Band, 102 
Masonic: 

Bav State Commandery K. T., 427 

Brockton Council R. and S. M., 428 

dedication of new hall, 422 

description of new lodge rooms, 425 

Paul Revere Lodge, 420 

St. George Lodge, 430 

Satucket R. A. Chapter, 419 
Masons, 540 

Massachusetts Catholic Order of Forest- 
ers, 450 
Master in Chancery, 504 
May, John, 686 



Mathews, Geo. F., 687 
Means, Chas. J., 701 

James &• Co., 700 
Medical examiner, 505 
Meech. Asa, Rev., 14S.150 
Meeting house, first, in North Parish, 06 
second, in North Parish, 60 
third, in North Parish. 67 
fourth, in the North Parish, 72 
third, pewholders of, 69 
Memorial rotunda in city hall, 767 
Menlo Park, 25 
Merrick, William, 30 
Merntt, Isaac, 608 
Military districts, 138 
Militia company, first, 134 
Miller, A. C)., 692 
Mills, ChasTL., Rev., 74, 165, 160, 209, 

212, 248, 249 
Minor, W. L., 748,749 
Mitchell, Elisha, Capt., 86 

Experience, 21 

Isam, 617 

&- Millett, 621 
Moderators, 598 

Monk, Hiram A., 430-432, 462, 735-739 
Morgan, Henry, Rev., 488 
Morse, Anson, 603 

Elijah A.. 755 760 

J. P., 439, 738, 739, 741 

Wilson, 619 
Montello, 23 

Shoe Co., 700 
Music, 459 

band, 461 

Name of town, meeting to discuss change 

of, 543 
Nash, Samuel, 31 
Nason, Henry B., 371 
Natural history, 26 
Naval service, enlistment in, 123 
Nelson, J. A., 618 

Nils E., Rev., 301 
New England Order of Protection, 481 
Jerusalem church, 227 

description of the Temple, 

230 
fiftieth anniversary of, 231 
first and second meeting 

houses of, 229 
memorial windows of, 237 
Young People's Society of, 
240 
Ninth Light Battery, 119 

Regiment Massachusetts ^'<Jlunteers, 
Co. K, 115 

Co. B, 115 
Norling, John A., Rev., 307 



INDEX. 



115 



North Baptist church, 301 
Society, 302 
Bridgewater Academy, 411 

Agricultural Library Associa- 
tion, 450 
Board of Trade, 479 
Dragoon Company, 130 
Librar)^ Association, 4").") 
Parish, charter of, 40 

first meeting of. with officers, 43 
Northern Legion, 481 
Norton, John F.. Rev., 345-247 
Notaries public, 503 
Noyes, Avery, 008 
Ephraini, 581 
Rufus S. , 000 
Odd Fellows: 

Beatrice Lodge No. 28, Daughters of 

Rebecca, 437 
Canton Nemasket. 437 
Death Benefit Association, 449 
Electric Lodge No. 204, 437 
Electric Relief Association, 449 
Massasoit Lodge No. 09, 433 
Nemasket Encampment No. 44, 430 
Relief Association, 448 

Ohlson, K. F., Rev., 309 
Old Colony District Temperance Union, 
491 

school districts, 378 

Village Church, the," 73 
Olivet Memorial church, 304 
One Hundred Days Men, 120 
O'Neil, Edward, .532, 534 
Ord, Geo, A., 023 
Order of ^-Egis, 452 

Helping Hand, 482 

International Fraternal Alliance, 453 

Iron Hall, 482 
Orr, Robert, Capt.,83 
Osborne, Isaac P., 271 

Packard, Abby H., Mrs., 018, 021 

Abel Kingman, Rev.. 308, 352, 370 
Abiel, 57, 59, 00, 04, 134, 135, 141, 

377, 378 
Allen E. , 050 
Ambrose, 240 
Andrew F. , 030 
Asa, Rev., 340 
Austin. 139 
Azor, 188 
Benjamin, 03 
Bradford, 371 
Caleb H., 234,604 
Charles, 775 
Chas. J. P., 463, 604, 687 



Packard, Cyrus, 340 
Daniel, 05 

David, 57, 141, 143, 307 
David T., Rev., 191, 309-313,321 
Davis S., 600, 770 
Dewitt C. , 022, 050, 059 
Edmund, 400 
Elbridge H., 202, 714 
Ehphalet, 145, 148 
Ellis, 4.55, 013, 015 
Elmer C, 531, 019, 025, 656 
Ezekiel, 647 

Frank E., 319, 330, 457, 656 
Fred, 638, 091 
Frederick, 489 
Galen, 524, 005, 714 
Geo. A., 531,022 

Heman, 71, 1.54, 1.50, 309, 413, 080 
Henrv H., 414, 577.048, 057 714 
Rev. Hezekiah. 343 
Isaac. 03, 04, 69, 135. 319. 23(1. 368, 

372, 400, 531, 680 
Isaac T. , 20, 73, 74 
Israel, 07, 372 
James, 57, 60 

Joel T., 171, 172, 179, 2.52, .533 
John, 67. 521. 529, 530 
Josiah. 135, 237, 687 
Tosiah E., Dr., 541, 634 
J. Wallace, 528 
J. Willard, 239 
J. Willis, 239 
Lemuel, 382 
Liberty, 373, 273, 276 
Marcus, 73, 393, 004 
Martha A., 489 
Micah, 03, 003 
Moses, 040 
Moses A., 048, 094 
M. A., & Co., 094 
Nahum, 049 
Nathan, 240 
Nathaniel R., 619 
N. R., &Co. 098 
Parmenas, 531 
Robert, 650 
Samuel, 134 
Seth, 63 
Sidney, 531 

Silas, 65, 67, 08, 539, 530, 602, 085 
Simeon, 171, 172, 177, 178, 207, 213, 

215, 243, 202, 203, 714 
S. Franklin, 183, 214, 210, 219, 223, 

334, 351, 253, 463, 617. 063 
Theophilus. Rev. , 353 
Washburn, 456 
Zenas, 531, 003 
& Field, 609, 691 



116 



INDEX. 



Paine, Horatio E., 20 

Phinelias, fi8 
Painters, "139 
Parisli tax for 1774, 46 
Parker, Edward, jr., 457 

Frederick, .531 
Parkin, Frank P.. Kev., 231, 37.5 
Parks. Henry, 69.6 
Parocliial School and Convent, 406 
Partridsje, George, 30 

Ratph, 30 
Patten, J. O., 641 

() ()., 607, 613, 617, 619 
Paul, Clark, 666 
Paybody, John, 30 

William, 3ll 
Pearl Street M. E. Society, 26S 
Pease, W. H..619 
People's Temperance Union, 494 
Perkins, Eliza, Mrs., 456 

James, 522 

Jason, 642 

Jesse, 43-45, .55, 68, 70. 7;, 145, 148, 
149, 151, 160, 188, 240, 382, .526, 606 

Jonas, Rev., 3.54 

Jonas R., 9S, 171, 179, 2.56. 425. 4.55, 
622, 646, 714, 715 

Jonathan, 44, 46 

Lucius S., 615 

Luke, 521, 522, 655 

Mark, 70 

Nahum, 160, 040 

Nathan, Ur., 46, 154, 706 

Sidney, 527, 608 

Stillm'an S., 697 

& Joyce, 697 
Perry, William, 611, 606 
Peterson, C. C, 623 
P. F. Y. B. O , Brockton Commandery 

No. 61, 453 
Philomathian Association, 453 
Physicians, 703 et seq. 

present, 713 
Pi Beta Society, 446 
Pierce, Abiel, Capt., 87 

Abraham, 30 

C. S.,625 

Thomas, Capt. 86 

Wm. H., 604 
Plymouth county brigade of militia, 135 
Poll tax list for 1770. 46 
Poole. A. P. , 627 

Population at various decades, 584 
Pope, Frederick, Capt, 86 

T. W.,542 
Porter, A. S., 607, 648 

Charles F., 428, 440, 480, 481, 500, 736 

Cyrus, 68, 69 



Porter, EUphalet, Rev., 338 
Evangelical church, 243 

officers and ministers of, 262 
Society, 258 

dedication of the first meet- 
ing house, 259 
rededication of meeting 
hou.se, 260 
Huntington, Rev., 337 
James, 463, 616 
John, Rev., 141-148, 632 
John, jr.. Major, 83-85 
John, jr., Rev. 337 
Lewis, 525 
Po.st-office, 775 et seq. 

Campello. 7.82 
Pratt, Arba, 949 
Barnabas, 63 
S. B., 617 
Thomas, 63 
Zebulon, 175, 184 
Precinct controversy, 505 et seq. 
Prentiss, Henry, Capt., 87 
Price, Louis Van Etten, Rev., 183-185, 

218 
Prices in old times, 599 
Private Schools, 412 
Public administrator, 504 
hou.ses, 529 
institutions, 21 

Quakers, or Friends, 240 
Quimby, Oliver B., 694 

Rackliffe, John I., 219 
Railroads, 19 

Rainville, Geo. A., Rev., 336 
Red Cross, St. Jean de Baptiste, 451 
Reed, Daniel, 171 
James, 333 
John, Rev., 153 
Warren A., 385, 417, 418, 4.54. 473, 

.503, 657, 739-743, 770 
W. L., Mrs., 239 
Regiments, enlistments in various scat- 
tered, 123, 129 

deaths, casualties, . etc. , in, 
• 130 
Register in pharmacy, 504 
Representatives to the General Court 

500 . 
Revolutionary War, 80 
Reynolds, Enos H., 636, 696 
' Jarvis W., 604 
Jonas, 70, 83 
Joseph, 83 
L. M., 701 
Marcus H., 616 



INDEX. 



117 



Reynolds, Nahuni, 186, 687 

Oliver, 611 

Orrin S. , 6i5 

Philip, 280 
Rhodes, G. Eben, 538 

Eben G., 231, 622,624 
Richards, Galen R., 167 

Luther, 252 
Richardson, D. W., Rev., 255 

Justin K., Rev., 296 
Richmond, Frank, 63!) 

Horace, 457, 624 

Lucius, 101,109-111, 311, 653 

Ruel, 602 
• Silas P., 120 

S. W., 181 
Ripley, S. B., 532 

Thomas, Capt., 139 
Ritchie, John, 521, 531 
Rivers and brooks, 27 
Robbins, Nicholas, 30 
Robinson, Henrv W., Hon., 173, 222, 268, 

456, 463, 608. 653, 770 
Rogers, John, 30 
Royal Arcanum, 442 
Russell, Barrett B., 415 

John, 608 

Sabbath schools, 457 
Saddlers, 586 

St. Patrick's Literary and Benevolent 
Society, 454 

Roman Catholic church, 331 
Total Abstinence Cadets, 495 
Total Abstinence Society, 494 
St. Paul's Episcopal church, 316 
Salisbury Heights, 24 

Square, 33 
Sampson, Abraham, 31 

Henrv, 31 
Sanford, Baalis, 414, 427, 770 

Baalis, Rev., 156, 157, 160, 161, 171, 

175, 197, 199, 200, 2(H, 209 
H. D., 173,258, 355 
J. H., 616 
■W. A., 179 
Sanger, Zedekiah. Rev., 147, 153 
Savage, W. H,, 486. 538, 735 
Sawyer, George, 167, 176, 250, 256 
Saw mills, 520 
School committee, North Parish, 379 

of town and city of Brockton, 383 
committees of the city of Brockton, 

415 
districts, 390 
Schools, 375 

Second Congregational Society, 241 
Heavy Artillery, 124 



Second Massachu.setts Cavalry, 124 

Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, 
Co. H. 114 
Selectmen, 496 
Senators, 501 

Seventh Regiment JIassachu.setts Vol- 
unteers, Co. G, 115 
Severance,, Walter, 217 
Shaw, Addison, 610. 714 

Marcus, 228, 529 

Naphtali, Rev-, 351 

Newton, 529 
Shaw's Corner, 20 
Shay, Daniel, 93 
Shay's Rebellion, 93 
Sheehy, Dennis, 701 
Sheehey, Edward, 625 
.Shiverick, Howland F.,190 
Shoe, early history of, 663 

tool manufacturers, 527 
Shoes and sandals of various peoples, 6(i8 
Simmons, Moses, 31 
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, 408 
Skinner, John L. , 340 
Slade, A, E., 23 
Smith, Albert, 532 

Jarvis D. , 372 

Joseph, 172 

Joseph .S. , 254 

Nahuni ].. 240 

Robert, 540 
Snell, Charles, 61 

E. Sumner, 528 

Issachar, 43, 44, 45, 61, 62, 155, 378, 
382, 601 

Josiah, 58 

Zachariah, 59 

Zebedee, 382, ,521 ' 
Snow, David, 610 

D. F., 20 

Edward J., 529,603 

Eleazer, 86-88, 89 

Geo. E.,701 

Geo. G., 620, 693 

Nathaniel, 530, 603 

Thomas Jefferson, 366 
Social life, 49 

Society of Progressive Spiritualists, 465 
.Soil, 39 
Soldier's Aid Society, 445 
Sonnemann. A. H., 694 
Sons and Daughters of the Maritime 
Provinces, 451 

of St. George, 452 

of Tem])erance, 490, 495 

of Veterans, 443 
Soule, George, 31 

Henry A., 621 



118 



INDEX. 



Soule, John, 160, 309 

Oakes S., 72 
South Congregational Church, 194 
officers of, 320 
re-dedication of meeting 

house, 223 
semi-centennial celebration 
of, 221 
Society, 187 

first meeting house of, 188 
moderators and other officers 

of, 192 
seeond meeting house of, 189 
Street M. E. Church, 283 
Southvvorth, Charles, 686 

Constant, 81, 60, 135, .532 
Edward, 19, 67, 68. 71, 240, 455 506 
589, .530. 605, 635, 642, 652, 685, 686 
Edward, jr., 171, 4.55, 456, .538, 777 
George, 139 
Perez, 65, 66 
Myra L., 457 
Spear, Francis H., Rev., 287, 288 
Special Fire Police, 471 
Spiritualist Society, 465 
Sprague, Chandler, 24, 231, 392 401 456 
523, 528, 529, 531, 603 
Francis, 30 
Stacv, Adams & Co., 619 694 

Wm. H., jr., 694 
Standish, Miles, 30, 31, 32 

proposed change of name of town to 
545 
Starr, John, 30 
Statistics of population, 418 
Stet.sou, Amasa, 684 

Nahum, 19 
Stevens, George, 606, 690 
Geo. A., 615 

Henrv A., Rev.. 171-173 252 2.53 
Stoddard, B. G.. 687 

Robert A., 524, 687 
Street Railway Company, 494 
Strong, Geo. A., Rev., 318 
Studley, David F., 537, .538 

David L.,456 
Sullivan, Z. T., Rev., 215, 255, 356 
Sumner, C. W. , 770 

Seth, 460 
Swan, James C, Dr., 712 
Swedish Benevolent Society, 480 
Emanuel M. E. church, 289 
Evangelical Congregational church, 

o\) i 

Swift, Thomas P., 339 

Sylvester, Joseph, 46, 151, 506, 635 

Benjamin, .524 
Sylvester s Corner, 25 



Taber, George E., 324 
Tabernacle Free church, 315 
Tailors, 533 
Talbot, Henrv, 609 
Tanners, 525' 
Taylor, Edward E., 701 
Temjierance, 485 
Tenth Battery, 119 
Terhune, J. W., 692 
Terrv, Lorenzo B., 699 

Ware & Allcv, 699 
Thatcher, Rufus'L.,456 645 
Thayer, Abijah, .520 

Bethia H., 661 

E. N., & Co., 619 

F. A., 463 

F. A., &Co., 608 

F. O. & F. A., 690 

Jeremiah, jr., 382 

Thespian Society, 462 

Third Regiment, 120 

Thirteenth Regiment Mas.sachusettsVol 

unteers, 115 
Thirtieth Regiment, III! 
Thirty-second Regiment, 117 
Thirty-third Regiment, llfs 
Thirty fifth Regiment, 118 
Thvty eighth Regiment, 118 
Thirty-ninth Regiment, 118 
Thomas, Myron F., 698 

Oscar D, , Rev. , 294, 296 302 
Thompson, A. C, 624 
Brothers, 696 
George H., 696 
James, Rev., 337 
John, 603 
John F., 696 
William, Rev., 156-159 
Tilden, Howard, 687 
John, 268, 521, 687 
John, jr., 68 
Tillson, Elisha, Dr., 705 
Tinkham, Herbert L., 692 
Tin-plate and sheet-iron workers 510 
Tisdale, Franks., 698 
Tobey, Wm. H., 610. 619 
Tompkins, Samuel, 31 
Topography of Brockton, 17 
Torrey, Turner, 71, 603 
Town clerks, 497 
Traders, 530 

Tradesandprofessions, persons employed 
in, 590 

Treasurers, 498 

Tribou, Asa, 607 

Samuel, 652 

Tubbs, William, 31 

Turner, Royal, 19 



INDEX. 



119 



Turnpike, the old, 783 
Twelfth Regiment, Massachusetts Vol- 
unteers, Co. F, 99 

deaths and casualties in, 103 
narrative of the, 10(i 
Twentieth Regiment, IKi 
Twenty-second Regiment, 116 
Twenty-third Regiment, 116 
Twenty-fourth Regiment, 116 
Twenty -eighth Regiment, 116 
Twenty-ninth Regiment, 116 

Union Musical Association, 463 
Musical Society, 463 

United Fellowship, order of, 447 
Order of the Golden Cross, 447 
Order of Independent Odd Ladies, 

480 
Order of Pilgrim Fathers, 483 
States land tax for 1798, 48 

Unity church, 310 

Value of school property, 393 

Vaughan, Alvin, 644 

Veteran Reserve Corps, 124, 12o 

Vincent, Joseph, 489 

Votes polled for governor 579 

Wade, Albert R., 24, 414, 527 

Huram, 622 

Lorenzo, 531 
Wadsworth, Christopher, 30 
Wales. John. 506, 529 

Jonathan, 66 

Martin, 231 

Rev. Nathaniel, 364, 529 

Thomas, 538 

Veranes, 20, 531 

Welcome H., 545 
Walker, Cornelius, 701 

E. W., 619 

Horace D., Rev., 171-176, 213, 214, 
353, 355 

Levi, 216, 245, 257 

Marcellus, 701 

Taylor & C. , 701 

W. O. , 700 

& Whitman, 700 
War of 1812, 94 

of the Rebellion, 97 
Ware, F. A., 699 
Warfield, F. A., Rev., 179, 181, 183, 218, 

222, 324, 225, 231, 257 258, 264, 660 
Warren Avenue Baptist church, 297 

Galen, 605 

Joshua, 46, 89 
Washburn, F. B., 530, 536,607 

F. B., Company, 636 



Washburn, John, 31 

John, jr., 31 

Joseph, Capt., 78 

N. H., 175, 216 

Sidney L. , 657 
Watchmakers and jewelers, 537 
Webster, Fletcher, 99, 101,108 

Robert, Capt., 83 

S. S., 687 

Wilbur, 607 
Weeks, Delmont L. , 697 

Harry W., 697 
Wells, Samuel, 751, 753 
Wentworth, Martin, 307 
West. Francis, 31 

Samuel, 142 

Thomas H., 239 
Weston, Edmund, 31 
Wheeler, Rev. Azariah B., 74, 281, 603 

Benj. F., 524, 613 

Geo. A., 646 
Wheelwrights, 536 
Whipple, John J., 311, 611,629, 714, 763, 

764, 772 
White, F. E., 231, 617, 618, 621, 627 

Frank E., Co., 692 

Jonathan, 253, 255, 401,4.55,457, 618, 
714 
Whitman, Eliab, 414, 509, 511 

N.ithan, 301 

Wm. E., 700 

& Keith, 621, 700 
Whiton, John C, Col., 138 

Joseph, 537 
Wilbar, Shepard B., 271 
Wilbor, G. E., 640 
Wilcox, Philo B., Rev., 313 
Wild. Bradford, 139 

Zenas P., Rev., 370 
Willis, Harrv, 616 

Nathaniel, 30 

Wm. F., 613 
Winchester Park, 34 
WinshiD, M. A., 617 
Winter" Sanford, 607 
Woman's Mission Society, the, 465 

State Relief Corps, 444 
Women's Christian Temperance Union, 

493 
Wood, Chas. W , Rev., 162, 167-172, 181, 

212-214, 250-2.53, 401, 414, 644 
Woodsworth, L. S., Rev., 174-176, 214- 

216, 222, 223, 2.54, 255 
World's Peace Jubilee, 463 
Wright, Rev.,T. F., 232 

Young, H. H., Rev., 290 



120 INDEX. 

INDEX OF BIOGRAPHIES. 

Bixby, Charles Chancy 29 

Bixb\-, Fred Morton _ . 1 . . _ 60 

Brett, Ellis. _ _ 81 

Caldwell, Benjamin Otis __ 83 

Cary, Barzillai.. : - 87 

Clark, Lyman 85 

Cobb. Tyler 99 

Dean, Edgar Everett, Dr "_ 88 

Ford, Henry Augustus _ 32 

Freeman, George Edward, Dr _ . 16 

French, Samuel 18 

Goddard, James Frederick . . 67 

Goddard, Warren ..- -. 22 

Gruvei", Samuel J., Dr. 68 

Howard, Embert - 103 

Howard, Frederick _ 95 

Howard, Francis Edward 98 

Jackson, Henry Clay_ _ 3G 

Jones, Augustus Turner 49 

Jones, Bradford Elliot 60 

Keith Albert .._ - ..- .-. 56 

Keith, Bela ----- - - 92 

Keith, Charles Perkins - 44 

Keith, Edwin - 48 

Keith, George Eldon 83 

Keith, Nathan --- 1 53 

Keith, Preston Bond .- -- 71 

Keith, Ziba Cary -- ..- -.- 33 

Kingman, Abel Willard - -_. -... 8 

Kingman, Benjamin . ' .. . -Id 

Kingman, Bradford -- 94 

Kingman, Hosea. -- - 79 

Kingman, Herbert Lewis - - 74 

Kingman, John Washburn - - . . . .." - 58 

Kingman, Josiah Washburn - - 63 

Kingman, Rufus Packard - - -- 54 

Leach, Marcus -.. 34 

Miller, Oliver A - 37 

Packard, Ellis - 89 

Packard, Moses Adams - 97 

Packard, Simeon Franklin - - 46 

Perkins, Jonas Reynolds - - 73 

Reed, Warren Augustus - -- -- - - 69 

Reed, William Lincoln 75 



INDEX. 121 

Reynolds, Howard Warreu KM 

Richmond, Lucius _ .... 1(1 

Robinson, Henry Winchester . --. . •? 

Sanford, Baalis _. .. '2'-'> 

Thompson, Albert Cranston , . . 78 

Wales, Welcome Howard ... ._ 44 

Washburn, Francis Blake .. .-- 30 

White, Francis E . 42 

White, Jonathan _ __ . . 14 

Wild, Martin .._ " ... 61 

Winter, Sanford _ .,. 102 



INDEX OF PORTRAITS 

'' Bi.xby , Fred Morton facing o04 

K Brett, Ellis " 230 

i^Caldwell. Benjamin Otis _._ ■■ 310 

>/Clark, Lyman ' 538 

/Cobb, Tyler - ■ 581 

'^Ford, Henry Augustus " 557 

^ French, Samuel . .... " 190 

/Goddard, Warren -. _ .. ■ 233 

Gruver, Dr. Samuel J. , . . - " . . 179 

/ilovvard, Embert . - 335 

/Howard, Frederick 687 

i-Tloward, Francis Edward " 500 

/Keith, Albert ... ■ 221 

/Keith, Bela . 67 

^eith, Charles Perkins • 193 

/Keith, Edwin - -., -. ' 676 

/Keith, George Eldon -- " 219 

/Keith, Preston Bond - - ■ ' 693 

v/Keith, Ziba Gary -_^-..,-. . ..-^, ■■ 756 

'Kingman, Benjamin VD.^I -. ". 19 

'^Kingman, Herbert Lewis .. " 428 

/'Kingman, John Washburn .-. " 137 

k4Cingman, Josiah Washburn -__ -. ■■ 659 

I' Kingman, Rufus Packard . " 662 

^Packard, Ellis - '■ 434 

■ Packard, Moses Adams — — - - " 694 

Packard, Simeon Franklin... ■ .. " 414 

Perkins, Jonas Reynolds - ■ " 98 

/Richmond, Lucius ■- " 109 

/Sanford, BaaUs . ' 416 



122 INDEX. 

\'' Thompson, Albert Cranston . . ... _ . . . _ _ . . facing 421 

/Wales, Welcome Howard .. . . _._ _ " .545 

/Washburn, Francis Blake __ " 536 

/Wild, Martin " G!)7 



BIOGRAPHICAL PART. 

Bixby, Charles Chancy facing 39 

Gary, Barzillai _ : " 87 

Dean, Dr. Edgar Everett.. _ " 88 

Freeman, Dr. George Edward " 16 

Goddard, James Frederick " 67 

Jackson, Henry Clay ... -■-. " 36 

Jones. Au,gustus Turner .- __ ■■ 48 

Jones, Bradford Elliot •• 61 

Keith, Nathan '. - •'' .52 

Kingman, Abel Willard ' •', 8, 

Kingman, Bradford.- - -- .' - " 94 

Kingman, Hosea _ " 79 

Leach, Marcus. . - ' 24 

Miller, Oliver A. ..... -. . .- .- . ;; 38 

Reed, Warren Augl5stus ... -- -- .. •■ 69 

Reed, William Lincoln _ ■■ 75 

Reynolds, Howard Warren . ■ •' 104 

'Robinson, Henry Winchester - , "^ " 3 

White, Francis E. - " 43 

White, Jonathan " 15, 

Winter, Sanford ... - " 1(J2 



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